Luis Ángel Medina (born May 3, 1999) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher in the Oakland Athletics organization.
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![]() Medina with the Somerset Patriots in 2021 | |
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Born: (1999-05-03) May 3, 1999 (age 23) Nagua, Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
Medina signed with the New York Yankees as an international free agent in July 2015.[1] He made his professional debut in 2016 with the Dominican Summer League Yankees. In 2017 he pitched for the Dominican Summer League Yankees and Pulaski Yankees.[2] In 2018, he pitched for Pulaski.[3]
Medina started 2019 with the Charleston RiverDogs and was promoted to the Tampa Yankees during the season.[4] The Yankees added Medina to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft after the 2019 season.[5]
In 2020, Medina did not play a game because of the cancellation of the MiLB season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He began the 2021 season with the Hudson Valley Renegades and was promoted to the Somerset Patriots during the season.[6] In June 2021, Medina was selected to play in the All-Star Futures Game.[7] The Yankees optioned Medina to Somerset for the 2022 season.[8]
The Yankees traded Medina, JP Sears, Ken Waldichuk, and Cooper Bowman to the Oakland Athletics for Frankie Montas and Lou Trivino on August 1, 2022.[9] Oakland assigned him to the Midland RockHounds.
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