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Afterwards, Mendoza gained a promotion as an infield coach for the Yankees before the 2018 MLB season.<ref>[https://www.mlb.com/news/phil-nevin-anticipating-season-with-yankees/c-263984372 Phil Nevin anticipating season with Yankees]. ''MLB News''. Retrieved on December 23, 2017.</ref>
Afterwards, Mendoza gained a promotion as an infield coach for the Yankees before the 2018 MLB season.<ref>[https://www.mlb.com/news/phil-nevin-anticipating-season-with-yankees/c-263984372 Phil Nevin anticipating season with Yankees]. ''MLB News''. Retrieved on December 23, 2017.</ref>


Prior to each game, Mendoza ceremoniously scatters exactly 40 sunflower seeds in the grass behind home plate – one for each man on the extended roster.
==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of Major League Baseball players from Venezuela]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball players from Venezuela]]

Revision as of 03:22, 24 April 2018

Carlos Mendoza
New York Yankees – No. 64
Outfielder / Quality control coach
Born: (1974-11-04) November 4, 1974 (age 49)
Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 3, 1997, for the New York Mets
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 2000, for the Colorado Rockies
MLB statistics
Batting average.182
Home runs0
Runs batted in1
Teams

Carlos Ramón Mendoza (born November 4, 1974) is a New York Yankees coach in Major League Baseball.

Career

Mendoza previously played parts of two seasons in the majors with the New York Mets (1997) and Colorado Rockies (2000), primarily as an outfielder. Listed at 5.11 (1.80 m), 160 lb (72 k), Mendoza batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela.

In a two-season MLB career, Mendoza hit .182 with one run batted in and no home runs in 28 games played.

In between, Mendoza played winterball with the Navegantes del Magallanes and Caribes de Oriente clubs of the Venezuelan League from 1994 through 2004.[1] In addition, he represented his country in the 1999 Caribbean Series tournament, where he led all hitters with a.529 average and was included in the All-Star team.

Mendoza entered the Yankees Minor League system for the 2009 season as a member of the Staten Island Yankees coaching staff before joining the Charleston RiverDogs in 2010. During the 2011 campaign, he served as the manager of the Gulf Coast League Yankees. He then returned to the RiverDogs as their manager from 2012–2017.[2]

Afterwards, Mendoza gained a promotion as an infield coach for the Yankees before the 2018 MLB season.[3]

Prior to each game, Mendoza ceremoniously scatters exactly 40 sunflower seeds in the grass behind home plate – one for each man on the extended roster.

See also

Sources

  1. ^ VPBL batting statistics. Pelota Binaria. Retrieved on December 23, 2017.
  2. ^ Carlos Mendoza will be manager of RiverDogs. Post and Courier. Retrieved on December 23, 2017.
  3. ^ Phil Nevin anticipating season with Yankees. MLB News. Retrieved on December 23, 2017.
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