Luis Medina (pitcher)

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Luis Medina
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Medina with the Somerset Patriots in 2021
New York Yankees – No. 80
Pitcher
Born: (1999-05-03) May 3, 1999 (age 22)
Nagua, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Luis Ángel Medina (born May 3, 1999) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher in the New York Yankees organization.

Career[]

Medina signed with the New York Yankees as an international free agent in July 2015.[1] He made his professional debut in 2016 with the Dominican Summer League Yankees. In 2017 he pitched for the Dominican Summer League Yankees and Pulaski Yankees.[2] In 2018, he pitched for Pulaski.[3]

Medina started 2019 with the Charleston RiverDogs and was promoted to the Tampa Yankees during the season.[4]

In 2020, he did not play a game because of the cancellation of the MiLB season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In June 2021, Medina was selected to play in the All-Star Futures Game.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ NJ.com, Brendan Kuty | NJ Advance Media for (March 21, 2018). "The next Severino? Yanks' flamethrower, 18, wows scouts". nj.
  2. ^ "Yankees' Medina spins five hitless frames". MiLB.com.
  3. ^ Foley, Conor (March 22, 2019). "2019 Yankees Top Prospects: No. 10 Luis Medina". Times Tribune Blogs.
  4. ^ NJ.com, Brendan Kuty | NJ Advance Media for (June 27, 2019). "How Yankees' prospect, once compared to Luis Severino, is still harnessing 'tremendous' stuff". nj.
  5. ^ "Futures Game rosters are STACKED". MLB.com.

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