Román Méndez | |||
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Méndez with the Texas Rangers
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Hanshin Tigers – No. 20 | |||
Pitcher | |||
Born: San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic |
July 25, 1990 |||
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MLB debut | |||
July 8, 2014, for the Texas Rangers | |||
MLB statistics (through 2015 season) |
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Win–loss record | 0–2 | ||
Earned run average | 3.09 | ||
Strikeouts | 32 | ||
Teams | |||
Román Junior Méndez Pérez (born July 25, 1990) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers and Boston Red Sox.
Méndez was traded, along with Chris McGuiness, from the Boston Red Sox to the Rangers for Jarrod Saltalamacchia on July 31, 2010.
Méndez was added to the Rangers' 40-man roster on November 21, 2011. The Rangers promoted Mendez to the major leagues on July 8, 2014. He was designated for assignment on September 1, 2015. Mendez was claimed off waivers by the Boston Red Sox on September 11, 2015.