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Francisco Mejia

Francisco Mejia

Bio
Height/Weight: 5' 8"/188 lbs
Bat: S
Throw: R
Born: Bani, Dominican Republic
Draft: Undrafted
  • Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla.

    Rays pleased to ‘see a different Rene Pinto’ behind home plate

    PORT CHARLOTTE — Ryan Pepiot invited Rene Pinto out to dinner a few weeks ago at Prime Serious Steak, one of the better restaurants near the team’s spring training site. The new Rays pitcher figured it would be a good way to get to better know Pinto, the 27-year-old Venezuelan the team is banking on heavily in deeming him its primary catcher. That Pinto came through the Rays system with a ...

  • Tampa Bay Times

    Rays trim roster by telling Uwasawa, 5 others they won't make team

    Though Friday's game was rained out, the Rays continued to progress toward setting their 26-man opening day roster. Six players in camp on minor-league contracts were told they won't make the major-league team to start the season, including Japanese right-hander Naoyuki Uwasawa. The other five are catchers Rob Brantly and Francisco Mejia, outfielder Jake Mangum and right-handed relievers Joe Record and Burch Smith. Three of the players, including Uwasawa, have assignment clauses that allow them to seek a big-league job elsewhere, with the Rays either having to put them on their roster or let them go if they do.

  • Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla.

    Dominican series with Red Sox should be star turn for Rays’ Jose Siri

    SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic —The Red Sox will roll out two of baseball’s biggest Dominican stars for Saturday’s opener of the two-game exhibition series with the Rays, as Hall of Famers Pedro Martinez and David Ortiz will throw out ceremonial first pitches. The Rays invited the most successful Dominican player in their history, Carlos Pena, but he was unable to join them on the trip due ...