Efraín Contreras
| Efrain Contreras | |
|---|---|
| Free agent | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: February 6, 1987 Maracay, Venezuela | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Efrain Daniel Contreras (born February 6, 1987) is a Venezuelan professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent.
Career[edit]
Cincinnati Reds[edit]
On May 11, 2004, Contreras signed with the Cincinnati Reds as an international free agent.[1] He would spend the next 4 seasons with rookie-league affiliates, hitting a cumulative 17 home runs with 86 RBI in 168 total games. Contreras split the 2008 season between the Gulf Coast Reds and High-A Sarasota Reds, hitting .252/.324/.377 with 2 home runs and 34 RBI.[2]
Contreras spent the 2009 season with the rookie-level Billings Mustangs, slashing .301/.396/.412 with 2 home runs, 14 RBI, and 6 stolen bases. In 2010, he split the year between the Single-A Dayton Dragons and High-A Lynchburg Hillcats, playing in 86 games and batting .200/.265/.284 with 4 home runs, 23 RBI, and 4 stolen bases.[3] On August 26, 2010, Contreras was released by the Reds organization.[4]
Rangers Redipuglia[edit]
After spending the next 8 seasons out of professional baseball, Contreras returned to action in 2019, playing for the Rangers Redipuglia of the Italian Baseball League (IBL). In 21 games for the team, he hit .302/.375/.442 with 3 home runs, 8 RBI, and 7 stolen bases.[5]
Lake Country DockHounds[edit]
On November 3, 2021, Contreras signed with the Lake Country DockHounds of the American Association of Professional Baseball.[6] Contreras played in 35 games for the DockHounds, hitting .236/.314/.309 with one home run and 8 RBI. He was released by the team on September 23, 2022.[7]
International career[edit]
Contreras was selected to the roster for the Colombia national baseball team at the 2015 Pan American Games, 2016 South American Championships, 2017 World Baseball Classic,[8] 2019 Pan American Games Qualifier,[9] and 2019 Pan American Games.
References[edit]
- ^ "Efrain Contreras Stats & Scouting Report". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
- ^ "Efrain Contreras Stats, Fantasy & News". milb.com. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
- ^ "Efrain Contreras Minor, Winter & Independent Leagues Statistics". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
- ^ "Efrain Contreras Stats, Fantasy & News". mlb.com. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
- ^ "Efrain Contreras - Rangers Redipuglia Baseball Club". rangersredipuglia.it. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
- ^ "American Association of Professional Baseball - 2021 Transactions".
- ^ "American Association of Professional Baseball - 2022 Transactions".
- ^ Adler, David (February 8, 2017). "Colombia's star duo set to lead Classic squad". mlb.com. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
- ^ "COLÔMBIA". Prē Pan 19 (in Portuguese). Retrieved March 9, 2019.
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- Baseball outfielders
- Billings Mustangs players
- Cagua players
- Caribes de Anzoátegui players
- Dayton Dragons players
- Dominican Summer League Reds players
- Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic
- Gulf Coast Reds players
- Lynchburg Hillcats players
- Baseball players from Maracay
- Sarasota Reds players
- Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Venezuelan people of Colombian descent
- Venezuelan Summer League Devil Rays/Reds players
- Venezuelan Summer League Reds players
- 2017 World Baseball Classic players
- Baseball players at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games competitors for Colombia
- Baseball players at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Venezuelan baseball biography stubs
- Baseball biography stubs
- Colombian sportspeople stubs