Mark Contreras

Mark Contreras (born January 24, 1995) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Minnesota Twins organization. He made his MLB debut in 2022. Contreras played college baseball at the University of California, Riverside.

Mark Contreras
Contreras with the Minnesota Twins
Minnesota Twins
Outfielder
Born: (1995-01-24) January 24, 1995
Moreno Valley, California
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 12, 2022, for the Minnesota Twins
MLB statistics
(through 2022 season)
Batting average.121
Home runs3
Runs batted in6
Teams

Early life and amateur career

Contreras grew up in Moreno Valley, California and attended Canyon Springs High School. He was a member of the varsity baseball team and won four consecutive Inland Valley League championships with the team.[1]

Contreras attended the University of California, Riverside, and played college baseball for the UC Riverside Highlanders for four seasons. He was named second team All-Big West Conference after batting .332 with 14 doubles.[2] As a senior Contreras led the team with a .366 batting average and a .427 on base percentage and was named first team All-Big West.[3]

Professional career

The Minnesota Twins selected Contreras in the ninth round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft.[4] He was assigned to the Fort Myer Miracle at the beginning of the 2019 season and was promoted to the Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos and was named a minor league Gold Glove award winner at the end of the year.[5] Contreras began the 2021 season with the Double-A Wichita Wind Surge, where he played 19 games before being promoted to the Triple-A St. Paul Saints.[6]

The Twins promoted Contreras to their major league roster on May 10, 2022.[7] He made his major league debut on May 11, entering the game as a defensive replacement for Byron Buxton after play resumed following a rain delay.[8] Contreras played in 28 games for the Twins in 2022 and slashed .121/.148/.293 with three home runs and six RBIs.[9]

On December 20, 2022, the Twins designated Contreras for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster for Joey Gallo.[10]

References
  1. "Former Highlander Mark Contreras Gets the Call with Twins". GoHighlanders.com. May 11, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  2. "Fernandez, Contreras, Sodders, Farris, Fagalde Earn All-Conference Nods". GoHighlanders.com. May 1, 2016. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  3. "Twins select an outfielder and reliever to end Day 2 of the draft". Star Tribune. June 13, 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  4. "UC Riverside's Ryan Lillie, Mark Contreras, picked on Day 2 of the MLB Draft". The Press-Enterprise. June 13, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  5. Vilona, Bill (October 14, 2019). "Blue Wahoos' Contreras Realizes Dream As Gold Glove Winner". MiLB.com. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  6. "Saints' Mark Contreras continues making case for majors in 6-3 win over Iowa". St. Paul Pioneer Press. May 5, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  7. "Twins place Carlos Correa, Chris Paddack on 10-day injured list". Star Tribune. May 10, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  8. "Altuve, Tucker HR, Astros swamp Twins to complete suspension". ESPN.com. Associated Press. May 11, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  9. "Twins' Mark Contreras: Designated for assignment". CBS Sports. RotoWire. December 20, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  10. https://kstp.com/minnesota-sports/twins-announce-gallo-addition-dfa-contreras/
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