Wilton Veras

Wilton Veras
Wilton Veras
	Third baseman
	Born: January 19, 1978 (age 46); Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	July 1, 1999, for the Boston Red Sox
Last MLB appearance
	June 30, 2000, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average	.262
Home runs	2
Runs batted in	27
CPBL statistics
Batting average	.325
Home runs	26
Runs batted in	200
Teams
	Boston Red Sox (1999–2000); Macoto Cobras (2005); Chinatrust Whales (2008); Sinon Bulls (2009–2010);

Wilton Andrés Veras (born January 19, 1978) is a former backup third baseman in Major League Baseball who played from 1999 to 2000 for the Boston Red Sox. Listed at 6' 2", 198 lb., he batted and threw right-handed. He once held the Taiwanese Chinese Professional Baseball League single season record for hits, attaining 176 in 2009 for the Sinon Bulls. The record was broken in 2016 by Lamigo Monkeys rookie Wang Po-Jung's 200.

In a two-season career, Veras was a .262 hitter (74-for-282) with two home runs and 27 RBI in 85 games, including 35 runs, 12 doubles and two triples.

Veras also played in the Red Sox and Brewers's minor league systems (1995–2003), the New Jersey Jackals of the Northeast/Can-Am leagues (2004/2006–2007), the Mexican League's Dorados de Chihuahua (2008) and CPBL's Macoto Cobras (2005), Chinatrust Whales (2008), and Sinon Bulls (2009–10). In 12 minor league seasons, he hit .272 with 67 home runs and 570 RBI in 1163 games.

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