Adalberto Mejía


Adalberto Mejía is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher in the Chicago White Sox organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB Minnesota Twins, St. Louis Cardinals, and Los Angeles Angels.

Professional Career

San Francisco Giants

Mejía signed as an international free agent with the San Francisco Giants. He pitched for the Augusta GreenJackets of the Class A South Atlantic League in 2012, and was named the league's Pitcher of the Week for June 18–24. He pitched for the San Jose Giants of the Class A-Advanced California League in 2013, where he had a 3.31 earned run average. The Giants assigned Mejía to the Richmond Flying Squirrels of the Class AA Eastern League in 2014, and he had a 4.67 ERA. After the season, Minor League Baseball suspended Mejía for the first fifty games of the 2015 season for testing positive for sibutramine, a banned substance. The Giants added him to their 40-man roster after the 2015 season. He began the 2016 season with the Sacramento River Cats of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League.

Minnesota Twins

On July 28, 2016, Mejía was traded to the Minnesota Twins for Eduardo Núñez. The Twins assigned him to the Rochester Red Wings of the Class AAA International League. The Twins promoted Mejía to the major leagues on August 20.
Mejía spent time in with the Twins and in AAA in 2017. For the year he had a 4-7 record with a 4.50 ERA, in 21 starts.
He started 2018 in Rochester, and was called up on June 29. He was placed on the disabled list on August 10th, appearing only in 5 games.
Mejía started 2019 in the Twins bullpen. Mejía was placed on the injured list on May 2.
On July 13, 2019, Mejía was designated for assignment by the Twins after posting an ERA of 8.80 in 13 games.

Los Angeles Angels

On July 20, 2019, Mejía was claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Angels. On July 26, he was designated for assignment.

St. Louis Cardinals

On July 30, 2019, Mejía was claimed off waivers by the St. Louis Cardinals. On August 6, Mejía was designated for assignment.

Los Angeles Angels (second stint)

On August 8, 2019, Mejía was claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Angels. On August 20, Mejía was designated for assignment. On September 1, the Angels selected his contract. Mejia was designated for assignment on January 7, 2020. He was released on January 10.

Chicago White Sox

On January 21, 2020, Mejia signed a minor league deal with the Chicago White Sox.