José Mesa Jr.

José Ramón Mesa Jr. (born August 13, 1993) is a Dominican-American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.

José Mesa Jr.
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1993-08-13) August 13, 1993
Miramar, Florida
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Career

Mesa attended Charles W. Flanagan High School in Pembroke Pines, Florida, beginning in his sophomore year, and played for the school's baseball team.[1] He committed to attend Seminole State Community College.[2]

The New York Yankees selected Mesa in the 24th round of the 2012 MLB draft.[3] Mesa signed with the Yankees. In 2015, the Yankees assigned him to the Staten Island Yankees of the Class A-Advanced New York–Penn League.[4] The Orioles selected Mesa from the Yankees in the 2017 Rule 5 draft,[5] and the Orioles had Mesa compete for a position in their starting rotation.[6] The Orioles designated Mesa for assignment when they officially announced the signing of Alex Cobb on March 21, 2018.[7] He returned to the Yankees,[8] and spent all 2018 with AA Trenton Thunder and was assigned to Trenton in 2019.[9] After the cancellation of the 2020 season, Mesa played for the Miami Marlins organization in the 2021 season.

Personal life

Mesa's father, José Mesa, played in Major League Baseball.[10] His older brother, Jesse, also played baseball at Flanagan.[11]

References
  1. "Pitcher Jose Mesa Jr. keeping Flanagan in the win column". tribunedigital-sunsentinel. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  2. "Flanagan's Jose Mesa Jr. on another level – High School Sports Blog". typepad.com. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  3. "Son of star reliever Jose Mesa falls to Yankees in 24th round of 2012 First-Year Player Draft". MLB.com. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  4. Vargo, John (July 23, 2015). "Mesa Jr. following in father's footsteps". Tribune Chronicle. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  5. "Orioles select three players in Rule 5 Draft". Mlb.com. December 14, 2017. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  6. Encina, Eduardo A. "Orioles Rule 5 pick José Mesa will compete for starting rotation spot". baltimoresun.com.
  7. Encina, Eduardo A. "Orioles' deal with Cobb official, so when will he be ready?". baltimoresun.com.
  8. "NY Yankees get back Jose Mesa Jr. from Orioles, MLB Rule 5 draft pick". Northjersey.com. March 28, 2018. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  9. Franko, Kyle. "Behind Jose Mesa Jr., Thunder record franchise record 19th shutout – Trentonian". Trentonian.com. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  10. "Jose Mesa Jr. lives up to family name, dominates Florida prep foes from the mound". Yahoo! Sports. May 8, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  11. "Flanagan pitcher Jose Mesa Jr. takes after his major-league dad". Sun-Sentinel. March 3, 2012. Archived from the original on July 2, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
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