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.mw-parser-output .ib-baseball-bio-member-header{background:#3d0001}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .ib-baseball-bio-member[style*="background"]{background:#0c0a6b!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .ib-baseball-bio-member-header{background:#3d0001}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .ib-baseball-bio-member[style*="background"]{background:#0c0a6b!important}}</style><table class="infobox ib-baseball-bio vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important;"><span class="note">Luis Mendoza</span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Luis_Mendoza_on_May_25,_2012.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Luis_Mendoza_on_May_25%2C_2012.jpg/220px-Luis_Mendoza_on_May_25%2C_2012.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="245" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Luis_Mendoza_on_May_25%2C_2012.jpg/330px-Luis_Mendoza_on_May_25%2C_2012.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Luis_Mendoza_on_May_25%2C_2012.jpg/440px-Luis_Mendoza_on_May_25%2C_2012.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1437" data-file-height="1600" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Mendoza with the Kansas City Royals in 2012</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b><a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">Pitcher</a></b></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>Born:</b> <span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1983-10-31</span>) </span>October 31, 1983<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 41)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Veracruz,_Mexico" class="mw-redirect" title="Veracruz, Mexico">Veracruz, Mexico</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="ib-baseball-bio-batsthrows"><div><b>Batted:</b> Right</div><div><b>Threw:</b> Right</div></div></td></tr><tr style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Professional debut</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>MLB:</b> September 8, 2007, for the Texas Rangers</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>NPB:</b> April 1, 2014, for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters</td></tr><tr style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Last appearance</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>MLB:</b> September 6, 2013, for the Kansas City Royals</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>NPB:</b> September 29, 2017, for the Hanshin Tigers</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">MLB statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">Win–loss record</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">16–25</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">Earned run average</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">5.39</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">Strikeouts</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">208</td></tr><tr style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">NPB statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;">Win–loss record</th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">27–38</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;">Earned run average</th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">3.85</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;">Strikeouts</th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">352</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mendolu01.shtml">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Reference" title="Baseball Reference">Baseball Reference</a></b> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q684171#P1825" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Teams</th></tr><tr class="ib-baseball-bio-teams"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a> (<a href="/wiki/2007_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2007 Major League Baseball season">2007</a>–<a href="/wiki/2009_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2009 Major League Baseball season">2009</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a> (<a href="/wiki/2010_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2010 Major League Baseball season">2010</a>–<a href="/wiki/2013_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2013 Major League Baseball season">2013</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hokkaido_Nippon_Ham_Fighters" class="mw-redirect" title="Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters">Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters</a> (<a href="/wiki/2014_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="2014 Nippon Professional Baseball season">2014</a>–<a href="/wiki/2017_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="2017 Nippon Professional Baseball season">2017</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hanshin_Tigers" title="Hanshin Tigers">Hanshin Tigers</a> (<a href="/wiki/2017_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="2017 Nippon Professional Baseball season">2017</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Luis Alonso Mendoza Rodríguez</b> (born October 31, 1983) is a Mexican former <a href="/wiki/Professional_baseball" title="Professional baseball">professional baseball</a> <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a>. He played in <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nippon_Professional_Baseball" title="Nippon Professional Baseball">Nippon Professional Baseball</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Hokkaido_Nippon_Ham_Fighters" class="mw-redirect" title="Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters">Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Hanshin_Tigers" title="Hanshin Tigers">Hanshin Tigers</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luis_Mendoza_(baseball)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Boston_Red_Sox">Boston Red Sox</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luis_Mendoza_(baseball)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Boston Red Sox"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mendoza was signed by the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> as an amateur <a href="/wiki/Free_agent" title="Free agent">free agent</a> on July 12, 2000. Mendoza made his professional debut in 2002 with the <a href="/wiki/GCL_Red_Sox" class="mw-redirect" title="GCL Red Sox">GCL Red Sox</a>. He spent the majority of the 2003 season with the Single-A <a href="/wiki/Augusta_GreenJackets" title="Augusta GreenJackets">Augusta GreenJackets</a>, pitching to a 2.26 ERA in 13 appearances. He spent all of 2004 with the High-A <a href="/wiki/Sarasota_Red_Sox" class="mw-redirect" title="Sarasota Red Sox">Sarasota Red Sox</a>, recording a 8-7 record and 3.74 ERA in 25 games. Mendoza was assigned to the <a href="/wiki/Wilmington_Blue_Rocks" title="Wilmington Blue Rocks">Wilmington Blue Rocks</a> to begin the 2005 season.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="San_Diego_Padres">San Diego Padres</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luis_Mendoza_(baseball)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: San Diego Padres"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mendoza was claimed off waivers by the <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a> on July 8, 2005. He was assigned to the High-A <a href="/wiki/Lake_Elsinore_Storm" title="Lake Elsinore Storm">Lake Elsinore Storm</a>. He made two <a href="/wiki/Starting_pitcher" title="Starting pitcher">starts</a> for the Storm going 0–1 with 9.28 <a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">ERA</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Second_stint_with_Boston_Red_Sox">Second stint with Boston Red Sox</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luis_Mendoza_(baseball)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Second stint with Boston Red Sox"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mendoza was placed on waivers by the Padres and on July 28, 2005, was reclaimed by the Boston Red Sox. He finished the 2005 season struggling for the High-A <a href="/wiki/Wilmington_Blue_Rocks" title="Wilmington Blue Rocks">Wilmington Blue Rocks</a> in which he had a 6.34 ERA and a 4–9 record in 23 games (22 starts). Mendoza began the <a href="/wiki/2006_in_baseball" title="2006 in baseball">2006</a> season for the Blue Rocks. After 13 starts in which he went 5–4 with a 2.86 ERA, he was promoted to the Double-A <a href="/wiki/Portland_Sea_Dogs" title="Portland Sea Dogs">Portland Sea Dogs</a> on June 12, 2006. He made 9 starts for the Sea Dogs going 1–5 with a 6.38 ERA. