17 Facts About Wilmer Font

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Wilmer Font Gomez was born on May 24,1990 and is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the SSG Landers of the KBO League.

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2.

Wilmer Font has previously played in Major League Baseball for the Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Oakland Athletics, New York Mets, and Toronto Blue Jays.

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3.

Wilmer Font began his professional career in 2007, playing for the Arizona League Rangers.

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4.

Wilmer Font missed the entire 2011 season while recovering from the surgery.

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5.

Wilmer Font returned in 2012 and pitched in 33 games primarily with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans and Frisco RoughRiders.

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6.

Wilmer Font made his major league debut for the Rangers on September 18,2012, pitching one scoreless inning of relief against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

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7.

Wilmer Font pitched two innings over three games for the Rangers, allowing two earned runs and striking out one batter.

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8.

Wilmer Font spent most of the 2013 season in the minors, pitching in 26 games for Frisco and 16 for the Round Rock Express.

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9.

Wilmer Font signed with the Cincinnati Reds in the offseason, but was released on March 31,2015.

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10.

Wilmer Font then signed with the Ottawa Champions of the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball for the 2015 season.

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11.

Wilmer Font signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers in December 2016.

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12.

Wilmer Font was assigned to the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers to begin the season and was selected as the starting pitcher for the Pacific Coast League mid-season all-star team.

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13.

On July 17,2019, Wilmer Font was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for cash considerations.

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14.

Wilmer Font was used as an opener upon being acquired from the Mets.

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15.

Wilmer Font rejected the outright assignment and elected free agency the next day.

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16.

On October 31,2020, Wilmer Font signed a one-year, $1 million deal with the SK Wyverns of the KBO League.

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17.

On December 17,2021, Wilmer Font re-signed with the Landers for the 2022 season on a one-year, $1.

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