| Johan Mieses | |||||||||||||||
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 Mieses with the Hanshin Tigers in 2023 | |||||||||||||||
| Hanshin Tigers – No. 55 | |||||||||||||||
| Outfielder | |||||||||||||||
| Born: July 13, 1995 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||
| NPB debut | |||||||||||||||
| May 5, 2023, for the Hanshin Tigers | |||||||||||||||
| NPB statistics (through 2023 season) | |||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .222 | ||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 16 | ||||||||||||||
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Johan Mieses (born July 13, 1995) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers as an international free agent in 2013.
Career[edit]
Los Angeles Dodgers[edit]
On May 31, 2013, Mieses signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization as an international free agent.[1] He made his professional debut with the Dominican Summer League Dodgers, hitting .222 in 16 games. In 2014, Mieses returned to the DSL Dodgers, batting .299/.371/.505 with 5 home runs and 24 RBI in 59 games. Mieses split the 2015 season between the Single-A Great Lakes Loons and the High-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, accumulating a .260/.309/.439 batting line with 11 home runs and 39 RBI. The following year, Mieses returned to Rancho Cucamonga and hit .247/.314/.510 with career-highs in home runs (28) and RBI (78). In 2017, Mieses split the season between Rancho Cucamonga and the Double-A Tulsa Drillers, posting a .215/.293/.449 slash line with 24 home runs and 63 RBI.[2]
St. Louis Cardinals[edit]
On April 1, 2018, the Dodgers traded Mieses to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Breyvic Valera.[3] Mieses split the 2018 season between the High-A Palm Beach Cardinals and the Double-A Springfield Cardinals, posting a .229/.283/.400 slash line with 19 home runs and 71 RBI in 122 games. In 2019, Mieses split the year between the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds and Springfield, slashing .233/.319/.440 with 22 home runs and 66 RBI in 118 games. On November 4, 2019, he elected free agency.
Boston Red Sox[edit]
On November 13, 2019, Mieses signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox organization.[4] Mieses did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] He was assigned to the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs to begin the 2021 season, and received a promotion to the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox in June. Mieses elected free agency following the season, but was later re-signed to a minor league deal on January 4, 2022.[6]
Mieses played in 60 games for Triple–A Worcester in 2022, hitting .271/.387/.537 with 12 home runs, 35 RBI, and 5 stolen bases. He elected free agency following the season on November 10, 2022.[7]
Hanshin Tigers[edit]
On December 15, 2022, Mieses signed with the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball.[8] Before he made his NPB debut, he briefly returned home in April 2023 after suffering a misfortune in his family.[9] Mieses re-signed a one-year contract for the 2024 season on November 30, 2023.[10]
International career[edit]
Mieses was named to the Dominican Republic national baseball team for Baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics, contested in Tokyo in 2021.[11][12]
References[edit]
- ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers prospect Johan Mieses uses tools to wow Great Lakes Loons fans, coaches, teammates". mlive.com. 24 April 2015.
- ^ "Johan Mieses Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History".
- ^ "Cardinals acquire Johan Mieses from Dodgers". Mlb.com. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
- ^ "WooSox Notebook: Johan Miese, second in the minors in home runs, adds more firepower to WooSox lineup". masslive.com. 4 June 2021.
- ^ "2020 Minor League Season Canceled". mlb traderumors.com.
- ^ Hilburn-Trenkle, Chris (January 13, 2022). "Minor League Transactions: Nov. 19, 2021-Jan. 15, 2022". Baseball America. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ "2022-23 Minor League Free Agents For All 30 MLB Teams". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
- ^ "阪神新外国人第３弾！マイナー１４０発の右打ち大砲ミエセス獲得 背番号５５「全力でプレー」/デイリースポーツ online".
- ^ https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/1ddd2abbf16b4fb51c00e98eac5bcdc04f5c8cb9
- ^ https://www.daily.co.jp/tigers/2023/11/30/0017082722.shtml
- ^ @probeisbolrd (July 8, 2021). "Nuestro roster para @Tokyo2020 #ArribaRD #Tokyo2020" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 July 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Dominicana presenta roster oficial para Juegos Olímpicos". ESPNdeportes.com. July 8, 2021.
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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