Wigberto Nevarez

Enters his fourth season with Gwinnett in 2024 ... Made his Triple-A coaching debut with the Stripers in 2021.

• Coaching Career: After retiring as a player, began his coaching career with the Gulf Coast League Braves in 2018 ... Joined Class-A Rome in 2019 ... Was set to return to Rome in 2020 before the MiLB season was cancelled ... Was on the coaching staff for the Braves Instructional League in October 2020 at Coolray Field.
• Winter Ball: Coached for Santurce of the Puerto Rican Winter League for the first time in 2023.
• Professional Career: Selected by the Atlanta Braves in the 20th round of the 2014 June draft out of Lubbock Christian University (Lubbock, TX) ... Over four seasons from 2014-17, hit .192 with 19 doubles, six home runs, 31 runs, 50 RBI, and three stolen bases in 150 games ... Defensively, played catcher (.989 fielding percentage, 35.5% caught stealing percentage in 32 games), first base (.984 fielding percentage in 58 games), and third base (.000 fielding percentage in 3 games) ... Reached as high as Advanced-A Florida in 2017.