Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Francisco Mejía was born October 27, 1995, in Baní, Peravia, Dominican Republic. He is a catcher in the MLB.

Mejía began the 2017 season with the Akron RubberDucks of the Class AA Eastern League. After batting .297 with 14 home runs and 52 RBIs, he was called up to the major leagues for the first time on September 1, 2017.

MLB.com ranked Mejía as Cleveland's top prospect going into the 2018 season. He began the 2018 season with the Columbus Clippers of the Class AAA International League.

Mejía was traded to the San Diego Padres in exchange for Brad Hand and Adam Cimber on July 19, 2018. The Padres assigned him to the El Paso Chihuahuas of the Pacific Coast League. The Padres recalled Mejía from the minors on September 4, 2018.

In 2019, he had the best arm of all major league catchers (88.6).

On December 29, 2020, Mejía, along with prospects Luis Patiño, Blake Hunt, and Cole Wilcox, was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Blake Snell.