Yohander Mendez, baseball player, 2016-2019

Yohander Mendez

Born: 1/17/1995 in Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela

MLB Debut: 2016-09-05 | Final Game: 2019-09-20

Bats: L | Throws: L | Height: 6'4" | Weight: 230 lbs

Full name: Yohander Manuel Mendez

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Biography

Yohander Méndez, born in 1995, was a professional baseball pitcher whose career spanned from 2016 to 2019. Making his debut with the Texas Rangers, Méndez showcased his left-handed pitching skills during a time when the game was heavily influenced by power hitting and analytics. Over the course of his career, he maintained a record of 3-3 and finished with a 6.23 ERA, reflecting the challenges he faced on the mound amidst a competitive era in Major League Baseball. Throughout his tenure, Méndez demonstrated a mix of promise and inconsistency, striking out a total of 33 batters. Despite not recording any saves, his role as a pitcher contributed to the depth of the Rangers' bullpen during his time with the team. Méndez’s career, although brief, highlighted the transition many pitchers experienced during the late 2010s, as teams increasingly sought to maximize their rotations and leverage pitchers in specialized roles. He retired from professional baseball on September 20, 2019, leaving behind a legacy as a player who navigated the complexities of the modern game.

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
3 3 20 5 0 0 0 47.7 50 33 9 25 33 6.23 0

Career ERA 6.23 vs. league average 4.30 across their career seasons — 44.9% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2016 TEX AL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3.0 5 6 2 0 18.00 — 0.0
2017 TEX AL 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 12.3 13 7 3 7 5.11 4.36 (-17%) -556.3
2018 TEX AL 2 2 8 5 0 0 0 27.7 28 17 15 18 5.53 4.15 (-33%) -846.3
2019 TEX AL 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 4.7 4 3 5 8 5.79 — 0.0

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .253 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .422 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS 0.000 vs. league average 0.744 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2016 TEX AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2017 TEX AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2018 TEX AL 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 — — — — 0.0
2019 TEX AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 20 5 2 8 1 1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2016 TEX P 2 0 0 0 0 0
2017 TEX P 7 0 2 1 0 1
2018 TEX P 8 5 0 5 1 0
2019 TEX P 3 0 0 2 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Games
Pitcher 20