Wilmer Flores: Mets All Time Leader In Walk Off RBIs (2013 - 2018)
The six foot three, right hand hitting infielder was signed by the New York Mets on his 16th birthday, while still in high school in 2007.
Flores debuted with the A Ball Kingsport Mets in 2008. He moved on to play eight games with Brooklyn Cyclones that year as well as with the Savannah Sand Gnats. While in the Appalachian League he was one of the toughest hitters to strike out & ranked the circuit's #2 prospect. That year he played in the MLB Futures Game.
In 2009 he led all short stops in fielding & started at second base in the Futures Game.
Flores played the next three seasons with the A ball St. Lucie Mets, hitting .300 in 2010. He began 2012 in St. Lucie & was moved up to the AA Binghamton Mets, where he hit .311 in 66 games.
In 2013 he was one of the Mets top prospects & started out the year at AAA Las Vegas. There he had a fine season hitting .321 with 15 HRs 36 doubles & 86 RBIs.
MLB Mets Career: On August 6th, he was brought up to the Mets. That was his 22nd birthday Wilmer & he debuted that night, playing third base, batting sixth, going 0-4 in a 3-2 win over the Rockies at Citi Field.
Flores hot start tailed off as he finished up the year batting .211 with one HR, 5 doubles & 13 RBIs
Multi- Six RBI Game & Grand Slam: On June 2nd, Flores had his biggest day at the plate in the big leagues, as he drove in six runs in an 11-2 Mets win at Philadelphia. In the 6th inning, Flores began his big day with a two run double. In the top of the 9th, Wilmer hit his first career grand slam HR, coming off the Phillies Phillipe Aumont.
On August 2nd he drove in two runs in the Mets 3-2 win over the San Francisco Giants. He saw more playing time that month & drove in 11 runs.
Grand Slam HR: On May 16th he hit his second career grand slam HR, coming off the Brewers Matt Garza in a Mets season high ten run inning. The Mets won the game 14-1. Wilmer was the fourth Mets player in team history to hit a grand slam HR while batting in the 9th position. Jacob deGrom batted 8th. deGrom had three hits in his victory.
Multi RBI Game: On May 25th his 6th inning three run HR off the Phillies Elvis DeFratus broke a 3-3 leading to the Mets 6-3 victory at Citi Field.
Walk Off Hit: On June 15th, after going 0-4 on the night, Wilmer came to bat in the bottom of the 11th inning, with the Mets tied 3-3 to the Toronto Blue Jays. Lucas Duda had just tied the game with an RBI single. He advanced on a throw to second base. Wilmer singled home Duda with the walk off run, in a 4-3 victory.
Multi- Three RBI Game: In a July series in Los Angles he drove in runs in all three games. On July 5th, he hit two doubles driving in three runs in a Steven Matz, Logan Verrett combined shutout of the Dodgers.
When he took the field in the top of the inning, the young Flores began to shed tears in a very emotional scene. It was a strange sad emotional scene for the young man who had been in the Mets organization since he was 16 years old.
He said all he knew was he had a game to play & a game to try to win.
After the game, GM Sandy Alderson also reported that no deal was going to happen. It was a bizarre night at Citi Field for sure as the Mets lost 7-3 to the San Diego Padres. The deal did not go through, as the Mets said they were concerned about Gomez' medical report, most importantly a former hip injury.
New Yorkers began to sympathize with Flores, and in this sensitive world we live in, the statement was its ok to let your emotions out at work, on the field & publicly.
Walk Off Hit: On July 31st, the large Citi Field crowd gave Flores a standing ovation when he made a 1st inning play & again when he came to bat for the first time.
Flores would bat .296 from July 31st to the end of the regular season with 6 HRs 8 doubles 19 RBIs & 21 runs scored.
Multi HR- Five RBI Game: On August 24th, as Mets Captain David Wright made a triumphant return after being down with injury since April. That night the Mets clobbered the Phillies 16-7 in Philadelphia.
