Jhonny Medrano

Jhonny Ramon Medrano Marquez

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 156-223 lb.

• Born September 12, 1987 in Tucupita, Delta Amacuro Venezuela

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Biographical Information

Jhonny Medrano played in the minors for six seasons and later appeared for the Venezuelan national team.

Medrano was signed by Houston Astros scouts Andres Reiner and Pablo Torrealba in February 2005. He made his pro debut with the VSL Astros that year, hitting .226/.259/.283 and fielded .982 at his main position, first base. Returning to the same club in 2006, he improved his batting line to .286/.363/.412 and had 17 doubles and 49 RBI in 65 games, while playing primarily LF and 3B. He tied Jaime Morales for third in the Venezuelan Summer League in two-baggers and was second in RBI, 7 behind Francisco Murillo. In his third year with the team, he produced at a .289/.402/.372 clip with 37 walks and 42 runs in 64 games, while stealing 19 bases in 23 tries. He fielded .919 at the hot corner. He was among the VSL leaders in runs (tied for 9th), steals (tied for 7th) and walks (tied for 8th). He had two more runs than one of his infield mates, a guy named Jose Altuve.

Medrano missed 2008 doe to injury. He returned with the 2009 Tri-City ValleyCats but struggled both at the plate (.213/.262/.284) and in the field (.884 at 3B). In 2010, he bounced back with the Greeneville Astros, batting .295/.342/.514 with 7 homers in 44 games while fielding .930 at third. He placed 8th in the Appalachian League in slugging. In 2011, he slumped to .203/.255/.335 for the Lexington Legends to end his minor league career. He had hit .255/.322/.370 in 332 games, with 162 runs and 165 RBI. He stole 51 bases in 65 tries. He fielded .906 in 153 games at 3B, .980 in 79 at 1B and .969 in 76 in LF.

With Venezuela in the 2017 Bolivarian Games, he batted .400/.438/.600. He homered off Peru's Diego Uezu to tie Edgar Muñoz and Héctor Acuña for the tournament lead in home runs, and tied Derwin Pinto for second on Venezuela in average, behind Jonathan Sivira. In the Bronze Medal Game, he did not start, but went 1 for 1 after replacing Douglas Landaeta in a 5-1 win over El Salvador.