Tovar originally signed with the New York Mets as an international free agent in 2008 at age 16. He played the next six seasons in the Mets minor league system, starting in the Venezuela league and continuing through nearly every level except Triple-A.\n', '

Tovar was called up to the major leagues from the Binghamton Mets of the Class AA Eastern League on September 20 after an injury to the Mets\' primary shortstop, Ruben Tejada. He made his major league debut on September 22, going 2-4 with an RBI double. He ended his 2013 season in Binghamton with a .263 average, 14 doubles, 4 triples, 4 home runs, 36 RBI, 70 runs, and 12 stolen bases. With the Mets he batted .200 in 7 games in 15 at-bats with 19 plate appearances with 3 hits, 2 RBIs, 1 run scored, 1 walk, 1 stolen base and 3 strikeouts.\n', '

On September 23, Tovar was called up from the Binghamton Mets. Tovar appeared in 2 games with 3 at-bats in a short period in 2014. Tovar spent 2014 with the Binghamton Mets and the St. Lucie Mets. With Binghamton he batted .282 in 78 games in 255 at-bats with 72 hits, 29 RBIs, 31 runs scored, 21 walks, 8 stolen bases and 22 strikeouts. With St. Lucie he batted .353 in 5 games in 17 at-bats with 6 hits, 4 RBIs, 2 runs scored, 4 walks, 2 stolen bases and 1 strikeout.\n', '

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