On September 5th & 6th, Flores hit HRs in back-to-back games in Miami, as he reached 16 for the season. His bat would cool off a bit the rest of the way. On September 26th, the Mets clinched the NL East in Cincinnati & it was on to the post season.
In the regular season, Flores hit .263 with 16 HRs 22 doubles 55 runs scored & 59 RBIs. He struck out 63 times with 19 walks posting a .295 on base % & .703 in 137 games.
Trivia: Flores appeared on a late-night talk Show with David Wright, Matt Harvey & Jacob deGrom when the Mets won the NL pennant.
On June 15th Flores had his best day of the season until that point, collecting two hits including a two run HR his second of the year.
He drove in four runs in the Mets much needed 11-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. By this time Flores was seeing more time at third base as David Wright underwent neck surgery, that would change with the arrival of Jose Reyes back in New York.
Six Hit Game: On July 3rd Flores had an epic day at Citi Field, collecting six hits, tying a Mets record set by Edgardo Alfonzo in 1999.
Multi HR Game: On July 6th, just three days later, Wilmer had his fourth career multi-HR game, as he hit two off the Marlins Justin Nicolino in a 4-2 win at Citi Field. He was the first Mets third baseman to have a pair of multi- HR games in a for game span.
Walk Off Fielder's Choice: On August 13th in the bottom of the 11th inning, in a 2-2 tie with the Padres, he hit an infield grounder to second base. Neil Walker came home & scored the game's winning run for another Wilmer Walk off.
Grand Slam HR: On August 26th, in a 9-4 win over the Phillies at Citi Field, Flores hit a grand slam HR off Adam Morgan. It was his third career grand slam, with two of them coming against the Phillies.
2017: Flores was once again in a backup role going into the season. On Opening Day, he came into the game in the 7th inning & scored a run in the 6-0 win over Atlanta. After 12 games in April he was batting just .171 then got injured. On April 21st, he required hospitalization due to an infection in his knee, putting him on the DL until May 3rd.
He opened up June with a six-game hit streak, hitting two HRs in the first three games.
Walk Off HR: On July 22nd, Wilmer hit a walk off HR off the Athletics Simon Castro in an exciting 6-5 Mets win at Citi Field. It was his second career walk off HR.
By the end of July, he was batting .284 with 9 HRs & 28 RBIs, the Mets were five games under .500 &
On August 26th he had his second four hit game of the season, coming in a loss at D.C.
On July 23rd. Flores hit his 9th HR of the year; a two-run shot as he drove in three runs in the Mets 12-5 win over the Pirates.
Multi- RBI Game: On August 15th he drove in three runs in a Mets 16-5 blow out at Camden Yards. He hit his 11th HR of the year, a two-run shot & added a sac fly matching his season high three RBI game. Wilmer had four three RBI games on the year.
It was his last season with the Mets, in November of 2018 he was granted free agency. The popular Wilmer Flores thanked the Mets fans for their support thru the years. He eventually signed on with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Mets Career Stats: In his six-year Mets career he had played in 581 games (44th most in Met history) with 524 hits, batting .262 with 68 HRs 96 doubles 2 triples 214 runs scored & 253 RBIs (41st in Met history). He struck out 261 times with 105 walks posting a .303 on base % & .727 OPS.
Post Mets Career: In Arizona, he missed two months of action from May 19th to July 19th due to injuries. Overall, in 89 games he batted .316 with 9 HRs 18 doubles 37 RBIs & a .361 on base %.
Giants Career: In 2021 he was riding high with the first place Giants who surprised everyone winning 107 games. Wilmer saw regular action with his usual versatility playing in 139 games.
On June 20th he had a four-hit day with two HRs in an 11-2 trouncing of the Phillies. On July 22nd, his 9th inning HR against the Dodgers in L.A. kept the Giants in sole possession of first place.
He homered in two straight games & then on June 4th he reached bases five times with three hits, three RBIs & pair of walked while scoring three runs in a 15-6 win over the Marlins.
