Luis Cessa
| Luis Cessa | |||
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| New York Yankees – No. 85 | |||
| Pitcher | |||
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Born: April 25, 1992 Córdoba, Veracruz, Mexico | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 8, 2016, for the New York Yankees | |||
| MLB statistics (through April 8, 2016) | |||
| Win–loss record | 0–0 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.50 | ||
| Strikeouts | 2 | ||
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Luis Enrique Cessa (born April 25, 1992) is a Mexican professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Professional career
Cessa signed with the New York Mets as an international free agent in July 2008.[1] He made his professional debut in 2009 with the Dominican Summer League Mets. Cessa was a shortstop his first two seasons before transitioning into a pitcher in 2011. On July 31, 2015, the Mets traded Cessa and Michael Fulmer to the Detroit Tigers for Yoenis Céspedes.[2][3] He was added to the Tigers 40-man roster after the season.[4] On December 9, 2015 the Tigers traded Cessa and Chad Green to the New York Yankees for Justin Wilson.[5]
Cessa was named to the Yankees' Opening Day roster in 2016. He made his major league debut for the Yankees on April 8. He pitched two innings, allowing two hits, one home run, and two strikeouts as the Yankees were shutout by the Detroit Tigers 0-4.[6] The Yankees optioned Cessa to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders of the Class AAA International League on April 15, 2016 in excahnge for Tyler Olson.[7]
References
- ↑ "Binghamton Mets right-hander Luis Cessa spins seven one-hit innings". MiLB.com. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
- ↑ "Tigers' Dombrowski badly wanted Mets prospect Fulmer, liked Cessa". Detroit Free Press. July 31, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
- ↑ "Yoenis Cespedes traded to New York Mets by Detroit Tigers". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
- ↑ "Detroit Tigers decline $10-million option on Joe Nathan". Detroit Free Press. November 3, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
- ↑ "Detroit Tigers trade for Justin Wilson, a power lefty they hadn't had". Detroit Free Press. December 9, 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
- ↑ "Yankees bats go cold against Jordan Zimmermann in 4-0 loss to Tigers". New York Daily News. April 8, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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