Conner Menez

Conner Scott Menez (born May 29, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League.

He then played college baseball at The Master's University from 2014 to 2016, where he had a 20–5 win–loss record and a 2.26 career earned run average (ERA), the lowest in school history.

[1][2] The San Francisco Giants selected Menez in the 14th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft.

He pitched in 2017 with San Jose, going 7–7 with a 4.41 ERA in 23 games (22 starts), and in 2018 with San Jose, the Richmond Flying Squirrels and the Sacramento River Cats,[5] compiling a combined 9–10 record with a 4.46 ERA in 28 total starts with 171 strikeouts in 135.1 innings (averaging 11.4 strikeouts per nine innings).

[13] On December 8, 2021, the Chicago Cubs selected Menez in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft.

[17] On June 24, 2022, Menez announced via Instagram that he would be signing with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

[25] On October 17, 2024, Menez signed to played winter baseball with the Tomateros de Culiacán of the Mexican Pacific League.