Luis Mey
{{Short description|American baseball player (born 2001)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name = Luis Mey
|image =
|team = Cincinnati Reds
|number = 62
|position = Pitcher
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|6|24}}
|birth_place = San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic
|bats = Right
|throws = Right
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate = May 1
|debutyear = 2025
|debutteam = Cincinnati Reds
|statleague = MLB
|statyear = May 3, 2025
|stat1label = Win–loss record
|stat1value = 0–0
|stat2label = Earned run average
|stat2value = 4.50
|stat3label = Strikeouts
|stat3value = 4
|teams =
- Cincinnati Reds ({{mlby|2025}}–present)
}}
Luis Ellison Mey (born June 24, 2001) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2025.
Career
Mey signed with the Cincinnati Reds as an international free agent on July 2, 2018.{{cite web | url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/mlb/reds/2024/04/18/luis-mey-cincinnati-reds-prospect-throws-103-mph-pitch-for-dayton-dragons/73366175007/ | title=Luis Mey, Cincinnati Reds prospect, throws a pitch 103 MPH for Dayton Dragons }} He made his professional debut in 2019 with the rookie-level Arizona League Reds, struggling to an 0–5 record and 8.39 ERA in 13 games (12 starts). Mey did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|title=2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/2020-minor-league-baseball-season-canceled|access-date=February 6, 2025|website=mlb.com|language=en}}
Mey returned to action in 2021, and spent the next three seasons with the Single-A Daytona Tortugas. In 54 appearances out of the bullpen, he posted an aggregate 5–4 record and 5.64 ERA with 86 strikeouts in {{fraction|68|2|3}} innings pitched.{{Cite web|title=Luis Mey – Stats – Pitching|url=https://www.fangraphs.com/players/luis-mey/sa3010130/stats?position=P|access-date=February 6, 2025|website=fangraphs.com|language=en}}
Mey split the 2024 campaign between the High–A Dayton Dragons and Double–A Chattanooga Lookouts, compiling a 2–5 record and 3.44 ERA with 63 strikeouts and 9 saves across 40 total appearances. He pitched in the Arizona Fall League and he was named the league's Reliever of the Year.{{cite web | url=https://www.mlb.com/news/reds-righty-prospect-luis-mey-unhittable-in-arizona-fall-league | title=Mey Days: Relief prospect proving unhittable in the Arizona Fall League | website=MLB.com }}{{cite web | url=https://www.milb.com/dayton/news/2024-dragons-pitcher-luis-mey-named-afl-relief-pitcher-of-the-year | title=2024 Dragons Pitcher Luis Mey Named AFL Relief Pitcher of the Year }} Following the season, the Reds added Mey to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.{{Cite web|title=Reds Select Tyler Callihan, Luis Mey|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/11/reds-select-tyler-callihan-luis-mey.html|access-date=November 20, 2024|website=mlbtraderumors.com|date=November 19, 2024 |language=en}}
Mey was optioned to the Triple-A Louisville Bats to begin the 2025 season.{{Cite web|title=Reds send Luis Mey and his 103 MPH fastball to the minors|url=https://www.redlegnation.com/2025/03/09/cincinnati-reds-send-luis-mey-and-his-103-mph-fastball-to-the-minors/|access-date=March 12, 2025|website=redlegnation.com|language=en}} On May 1, 2025, Mey was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.{{Cite web|title=Reds Option Alexis Diaz|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/05/reds-option-alexis-diaz-minors.html|access-date=May 1, 2025|website=mlbtraderumors.com|language=en}}
References
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External links
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Category:Arizona League Reds players
Category:Baseball players from San Pedro de Macorís
Category:Chattanooga Lookouts players
Category:Cincinnati Reds players
Category:Dayton Dragons players
Category:Daytona Tortugas players
Category:Estrellas Orientales players
Category:Glendale Desert Dogs players
Category:Louisville Bats players
Category:Major League Baseball pitchers
Category:Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic