Héctor Mendoza

Héctor Mendoza
St. Louis Cardinals
Pitcher
Born: (1994-03-05) March 5, 1994
Isla de la Juventud, Cuba
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Teams
Héctor Mendoza
Medal record
Baseball World Cup
2009 Taipei Team
Pan American Games
2010 Mexico Team
Central American and Caribbean Games
2014 Veracruz Team
Pan American Games
2015 Toronto Team
Caribbean Series
2015 San Juan Team

Héctor Manuel Mendoza Ripoll (born March 5, 1994)[1] is a Cuban professional baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Career

Mendoza played with the Isla de la Juventud of the Cuban National Series from 2011 to 2015. He signed with the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball from 2014 to 2016, becoming the first Cuban pitcher signing in the Nippon Professional League with only 20 years.[2][3]

Mendoza won with his national team, the gold medal of the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games in Veracruz, Mexico.[4][5][6]

He previously participated in the :

  1. 2009 Baseball World Cup (15-16 years) winning the title of best right- handed of the Cup.[7]
  2. 2010 Pan American Games (15-16 years) winning the bronze medal .
  3. 2014 Mendoza won with his national team the gold medal of the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games in Veracruz Mexico. [8]
  4. 2015 Is his second appearance with the Cuban National Team , won the title of best right-handed relief pitcher and gold medal in the Caribbean series. [9][10]
  5. 2015 Toronto Pan American Games , Cuban Baseball Team won the Bronze Medal [11]


On December 2, 2016 it was announced that Mendoza had been released by the Giants.[12] After finishing his season in the Japanese league decides to change his route and not return to Cuba. Was declared a free agent in January 2017 and is now expected to receive a substantial contract from the MLB. He signed with the St. Louis Cardinals organization on June 7, 2017, with a bonus of $500,000. He will report to their Jupiter, Florida training camp.[13]

References

  1. ↑ http://m.es.mlb.com/player/661268/hector-mendoza
  2. ↑ Yomiuri Giants hire Cuban pitcher Hector Mendoza
  3. ↑ Yomiuri Giants sign Cuban pitcher Mendoza
  4. ↑ "Hockey de RD da salto cualitativo". El Nacional (in Spanish). 2014-11-24. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
  5. ↑ "Veracruz 2014: Cuba, campeón del béisbol centroamericano". Cubasi.cu (in Spanish). 2014-11-22. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
  6. ↑ "Cuba gana medalla de oro en béisbol". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). Veracruz, Mexico. EFE. 2014-11-22. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
  7. ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/2009_World_Youth_Championship
  8. ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/2014_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Games_(Rosters)
  9. ↑ http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/cuba-beats-puerto-rico-caribbean-series-defections-hector-mendoza-vladimir-gutierrez-dainer-moreira-020515
  10. ↑ http://legendsondeck.com/caribbean-series-cuba-wins-first-title-since-1960/
  11. ↑ http://results.toronto2015.org/IRS/en/baseball/athlete-profile-n10155354-mendoza-hector.htm
  12. ↑ "自由契約選手" [Free Contract Players]. Nippon Professional Baseball (in Japanese). 2 December 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  13. ↑ "Cardinals sign Cuban right-hander Mendoza". MLB.com. June 7, 2017.


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