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Full Name:
 

Wilmer Alejandro Flores Garcia ​

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Nicknames:

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"Catire" (his whole family calls him this - means blondie)

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Born:  
   

August 6, 1991

Valencia, Venezuela

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Family:  

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Mother: Sodely García 
Father: Wilmer
Grandmother: Teolinda 
Brothers: One is also named Wilmer

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Friends:  

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Edgardo Alfonzo and him remain in contact. 

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School:  

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High school: Inra, Valencia, Venezuela

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Baseball Related:

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Scouted and signed by Ismael Cruz and Robert Alfonzo.

2007 - Signed by the New York Mets as an international free agent (16 years old) ($750,000 signing bonus).

2013 - August 6th - Major League debut with the New York Mets. He went 0-for-4 with a fielding error in his debut (it was his birthday).

2015 - Lost in the World Series to the Kansas City Royals. He was the last out of the World Series (striking out looking). He appeared in all 5 games and only hit .059. 

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Extra:

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With his signing bonus (at 16) he bought his mother a new car (Hyundai Sonata).

Crying Incident:
2015 - On July 29th while he was playing against the Padres social media was reporting that he had been traded to the Milwaukee Brewers for Carlos Gómez. He remained in the game and was visibly upset. Fans began giving him a standing ovation and he started to cry. It was later reported that the trade deal had fallen through. He said he was tipped off by fans yelling "Good luck!"

2017 - While attempting to catch a foul ball a Brewers ballboy interferred with him and prevented him from making the play. No interference was called.

2017 - After Yasiel Puig hit a homerun and was showboating Wilmer Flores and him got into an argument. When asked about the incident Flores said he told Puig to "run the bases" and Puig responded, “F—k you”.

MLB.com says his favorite TV show is 'Friends'. He used the show's theme song "I'll Be There For You" as his at-bat music.

Grew up idolizing Edgardo Alfonzo, Chipper Jones, and Derek Jeter, 

Favorite movie: “Armageddon”
Favorite entertainer: George Lopez
Favorite meal: Arepas

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Sample Heckles:

 

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Heckle him on twitter:

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