MEIBRYS VILORIA NEWS

Gets MiLB deal from Orioles The Orioles signed Viloria to a minor-league contract Monday, Steve Melewski of MASNSports.com reports.

Impact Viloria went 5-for-30 in the minors while with the Angels, and now he'll look to turn the tide with Triple-A Norfolk while giving the Orioles organizational depth behind the plate. Viloria appeared in 10 games in the majors this season with Cleveland, but the chances of him making it back are slim.

JUNE 26, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Released by Angels Viloria was released by the Angels on June 2, per Taylor Blake Ward of AngelsWin.com.

Impact Los Angeles signed Viloria to a minor-league deal May 11 but let him go less than a month later. The 26-year-old backstop played in 10 games for the organization's Triple-A affiliate, slashing .167/.265/.33 with a home run and an RBI. He's logged time in the majors in parts of five different seasons, compiling a .198/.270/.279 slash line with three long balls and 24 RBI over 103 contests between the Royals, Rangers and Guardians. Viloria will presumably try to find a new landing spot with a club in need of catching depth.

JUNE 7, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Joins Angels Viloria signed a minor-league deal with the Angels on Thursday.

Impact Viloria began the season with the Guardians but was designated for assignment May 1. Max Stassi (personal/hip) and Chad Wallach (concussion) are both sidelined, so Viloria could get a look with the big-league club in the near future. For now, he's been assigned to Triple-A Salt Lake.

MAY 12, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Hits open market Viloria elected free agency Monday.

Impact After being moved off the Guardians' 40-man roster and 26-man active roster last week and then clearing waivers, Viloria has chosen to seek opportunities elsewhere rather than reporting to Cleveland's Triple-A affiliate in Columbus. The 26-year-old catcher appeared in just 10 games and logged four plate appearances while he was with the big club for the first month of the season.

MAY 9, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Guardians Call Up Dynamic Prospect, DFA Meibrys Viloria The Cleveland Guardians DFA Meibrys Viloria and call up prospect David Fry.

MAY 1, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Designated for assignment Viloria was designated for assignment by the Guardians on Monday.

Impact Viloria has hardly played this season as Cleveland's third catcher. He'll now go through the waiver process.

MAY 1, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Makes Guardians' roster Viloria had his contract selected from Triple-A Columbus by the Guardians on Thursday.

Impact The Guardians are carrying three catchers, with Viloria settling behind Mike Zunino. Viloria doesn't figure to play much.

MARCH 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Likely to make club out of camp Viloria has been informed that he's likely to be on the Opening Day roster, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

Impact According to Bell, Viloria has been told that "as long as something doesn't happen in the meantime" he'll be on the Opening Day roster. That means the Guardians will carry three catchers to begin the season as Mike Zunino and Cam Gallagher are also set to open the year with the Guardians. Both Gallagher and Viloria were signed to minor-league contracts, so they'll have to be added to the 40-man roster before Thursday.

MARCH 25, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Claimed by San Francisco Viloria was claimed off waivers by the Giants on Thursday.

Impact Viloria played in 26 major-league games for the Rangers last year and hit .159 with two homers, 10 runs and five RBI. He's unlikely to spend significant time in the big leagues in 2023.

NOVEMBER 10, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Rangers 40-Man Roster Wraps: Meibrys Viloria Meibrys Viloria carved out a role as Jonah Heim’s backup, but lost the job in the midst of a crowded situation behind the starter.

NOVEMBER 9, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Brown dazzles in MLB debut, Astros edge skidding Rangers 1-0

Hunter Brown dazzled in his major league debut, scattering three hits across six impressive innings as the Houston Astros beat Texas 1-0 to hand the Rangers their ninth straight de...

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Seager, Sborz lead Rangers past Mariners 5-3

Corey Seager doubled twice and scored twice, including the tiebreaking run in the seventh inning, as the Texas Rangers beat the Seattle Mariners

AUGUST 14, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rangers win 3-2 over WSox in debuts of 2 former 1st-rounders

Meibrys Viloria had a tiebreaking pinch-hit RBI single in the seventh inning and Texas beat the Chicago White Sox 3-2

AUGUST 5, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Shows power in loss Viloria went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and two total runs scored in Tuesday's 8-2 loss to the Orioles.

