Héctor Mendoza

Héctor Manuel Mendoza Ripoll (born March 5, 1994) is a Cuban professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mendoza and the second or maternal family name is Ripoll.
Héctor Mendoza
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1994-03-05) March 5, 1994
Isla de la Juventud, Cuba
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Teams
Medals
Baseball World Cup
2009 Taipei Team
Pan American Games
2010 Mexico Team
Central American and Caribbean Games
2014 Veracruz Team
Pan American Games
2015 Toronto Team
Caribbean Series
2015 San Juan Team

Career

Cuban career

Mendoza played with the Isla de la Juventud of the Cuban National Series from 2011 to 2015. He played with the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball from 2014 to 2016.[1]

Mendoza was released by the Giants on December 2, 2016.[2]

St. Louis Cardinals

On June 7, 2017, Mendoza signed with the St. Louis Cardinals for $500,000.[3]

After signing, Mendoza made his professional debut with the DSL Cardinals. After compiling a 2.57 ERA in seven innings, he was promoted to the Palm Beach Cardinals where he finished the season with a 0-6 record and 5.54 ERA in 19 relief appearances.[4] He began 2018 with the Springfield Cardinals and was promoted to the Memphis Redbirds in May. Mendoza was released by the Cardinals on June 4, 2019.

Cuban National Baseball Team

Mendoza won with his national team, the gold medal of the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games in Veracruz, Mexico.[5][6][7]

Mendoza won the title of best right-handed relief pitcher and gold medal in the 2015 Caribbean Series. [8][9]

References
  1. Yomiuri Giants sign Cuban pitcher Mendoza
  2. "自由契約選手" [Free Contract Players]. Nippon Professional Baseball (in Japanese). 2 December 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  3. "Cardinals sign Cuban right-hander Mendoza". MLB.com. June 7, 2017.
  4. "Hector Mendoza Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  5. "Hockey de RD da salto cualitativo". El Nacional (in Spanish). 2014-11-24. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
  6. "Veracruz 2014: Cuba, campeón del béisbol centroamericano". Cubasi.cu (in Spanish). 2014-11-22. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
  7. "Cuba gana medalla de oro en béisbol". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). Veracruz, Mexico. EFE. 2014-11-22. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
  8. http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/cuba-beats-puerto-rico-caribbean-series-defections-hector-mendoza-vladimir-gutierrez-dainer-moreira-020515
  9. http://legendsondeck.com/caribbean-series-cuba-wins-first-title-since-1960/
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