Yoervis Medina
Yoervis José Medina was a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Seattle Mariners and Chicago Cubs from 2013 to 2015.
Career
Seattle Mariners
From 2006 to 2009, Medina played for the VSL Mariners in the Venezuelan Summer League. In 2006, he made 17 appearances, four of which were starts. That season, he went 3-4 with a 3.60 earned run average. In 2007, he went 4-2 with a 3.42 ERA in 16 games. He was used almost entirely as a reliever in 2008, going 4-3 with a 1.79 ERA in 17 games. In 2009, he went 3-4 with a 2.65 ERA in 15 games.Medina moved to the United States for the 2010 season, playing for the Everett AquaSox, Clinton LumberKings and Tacoma Rainiers and going a combined 9-2 with a 3.17 ERA in 15 starts. In 82⅓ innings, he struck out 92 batters while walking 31.
Medina made his Major League Baseball debut with the Seattle Mariners on April 16, 2013. Medina made 63 appearances for Seattle during his rookie campaign, compiling a 4-6 record and 2.91 ERA with 71 strikeouts and one saves over 68 innings of work.
Medina made 66 appearances out of the bullpen for Seattle during the 2014 campaign, registering a 5-3 record and 2.68 ERA with 60 strikeouts across 57 innings pitched. He pitched in 12 games for the Mariners in 2015, posting a 1-0 record and 3.00 ERA with nine strikeouts and one save over 12 innings of work.
Chicago Cubs
On May 19, 2015, Medina was traded to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Welington Castillo. He was subsequently optioned to the Triple–A Iowa Cubs. Medina made five appearances for Chicago, recording a 7.00 ERA with 7 strikeouts across 9 innings of work. He was designated for assignment following the acquisition of Brendan Ryan on December 17.Philadelphia Phillies
Medina was claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Pirates on December 23, 2015.On February 3, 2016, Medina was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for pitcher Jesse Biddle.
He made three scoreless appearances for the rookie–level Gulf [Coast League Phillies], striking out four in four innings of work. Medina was released by the Phillies organization on July 3.