Humberto Mejía
Humberto Albert Mejía (born March 3, 1997) is a Panamanian professional baseball pitcher for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Humberto Mejía | |||
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Miami Marlins – No. 77 | |||
Pitcher | |||
Born: Panama City, Panama | March 3, 1997|||
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MLB debut | |||
August 7, 2020, for the Miami Marlins | |||
MLB statistics (through August 7, 2020) | |||
Win–loss record | 0-0 | ||
Earned run average | 3.86 | ||
Strikeouts | 6 | ||
Teams | |||
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Career
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.
References
- "Mejía player page". MLB.com. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
- Kevin Kraczkowski (May 21, 2019). "Miami Marlins Depth: Jordan Yamamoto & Humberto Mejia Untouchable". Marlins Maniac. SB Nation. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
- 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.
- 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.
- Joe Frisaro (August 7, 2020). "Marlins stay hot behind Mejía's strong debut". MLB.com. Retrieved August 8, 2020.