Joey Meneses

Joey Meneses Ramirez (born May 6, 1992), nicknamed "White Indian",[1] is a Mexican professional baseball first baseman and infielder in the Boston Red Sox organization. He previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Orix Buffaloes

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Meneses and the second or maternal family name is Ramirez.
Joey Meneses
Boston Red Sox
First baseman and outfielder
Born: (1992-05-06) May 6, 1992
Culiacán, Mexico
Bats: Right Throws: Right
NPB debut
March 29, 2019, for the Orix Buffaloes
NPB statistics
(through 2019 season)
Batting average.206
Home runs4
Runs batted in14
Teams

Career

He was an MILB.com Organization All Star in 2014 and 2017 while in the Atlanta organization.[2] In 2017 he was also a mid-season Southern League All Star while playing for the Mississippi Braves.[2]

The Philadelphia Phillies signed him as a free agent to a minor league contract on February 1, 2018.[2]

On October 29, 2018, Meneses was released by the Phillies

On October 29, 2018, he signed a one-year contract worth an estimated 100 million yen.[3] with the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball.[4] Before the season, on February 26, 2019, he was selected Mexico national baseball team at 2019 exhibition games against Japan.[5]

On February 4, 2020, Meneses signed a minor league deal with the Boston Red Sox.

References
  1. "33 ジョーイ・メネセス 選手名鑑2019". オリックス・バファローズ公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  2. "Joey Meneses Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com.
  3. "[10/29/2018] Orix Buffaloes reach agreement with Joey Meneses - YakyuDB". 29 October 2018.
  4. "新外国人選手獲得のお知らせ". オリックス・バファローズ オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). October 29, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  5. "Roster de México para ENEOS Samurai Japan Series". MiLB.com: The Official Site of Minor League Baseball (in Spanish). February 26, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
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