Alex Mejia

Alex Mejia
Mejia with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2017
St. Louis Cardinals
Infielder
Born: (1991-01-18) January 18, 1991
Sylmar, California
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 29, 2017, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
(through 2017 season)
Batting average .109
Home runs 1
Runs batted in 3
Teams

Alejandro DeJesus Mejia (born January 18, 1991) is a Mexican-American professional baseball infielder in the St. Louis Cardinals organization. He played college baseball for the Arizona Wildcats, winning the 2012 College World Series.

Career

Mejia attended El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills, California,[1] and the University of Arizona. Playing college baseball for the Arizona Wildcats, Mejia became the team's starting shortstop as a freshman. He was named the 2012 Pac-12 Conference Baseball Player of the Year,[2] and was a member of the 2012 College World Series champions.

Mejia playing second base

The St. Louis Cardinals selected Mejia in the fourth round, with the 150th overall selection, of the 2012 MLB draft.[2] He signed with the Cardinals, receiving a $250,000 signing bonus,[3] and made his professional debut with the Batavia Muckdogs of the Class A-Short Season New York–Penn League.[4] He tore his anterior cruciate ligament during a July 31 game with the Muckdogs.[5] Mejia played for the Peoria Chiefs of the Class A Midwest League and the Palm Beach Cardinals of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League in 2013. He began the 2014 season with Palm Beach, and was promoted to the Springfield Cardinals of the Class AA Texas League in July.[6] He began the 2015 season with Springfield,[7] and was promoted to the Memphis Redbirds of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League during the season.[8]

Mejia began the 2017 season with Springfield, and was promoted to Memphis. On June 28, the Cardinals promoted Mejia to the major leagues.[9] He made his debut the following day, against the Arizona Diamondbacks, when he started at second base and batted eighth, where he went 0-for-2 before being pinch hit for. He had first major league hit and home run against the Washington Nationals on July 1, 2017.[10] He was outrighted to Memphis on November 6, 2017.

Mejia spent all of 2018 with Memphis, compiling a .273 batting average with four home runs and 35 RBIs in 108 games.[11] He helped lead Memphis to the 2018 Triple-A National Championship Game, where they defeated the Durham Bulls 14-4.[12] Mejia was named the MVP of the game after going five-for-five with five RBIs.[13]

Personal life

Mejia's father, Carlo, was named an All-American while playing college baseball for Pepperdine University in 1975, and played professionally in the Mexican League.[1] Mejia has three siblings; his two older sisters and his cousin, played college softball for Long Island University.[14]

References

  1. 1 2 Ryan Finley Arizona Daily Star. "Glove affair: Dad helps Mejia become big-play shortstop". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Alex Mejia's body of work leads Arizona". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  3. ↑ Ryan Finley, Arizona Daily Star. "Arizona baseball: Alex Mejia signs deal with St. Louis Cardinals". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Ex-Cat Mejia gets first pro hit – UA Wildcats baseball". TucsonSentinel.com. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Ex-Arizona Wildcat Alex Mejia tears ACL in minor-league game". tucsoncitizen.com. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Aledmys Diaz on DL again, Mejia promoted from Palm Beach to Springfield". bnd. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  7. ↑ Jim Connell, News-Leader (April 10, 2015). "It's 'have glove, will travel' for these Cardinals". Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  8. ↑ Lee Enterprises. "Gordon: Cards' shortstop quest continues". stltoday.com. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  9. ↑ Hummel, Rick. "Cardinals option Diaz to Memphis; infielder Mejia called up | St. Louis Cardinals". stltoday.com. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  10. ↑ Langosch, Jenifer. "Wacha, Cards beat Nationals to earn series win". MLB.com. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Alex Mejia Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  12. ↑ https://www.oaoa.com/sports/article_b87d86e6-575f-57ec-9884-044a79178e7e.html
  13. ↑ https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/mejia-goes-for-with-rbis-as-memphis-rolls-to-triple/article_434932bd-db40-577d-91bd-0276c81f9043.html
  14. ↑ Ryan Finley Arizona Daily Star. "Arizona baseball: 'Omaha or bust': Parents share Mejia's joy". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
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