In a three-season career, Medina was a .207 hitter (31-for-150) with 10 home runs and 16 RBI in 51 games played.[1]
Drafted out of Arizona State University, the 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m), 220-pound Medina reached the major leagues for good in 1988 after leading all Triple-A players with 28 home runs for Colorado Springs. He also finished fourth in the Pacific Coast League with 81 RBI and hit .310, despite being disabled three weeks with an elbow injury.[2] Medina joined the Cleveland Indians when rosters expanded in September. He hit his first two major league home runs off Tommy John at Yankee Stadium (September 7), then hit a home run which accounted for the only run in a 1–0 victory over the Boston Red Sox and Jeff Sellers, who flirted with a no-hitter through 71⁄3innings (October 1).[1] Medina hit .255 with six home runs and eight RBI in 51 at-bats following his late season promotion, but new injuries affected his playing time in the next two years. He appeared in only five games for Cleveland in 1991, his last major league season.[1]
After that, he played in Japan for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp from 1993 to 1995 and ended his professional career with Class-A Lansing in 2000.[1] Through 2006, Medina is one of 19 Colorado Springs players to hit 20 home runs during a regular season. He is the only player to do it twice.[2]
Medina was one of those rare players who were not primarily pitchers in major league history who threw left-handed but batted right-handed. Medina also holds the trivial distinction of having the fewest career RBI among all players with exactly 10 career home runs.[2]
Post-playing careeredit
In 2001, Medina was hired by the Kansas City Royals to work in their front office. He was hired as Special Assistant to the General Manager/Player Personnel in 2007.[1]
Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs
Retrosheet
The Colorado Spring Gazette
The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia – Gary Gillette, Peter Gammons, Pete Palmer. Publisher: Sterling Publishing, 2005. Format: Paperback, 1824pp. Language: English. ISBN1-4027-4771-3
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luis, medina, designated, hitter, dominican, player, born, 1999, luis, medina, pitcher, louie, main, medina, born, march, 1963, former, designated, hitter, first, baseman, major, league, baseball, played, cleveland, indians, 1988, 1991, batted, right, handed, . For the Dominican player born 1999 see Luis Medina pitcher Louie Main Medina born March 26 1963 is a former designated hitter first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Cleveland Indians 1988 89 1991 He batted right handed and threw left handed He is currently working in the Kansas City Royals front office Luis MedinaDesignated hitter First basemanBorn 1963 03 26 March 26 1963 age 61 Santa Monica California U S Batted RightThrew LeftProfessional debutMLB September 2 1988 for the Cleveland IndiansNPB April 10 1993 for the Hiroshima Toyo CarpLast appearanceMLB June 13 1991 for the Cleveland IndiansNPB August 5 1995 for the Hiroshima Toyo CarpMLB statisticsBatting average 207Home runs10Runs batted in16NPB statisticsBatting average 262Home runs18Runs batted in82TeamsCleveland Indians 1988 1989 1991 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 1993 1995 Contents 1 Playing career 2 Post playing career 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksPlaying career editIn a three season career Medina was a 207 hitter 31 for 150 with 10 home runs and 16 RBI in 51 games played 1 Drafted out of Arizona State University the 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 220 pound Medina reached the major leagues for good in 1988 after leading all Triple A players with 28 home runs for Colorado Springs He also finished fourth in the Pacific Coast League with 81 RBI and hit 310 despite being disabled three weeks with an elbow injury 2 Medina joined the Cleveland Indians when rosters expanded in September He hit his first two major league home runs off Tommy John at Yankee Stadium September 7 then hit a home run which accounted for the only run in a 1 0 victory over the Boston Red Sox and Jeff Sellers who flirted with a no hitter through 71 3 innings October 1 1 Medina hit 255 with six home runs and eight RBI in 51 at bats following his late season promotion but new injuries affected his playing time in the next two years He appeared in only five games for Cleveland in 1991 his last major league season 1 After that he played in Japan for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp from 1993 to 1995 and ended his professional career with Class A Lansing in 2000 1 Through 2006 Medina is one of 19 Colorado Springs players to hit 20 home runs during a regular season He is the only player to do it twice 2 Medina was one of those rare players who were not primarily pitchers in major league history who threw left handed but batted right handed Medina also holds the trivial distinction of having the fewest career RBI among all players with exactly 10 career home runs 2 Post playing career editIn 2001 Medina was hired by the Kansas City Royals to work in their front office He was hired as Special Assistant to the General Manager Player Personnel in 2007 1 See also editMajor leaguers who played for the Arizona State Sun Devils Security Service FieldReferences edit a b c d e Louie Medina Special Assistant to the General Manager Player Personnel MLB com a b c Luis Medina Really Fun 468 External links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Fangraphs Retrosheet The Colorado Spring Gazette The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Gary Gillette Peter Gammons Pete Palmer Publisher Sterling Publishing 2005 Format Paperback 1824pp Language English ISBN 1 4027 4771 3 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Luis Medina designated hitter amp oldid 1164341220, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
