Jose Mesa, Jr.
| José Mesa Jr. | |||
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| Kansas City T-Bones – No. 47 | |||
| Pitcher | |||
| Born: August 13, 1993 Miramar, Florida | |||
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José Ramón Mesa Jr. (born August 13, 1993) is a Dominican-American baseball player for the Kansas City T-Bones of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball.
Career[edit]
Mesa attended Charles W. Flanagan High School in Pembroke Pines, Florida, beginning in his sophomore year, and played for the school's baseball team.[1] He committed to attend Seminole State Community College.[2]
The New York Yankees selected Mesa in the 24th round of the 2012 MLB draft.[3] Mesa signed with the Yankees. In 2015, the Yankees assigned him to the Staten Island Yankees of the Class A-Advanced New York–Penn League.[4] The Orioles selected Mesa from the Yankees in the 2017 Rule 5 draft. [5] The Orioles designated Mesa for assignment when they officially announced the signing of Alex Cobb on March 21, 2018. He spent all 2018 with AA Trenton Thunder.
He was assigned to AA Trenton Thunder to start the 2019 season. He was released by the organization in early July, and later signed with the Kansas City T-Bones of the American Association on July 4, 2019.
Mesa's father, José Mesa, played in Major League Baseball.[6]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Pitcher Jose Mesa Jr. keeping Flanagan in the win column". tribunedigital-sunsentinel. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
- ↑ "Flanagan's Jose Mesa Jr. on another level – High School Sports Blog". typepad.com. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
- ↑ "Son of star reliever Jose Mesa falls to Yankees in 24th round of 2012 First-Year Player Draft". MLB.com. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
- ↑ Vargo, John (July 23, 2015). "Mesa Jr. following in father's footsteps". Tribune Chronicle. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
- ↑ "2017 MLB Rule 5 Draft results". MLB.com. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
- ↑ "Jose Mesa Jr. lives up to family name, dominates Florida prep foes from the mound". Yahoo! Sports. May 8, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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