Joey Meneses #45

Joey Meneses...Got engaged to Mitzy Guzman following the 2022 season...Originally signed by Atlanta as non-drafted free agent, May 9, 2011...Signed by Manuel Samaniego (ATL)...Signed by Nationals as Minor League free agent, Jan. 7, 2022.

2022

Contract was selected on Aug. 2... Led Washington in hits (72), homers (13) and RBI (34) from that point on...Aug. 2 vs. New York (NL), Meneses became the first Mexican-born player to homer in his Major League debut... He became the first player in franchise (MON/WSH) history to have five homers in his first nine games...In MLB history, only Trevor Story hit more homers (7) in his first nine games...His 72 hits through his first 56 games were the most by any rookie through his first 56 games in franchise history (MON/WSH)…From Aug. 9-Aug. 14, he recorded five straight multi-hit games, the longest streak by a Nationals player in 2022 and one of 20 five-plus game multi-hit streaks in MLB this season... Recorded both a nine-game hitting streak and an 11-game hitting streak during August...Went 12-for-43 (.279) w/RISP after starting 1-for-16...Tied a franchise (MON/WSH) record three doubles on Aug. 30 vs. Oakland...On Sept. 1 vs. Oakland, he hit the first walk-off home run of the season for Washington, a 10th-inning, three-run homer...It was a part of one of his two four-hit games this season...Went 7-for-12 (.583) in a three-game series against the Atlanta Braves - the team that originally signed him - from Sept. 19-21...Hit the eighth inside-the-park home run in Nationals history on Sept. 16 vs. Miami (Luzardo)…At the time of his promotion, he led the system with 20 home runs, 64 RBI, 107 hits and 183 total bases...He ranked among Nationals Minor Leaguers in slugging (2nd, .489), OPS (2nd, .830), batting average (3rd, .286) and extra-base hits (T3rd, 35).

2021

Combined to hit .284 with 31 doubles, five triples, 15 homers, 70 RBI, 25 walks and 45 runs scored in 88 games between Double-A Portland and Triple-A Worcester...Ranked in Boston's Minor League system in extra base hits (3rd, 49), doubles (3rd, 31) and RBI (7th, 70).

2020

Did not play.

2019

Played 29 games for Orix in Japan. Batted .206/.288/.363 with four home runs and 14 RBI in 102 at-bats.

2018

Named International League MVP, Rookie of the Year and All-Star...Was a three-time International League Player of the Week (May 5, May 20, Aug. 5).