Erick Mejia
Erick Augusto Mejia is a Dominican professional baseball infielder and outfielder for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball.Career
Mejia was signed as an international free agent by the Seattle Mariners on June 30, 2012. Mejia played in the Seattle organization from 2013 through 2015. During his time with them, he played for the DSL Mariners, AZL Mariners, Everett AquaSox, Clinton LumberKings, and the Tacoma Rainiers.
Mejia was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Joe Wieland on January 12, 2016. He was a post-season all-star with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes in 2016 when he hit.287 in 124 games. He split the 2017 season between Rancho Cucamonga and the Tulsa Drillers.
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.
