Erick Mejia #9

Full name is Erick Augusto Mejia…resides in Villa Mella in the Dominican Republic during the offseason.

2018

Spent the whole year at Northwest Arkansas (AA), playing in a career high 136 games, which led the Texas League… also led the league in at-bats (540), and ranked second in runs scored (79), third in steals (34), tied for third in triples (7) and tied for sixth in hits (142) ... Named a Texas League midseason All-Star, starting the annual game at second base for the North Division ... His 79 runs scored were tied with Nick Pratto (Wilmington) for the most among Royals minor league players, while his hit total ranked fourth ... Appeared in games at second base (63), shortstop (59) and center field (14), his first time playing the outfield in his professional career ... Between May 1-June 30, hit .298 (64-for-215) with 11 doubles, four triples and three homers (.428 SLG)… however, he hit just .232 (26-for-112) during July ... Enjoyed a season-best 11-game hitting streak, Aug. 5-17, in which he batted .333 (16-for-48) with four doubles, a triple, a homer and 11 RBI ... Set career highs with four hits, two homers and four RBI on May 13 vs. Tulsa…it was his third career multi-homer contest and his first game with four hits since Aug. 7, 2016 with Rancho Cucamonga (A+) ... Played for Aguilas and Licey in the Dominican Winter League, batting .194 (14-for-72) with two doubles, two triples and a homer in 31 games.

2017

Split the season between Rancho Cucamonga (A) and Tulsa (AA) and also appeared in one game with Oklahoma City (AAA) …played in a career-high 127 games, making starts at shortstop (46), third base (39) and second base (30)... Set career highs in doubles (21), homers (8), walks (45) and steals (28)... Ranked third in the Texas League with 25 stolen bases in 29 attempts (86.2 percent)…his 28 thefts overall were thirdmost among Dodgers' minor league players... After a slow start, batted .306/.375/.463 (70-for-229) with 13 doubles, a triple, seven homers and 40 runs scored in 62 games after the All-Star break... Named Texas League Player of the Week for the week ending July 30…batted .440 (11-for-25) with two doubles, four homers and seven RBI during the week of July 24-30... Recorded his first two career multi-homer games, July 27 and July 30 vs. Arkansas…also set a career high with four RBI in the July 27 contest.

2016

Played in 124 games at Rancho Cucamonga, making 110 starts at shortstop and 13 at second base ... Named a California League postseason All-Star, batting .317/.375/.422 (85-for-268) after the break…tied for the league lead in triples (12), while ranking fifth in hits (146), eighth in runs scored (78) and tied for 10th in steals (24) ... Acquired by the Dodgers from Seattle on Jan. 12, in exchange for RHP Joe Wieland.

2015

Limited to just 51 games in 2015 due to injury… played in 36 games for Everett (Rookie), going 18-for-18 in stolen bases, which tied for 10th in the Northwest League ... Earned the league's Player of the Week honors on Aug. 3…hit .416 (10-for-24) with two doubles, a triple and five runs scored the week of July 28-Aug. 3.