Joey Meneses

Joey Meneses Ramírez (born May 6, 1992) is a Mexican professional baseball first baseman and outfielder in the New York Mets organization.

For the 2017 season with Mississippi, he registered a .292 batting average with 9 home runs and 45 RBIs in 108 games;[1] he was also a mid-season Southern League all star.

He went on to win the 2018 International League MVP, registering a .311 batting average with 23 home runs and 82 RBIs in 130 games.

On October 29, 2018, Meneses signed a one-year contract worth an estimated 100 million yen,[3] equivalent to approximately US $950,000, with the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball.

[2] After the 2020 minor league season was canceled, he was re-signed by the Red Sox in early November to a minor-league deal.

He was assigned to the Portland Sea Dogs of Double-A Northeast to begin the 2021 season, and was promoted to the Worcester Red Sox of Triple-A East in early August.

[9] On August 2, after trading outfielder Juan Soto and first baseman Josh Bell to the San Diego Padres, the Nationals called up Meneses from the Triple–A Rochester Red Wings, and he made his major league debut against the New York Mets.

On November 4, Meneses was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to Rochester, but he rejected the assignment and elected free agency.

[1] In February 2019, Meneses was selected to the Mexico national baseball team for 2019 exhibition games against Japan.

Meneses with the Sea Dogs in 2021