Adalberto Mejía

Adalberto Mejía
Mejía with the Twins in 2019
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1993-06-20) June 20, 1993
Bonao, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Professional debut
MLB: August 20, 2016, for the Minnesota Twins
CPBL: July 20, 2021, for the Fubon Guardians
MLB statistics
(through 2019 season)
Win–loss record6–9
Earned run average4.62
Strikeouts128
CPBL statistics
(through 2021 season)
Win–loss record1–1
Earned run average4.84
Strikeouts19
Stats at Baseball Reference 
Teams

Adalberto Mejía (born June 20, 1993) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, St. Louis Cardinals, and Los Angeles Angels, and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Fubon Guardians.

Professional career

San Francisco Giants

Mejía signed as an international free agent with the San Francisco Giants. He pitched for the Augusta GreenJackets of the Single-A South Atlantic League in 2012, and was named the league's Pitcher of the Week for June 18–24.[1] He pitched for the San Jose Giants of the High-A California League in 2013,[2] where he had a 3.31 earned run average (ERA). The Giants assigned Mejía to the Richmond Flying Squirrels of the Double-A Eastern League in 2014,[3] and he had a 4.67 ERA. After the season, Minor League Baseball suspended Mejía for the first fifty games of the 2015 season for testing positive for sibutramine, a banned substance.[4] The Giants added Mejía to their 40-man roster after the 2015 season, in order to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[5] He began the 2016 season with the Sacramento River Cats of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League.[6]

Minnesota Twins

On July 28, 2016, Mejía was traded to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for Eduardo Núñez. The Twins subsequently assigned him to the Rochester Red Wings of the Triple-A International League.[6] The Twins promoted Mejía to the major leagues for the first time on August 20.[7]

Mejía spent time in with the Twins and in Triple-A in 2017. For the year he had a 4-7 record with a 4.50 ERA, in 21 starts.[8]

He started 2018 in Rochester, and was called up on June 29.[9] He was placed on the disabled list on August 10, appearing only in 5 games.[10]

Mejía started 2019 in the Twins' bullpen.[11] Mejía was placed on the injured list on May 2.[12] On July 13, 2019, Mejía was designated for assignment by the Twins after posting an ERA of 8.80 in 13 games.[13]

Los Angeles Angels

On July 20, 2019, Mejía was claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Angels.[14] On July 26, he was designated for assignment, following continued struggles[15]

St. Louis Cardinals

On July 30, 2019, Mejía was claimed off waivers by the St. Louis Cardinals.[16] In 2 appearances for St. Louis, he struggled to a 9.00 ERA with 2 strikeouts over 3 innings of work. On August 6, Mejía was designated for assignment.[17]

Los Angeles Angels (second stint)

On August 8, 2019, Mejía was claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Angels.[17] On August 20, Mejía was designated for assignment.[18] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to the Triple-A Salt Lake Bees on August 22.[19] On September 1, the Angels selected Mejía's contract, adding him back to their active roster. In 35 total appearances split between the Angels and Twins, he compiled an 0-2 record and 6.61 ERA with 30 strikeouts across 31+1⁄3 innings pitched. Mejía was designated for assignment following the signing of Jason Castro on January 7, 2020.[20] He was released by the Angels organization on January 10.[21]

Chicago White Sox

On January 21, 2020, Mejía signed a minor league deal with the Chicago White Sox. Mejía did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[22] On August 24, Mejía was released by the White Sox organization.[23]

Fubon Guardians

On May 19, 2021, Mejía signed with the Fubon Guardians of the Chinese Professional Baseball League.[24] On July 20, Mejía made his CPBL debut against the Wei Chuan Dragons.[25] In 4 starts for the Guardians, he logged a 1-1 record and 4.84 ERA with 19 strikeouts across 22+1⁄3 innings pitched. Mejía was released by Fubon on September 29.

Staten Island FerryHawks

On February 27, 2025, Mejía signed with the Staten Island FerryHawks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.[26] In 11 appearances (10 starts) for Staten Island, he struggled to an 0-5 record and 7.61 ERA with 39 strikeouts across 36+2⁄3 innings pitched. Mejía was released by the FerryHawks on July 6.[27]

References

  1. ^ "Augusta GreenJackets Pitcher Adalberto Mejía's Hitless Bid Wins SAL Honors". wjbf.com. June 25, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
  2. ^ "San Jose Giants feature familiar name and promising pitching prospects". mercurynews.com. April 10, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
  3. ^ "Adalberto Mejia finding form for Richmond Flying Squirrels". Minor League Baseball. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
  4. ^ "San Francisco Giants No. 4 prospect Adalberto Mejoa, free agent Luis Morel suspended". Minor League Baseball. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
  5. ^ "Twins protect 7 prospects from Rule 5 Draft". Minnesota Twins. Archived from the original on November 21, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  6. ^ a b Neal III, La Velle E. (July 28, 2016). "Twins trade All-Star Eduardo Nunez to San Francisco: Eduardo Nunez's best season encouraged Giants to part with lefthander Adalberto Mejia". Star Tribune. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  7. ^ Twins call up Mejia to give pitching staff a fresh arm - StarTribune.com
  8. ^ "Adalberto Mejia 2017 Pitching Game Logs". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  9. ^ "Adalberto Mejia To Start Against Cubs Saturday". www.rotoballer.com. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  10. ^ "Minnesota Twins: Logan Morrison set to have hip surgery, done for season". Puckett's Pond. August 12, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  11. ^ "Twins' 25-man roster officially set". MLB.com. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  12. ^ "Twins' Adalberto Mejia: On IL with calf strain". CBSSports.com. May 2, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  13. ^ RotoWire Staff (July 13, 2019). "Twins' Adalberto Mejia: Designated for assigment [sic]". CBS Sports. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  14. ^ "Angels PR". Twitter.
  15. ^ RotoWire Staff (July 26, 2019). "Angels' Adalberto Mejia: DFA'd by Angels". CBS Sports. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  16. ^ Cardinals, St Louis [@Cardinals] (July 30, 2019). "We have claimed LHP Adalberto Mejía off waivers from the Angels, who will be added to the team's 25-man roster upon reporting. INF Jedd Gyorko has been transferred to the 60-day IL to make room for Mejía on the team's 40-man roster.pic.twitter.com/bDG72pYTF0" (Tweet). Retrieved July 30, 2019 – via Twitter.
  17. ^ a b Maria Torres (August 8, 2019). "Aldalberto Mejia is back with Angels after brief St. Louis sojourn". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  18. ^ "Angels Designate Adalberto Mejia For Assignment". mlbtraderumors.com. August 21, 2019. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  19. ^ "Angels Outright Adalberto Mejia". mlbtraderumors.com. August 22, 2019. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  20. ^ "Angels Designate Adalberto Mejia For Assignment". mlbtraderumors.com. January 7, 2020. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  21. ^ "Angels Release Adalberto Mejia". mlbtraderumors.com. January 10, 2020. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  22. ^ "2020 Minor League Season Canceled". mlbtraderumors.com. June 30, 2020.
  23. ^ "White Sox Release Bryan Mitchell, Adalberto Mejia". August 24, 2020.
  24. ^ @GOCPBL (May 19, 2021). "According to ETtoday, the Fubon Guardians have signed Adalberto Mejia. The 27-year-old left-hander already arrived…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  25. ^ @GOCPBL (July 20, 2021). "Adalberto Mejía is making his #CPBL debut tonight for the Fubon Guardians" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  26. ^ "FerryHawks Announce First Player Signings of the 2025 season". oursportscentral.com. February 27, 2025. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
  27. ^ "Transactions". baseball.pointstreak.com. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
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