Danny Mendick

Danny Mendick
Danny Mendick
Chicago White Sox – No. 20
	Infielder
	Born: September 28, 1993 (age 31); Rochester, New York
	Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
	September 3, 2019, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics ; (through August 9, 2020)
Batting average	.279
Home runs	2
Runs batted in	4
Teams
	Chicago White Sox (2019–present);

Daniel Mendick (born September 28, 1993) is an American professional baseball infielder for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Career

Mendick attended Pittsford Mendon High School in Pittsford, New York and played college baseball at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. He was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 22nd round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft.^[1]

Mendick made his professional debut with the Arizona League White Sox, hitting .256 with five home runs and 27 RBIs in 49 games. He played 2016 with the Kannapolis Intimidators (with whom he was named a South Atlantic League All-Star honors^[2], Winston-Salem Dash and Charlotte Knights; in 115 games between the three clubs, he slashed .255/.326/.332 with two home runs and 36 RBIs. He played 2017 with Winston-Salem, earning Carolina League All-Star honors^[3] and the Birmingham Barons, hitting .256 with ten home runs and 51 RBIs in 125 games, and after the season played in the Arizona Fall League.^[4] Mendick played 2018 with Birmingham, batting .247 with 14 home runs and 59 RBIs in 132 games and earning a selection to the Southern League All-Star Game.^[5] He started 2019 with Charlotte.^[6]

On September 3, 2019, the White Sox selected Mendick's contract and promoted him to the major leagues.^[7] He made his major league debut that night versus the Cleveland Indians as a pinch runner.^[8]

References

^ "UMass Lowell's Mendick drafted by White Sox". June 10, 2015.
^ "All-Star INF Mendick returns to Intimidators". MiLB.com.
^ "Danny Mendick Named Carolina League All-Star". UMass Lowell Athletics.
^ "Prospect Focus: Danny Mendick on the move".
^ Bean, Josh (June 5, 2018). "Barons and Biscuits named to Southern League All-Star roster". al.
^ "Meet Danny Mendick, one of White Sox biggest surprises in camp". NBC Sports Chicago. March 10, 2019.
^ Daryl Van Schouwen (September 3, 2019). "Luis Robert and Nick Madrigal aren't among the White Sox' September roster moves". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
^ Brodie Inguaggiato (September 3, 2019). "Pittsford Mendon and MCC grad Danny Mendick called up to Chicago White Sox". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved September 4, 2019.

External links

Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

[1] "UMass Lowell's Mendick drafted by White Sox". June 10, 2015.

[2] "All-Star INF Mendick returns to Intimidators". MiLB.com.

[3] "Danny Mendick Named Carolina League All-Star". UMass Lowell Athletics.

[4] "Prospect Focus: Danny Mendick on the move".

[5] Bean, Josh (June 5, 2018). "Barons and Biscuits named to Southern League All-Star roster". al.

[6] "Meet Danny Mendick, one of White Sox biggest surprises in camp". NBC Sports Chicago. March 10, 2019.

[7] Daryl Van Schouwen (September 3, 2019). "Luis Robert and Nick Madrigal aren't among the White Sox' September roster moves". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved September 3, 2019.

[8] Brodie Inguaggiato (September 3, 2019). "Pittsford Mendon and MCC grad Danny Mendick called up to Chicago White Sox". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved September 4, 2019.

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