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Johan Mieses

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Johan Mieses
Mieses with the Hanshin Tigers in 2023
Free agent
Outfielder
Born: (1995-07-13) July 13, 1995 (age 29)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
NPB debut
May 5, 2023, for the Hanshin Tigers
NPB statistics
(through October 12, 2024)
Batting average.208
Home runs5
Runs batted in16
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Dominican Republic
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team

Johan Mieses (born July 13, 1995) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers as an international free agent in 2013. He previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hanshin Tigers.

Career

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Los Angeles Dodgers

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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

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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. He elected free agency following the season on November 4, 2019.[4]

Boston Red Sox

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On November 13, 2019, Mieses signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox organization.[5] Mieses did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] 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.[7]

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.[8]

Hanshin Tigers

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On December 15, 2022, Mieses signed with the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball.[9] Before he made his NPB debut, he briefly returned home in April 2023 after suffering a misfortune in his family.[10] Mieses re-signed a one-year contract for the 2024 season on November 30, 2023.[11] It was announced on October 24, 2014, that the Tigers would not bring him back for 2025 making him a free agent.

International career

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Mieses was named to the Dominican Republic national baseball team for Baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics, contested in Tokyo in 2021.[12][13]

References

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  1. ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers prospect Johan Mieses uses tools to wow Great Lakes Loons fans, coaches, teammates". mlive.com. 24 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Johan Mieses Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History".
  3. ^ "Cardinals acquire Johan Mieses from Dodgers". Mlb.com. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  4. ^ "Minor League Free Agents 2019". baseballamerica.com. 7 November 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  5. ^ "WooSox Notebook: Johan Miese, second in the minors in home runs, adds more firepower to WooSox lineup". masslive.com. 4 June 2021.
  6. ^ "2020 Minor League Season Canceled". mlb traderumors.com. 30 June 2020.
  7. ^ Hilburn-Trenkle, Chris (January 13, 2022). "Minor League Transactions: Nov. 19, 2021-Jan. 15, 2022". Baseball America. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  8. ^ "2022-23 Minor League Free Agents For All 30 MLB Teams". baseballamerica.com. 13 November 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  9. ^ "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".
  10. ^ https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/1ddd2abbf16b4fb51c00e98eac5bcdc04f5c8cb9 [bare URL]
  11. ^ "阪神が新外国人ゲラ獲得発表 最速１６０キロ超の右腕 単年１００万ドル契約 ノイジー、ミエセス、ビーズリーが残留/デイリースポーツ online".
  12. ^ @probeisbolrd (8 July 2021). "Nuestro roster para @Tokyo2020 #ArribaRD #Tokyo2020" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 July 2021 – via Twitter.
  13. ^ "Dominicana presenta roster oficial para Juegos Olímpicos". ESPNdeportes.com. July 8, 2021.
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