Luis Medina (medinlu02)

Luis Angel Medina

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 175 lb.

• Debut April 26, 2023

• Born May 3, 1999 in Nagua, Maria Trinidad Sanchez D.R.

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Biographical Information

Pitcher Luis Medina was signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic on July 8, 2015. He began his professional career one year later with the DSL Yankees 1. In 2017, he started the year with the same team but then earned a promotion to pitch for the Pulaski Yankees in the Appalachian League, going 2-2, 5.35 in 10 games between the two stops. He then spent all of 2018 with Pulaski, going 1-3, 6.25 in 12 starts. Apart from a good strikeut rate of approximately one batter per inning, he had done little to distinguish himself from the mass of lower-level minor leaguers during these first three pro seasons.

In 2019, he started the year with the Charleston RiverDogs of the South Atlantic League, and it was more of the same, with a record of 1-8 and an ERA of 6.00 in 20 starts. He had good stuff, with 115 strikeouts in 93 innings, but his 67 walks showed what the problem was. However, he got the chance to make a couple of starts at a higher level with, the Tampa Tarpons of the Florida State League, and these went a lot better as his ERA was 0.84 in 10 2/3 innings. He then was unable to pitch in the minors in 2020 because they were shut down by the COVID-19 pandemic, but he did well in winter league ball, going 2-1, 1.78 in 6 starts for the Indios de Mayagüez, including two appearances in the 2021 Caribbean Series as an addition to the roster of the Criollos de Caguas. He made the Puerto Rican League All-Star team while being named its Pitcher of the Year (leading with a 0.54 ERA and 32 K in the regular season). That success at a higher level got him geared up to start 2021 on a good foot with the Hudson Valley Renegades of the High-A East. He went 2-1, 2.76 and was striking out opponents at a high rate while lowering his walks. It earned him a promotion to the Somerset Patriots, the Yankees' new AA affiliate, and also a nomination to pitch for the American League squad in the 2021 Futures Game. He continued to pitch well in Somerset and finished the year at 6-4, 3.39 in 22 games (21 starts), with 133 strikeouts and 60 walks in 106 1/3 innings, and just 83 hits allowed.

In 2022, he was back at Somerset where he went 4-3, 3.38 in 17 starts. On August 1st, he was one of four prospects - the others being Connor Bowman, JP Sears and Ken Waldichuk - sent to the Oakland Athletics in return for veteran pitchers Frankie Montas and Lou Trivino.

Related Sites

• Luis Medina on mlb.com
• BR Minors page