Humberto Mejía – Wikipedia

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Panamanian baseball player (born 1997)

Baseball player

Humberto Albert Mejía (born March 3, 1997) is a Panamanian professional baseball pitcher in the New York Mets organization. He previously played in MLB for the Miami Marlins and Arizona Diamondbacks.

Miami Marlins[edit]

On September 16, 2013, Mejía signed with the Miami Marlins as an international free agent.[1] He did not appear in a professional game until 2015 when he played for the DSL Marlins, and went 3–3 with a 1.69 ERA over 74+2⁄3 innings.

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In 2016, Mejía split the season between the GCL Marlins and the Batavia Muckdogs, going 4–5 with a 2.90 ERA over 49+2⁄3 innings.

In 2017, Mejía missed the season due to injury.[2]

In 2018, Mejía returned to Batavia, going 1–6 with a 3.30 ERA over 62+2⁄3innings.

In 2019, Mejía split the season between the Clinton LumberKings and the Jupiter Hammerheads, going a combined 5–2 with a 2.09 ERA over 90+1⁄3 innings.[3] Following the season, he was added to the Marlins 40–man roster.[4]

On August 7, 2020, Mejía made his MLB debut[5] against the New York Mets and pitched 2.1 innings of one-run ball.

Arizona Diamondbacks[edit]

On August 31, 2020, Mejía, Caleb Smith, and Julio Frias were traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for Starling Marte.[6] Mejía made 5 appearances for the Diamondbacks in 2021. He went 0–3 with a 7.25 ERA and 20 strikeouts. He was designated for assignment on April 7, 2022. On April 10, Mejía was sent outright to the Triple-A Reno Aces.[7] He was released on May 24th.

Mexican League[edit]

On June 4, 2022, Mejía signed with the Guerreros de Oaxaca of the Mexican League.[8] In 3 starts, he posted a 0–2 record with a 7.71 ERA. Mejía was released on June 24, 2022. On June 26, 2022, Mejía signed with the Mariachis de Guadalajara.[9] On August 1, 2022, Mejía was traded to the Toros de Tijuana.[10]

New York Mets[edit]

On January 4, 2023, Mejia signed a minor league deal with the New York Mets. [11]

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International career[edit]

Mejía was selected to represent Panama at the 2023 World Baseball Classic qualification.[12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “Mejía player page”. MLB.com. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  2. ^ Kevin Kraczkowski (May 21, 2019). “Miami Marlins Depth: Jordan Yamamoto & Humberto Mejia Untouchable”. Marlins Maniac. SB Nation. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  3. ^ Wells Dusenbury (November 21, 2019). “Marlins cut ties with Wei-Yin Chen; add six prospects to 40-man roster”. Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  4. ^ Jordan McPherson (November 20, 2019). “Marlins add top prospects eligible for Rule 5 draft to 40-man roster, DFA Wei-Yin Chen”. Miami Herald. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  5. ^ Joe Frisaro (August 7, 2020). “Marlins stay hot behind Mejía’s strong debut”. MLB.com. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  6. ^ “Marlins acquire Starling Marte”. MLB.com. August 31, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  7. ^ Polishuk, Mark (April 10, 2022). “Diamondbacks Place Luke Weaver On 10-Day IL”. MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  8. ^ “HUMBERTO MEJÍA SE VESTIRÁ DE GUERRERO”. guerreros.mx (in Spanish). June 4, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  9. ^ “Humberto Mejía Stats, Fantasy & News”. MiLB.com. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
  10. ^ “AGREGA TOROS PITCHEO EN ÚLTIMO DÍA”. torosdetijuana.com (in Spanish). August 1, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  11. ^ “LMB: Movimientos en listas de reserva – 4 de enero de 2023”.
  12. ^ “Panamá revela selección para el WBCQ”. FEDEBEIS (in Spanish). September 28, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2022.

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