Vinny Capra #18

Graduated from Melbourne (FL) Central Catholic High School...Attended Eastern Florida State College for his freshman and sophomore seasons, where he was teammates with his twin brother, John, and older brother, Nick, who were also infielders...Attended the University of Richmond for his junior and senior seasons...Uses LV Lumber bats to support pediatric cancer research...the bat company is owned by Zach Kurtz, his former teammate at Richmond, and part of the profits benefit the Landon Vargas Foundation...Enjoys fishing and fantasy football.

2023

Began the season at Triple-A Buffalo (Blue Jays), where he batted .167 with 0 HR and five RBI in 17 games...Was traded by Toronto to Pittsburgh on 4/30 in exchange for C Tyler Heineman...Batted .329 with two HR and 30 RBI in 49 games at Triple-A Indianapolis...Had two stints with Pittsburgh (8/1-8/4 and 8/21-9/14)...Batted .167 (3-for-18) with 0 HR and one RBI in nine games with the Pirates...Made five starts (3g at 2B, 2g at 3B)...Was claimed off waivers by Milwaukee from Pittsburgh on 11/2.

2022

Had his contract selected from Triple-A Buffalo on April 29... Made his MLB debut with a start in left field on May 1 vs. HOU (0-for-2, K)... Notched his first Major League hit on May 13 at TB with a pinch-hit single in the eighth inning off Brooks Raley... Optioned on May 26... Hit .283 (54-for-191) in 52 games for the Bisons, including six doubles, a triple, five homers and 28 RBI... Played in 11 games for the Estrellas de Oriente of the Dominican Winter League (4-for-24).

2021

Split the 2021 season between Double-A New Hampshire and Triple-A Buffalo...Combined to play 78 games, hitting .316 (81-for-256) with 17 doubles, four triples, 10 home runs and 58 RBI (.390 OBP, .531 SLG, .921 OPS)...Played six different positions for the Fisher Cats, including 42 games at third, 14 at short, 10 in left field and seven at DH...Pitched 0.1 inning on May 9 at POR and caught 1.0 inning on June 26 at BOW.

2020

Did not play in 2020 due to the cancelled Minor League season.

2019

Spent the entire 2019 campaign with Double-A New Hampshire, hitting .229 (89-for-388) over 110 games with 24 extra-base hits and 33 RBI while recording a team-high-tying 15 steals...Made 44 starts at second base, 40 at third, nine at short, four in center and 11 as the designated hitter.

2018

Made his professional debut in 2018, splitting the year between the Class-A (short) Vancouver Canadians and the Class-A Lansing Lugnuts…Played in 64 combined games, batting .248 (56-for-226) with 18 doubles, a triple, two homers and nine steals (.336 OBP, .699 OPS).