Yohander Méndez
| Yohander Méndez | |
|---|---|
| Texas Rangers – No. 65 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: January 17, 1995 Valencia, Venezuela | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 5, 2016, for the Texas Rangers | |
| MLB statistics (through September 26, 2018) | |
| Win–loss record | 2-3 |
| Earned run average | 6.43 |
| Strikeouts | 25 |
| Teams | |
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Yohander Manuel Méndez Ortega (born January 17, 1995) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2016.
Career
Méndez signed with the Texas Rangers as an international free agent in July 2011. The Rangers added him to their 40-man roster after the 2015 season.[1] After the trade deadline of the 2016 season, Mendez became the team's no. 2 prospect after the Rangers dealt Luis Ortiz and Lewis Brinson to the Brewers for catcher Jonathan Lucroy. [2]
Méndez was promoted to the Major Leagues during September call-ups on September 2, 2016 after having an ERA of 2.19 as a starter in the minors.[3] He made his Major League debut on September 5 coming out of the bullpen allowing five earned runs while pitching one inning against the Seattle Mariners. [4]
See also
References
- ^ "Rangers set 40-man roster ahead of deadline". Texas Rangers. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
- ^ "Aggressive Rangers biggest winners at MLB trade deadline". USAToday.com. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
- ^ "Texas Rangers: Rising pitching prospect among Rangers' first round of September call-ups | SportsDay". Sportsday.dallasnews.com. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
- ^ "Robinson Cano's 32nd homer leads Mariners over Rangers 14-6". FoxSports.com. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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