Luis Mercedes

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 1991 to 1993.

Luis Mercedes
Outfielder
Born: (1968-02-15)February 15, 1968
San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic
Died: June 30, 2019(2019-06-30) (aged 51)
San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 8, 1991, for the Baltimore Orioles
Last MLB appearance
September 23, 1993, for the San Francisco Giants
MLB statistics
Batting average.190
Home runs0
Runs batted in9
Teams

Career

He began his professional career in 1988 with the Bluefield Orioles.[1] Arguably his most successful minor league season was with the Class AA Hagerstown Suns in 1990. During that season, he led the Eastern League with a .334 batting average and was named to the Eastern League End of Season All-Star Team as an outfielder.

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]

References
  1. "Luis Mercedes Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  2. "Funerales de Luis Mercedes serán en Estadio Tetelo Vargas" (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  3. "Falleció exjugador de Grandes Ligas Luis Mercedes". El Caribe (in Spanish). 30 June 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.

Further reading
  • Johnson, Lloyd and Wolff, Miles, editors: Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, N.C. Publisher: Baseball America, 2007. Format: Hardback, 767 pp. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6


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