Luis Mercedes Explained

Luis Mercedes
Position:Outfielder
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:15 February 1968
Birth Place:San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic
Death Place:San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 8
Debutteam:Baltimore Orioles
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 23
Finalteam:San Francisco Giants
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.190
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:0
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:9
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Luis Roberto Mercedes Santana (February 15, 1968 – June 30, 2019) was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Baltimore Orioles and San Francisco Giants from to .

Career

He began his professional career in 1988 with the Bluefield Orioles.[1]

After his time in the major leagues, Mercedes played with the Leones de Yucatan and Olmecas de Tabasco of the Mexican League and the Calgary Cannons of the Pacific Coast League in 1995 and 1996. He died on June 30, 2019, in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic due to complications from diabetes.[2] [3]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Luis Mercedes Minor League Statistics & History. 23 September 2014. Baseball-reference.com.
  2. Web site: Funerales de Luis Mercedes serán en Estadio Tetelo Vargas . July 2019 . 3 July 2019 . es.
  3. Web site: Falleció exjugador de Grandes Ligas Luis Mercedes . El Caribe . 3 July 2019 . es-ES . 30 June 2019.