Héctor Manuel Mendoza Ripoll (born March 5, 1994) is a Cuban former professional baseball pitcher.

Mendoza played with the Isla de la Juventud of the Cuban National Series from 2011 to 2015.

[3] On June 7, 2017, Mendoza signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals worth $500,000.

Mendoza won with his national team, the gold medal of the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games in Veracruz, Mexico.

[6][7][8] Mendoza won the title of best right-handed relief pitcher and gold medal in the 2015 Caribbean Series.