Mets' Humberto Mejia: Lands minor-league deal from Mets
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Mejia signed a minor-league contract with the Mets on Wednesday.
Mejia, 26, began last season at Triple-A Reno in the Diamondbacks organization and finished it in the Mexican l League. He'll provide the Mets with some veteran depth at Triple-A Syracuse.
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Humberto Mejia: Cut by Arizona
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The Diamondbacks released Mejia on Monday.
Mejia made five starts for Arizona in 2021, logging a 7.25 ERA and 1.84 WHIP in 22.1 innings. After Mejia failed to make the Diamondbacks' Opening Day roster coming out of spring training, he was dropped from the 40-man roster entirely April 7 and ultimately went unclaimed off waivers. The 25-year-old right-hander hadn't made a compelling case for a call-up while spending the first six weeks of the season at Triple-A Reno, where he produced a 9.60 ERA and 1.93 WHIP in 15 innings.
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Diamondbacks' Humberto Mejia: Sent to Reno
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Mejia was outrighted to Triple-A Reno on Sunday.
Mejia was designated for assignment Thursday, but he went unclaimed on waivers. He'll stick with the organization as a result and is likely to have a role in the rotation with Triple-A Reno.
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Diamondbacks' Humberto Mejia: Designated for assignment
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Mejia was designated for assignment on Thursday.
Mejia was optioned off the active roster in late March and will now also be removed from the 40-man roster. Mejia owns a 6.68 ERA in eight career MLB starts, making him a potentially unappealing option on the waiver wire.
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Diamondbacks' Humberto Mejia: Optioned to Reno
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Mejia was optioned to Triple-A Reno on Thursday.
Mejia had at least a shot of breaking camp in the big leagues after making five starts there last season, but for now he'll wait for another chance at Triple-A. He struggled to a 7.25 ERA in those starts, striking out just 19.0 percent of opposing batters while keeping the ball on the ground a mere 29.3 percent of the time.
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Diamondbacks' Humberto Mejia: No-decision in season finale
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Mejia didn't factor into the decision Sunday against Colorado after allowing four runs (three earned) on six hits and a walk while fanning five across 4.2 innings.
Mejia is still searching for the first big-league win of his career, as he struggled in most of his appearances this season and ended the year with a 7.25 ERA. He gave up at least three earned runs in four of his five starts while pitching more than five complete innings just once.
Mejia (0-3) was tagged with the loss Sunday against the Dodgers after allowing three runs on four hits and three walks while fanning one across 2.2 innings.
Mejia couldn't even escape the third inning and while the Diamondbacks bullpen settled down and didn't give up runs the rest of the way, the offense didn't provide support. This was far from an encouraging outing for the 24-year-old right-hander, who now owns a meager 7.64 ERA in four appearances this season.
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Diamondbacks' Humberto Mejia: Takes loss in big-league return
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Mejia (0-2) was tagged with the loss Monday against Atlanta after allowing six runs on eight hits and two walks across four innings, striking out four.
Mejia was recalled from Triple-A Reno to make his third start of the season but was far from effective, allowing season-worst marks in both hits and runs while also tossing his shortest outing of the campaign. He's made just three starts this season and the results haven't been there; Mejia has allowed 12 earned runs and posted a 14:5 K:BB across 15 innings.
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Diamondbacks' Humberto Mejia: Promoted for Monday's start
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Mejia was recalled from Triple-A Reno on Monday ahead of his start versus Atlanta.
The 24-year-old was previously announced as Monday's starting pitcher, so it was only a matter of time before he was officially added to the big-league roster. Mejia has a 4.91 ERA, 1.55 WHIP and 10:3 K:BB over 11 frames in his two starts for Arizona this season, both of which came in late August.
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Diamondbacks' Humberto Mejia: Gets starting nod in series opener
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Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said Mejia would be called up from Triple-A Reno to start Monday's game against Atlanta at Chase Field, the Associated Press reports.
