Keury Mella
Keury Mella (born August 2, 1993) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Cincinnati Reds.
Keury Mella | |||
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Arizona Diamondbacks – No. 64 | |||
Pitcher | |||
Born: Bonao, Monseñor Nouel, Dominican Republic | August 2, 1993|||
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MLB debut | |||
September 20, 2017, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||
MLB statistics (through September 26, 2020) | |||
Win–loss record | 2–0 | ||
Earned run average | 5.67 | ||
Strikeouts | 23 | ||
Teams | |||
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Career
San Francisco Giants
Mella signed with the San Francisco Giants as an international free agent in 2011.[1] He made his professional debut in 2012 with the Dominican Summer League Giants. He spent 2013 with Arizona League Giants and Salem-Keizer Volcanoes and 2014 with the Augusta GreenJackets.[2][3]
Cincinnati Reds
On July 30, 2015, the Giants traded Mella and Adam Duvall to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Mike Leake.[4] The Reds added him to their 40-man roster after the 2016 season.[5] He made his MLB debut on September 20, 2017 and pitched in 4 games for the Reds. Mella was outrighted off the Reds roster following the 2019 season. He became a free agent following the 2019 season.[6]
Arizona Diamondbacks
On November 8, 2019, Mella signed a minor league deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks, and was invited to major league Spring Training. On September 1, 2020, the Diamondbacks selected Mella's contract to the active roster.[7] He was 2-0 in 10 innings.
References
- "GreenJackets Player Report: Keury Mella". The Augusta Chronicle. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
- "Keury Mella making fans with bright smile as he plays for Augusta GreenJackets". The Augusta Chronicle. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
- "Keury Mella impresses in first win for Augusta". The Augusta Chronicle. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
- Haft, Chris (July 30, 2015). "Giants acquire righty Leake from Reds". MLB.com. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
- "Jesse Winker among 7 protected from Rule 5 draft". cincinnati.com. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- Matt Eddy (November 7, 2019). "Minor League Free Agents 2019". Baseball America. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
- https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/09/diamondbacks-make-several-roster-moves.html
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Keury Mella on Instagram