In 2023 he played in 126 games hitting a career high 23 HRs with 60 RBIs. He posted a career best .863 OPS as well. In 2024 he was struggling batting .206 thru July 10th.
Flores debuted with the A Ball Kingsport Mets in 2008. He moved on to play eight games with Brooklyn Cyclones that year as well as with the Savannah Sand Gnats. While in the Appalachian League he was one of the toughest hitters to strike out & ranked the circuit's #2 prospect. That year he played in the MLB Futures Game.
In 2009 he led all short stops in fielding & started at second base in the Futures Game.
Flores played the next three seasons with the A ball St. Lucie Mets, hitting .300 in 2010. He began 2012 in St. Lucie & was moved up to the AA Binghamton Mets, where he hit .311 in 66 games.
In 2013 he was one of the Mets top prospects & started out the year at AAA Las Vegas. There he had a fine season hitting .321 with 15 HRs 36 doubles & 86 RBIs.
MLB Mets Career: On August 6th, he was brought up to the Mets. That was his 22nd birthday Wilmer & he debuted that night, playing third base, batting sixth, going 0-4 in a 3-2 win over the Rockies at Citi Field.Trivia: Wilmer is just the second Met in franchise history to debut on his birthday. John Pacella debuted on September 15th, 1977.
Multi- RBI Games: On August 7th, he was the hitting star in Matt Harvey's four hit shutout of the Rockies. Flores had two hits including a bases loaded, three run double in the 8th inning of the 5-0 win.
Flores drove in runs in the next five games as well.
Flores drove in runs in the next five games as well.
On August 10th Flores collected another three RBIs in a 4-1 Mets win in Arizona. Wilmer hit first career HR the next day, in a 9-5 win at Arizona. Flores tied Jose Reyes franchise mark of driving in 11 runs in his first 11 games.
2014: Flores began the 2014 season with the Mets big league club, going 0-4 in the second game of the year. But on April 5th, he was sent down to AAA Las Vegas, remaining there for a month, returning on May 9th.
Upon his return, he hit safely in five of his first six games, getting named the club's main short stop by manager Terry Collins, in place of a struggling Ruben Tejada.
The six RBIs, made him the third Mets rookie to have as many in a game, joining David Wright (2004) & Jeromy Burnitz (1993).
He didn't hit much the rest of the month & lost the starting short stop role. On June 25th he was batting .225 when he was optioned back to AAA Las Vegas. There he hit well, hitting safely in 22 consecutive games, keeping his AAA average at .323 for the season. On July 24th, he was called back up to the big-league club.
He didn't hit much the rest of the month & lost the starting short stop role. On June 25th he was batting .225 when he was optioned back to AAA Las Vegas. There he hit well, hitting safely in 22 consecutive games, keeping his AAA average at .323 for the season. On July 24th, he was called back up to the big-league club.
On August 27th, Wilmer hit his first HR at Citi Field, coming off the Braves Julio Teheran. It was his first HR since June 2nd in 104 at bats.
Multi HR-Six RBI Game: On September 16th, he matched his career high six RBI game, joining Mike Piazza, Robin Ventura & Carlos Delgado as the only Mets to have two games in a season with six RBIs or more.
In the 5th inning, Wilmer hit a three run HR off Brad Penny & in the bottom of 7th hit a two run HR off Penny. He also had an RBI single collecting three hits with his second multi- HR game in a 9-1 win over the Marlins at Citi Field.
For 2014 he batted .251 with 65 hits 6 HRs 13 doubles a triple 28 runs scored & 29 RBIs. He posted a .286 on base % & .664 OPS.
In the 2015 off season, there was a lot of talk for the Mets to get a short stop. Many names were thrown around, but no deals were made. Manager Terry Collins announced Flores was to be the teams short stop even though he was not familiar with the position. Wlmer handled it well, dismissing the negative press against him, as well as the trade rumors.
