Wilton Andrés Veras (born January 19, 1978) is a former backup

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who played from 1999 to 2000 for the

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. Listed at 6' 2", 198 lb., he batted and threw

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. He once held the Taiwanese

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single season record for hits, attaining 176 in 2009 for the

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. The record was broken in 2016 by

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rookie Wang Po-Jung's 200. In a two-season career, Veras was a .262 hitter (74-for-282) with two

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s 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

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of the Northeast/Can-Am leagues (2004/2006–2007), the

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(2008) and

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's Macoto Cobras (2005),

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(2008), and

(2009–10). In 12 minor league seasons, he hit .272 with 67 home runs and 570 RBI in 1163 games.

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1978 births Living people Boston Red Sox players Dorados de Chihuahua players Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Mexico Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Taiwan Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States Estrellas Orientales players Gulf Coast Red Sox players Indianapolis Indians players Leones del Escogido players Lowell Spinners players Major League Baseball third basemen Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic Michigan Battle Cats players Mexican League baseball first basemen Mexican League baseball third basemen New Jersey Jackals players Pawtucket Red Sox players Trenton Thunder players Vaqueros Laguna players Macoto Cobras players Chinatrust Whales players Sinon Bulls players {{DominicanRepublic-baseball-third-baseman-stub

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