Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Erick Mejia was born November 9, 1994, in Villa Mella, Dominican Republic. He is an infielder in the MLB.

On January 4, 2018, Mejia was traded to the Kansas City Royals in a three-team trade that also sent Jake Peter and Scott Alexander to the Dodgers, Joakim Soria, Luis Avilán, and cash considerations to the Chicago White Sox and Trevor Oaks to the Royals. Mejia spent the 2018 season with the Northwest Arkansas Naturals, hitting .263/.318/.367/.685 with 5 home runs and 59 RBI. He spent the 2019 minor league season with the Omaha Storm Chasers, hitting .271/.338/.382/.720 with 7 home runs and 63 RBI.

On September 3, 2019, the Royals selected Mejia's contract and promoted him to the major leagues. He made his major league debut on September 5 versus the Detroit Tigers. On December 2, 2019, Mejia was non-tendered and became a free agent, but re-signed with the Royals on a minor league contract on December 17.

Overall with the 2020 Kansas City Royals, Mejia batted .071 with no home runs and 0 RBIs in 8 games. On December 2, Mejia was non-tendered by the Royals. On December 21, 2020, Mejia re-signed with the Royals on a minor league contract.