Román Méndez
| Román Méndez | |
|---|---|
 Méndez with the Texas Rangers | |
| Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos – No. 83 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: July 25, 1990 San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| Professional debut | |
| MLB: July 8, 2014, for the Texas Rangers | |
| NPB: July 22, 2017, for the Hanshin Tigers | |
| MLB statistics (through 2015 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 0–2 |
| Earned run average | 3.09 |
| Strikeouts | 32 |
| NPB statistics (through 2017 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 0-0 |
| Earned run average | 6.52 |
| Strikeouts | 9 |
| Teams | |
Román Junior Méndez Pérez (born July 25, 1990) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos of the Mexican League. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers and Boston Red Sox, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hanshin Tigers.
Professional career
Texas Rangers
Méndez was traded, along with Chris McGuiness, from the Boston Red Sox to the Rangers for Jarrod Saltalamacchia on July 31, 2010.[1]
Méndez was added to the Rangers' 40-man roster on November 21, 2011.[2] The Rangers promoted Mendez to the major leagues on July 8, 2014.[3] He was designated for assignment on September 1, 2015.
Boston Red Sox
Mendez was claimed off waivers by the Boston Red Sox on September 11, 2015.[4]
Hanshin Tigers
He signed with the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the 2017 season.
Washington Nationals
On January 3, 2018, Méndez signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals.[5] He elected free agency on November 2, 2018.
Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos
On April 3, 2019, Méndez signed with the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos of the Mexican League.
References
- ^ Red Sox trade for Saltalamacchia
- ^ Rangers add five former 'Dads to 40-Man Roster
- ^ "Rangers recall RHP Roman Mendez, purchase contract of outfielder Jake Smolinski".
- ^ [1]
- ^ Todd, Jeff (January 3, 2018). "Minor MLB Transactions: 1/3/18". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Arizona League Rangers players
- Boston Red Sox players
- Caribbean Series players
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Japan
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Mexico
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Dominican Summer League Red Sox players
- Frisco RoughRiders players
- Greenville Drive players
- Gulf Coast Red Sox players
- Hanshin Tigers players
- Hickory Crawdads players
- Lowell Spinners players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic
- Myrtle Beach Pelicans players
- Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers
- Round Rock Express players
- Spokane Indians players
- Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos players
- Texas Rangers players
- Toros del Este players
- Harrisburg Senators players
- Estrellas Orientales players