In the 2015 off season, there was a lot of talk for the Mets to get a short stop. Many names were thrown around, but no deals were made. Manager Terry Collins announced Flores was to be the teams short stop even though he was not familiar with the position. Wlmer handled it well, dismissing the negative press against him, as well as the trade rumors.2015 NL Pennant Season: At short stop in his new position, he struggled making ten errors in 69 games at short.
Mets 11 Game Win Streak: Wilmer started out the season hitting well. During the Mets 11 game mid-April winning streak, he batted .344, hit three HRs & drove in seven runs with seven runs scored. From April 11th to April 27th, he reached base safely in 14 straight games with a .365 on base %.
On April 16th, his three run HR off the Marlins Jarred Cosart helped the Mets to a 7-5 win at Citi Field. Two days later his two-run HR off the Marlins Jose Urena, in a 5-4 victory. On April 22nd, his solo HR off the Braves Cody Martin, along with an earlier RBI single, helped beat the Braves 3-2 at Citi Field for the Mets tenth win in a row.
Multi RBI Game: On May 25th his 6th inning three run HR off the Phillies Elvis DeFratus broke a 3-3 leading to the Mets 6-3 victory at Citi Field.
Walk Off Hit: The next night Wilmer tied up a game with an 8th inning sac fly off the Phil's Ken Giles. In the bottom of the 10th, with two men on & two outs, Flores delivered a single to left field off Elvis Araujo for his first walk off hit of the year.
From May 30th to June 7th, he had an eight-game hit streak.
It was his second walk off hit of the year. He added a sac fly the next night giving the Mets a 3-0 lead, in a game they would win 3-2.
On June 25th, Wilmer had an RBI double in a Jacob deGrom, eight inning four hit 2-0 shut out
over the Brewers in Milwaukee. Jeurys Familia closed it out with a scoreless ninth.
over the Brewers in Milwaukee. Jeurys Familia closed it out with a scoreless ninth.
The Best Trade Never Made: On July 29th, in a snowballing social media frenzy, it was reported that the Mets had traded Flores to the Milwaukee Brewers along with Zack Wheeler in exchange for former Met Carlos Gomez of the Milwaukee Brewers.
When Flores came to bat the fans gave him a standing ovation & began shouting to him that he had been traded.
When he took the field in the top of the inning, the young Flores began to shed tears in a very emotional scene. It was a strange sad emotional scene for the young man who had been in the Mets organization since he was 16 years old. Then later in the 9th inning, Manager Terry Collins was seen talking to Flores in the dugout as he removed him from the game.
Mets Captain David Wright, Veteran Michael Cuddyer & Flores' friend Ruben Tejada followed Wilmer into the runway to support him & calm him down. After the game Manager Terry Collins was upset in his press conference, saying he knew nothing about a deal being made.
Mets Captain David Wright, Veteran Michael Cuddyer & Flores' friend Ruben Tejada followed Wilmer into the runway to support him & calm him down. After the game Manager Terry Collins was upset in his press conference, saying he knew nothing about a deal being made.
He said all he knew was he had a game to play & a game to try to win. After the game, GM Sandy Alderson also reported that no deal was going to happen. It was a bizarre night at Citi Field for sure as the Mets lost 7-3 to the San Diego Padres. The deal did not go through, as the Mets said they were concerned about Gomez' medical report, most importantly a former hip injury.
The aftermath surrounding the incident was incredible. The media were all over the Mets organization for the debacle & the Mets fans took Flores side, as did all of America. He soon became Citi field's sweetheart.
It also showed how much Flores wanted to be a part of the Mets & what's happening with this team. The fans fell in love with him & he was to be a Mets cult hero forever.
After a devastating loss the next day, blowing a 7-1 lead in two rain delays the second place Mets hosted the first place Washington Nat's.
Flores responded by driving in the Mets first run of the night against the first place Nationals.
In the bottom of the 12th, with the score tied at one, Wilmer hit an exciting walk off HR Felipe Vazquez for a 2-1 Mets win, bringing them within two games of the Nat's.
