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Víctor Mederos (born June 8, 2001) is a Cuban professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.
| Víctor Mederos | |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles Angels – No. 62 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: June 8, 2001 Santa Clara, Cuba | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 30, 2023, for the Los Angeles Angels | |
| MLB statistics (through September 7, 2024) | |
| Win–loss record | 0–1 |
| Earned run average | 10.80 |
| Strikeouts | 8 |
| Teams | |
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Mederos was born in Santa Clara, Cuba.[1] In 2008, his family obtained travel visas allowing them to travel to Costa Rica, and then they traveled to Mexico and then to the United States. The family were allowed entry into the United States through the wet feet, dry feet policy. They settled in Miami.[2]
Amateur career
Mederos graduated from Westminster Christian School. He enrolled at the University of Miami and began his college baseball career with the Miami Hurricanes before transferring to Oklahoma State University to play for the Oklahoma State Cowboys.[2] In 2021, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[3]
Professional career
The Los Angeles Angels selected Mederos in the sixth round, with the 178th overall selection, of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.[4] He made his professional debut with the High–A Tri-City Dust Devils, making 6 starts and recording a 5.63 ERA with 15 strikeouts in 16 innings of work.[5] Mederos began the 2023 season with the Double–A Rocket City Trash Pandas, starting 12 contests and registering a 5.98 ERA with 71 strikeouts across 55+2⁄3 innings pitched.[6]
On June 30, 2023, the Angels promoted Mederos to the major leagues for the first time.[7][8][9] In 3 games for Los Angeles, he posted a 9.00 ERA with 3 strikeouts in as many innings. Mederos was optioned to the Triple–A Salt Lake Bees to begin the 2024 season.[10]
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