Miguel Mejía (pitcher)
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| Born: January 19, 1988 Brooklyn, New York | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
| Professional debut | |||||||||||||||
| CPBL: April 16, 2013, for the Brother Elephants | |||||||||||||||
| NPB: May 21, 2015, for the Saitama Seibu Lions | |||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | |||||||||||||||
| CPBL: September 30, 2014, for the Lamigo Monkeys | |||||||||||||||
| NPB: July 24, 2015, for the Saitama Seibu Lions | |||||||||||||||
| CPBL statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 10–10 | ||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 2.55 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 123 | ||||||||||||||
| Saves | 35 | ||||||||||||||
| NPB statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 0–0 | ||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 14.73 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 4 | ||||||||||||||
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Miguel Mejía is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Brother Elephants and Lamigo Monkeys, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Saitama Seibu Lions.
Career
[edit]Saitama Seibu Lions
[edit]On November 13, 2014, Mejía signed with the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball.[1] In four appearances for Seibu in 2015, he struggled to a 14.73 ERA with 4 strikeouts across 3+2⁄3 innings.
Chicago Cubs
[edit]On December 21, 2015, Mejía signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs organization. He made 25 appearances split between the Double–A Tennessee Smokies and Triple–A Iowa Cubs, accumulating a 1.38 ERA with 18 strikeouts across 26 innings pitched. Mejía elected free agency following the season on November 7, 2016.[2]
Diablos Rojos del México
[edit]On November 17, 2017, Mejía signed with the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League. In 23 appearances for México, he posted a 4.70 ERA with 18 strikeouts and 2 saves over 23 innings. Mejía was released on July 2, 2018.
Piratas de Campeche
[edit]On June 20, 2019, Mejía signed with the Piratas de Campeche of the Mexican League. In 26 appearances out of the bullpen, he registered a 4.68 ERA with 21 strikeouts and 8 saves across 25 innings of work. Mejía was released by Campeche on January 10, 2020.
References
[edit]- ^ "[11/13/2014] Seibu Lions sign Miguel Mejia, Esmerling Vasquez - Yakyu Baka". Archived from the original on 2017-02-13. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
- ^ "Minor League Free Agents 2016". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), NPB , CPBL
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