Ramiro Mendoza
| Ramiro Mendoza | |
|---|---|
Mendoza in 1999 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: June 15, 1972 Los Santos, Panama | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 25, 1996, for the New York Yankees | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 1, 2005, for the New York Yankees | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 59–40 |
| Earned run average | 4.30 |
| Strikeouts | 463 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Ramiro Mendoza (born June 15, 1972), nicknamed "El Brujo" (The Witch Doctor), is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Mendoza played with the New York Yankees (1996–2002, 2005) and Boston Red Sox (2003–04). He batted and threw right-handed. Although Mendoza made 62 starts in his major league career, he was primarily known as a middle relief pitcher. He threw a sinker along with a slider, a four-seam fastball and a changeup. In Mendoza's ten seasons in the Major Leagues he was a part of five World Series champion teams.