It was his first career walk off HR, as Flores was the hero of the night. In the words of Mets manager "you can't write that"!
The Mets swept the series with the Nationals & tied for first place. The Mets took over first place in a seven-game win streak. At the trade deadline, the arrival of Yoenis Cespedes as well as Kelly Johnson, Juan Uribe & Tyler Clippard sparked the team. As August started all the Mets kicked in gear & hit like a machine.
Flores would bat .296 from July 31st to the end of the regular season with 6 HRs 8 doubles 19 RBIs & 21 runs scored.Flores hit doubles in three straight games during the Mets seven game win streak & drove in four runs.
From August 19th to August 24th, he drove in runs in five straight games, as the Mets won seven of eight on a very successful road trip through Baltimore, Colorado & Philadelphia. Flores collected 13 hits with ten RBIs in that stretch.
For Flores it was another huge game. He collected three hits with two HRs & a season high five runs driven in. In the 4th inning he blasted a two run HR off Adam Morgan then in the 5th inning, a three-run shot off Hector Neris.
On September 5th & 6th, Flores hit HRs in back-to-back games in Miami, as he reached 16 for the season. His bat would cool off a bit the rest of the way. On September 26th, the Mets clinched the NL East in Cincinnati & it was on to the post season.
In the regular season, Flores hit .263 with 16 HRs 22 doubles 55 runs scored & 59 RBIs. He struck out 63 times with 19 walks posting a .295 on base % & .703 in 137 games. Wilmer led the club & was tied for the NL lead in walk off hits. He batted .286 with runners in scoring position & hit .310 vs left handers.
Flores would play 103 games at short stop & 37 games at second base.
Post Season- 2015 NLDS: In the NLDS win over the Dodgers, Flores made his first appearance in Game #2 replacing Ruben Tejada after he was taken out of the game getting injured on a dirty slide by Chase Utley. That night he went 0-1.
In Game #1 he collected a single off Jon Lester in the 4-2 win at Wrigley Field.
2015 World Series: In the World Series loss to the Kansas City Royals, Wilmer had his troubles
at the plate as did many Mets players. Flores went 1-17 in the Series with a walk. Overall, in the post season he batted just .195.
Post Season- 2015 NLDS: In the NLDS win over the Dodgers, Flores made his first appearance in Game #2 replacing Ruben Tejada after he was taken out of the game getting injured on a dirty slide by Chase Utley. That night he went 0-1.Flores would be the Mets short stop the rest of the way through the post season.
In Game #3 at Citi Field, Flores had two hits & scored two runs in the Mets 13-7 victory.
He would get just one hit in six at bats in the next two games with one walk.
2015 NLCS: In the Mets NLCS sweep of the Chicago Cubs, Flores collected four hits
In Game #2 he went 0-3 in the 4-1 Mets win.
In the Mets Game #3 win at Citi Field, he was 1-4 with a ground rule double in the 7th inning off Justin Grimm.
In the final Game #4 series sweeping pennant clincher, Flores went 2-4 with a walk. He led off the 6th inning with a triple but was stranded at third base.
at the plate as did many Mets players. Flores went 1-17 in the Series with a walk. Overall, in the post season he batted just .195.
In the Mets Game #3 win at Citi Field, he was hit by a pitch from Franklin Morales in the 6th inning. He came around to score the Mets 8th run on David Wright's base hit. In Game #4 he singled in the 3rd inning off Chris Young then scored on Curtis Granderson's HR.
After the Pennant: 2016: During the off season, the Mets acquired Neil Walker to play second base & Asdrubal Cabrera to play short stop. Ruben Tejada was gone so Flores looked to be everyone's back up including an aging, hurting David Wright at third base.
But Flores struggled, missing a lot of action due to injury in May & not getting over the .200 batting mark until June. He did not get his first HR until the last day of April & didn't hit another until mid-June.
But Flores struggled, missing a lot of action due to injury in May & not getting over the .200 batting mark until June. He did not get his first HR until the last day of April & didn't hit another until mid-June.
