Yohander Méndez
Yohander Manuel (Ortega) Méndez
Born: January 17, 1995
Valencia, Carabobo VE
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 200
Career: 2013-2024
Major League Statistics
Yohander (Ortega) Méndez has compiled a career record of 35 wins and 30 losses and a 3.44 ERA in his 139-game pitching career with the Spokane Indians, Rangers, Hickory Crawdads, High Desert Mavericks, Frisco RoughRiders, Round Rock Express, Down East Wood Ducks, Nashville Sounds, Monterrey Sultanes and Yomiuri Giants. He began playing during the 2013 season and has taken the field during the 2024 campaign.
 Spokane Indians |
 Rangers |
 Hickory Crawdads |
 Frisco RoughRiders |
 Round Rock Express |
 High Desert Mavericks |
 Down East Wood Ducks |
 Nashville Sounds |
 Monterrey Sultanes |
 Yomiuri Giants |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Short Season A | NORW | Spokane Indians | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3.78 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 31 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 151 |
| 2014 | R | ARIZ | Rangers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.76 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 |
| 2014 | A | SALL3 | Hickory Crawdads | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.32 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31.0 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 116 |
| 2015 | A | SALL3 | Hickory Crawdads | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2.44 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 66.3 | 57 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 74 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 269 |
| 2016 | AAA | PCL | Round Rock Express | 4 | 1 | .800 | 0.57 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31.3 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 119 |
| 2016 | AA | TL | Frisco RoughRiders | 4 | 1 | .800 | 3.09 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46.7 | 39 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 191 |
| 2016 | Advanced A | CALL | High Desert Mavericks | 4 | 1 | .800 | 2.45 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.0 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 130 |
| 2017 | AA | TL | Frisco RoughRiders | 7 | 8 | .467 | 3.79 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 137.7 | 114 | 60 | 58 | 23 | 43 | 0 | 124 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 556 |
| 2018 | Advanced A | CARL | Down East Wood Ducks | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3.48 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31.0 | 29 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 123 |
| 2018 | AAA | PCL | Round Rock Express | 0 | 7 | .000 | 5.25 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58.3 | 65 | 39 | 34 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 257 |
| 2018 | AA | TL | Frisco RoughRiders | 1 | 1 | .500 | 4.91 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.0 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 139 |
| 2019 | AA | TL | Frisco RoughRiders | 0 | 0 | 1.23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | |
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.91 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| 2019 | R | ARIZ | Rangers | 0 | 0 | 12.27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| 2022 | Ind | MEX | Monterrey Sultanes | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.78 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74.3 | 70 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 61 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 308 |
| 2023 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | 5 | 5 | .500 | 2.07 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87.0 | 57 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 33 | 0 | 72 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 347 | ||
| 2024 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | 0 | 2 | .000 | 12.46 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | ||
| Totals | 35 | 30 | .538 | 3.44 | 139 | 108 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 604.3 | 525 | 257 | 231 | 71 | 200 | 0 | 570 | 30 | 12 | 28 | 2495 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | 16 | 30 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .071 | .103 | .071 | .175 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Short Season A | NORW | Spokane Indians | P | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 1.250 |
| 2014 | A | SALL3 | Hickory Crawdads | P | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.571 |
| 2014 | R | ARIZ | Rangers | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2015 | A | SALL3 | Hickory Crawdads | P | 21 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .938 | .714 |
| 2016 | AAA | PCL | Round Rock Express | P | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .429 |
| 2016 | Advanced A | CALL | High Desert Mavericks | P | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .714 |
| 2016 | AA | TL | Frisco RoughRiders | P | 10 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.200 |
| 2017 | AA | TL | Frisco RoughRiders | P | 24 | 4 | 24 | 2 | 1 | .933 | 1.167 |
| 2018 | AA | TL | Frisco RoughRiders | P | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2018 | Advanced A | CARL | Down East Wood Ducks | P | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | .800 |
| 2018 | AAA | PCL | Round Rock Express | P | 12 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .818 | .750 |
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | P | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2019 | AA | TL | Frisco RoughRiders | P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2019 | R | ARIZ | Rangers | P | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .333 |
| 2022 | Ind | MEX | Monterrey Sultanes | P | 15 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .700 | .467 |
| 2023 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | P | 16 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 1 | .952 | 1.250 |
| 2024 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | P | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 124 | 20 | 83 | 10 | 2 | .912 | .831 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Short Season A | Northwest League | Spokane Indians | TEX | June 15, 2013 | July 26, 2013 |
| 2014 | A | South Atlantic League | Hickory Crawdads | TEX | April 3, 2014 | September 1, 2014 |
| 2014 | R | Arizona League | Rangers | TEX | August 8, 2014 | August 15, 2014 |
| 2015 | A | South Atlantic League | Hickory Crawdads | TEX | May 3, 2015 | September 1, 2015 |
| 2016 | Advanced A | California League | High Desert Mavericks | TEX | April 7, 2016 | May 15, 2016 |
| 2016 | AA | Texas League | Frisco RoughRiders | TEX | May 21, 2016 | July 30, 2016 |
| 2016 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Round Rock Express | TEX | July 5, 2016 | August 30, 2016 |
| 2017 | AA | Texas League | Frisco RoughRiders | TEX | April 8, 2017 | August 30, 2017 |
| 2018 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Round Rock Express | TEX | April 7, 2018 | August 28, 2018 |
| 2018 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Down East Wood Ducks | TEX | June 25, 2018 | July 15, 2018 |
| 2018 | AA | Texas League | Frisco RoughRiders | TEX | July 21, 2018 | August 17, 2018 |
| 2019 | R | Arizona League | Rangers | TEX | July 26, 2019 | August 2, 2019 |
| 2019 | AA | Texas League | Frisco RoughRiders | TEX | August 6, 2019 | August 17, 2019 |
| 2019 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Nashville Sounds | TEX | August 21, 2019 | September 2, 2019 |
| 2022 | Ind | Mexican League | Monterrey Sultanes | April 23, 2022 | August 3, 2022 | |
| 2023 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Yomiuri Giants | |||
| 2024 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Yomiuri Giants |
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