Alex Mejia facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Alex Mejia |
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Mejia with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2017
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| Saraperos de Saltillo – No. 9 | |||
| Infielder | |||
| Born: January 18, 1991 Sylmar, California, U.S. |
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| June 29, 2017, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2017 season) |
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| Batting average | .109 | ||
| Home runs | 1 | ||
| Runs batted in | 3 | ||
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Alejandro DeJesus Mejia (born on January 18, 1991) is an American professional baseball player. He plays as an infielder for the Saraperos de Saltillo team in the Mexican League. Before playing professionally, he played college baseball for the Arizona Wildcats. With them, he helped his team win the 2012 College World Series. He also played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals.
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Baseball Career
Early Baseball Days
Alex Mejia went to El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills, California. After high school, he attended the University of Arizona. While playing college baseball for the Arizona Wildcats, he became the team's main shortstop in his first year. In 2012, he was named the best player in the Pac-12 Conference. That same year, he was part of the team that won the 2012 College World Series, which is a big championship for college baseball teams.
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Playing for the St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals picked Alex Mejia in the fourth round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft. This meant they wanted him to play for their team. He started his professional career with the Batavia Muckdogs. During a game in July, he hurt his knee.
After recovering, Mejia played for several different teams that are part of the Cardinals' system. These teams help players get ready for the major leagues. He played for the Peoria Chiefs and the Palm Beach Cardinals in 2013. In 2014, he moved up to the Springfield Cardinals. By 2015, he was promoted to the Memphis Redbirds, which is a Triple-A team, just one step below the major leagues.
In 2017, Mejia started the season with Springfield and then moved to Memphis. On June 28, 2017, the Cardinals called him up to play in the major leagues. He played his first MLB game the next day against the Arizona Diamondbacks. On July 1, 2017, he got his first major league hit and also hit his first home run against the Washington Nationals. He played for Memphis for all of 2018. He helped the Memphis Redbirds win the 2018 Triple-A National Championship Game. He was even named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of that game.
Playing in the Mexican League
After his time with the Cardinals, Alex Mejia signed with the Acereros de Monclova team in the Mexican League in 2019. He played many games for them that year. In 2020, the Mexican League season was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, so he did not play.
Mejia continued to play for the Acereros in 2021 and 2022. He had a very good year in 2022, hitting well and helping his team. In 2023, he played in 36 games for Monclova.
In March 2024, Mejia joined a new team in the Mexican League, the Saraperos de Saltillo. He has played many games for them since then.
Personal Life
Alex Mejia's family has a history in baseball. His father, Carlo, was also a college baseball player. He played for Pepperdine University in 1975 and later played professionally in the Mexican League. Alex has two older sisters and a cousin who played college softball.