He drove in four runs in the Mets much needed 11-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. By this time Flores was seeing more time at third base as David Wright underwent neck surgery, that would change with the arrival of Jose Reyes back in New York.
In the 2nd inning Flores hit a solo HR off the Cubs Jon Lester, in a Mets seven run inning. He also hit an RBI single later in the inning. In the 4th inning he led off with his third hit, a single to right field.
In the 5th he hit a two run HR off Spencer Patton. He would collect two more hits, both singles to reach six on the day in the Mets 14-3 win over the Cubs. His four RBIs matched a season high. In that game he raised his average 31 points to .255.
Multi- RBI Game: He came back the next day with another HR &a three run shot off the Nationals, Oliver Perez in a 9-7 win over at Citi Field.
On July 18th & July 29th, he hit HRs again in back-to-back games at Wrigley Fields to reach double digits on the seasons.
In late August he drove in runs in four straight games, helping the Mets in a win streak of nine of eleven games.
He hit a HR in St. Louis on August 23rd, driving in three in a 7-4 Mets win. His big blow cane
He hit a HR in St. Louis on August 23rd, driving in three in a 7-4 Mets win. His big blow cane
Overall, in August Wilmer had a nine-game hit streak, hit four HRs with 19 RBIs helping the Mets take over the NL Wild Card lead.
On September 10th Flores was involved in a collision at home plate with Atlanta Braves catcher; A.J. Pierzynski. Flores was injured & went down for the rest of the season. The Mets would win a wild card spot & not have Flores for the post season.
On October 6th, he had surgery to remove the hook of hamate bone in his right wrist.
Wilmer finished the year hitting .267 with 16 HRs 14 doubles 38 runs scored & 49 RBIs. He struck out 48 times with 23 walks posting a .319 on base % & .788 OPS playing in 103 games.
The Mets used him at all infield positions 51 games at third, 27 at first, 18 at second & eight at short.
He struggled at the plate, then broke out with nine multi-hit games in May batting .379 in the month. It was the third best average in the majors that month, as he raised his average up to .307 for the season. On May 15th, he came to bat as a pinch hitter in the 9th inning down 7-1 to Arizona. He hit a two run HR off Silvino Bracho, but the Mets fell short 7-3. On May 24th, Wilmer drove in three runs in a loss to the Padres at Citi Field.
Six Hit Double Header: In a June 10th double header sweep of the Braves, he collected six hits with a four-hit game in the night cap, including two doubles. He raised his average to a team leading .333 on the season.
From July 20th to July 26th, he homered in four of six games to reach 11 on the season. On July 20th, in a matinee at Citi Field with the Cardinals, his 8th inning pinch hit HR off Bret Cecil tied the game. The Mets went on to win in the 9th inning with Jose Reyes Walk off single.
Walk Off HR: On July 22nd, Wilmer hit a walk off HR off the Athletics Simon Castro in an exciting 6-5 Mets win at Citi Field. It was his second career walk off HR.By the end of July, he was batting .284 with 9 HRs & 28 RBIs, the Mets were five games under .500 &
In July with the Mets under .500 & twelve games out if first place, Flores name was coming up in Trade rumors mostly with the Boston Red Sox. But this time around, two years after the tears, Flores was not getting caught up in the hot stove rumor mill. Flores did remain a Met.
From August 5th to August 10th, he hit three HRs & had five RBIs, batting .333. He would hit six HRs with 16 RBIs in the month. in the month. Although with the power came a drop in batting average
Grand Slam HR: In a September 2nd, double header loss to the eventual World Champion Astros, Flores hit his fourth career grand slam. In the 7th inning, he connected off Will Harris, for his career high 18th HR of the year. Flores had hit grand slams in each of his last four seasons.
In the second game of the double header, he broke his nose on a foul ball of his own bat. He went down for the rest of the season.
