Humberto Mejía

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 for the Miami Marlins.

Humberto Mejía
Mejía with the Miami Marlins in 2020
Arizona Diamondbacks – No. 62
Pitcher
Born: (1997-03-03) March 3, 1997
Panama City, Panama
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 7, 2020, for the Miami Marlins
MLB statistics
(through August 23, 2020)
Win–loss record0-2
Earned run average5.40
Strikeouts11
Teams

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 was traded from the Miami Marlins along with pitcher Caleb Smith and Julio Frias to the Arizona Diamondbacks in a package deal for outfielder 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 (source)". MLB.com. August 31, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
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