Mejia will join Arizona's six-man rotation as a replacement for rookie Tyler Gilbert (elbow), who was placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday. The 24-year-old right-hander previously made a pair of starts for Arizona in late August, covering 11 innings between the outings and allowing six runs on 14 hits and three walks. He'll tentatively line up for a two-start week, with his second turn coming Sunday at home versus the Dodgers.
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Diamondbacks' Humberto Mejia: Sent back to Triple-A
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Mejia was optioned to Triple-A Reno on Sunday.
Mejia has made two major-league starts this season, allowing six runs on 14 hits over 11 innings of work. He could add to that total down the stretch but will head to the minors for now, clearing space for the team to recall Sean Poppen.
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Diamondbacks' Humberto Mejia: Falls to Phillies
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Mejia (0-1) took the loss Saturday, giving up four runs on eight hits and a walk over six innings as the Diamondbacks were downed 7-0 by the Phillies. He struck out three.
The right-hander's second start of the season didn't go quite as well as his first. Mejia served up back-to-back solo shots in the third inning to Odubel Herrera and Jean Segura among the six extra-base hits the Phillies racked up against him, while the Arizona offense only managed four hits in total all night. Mejia sports a 4.91 ERA and 1.55 WHIP through 11 innings, and it's not clear if he'll remain in the rotation beyond this outing.
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Diamondbacks' Humberto Mejia: Rewarded with second start
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Mejia is scheduled to start Saturday's game against the Phillies.
He'll be awarded a second straight turn through the rotation after he limited the Pirates to two runs while striking out seven over five innings in his Arizona debut Monday. The 24-year-old right-hander might not have much longevity in the rotation with Arizona expected to get Luke Weaver (shoulder) back from the 60-day injured list and Merrill Kelly (illness) back from the COVID-19-related injured list within the next couple of weeks.
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Diamondbacks' Humberto Mejia: Fans seven in season debut
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Mejia didn't factor into the decision in Monday's 6-5 loss to the Pirates, allowing two runs on six hits and two walks over five innings. He struck out seven.
Making his 2021 debut, Mejia tossed 65 of 99 pitches for strikes in a strong effort and exited the game in line for the win before the Arizona bullpen made a mess of things in the seventh inning. The 24-year-old likely earned a longer audition in the rotation with this performance.
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Diamondbacks' Humberto Mejia: Recalled by Diamondbacks
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Mejia was recalled from Triple-A Reno on Monday, Zach Buchanan of The Athletic reports.
Mejia will make his season debut as the starter in Monday's series opener against the Pirates. The right-hander got his first taste of big-league action last year when he posted a 5.40 ERA and 1.90 WHIP in 10 innings across three starts with the Marlins.
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Diamondbacks' Humberto Mejia: Slated to start Monday
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Mejia will be called up to start Monday's game against the Pirates, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.
Mejia was promoted to Triple-A Reno in early June, and he recorded a 5.93 ERA and 1.61 WHIP in 54.2 innings across 12 starts. He made three starts for the Marlins last year and will make a spot start during Monday's series opener in Pittsburgh.
Mejia (visa issues) arrived at camp and participated in Saturday's workout, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports.
Mejia made his MLB debut last season for Miami despite never appearing above High-A while in the Marlins organization. He's expected to to pitch in the minors for the Diamondbacks, who acquired him as part of a package from Miami in the Starling Marte deal.
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Diamondbacks' Humberto Mejia: Experiencing visa issues
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Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said Wednesday that Mejia won't be available for the start of spring training due to visa issues, Zach Buchanan of The Athletic reports.
Along with Mejia, fellow international players Humberto Castellanos and Carlos Navas will also be delayed arrivals to camp while awaiting clearance to travel to North America. Mejia was acquired from the Marlins in the offseason after giving up six runs in 10 innings over three appearances in his inaugural MLB campaign in 2020.
