Humberto Mejía

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Humberto Mejía
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Mejía with the Miami Marlins in 2020
Arizona Diamondbacks – No. 62
Pitcher
Born: (1997-03-03) March 3, 1997 (age 24)
Panama City, Panama
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 7, 2020, for the Miami Marlins
MLB statistics
(through 2021 season)
Win–loss record0–5
Earned run average6.68
Strikeouts31
Teams

Humberto Albert Mejía (born March 3, 1997) is a Panamanian professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Miami Marlins.

Career[]

Miami Marlins[]

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.

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[]

On August 31, 2020, Mejía, Caleb Smith, and Julio Frias were traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for Starling Marte.[6]

References[]

  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.

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