In 110 games played, Flores batted .271 average (third best on a bad hitting club). He hit 18 HRs with 91 hits 17 doubles a triple 42 runs scored & 52 RBIs. He struck out 54 times with 17 walks posting a .307 on base % & .795 OPS. He played at third base (55 games) first base (29 games) & second base (12 games).
2018: Flores started out the season batting .190 thru the first 11 games.
Walk Off HR:
On April 15th, Flores hit a bottom of the 9th walk off HR off the Brewers Matt Albers. For Wilmer it was his third walk off HR & the King of the Walk Offs had his sixth career walk off hit.
On April 15th, Flores hit a bottom of the 9th walk off HR off the Brewers Matt Albers. For Wilmer it was his third walk off HR & the King of the Walk Offs had his sixth career walk off hit. Mets Walk Off HR Record: His four career walk off HRs, tied him with Mike Piazza, Cleon Jones, Kevin McReynolds & Chris Jones for most in Mets history.
Mets Walk Off Hit Records: Flores is the Mets all-time leader in walk off RBIs (10) passing David Wright. They are the most walk off RBIs of any player in the majors from 2014 - 2018.
Another Walk Off Hit: On June 26th, Wilmer "King of the Walk Offs" won another game for the Mets, this time with an RBI base hit in the bottom of the 10th inning off the Pirates, Steven Brault.
It was his Mets record ninth walk off game in his career.
Walk Off HR: On July 9th in the first game of a double header split with the Phillies, Flores came to bat as a pinch hitter in the bottom of the 9th of a 3-3 tie. He hit a walk off HR off Victor Arano for the 4-3 win. The Amazing Flores had his second walk off HR of the year & fourth of his career.
Multi- RBI Game: On August 15th he drove in three runs in a Mets 16-5 blow out at Camden Yards. He hit his 11th HR of the year, a two-run shot & added a sac fly matching his season high three RBI game. Wilmer had four three RBI games on the year.
He collected three more hits & two more RBIs the next day as the Mets beat the Phillies 24-4 in Philly. Wilmer closed out the month of August with 14 RBIs in the month.
In September he was limited to eleven games struggling through more injuries.
In September he was limited to eleven games struggling through more injuries.
Flores hit .267 with a career high 25 doubles (third most on the team), collecting 103 hits 11 HRs 4 runs scored & 51 RBIs. He posted a .319 on base % & .736 OPS in 126 games.
Mets Career Stats: In his six-year Mets career he had played in 581 games (44th most in Met history) with 524 hits, batting .262 with 68 HRs 96 doubles 2 triples 214 runs scored & 253 RBIs (41st in Met history). He struck out 261 times with 105 walks posting a .303 on base % & .727 OPS.
In the winter of 2020, he signed on with the San Francisco Giants.
Giants Career: In 2021 he was riding high with the first place Giants who surprised everyone winning 107 games. Wilmer saw regular action with his usual versatility playing in 139 games.
He ended the year with 18 HRs 16 doubles 7 runs scored & 53 RBIs while batting.262. In the NLDS against the Dodgers he struggled going 1-12 in the series loss.
2022: On May 31st his 6th inning two run HR tied up a game with the Phillies the Giants went on
to win 6-5.
to win 6-5.
On July 9th, 2022, Fox broadcaster former Dodger, Eric Karros made a comment that Wilmer Flores should not be the Giants third hitter during a game in San Diego with the Padres.
Mentioning that he is a .249 hitter & not a Manny Machado. Flores answered by hitting his 12th HR of the year in that game. On July 11th he hit a pair of HRs with four hits in a 12-0 romp over San Diego.
Flores finished the year with career highs in HRs (19) doubles (28) RBIs (71) & games played (151).
All around infielder: In his career, Flores has played 262 games at third base, 276 games at second base 361 games at first base, 162 games at short stop & 104 games as a DH.
In his eleven-year career Flores is batting .261 with 1003 hits 153 HRs 201 doubles 5 triples 531 RBIs & 474 runs scored. He has a .317 on base % & .752 OPS in 1207 games played. thru the first half of 2024.
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