Joey Meneses

Joey Meneses Ramirez (born May 6, 1992), nicknamed "CabaJoey", is a Mexican professional baseball first baseman and outfielder in the Washington Nationals organization. He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Orix Buffaloes. He was the 2018 International League MVP.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Meneses and the second or maternal family name is Ramirez.
Joey Meneses
Washington Nationals
First baseman / Outfielder
Born: (1992-05-06) May 6, 1992
Culiacán, Mexico
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
NPB debut
March 29, 2019, for the Orix Buffaloes
NPB statistics
(through 2019 season)
Batting average.206
Home runs4
Runs batted in14
Teams

Professional career

Atlanta Braves

Meneses played for several farm teams of the Atlanta Braves from 2011 through 2017.[1]

After the 2013, 2014, and 2015 seasons, he played for Tomateros de Culiacán of the Mexican Pacific League (LMP). In 2016, Meneses first reached the Double-A level, playing for the Mississippi Braves.[1] After the 2016 season, he played for Tomateros of the LMP.

For the 2017 season with Mississippi, he registered a .292 batting average with 9 home runs and 45 RBIs in 108 games;[1] he was also a mid-season Southern League all star.[2] He was named an MILB.com Organization All Star in 2014 and 2017.[2] On November 6, 2017, Meneses became a free agent.[2] After the 2017 season, he played for Tomateros of the LMP.

Philadelphia Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Meneses to a minor league contract on February 1, 2018.[2] He spent the 2018 season with the Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs. He went on to win the 2018 league MVP, registering a .311 batting average with 23 home runs and 82 RBIs in 130 games.[1] On October 29, 2018, Meneses was released by the Phillies.[2] He subsequently signed to play in Japan for 2019. After the 2018 season, he played for Tomateros of the LMP.

Orix Buffaloes

On October 29, 2018, Meneses signed a one-year contract worth an estimated 100 million yen,[3] equivalent to approximately US $950,000, with the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball.[4] On March 29, 2019, he made his NPB debut. On June 27, 2019, Meneses was suspended for 12 months after testing positive for the banned substance hydroxystanozolol.[5] That same day, he became a free agent.[6] After the 2019 season, he played for Tomateros of the LMP.

Boston Red Sox

On January 23, 2020, Meneses signed a minor league deal with the Boston Red Sox.[2] After the 2020 minor league season was canceled, he was re-signed by the Red Sox in early November to a minor-league deal.[7] After the 2020 season, he played for Tomateros de Culiacán of the LMP. He was assigned to the Portland Sea Dogs of Double-A Northeast to begin the 2021 season, and was promoted to the Worcester Red Sox of Triple-A East in early August.[2] He elected free agency on November 7, 2021.

Washington Nationals

On January 13, 2022, Meneses signed a minor league deal with the Washington Nationals.[8]

International career

Meneses has played for Mexico in the Caribbean Series of 2015, 2018, 2020, 2021, and 2022.[1]

In February 2019, Meneses was selected to the Mexico national baseball team for 2019 exhibition games against Japan.[9]

Meneses was again named to the Mexican national team for baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics, contested in Tokyo in 2021.[10]

Personal life

Meneses has stated that he is big fan of Goku, and it was one reason why he joined a Japanese team.[11]

References
  1. "Joey Meneses Minor, Winter & Japanese Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  2. "Joey Meneses Stats, Fantasy & News". MiLB.com. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  3. "[10/29/2018] Orix Buffaloes reach agreement with Joey Meneses - YakyuDB". 29 October 2018.
  4. "新外国人選手獲得のお知らせ". オリックス・バファローズ オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). October 29, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  5. "ジョーイ・メネセス選手のアンチ・ドーピング規定違反について". オリックス・バファローズ オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). June 27, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  6. "2019年度 自由契約選手". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  7. Cotillo, Chris (November 2, 2020). "Boston Red Sox re-sign 9 minor-league free agents; Josh Ockimey, Stephen Gonsalves, Caleb Simpson among those returning". masslive.com. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  8. Hilburn-Trenkle, Chris (January 13, 2022). "Minor League Transactions: Nov. 19, 2021-Jan. 15, 2022". Baseball America. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  9. "Roster de México para ENEOS Samurai Japan Series". MiLB.com: The Official Site of Minor League Baseball (in Spanish). February 26, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  10. "Sea Dogs Game Notes". oursportscentral.com. Portland Sea Dogs. July 4, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  11. "オッス！オラ「メネセス」　オリの新助っ人、ドラゴンボール・孫悟空に憧れ来日". Sanspo.com (in Japanese). January 29, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
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