Alexis Wilson


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Irving Alexis Wilson (born August 13, 1996) is a Mexican professional baseball catcher for the Tigres de Quintana Roo of the Mexican League. He signed with the St. Louis Cardinals as an international free agent in 2014. Wilson is listed at 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) and 200 pounds (91 kg) and bats and throws right handed.

Alexis Wilson
Tigres de Quintana Roo – No. 26
Catcher
Born: August 13, 1996 (age 28)
Los Mochis, Mexico

Bats: Right

Throws: Right

On March 28, 2014, Wilson signed with the St. Louis Cardinals organization as an international free agent.[1] He made his professional debut with the Dominican Summer League Cardinals, going 4-for-19 in 6 games. In 27 games for the team in 2015, Wilson batted .248/.339/.446 with 2 home runs and 21 RBI.

In 2016, Wilson split the year between the DSL Cardinals and the rookie-level GCL Cardinals, recording a .226/.335/.278 slash line with no home runs and 18 RBI. The following year, Wilson split the season between the rookie-level Johnson City Cardinals and the Low-A State College Spikes, accumulating a .248/.347/.390 batting line with 2 home runs and 17 RBI. In 2018, Wilson split the year between State College and the Single-A Peoria Chiefs, batting .200/.339/.276 with no home runs and 5 RBI in 35 games between the two teams. In 2019, Wilson split the season between Peoria and the High-A Palm Beach Cardinals, hitting .281/.339/.384 with a career-high in home runs, with 5, and 17 RBI.[2]

Wilson did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] On May 27, 2020, Wilson was released by the Cardinals organization.[4]

Tigres de Quintana Roo

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On May 20, 2021, Wilson signed with the Tigres de Quintana Roo of the Mexican League.[5]

International career

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Wilson was selected to the Mexico national baseball team at the 2020 Summer Olympics (contested in 2021).[6]

In June 2023, Wilson represented Mexico at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games, where the team won the gold medal.[7][8][9]