Mario Meza

José Mario Meza Mendoza

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 3", Weight 200 lb.

• Born November 24, 1990 in Culiacán, Sinaloa Mexico

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Biographical Information

Mario Meza has pitched as high as AAA.

Meza debuted in 2012 with the Tigres de Quintana Roo, going 1-0 with a 4.50 ERA in 11 games. He split 2013 between Quintana Roo (1-2, Sv, 6.00 in 17 G) and the Saraperos de Saltillo (0-6, 7.87). He spent the summer of 2014 with Saltillo (1-1, 8.71 in 6 G) and the Leones de Yucatán (3.75 ERA in 20 G). He had a busy winter with the Águilas de Mexicali (2-1, 2.33 in 37 G, 47 K in 38 2/3 IP, .93 WHIP). He was 5th in the Mexican Pacific League in appearances on the hill.

He missed 2015, presumably due to injury. He returned to the Leones in 2016 and did not miss a beat (4-2, 1.59 in 53 G). The Chicago Cubs signed him that winter, though he would not pitch in a game in their chain as they loaned him back to Yucatán. He was on the designated pitcher list for the Mexican national team for the 2017 World Baseball Classic but was not activated.

Meza was 2-0 with a 3.26 ERA in 31 games for the 2017 Leones, striking out 32 in 30 1/3 IP. That winter, he was 0-1 with a 2.70 ERA for Mexicali. He was 2-0 with a 5.25 ERA in the spring season of 2018 for Yucatán (Mexico trying a two-season year) and 1-1 with a 2.61 ERA in the fall season. He also pitched for Saltillo in the fall (0-1, 9.95 in 9 G). He went 0-2 with a 3.30 ERA in the winter, tying for 9th in the Mexican Pacific League with 32 games pitched.

The right-hander made Mexico's squad for the 2019 Pan American Games Qualifier.