Impact Viloria has only recorded five triples in nine professional seasons, so a cycle was never likely for him Tuesday. Nonetheless he was the Rangers' best hitter in this contest, with his three-hit effort capped off by a ninth-inning homer. The catcher is batting .250 with two homers, three RBI and seven runs scored through 34 plate appearances in the majors this year.

AUGUST 3, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Mateo's 2 homers, 5 RBIs power Orioles past Rangers 8-2

Jorge Mateo homered twice and drove in five runs to help the Baltimore Orioles defeat the Texas Rangers 8-2

AUGUST 3, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Angels Rally Late to Top Rangers Marcus Semien and Meibrys Viloria both homer for Texas.

JULY 31, 2022 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Clubs homer in loss Viloria went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run, a walk and two total runs scored in Saturday's 9-7 loss to the Angels.

Impact Jonah Heim served as the designated hitter Saturday, allowing Viloria a rare start behind the dish. The 25-year-old Viloria capitalized on it with his first extra-base hit of the season, a mammoth 421-foot homer to center field that left the bat at 105.2 mph. It was the catcher's second career big-league homer -- his only other one came in 2019 with the Royals. He's still slashing just .174/.345/.304 with five runs scored in nine contests, and a minimal-usage backup role is likely to keep him off the fantasy radar in most formats.

JULY 31, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Ohtani homers early, Angels rally late to beat Rangers 9-7

Shohei Ohtani hit an early three-run homer, and Luis Rengifo and David Fletcher each had a two-run double during a five-run eighth inning that rallied the Los Angeles Angels past t...

JULY 31, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

O's beat Rangers 7-6 on a hit batter, 37-44 at midpoint

Jorge Mateo limped to first base when Matt Moore hit him near the left knee with the bases loaded in the 10th inning, and the Baltimore Orioles reached the season’s halfway point b...

JULY 4, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Lowe, Heim homer off Gibson as Pérez, Rangers beat Phils 7-0

Nathaniel Lowe and Jonah Heim hit consecutive homers off former teammate Kyle Gibson, Martín Pérez went six innings in his fifth scoreless start of the season and the Texas Rangers...

JUNE 22, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Gets call to majors The Rangers selected Viloria's contract from Triple-A Round Rock on Tuesday.

Impact Viloria will join the 26-man active roster as a replacement for Sam Huff, who had been serving as the primary backup to top catcher Jonah Heim. Huff had also received some playing time at first base and designated hitter, but his opportunities to pick up starts were bound to take a hit with the Rangers bringing Mitch Garver (illness) back from the COVID-19-related injured list Tuesday. The Rangers still want Huff to play on a near-everyday basis, while Viloria's development isn't as much of a priority. With that in mind, the Rangers preferred to keep Viloria around in the majors, where he'll likely to play just once or twice a week when Heim needs maintenance.

JUNE 21, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Latches on with Texas Viloria signed a minor-league contract with the Rangers on Wednesday.

Impact He most recently hit .233/.367/.384 with five home runs in 54 games at Triple-A last season as a member of the Royals organization. Viloria will likely spend most of this season at Triple-A providing organizational catching depth.

DECEMBER 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Outrighted to Double-A Viloria was outrighted to Double-A Northwest Arkansas on Tuesday.

Impact Viloria has appeared in 67 games at the big-league level but hasn't looked like even a backup option behind the plate, hitting just .215/.266/.287. It's no surprise that he passed through waivers unclaimed, though he's still just 24 years old, so it's certainly possible he continues to improve and winds up back in the big leagues eventually.

APRIL 6, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Headed to Triple-A Viloria was optioned to Triple-A Omaha on Thursday.

Impact Viloria has spent parts of each of the last three seasons in Kansas City, racking 201 plate appearances while serving as the club's backup catcher. However, with both Salvador Perez and Cam Gallagher healthy to this point in the spring, he appears set to begin the season in the minors.

MARCH 12, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Royals option 4 to Triple-A Omaha amid flurry of moves

The Kansas City Royals optioned pitchers Scott Blewett and Ronald Bolanos, outfielder Edwards Olivares and catcher Meibrys Viloria to Triple-A Omaha on Thursday night as they began...

MARCH 12, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS