Héctor Mendoza
| Héctor Mendoza | |
|---|---|
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| Free agent | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: March 5, 1994 Isla de la Juventud, Cuba | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| Teams | |
Héctor Manuel Mendoza Ripoll (born March 5, 1994) is a Cuban professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.
Career
Cuban career
Mendoza played with the Isla de la Juventud of the Cuban National Series from 2011 to 2015. He played with the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball from 2014 to 2016.[1]
Mendoza was released by the Giants on December 2, 2016.[2]
St. Louis Cardinals
On June 7, 2017, Mendoza signed with the St. Louis Cardinals for $500,000.[3]
After signing, Mendoza made his professional debut with the DSL Cardinals. After compiling a 2.57 ERA in seven innings, he was promoted to the Palm Beach Cardinals where he finished the season with a 0-6 record and 5.54 ERA in 19 relief appearances.[4] He began 2018 with the Springfield Cardinals and was promoted to the Memphis Redbirds in May. Mendoza was released by the Cardinals on June 4, 2019.
Cuban National Baseball Team
Mendoza won with his national team, the gold medal of the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games in Veracruz, Mexico.[5][6][7]
Mendoza won the title of best right-handed relief pitcher and gold medal in the 2015 Caribbean Series. [8][9]
References
- ^ Yomiuri Giants sign Cuban pitcher Mendoza
- ^ "自由契約選手" [Free Contract Players]. Nippon Professional Baseball (in Japanese). 2 December 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- ^ "Cardinals sign Cuban right-hander Mendoza". MLB.com. June 7, 2017.
- ^ "Hector Mendoza Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
- ^ "Hockey de RD da salto cualitativo". El Nacional (in Spanish). 2014-11-24. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
- ^ "Veracruz 2014: Cuba, campeón del béisbol centroamericano". Cubasi.cu (in Spanish). 2014-11-22. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
- ^ "Cuba gana medalla de oro en béisbol". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). Veracruz, Mexico. EFE. 2014-11-22. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
- ^ http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/cuba-beats-puerto-rico-caribbean-series-defections-hector-mendoza-vladimir-gutierrez-dainer-moreira-020515
- ^ http://legendsondeck.com/caribbean-series-cuba-wins-first-title-since-1960/
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or NPB
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Baseball players at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Caribbean Series players
- Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba
- Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Cuban baseball players
- Defecting Cuban baseball players
- Cuban expatriate baseball players in Japan
- Dominican Summer League Cardinals players
- Isla de la Juventud players
- Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers
- Palm Beach Cardinals players
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Cuba
- Pan American Games medalists in baseball
- People from Isla de la Juventud
- Yomiuri Giants players
- 2015 WBSC Premier12 players
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in baseball