Francisco Mejía

Francisco José Mejía (born October 27, 1995) is a Dominican professional baseball catcher for the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League.

He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, San Diego Padres, and Tampa Bay Rays.

In 2014, he played for the Mahoning Valley Scrappers of the Low–A New York-Penn League where he posted a .282 batting average with two home runs and 36 RBIs in 66 games.

[5] He spent 2015 with the Lake County Captains of the Single–A Midwest League; there, he batted .243/.324/.345 with nine home runs and 53 RBIs.

[6] In 2016, Mejía began the season again with Lake County, and was promoted to the Lynchburg Hillcats of the High–A Carolina League in June.

[11] In 102 total games between Lake County and Lynchburg, he posted a combined .342 batting average with 11 home runs, 80 RBIs and an .896 OPS.

[17] Mejía was traded to the San Diego Padres in exchange for Brad Hand and Adam Cimber on July 19, 2018.

[23] Mejía had 289 at–bats over 93 games in 2022 and slashed .242/.264/.381 with nearly identical home run and RBI tallies as the previous season, with 6 and 31, respectively.

Mejía with the Lake County Captains in 2016
Mejía batting for the Cleveland Indians in 2017