| Vinny Capra | |
| Team: | Nashville Sounds |
| Position: | Infielder |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Birth Date: | 7 June 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Melbourne, Florida, U.S. |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | May 1 |
| Debutyear: | 2022 |
| Debutteam: | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Statyear: | July 9, 2024 |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat1value: | .156 |
| Stat2label: | Home runs |
| Stat2value: | 0 |
| Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
| Stat3value: | 1 |
| Teams: | |
Vincent James Capra (born July 7, 1996) is an American professional baseball infielder with the Triple–A Nashville Sounds, a farm club of the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Brewers, Toronto Blue Jays and Pittsburgh Pirates.
Capra attended the Melbourne Central Catholic High School in Melbourne, Florida, where he helped lead the Hustlers to a state championship.[1] He began playing college baseball at Eastern Florida State College.[2] He transferred to the University of Richmond to play for the Richmond Spiders.[3] In 2017, Capra batted .356 with four home runs and 19 runs batted in (RBIs) for the Spiders.[4] He then appeared in 48 games for the Walla Walla Sweets of the West Coast League, a collegiate summer league.[4] In his final season with the Spiders in 2018, Capra hit .327 with five home runs, 41 RBIs, and nine stolen bases.[4]
The Toronto Blue Jays selected Capra in the 20th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.[5] He was assigned to the Low-A Vancouver Canadians, and was later promoted to the Single-A Lansing Lugnuts. In a combined 64 games, Capra batted .248 with two home runs, 22 RBIs, and nine stolen bases.[4] He spent the entire 2019 season with the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats, and recorded a .229 batting average with three home runs, 33 RBIs, and 15 stolen bases.[4] Capra did not in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] In 2021, he appeared in 79 games for the Fisher Cats and Triple-A Buffalo Bisons, and set new career-highs with a .316 batting average, 10 home runs, and 58 RBIs.[4]
The Blue Jays promoted Capra to the major leagues on April 29, 2022.[7] He made his major league debut on May 1. He appeared in 8 major league games for Toronto, going 1-for-5 with 2 walks. Capra hit .283/.378/.403 with 5 home runs and 28 RBI in 52 games with Triple-A Buffalo but missed the latter part of the year after undergoing left middle finger tendon surgery. On November 18, 2022, Capra was non-tendered by the Blue Jays and became a free agent.[8]
Capra re-signed with Toronto on a minor league contract on November 20, 2022. He began the 2023 season with Triple-A Buffalo, playing in 17 games and hitting .167/.357/.222 with five RBI.[4]
On April 30, 2023, Capra was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Tyler Heineman.[9] In 34 games for the Triple–A Indianapolis Indians, he batted .350/.457/.485 with 2 home runs, 24 RBI, and 5 stolen bases. On August 1, the Pirates selected Capra's contract, adding him to the major league roster.[10] In nine games for the Pirates, Capra went 3–for–18 (.167) with no home runs and one RBI.[11]
On November 2, 2023, Capra was claimed off waivers by the Milwaukee Brewers.[12] He was optioned to the Triple–A Nashville Sounds to begin the 2024 season.[13] He was recalled to the majors on July 3, getting into a game the same day.[14] In 3 games with Milwaukee, Capra went 1-for-9 (0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 R) and was sent back down to the Sounds on July 12.