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Cristopher Crisostomo Mercedes (born March 8, 1994) is a Dominican professional baseball starting pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He was signed by the Tampa Bay Rays as an international free agent in 2011. Mercedes is listed at 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) and 180 pounds (82 kg) and throws left handed. He is a switch hitter.

Cristopher Mercedes
Mercedes with the Yomiuri Giants
Yomiuri Giants – No. 42
Pitcher
Born: (1994-03-08) March 8, 1994 (age 28) La Romana, Dominican Republic
Bats: Switch Throws: Left
NPB debut
July 10, 2018, for the Yomiuri Giants
NPB statistics (through April 6, 2022)
Win–loss record	26-21
Earned run average	3.05
Strikeouts	268
Teams
Yomiuri Giants (2017–present)
Medals Men's baseball Representing  Dominican Republic Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Team

Career

Tampa Bay Rays

On July 2, 2011, Mercedes signed with the Tampa Bay Rays organization as an international free agent.[1] He made his professional debut with the Dominican Summer League Rays in 2012, posting a 1-3 record and 3.66 ERA in 14 games. He split the 2013 season between the DSL Rays and the rookie-level GCL Rays, pitching to a cumulative 2-5 record and 3.83 ERA. He returned to the GCL Rays in 2014, pitching to a 1-2 record and 3.24 ERA with 11 strikeouts in 16.2 innings of work. For the 2015 season, Mercedes played for the Low-A Hudson Valley Renegades, recording a 2.85 ERA in 18 appearances.[2] On October 8, 2015, Mercedes was released by the Rays organization.[1]

Yomiuri Giants

On January 5, 2017, Mercedes signed with the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) as a developmental squad player. He spent the year with the Giants’ farm and team, recording a 3.29 ERA in 18 games.

On July 8, 2018, Mercedes was added to Yomiuri's main team roster.[3] He made his NPB debut on July 10 as the starting pitcher against the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, and pitched 5.0 scoreless innings en route to the win. He finished his rookie season with a 5-4 record and 2.05 ERA in 13 games. For the 2019 season, Mercedes pitched in 22 games for Yomiuri, logging an 8-8 record and 3.52 ERA with 107 strikeouts in 138.1 innings of work. In 2020, Mercedes recorded a 4-4 record and 3.10 ERA in 11 appearances before his season ended after undergoing surgery to clean out his left elbow.[4]

International career

On July 8, 2021, Mercedes was named to the Olympic roster for the Dominican Republic national baseball team for the 2020 Summer Olympics (contested in 2021).[5] He started for the team in their opening game against Japan, giving up 1 earned run over 6 innings in a no-decision.[6]

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
• Career statistics - NPB.jp

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