Wilfredo Tovar

The Mets have claimed 24-year-old infielder Travis Blankenhorn off waivers from the Mariners, and they’ve added him to their active roster. To make room for Blankenhorn on the 40-man roster, the Mets designated fellow infielder Wilfredo Tovar for assignment. A left-handed hitter, Blankenhorn was claimed on waivers twice in the...

Tovar was designated for assignment by the Mets on Tuesday. Tovar appeared in just six games for New York, recording two hits and an RBI across 12 plate appearances. With the Mets claiming Travis Blankenhorn from Seattle on Tuesday, there simply wasn't any space for Tovar on the 26-man roster.

Following nine innings in which the Mets struggled to put up much of an offensive threat, a walk-off homer off the bat of Garrett Cooper gave the Mets a 3-1 loss to tie the series against the Marlins. Joey Lucchesi started for the Mets and looked about as impressive as...

According to Jacob Resnick of SNY, the New York Mets have called up utility man Wilfredo Tovar from Triple-A Syracuse to replace outfielder Kevin Pillar, who landed on the injured list after getting hit in the face with a pitch on Monday night. The team also designated catcher Deivy Grullón...

The Mets have placed outfielder Kevin Pillar on the injured list with multiple fractures in his nose as the result of being hit in the face by a pitch last night, and the team has called up Wilfredo Tovar to take his place on the active roster. Since Tovar wasn’t on the 40-man roster, the team also designated catcher Deivy Grullón for assignment to make room for him.

Tovar's contract was selected by the Mets on Tuesday, Tim Healey of Newsday reports. The Mets are dealing with injuries up and down the lineup and will turn to Tovar for at least a bench role. He's unlikely to do much if he finds his way into the lineup, as he's a career .188/.241/.238 hitter through his first 40 big-league games. Kevin Pillar (face) landed on the injured list in a corresponding move.

Tovar will start at shortstop and will bat eighth in Monday's Grapefruit League game against the Astros, Tim Healey of Newsday reports. Tovar had previously appeared off the bench in eight of the Mets' spring games, going a collective 0-for-6 at the dish. He'll get the chance to pick up his first start of the Grapefruit League slate Monday, but the 29-year-old doesn't look to be warranting any legitimate consideration for a spot on the Mets' Opening Day roster. Expect him to be reassigned to minor-league camp within the next few days.

The year is 2014. Transformers: Age of Extinction broke records at the box office. You can’t walk a city block without little girls, women, and grown men singing “Let it Go”. A deadly Ebola outbreak began spreading in West Africa, causing concern and anxiety about a global pandemic. Joffrey Baratheon finally got his comeuppance. Cries of “Black Lives Matter” echo in the streets of St. Louis and New York as the murders of Michael Brown and Eric Garner go unpunished. Wilfred Tovar is a top prospect in the Mets minor league system.

Tovar has yet to arrive to Mets' spring training, Justin Toscano of The Bergen Record reports. The 29-year-old isn't dealing with an injury, though it otherwise remains unclear why he's not with the team in Florida. Tovar spent 2020 at the Twins' alternate training site and last played with the Angels in 2019 and had a .492 OPS in 88 plate appearances. He joined the Mets on a minor-league deal this offseason.

In 2008, Tovar first signed with the Mets as a young 16-year old out of Venezuela. He never stood out offensively during his minor league career and only played in nine big-league games with the Mets. Tovar went 3-for-18 (.167) from 2013-14 with the Mets and was granted free agency after the 2015 season.

After making an impactful minor league move by signing Jerry Blevins and Jerad Eickhoff, the New York Mets made a subtler move. Former Mets shortstop Wilfredo Tovar and left-handed pitcher Tom Windle signed to minor league deals with an invite to spring training. In 2008, Tovar first signed with the...

Tovar signed a minor-league contract with the Mets on Monday. Tovar has appeared in 40 career big-league games, though he's accomplished very little at the plate, hitting just .188/.241/.238. He was part of the Twins' player pool last season but never made the active roster.