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Texas_Rangers">Texas Rangers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luis_Mendoza_(baseball)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Texas Rangers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On July 30, 2006, Mendoza was traded to the Texas Rangers for <a href="/wiki/Relief_pitcher" title="Relief pitcher">relief pitcher</a> <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Corey" title="Bryan Corey">Bryan Corey</a>. He finished the 2006 season with the Double-A <a href="/wiki/Frisco_RoughRiders" title="Frisco RoughRiders">Frisco RoughRiders</a>. He struggled with the Roughriders as he had a 7.75 ERA with a 2–4 record in 7 starts. </p><p>Mendoza began the <a href="/wiki/2007_in_baseball" title="2007 in baseball">2007</a> season with the RoughRiders. He finished the minor league season with the Roughriders going 15–4 with a 3.93 ERA in 26 games (25 starts). He was second in the <a href="/wiki/Texas_League" title="Texas League">Texas League</a> with his 15 <a href="/wiki/Win_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Win (baseball)">wins</a>, tenth in the league with a 3.93 ERA, and led the league in <a href="/wiki/Complete_game" title="Complete game">complete games</a> (3). He was also a Texas League Mid-Season All-Star and Post-Season All-Star. </p><p>Mendoza's strong performance earned him a callup on September 5, <a href="/wiki/2007_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2007 Major League Baseball season">2007</a>. Mendoza made his debut on September 8 when he started the game against the <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a>, becoming the 101st major-league player to have been born in <a href="/wiki/M%C3%A9xico" class="mw-redirect" title="México">México</a>. His start was cut short, however. In the second inning with <a href="/wiki/Nick_Swisher" title="Nick Swisher">Nick Swisher</a> batting, Swisher hit a line drive which hit him in the left knee cap and he dropped to the ground. He got back up and finished the second inning. When he went into the dugout, his knee began to stiffen up on him and he left the game.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On August 14, 2009, Mendoza threw a <a href="/wiki/No-hitter" title="No-hitter">no-hitter</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City_RedHawks" class="mw-redirect" title="Oklahoma City RedHawks">Oklahoma City RedHawks</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_Bees" title="Salt Lake Bees">Salt Lake Bees</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kansas_City_Royals">Kansas City Royals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luis_Mendoza_(baseball)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Kansas City Royals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On April 2, 2010, Mendoza was traded to the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a> for cash considerations. </p><p>On July 18, 2011, Mendoza threw what was initially declared a <a href="/wiki/No-hitter" title="No-hitter">no-hitter</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Omaha_Storm_Chasers" title="Omaha Storm Chasers">Omaha Storm Chasers</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Memphis_Redbirds" title="Memphis Redbirds">Memphis Redbirds</a>. However, two days later, a two-base error in the ninth inning was changed to a double in the official scoring, turning it into a complete game one-hitter.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On February 18, 2012, the Royals announced they had signed Mendoza to a one-year contract for the 2012 season. No financial terms of the deal were released.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mendoza began 2013 as the Royals fifth starter, where he started until his rotation spot was taken by <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Chen" title="Bruce Chen">Bruce Chen</a> on July 8.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From then on, he was used sparingly, pitching in 6 games the rest of the season. In 22 games (15 starts) in 2013, Mendoza went 2–6 with a 5.36 ERA, striking out 54 in 94 innings. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hokkaido_Nippon-Ham_Fighters">Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luis_Mendoza_(baseball)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On November 11, the Royals requested release waivers on Mendoza so he could play with the <a href="/wiki/Hokkaido_Nippon-Ham_Fighters" title="Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters">Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_League" title="Pacific League">Pacific League</a> of <a href="/wiki/Nippon_Professional_Baseball" title="Nippon Professional Baseball">Nippon Professional Baseball</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His contract was a two-year, $2 million deal.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mendoza re-signed for the 2016 season, and played most of the 2017 season with the club before he was placed on waivers in late August. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hanshin_Tigers">Hanshin Tigers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luis_Mendoza_(baseball)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Hanshin Tigers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On August 31, 2017, Mendoza was claimed off waivers by the <a href="/wiki/Hanshin_Tigers" title="Hanshin Tigers">Hanshin Tigers</a> of <a href="/wiki/Nippon_Professional_Baseball" title="Nippon Professional Baseball">Nippon Professional Baseball</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He became a free agent following the season. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Diablos_Rojos_del_México"><span id="Diablos_Rojos_del_M.C3.A9xico"></span>Diablos Rojos del México</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luis_Mendoza_(baseball)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Diablos Rojos del México"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On April 17, 2018, Mendoza signed with the <a href="/wiki/Diablos_Rojos_del_M%C3%A9xico" title="Diablos Rojos del México">Diablos Rojos del México</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Mexican_Baseball_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Mexican Baseball League">Mexican Baseball League</a>. He was released on April 4, 2019. In 11 starts 66 innings he went 1-3 with a 3.95 ERA with 52 strikeouts and throwing 1 complete game. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Leones_de_Yucatán"><span id="Leones_de_Yucat.C3.A1n"></span>Leones de Yucatán</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luis_Mendoza_(baseball)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Leones de Yucatán"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On April 8, 2019, Mendoza signed with the <a href="/wiki/Leones_de_Yucat%C3%A1n" title="Leones de Yucatán">Leones de Yucatán</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Mexican_League" title="Mexican League">Mexican League</a>. He was released on May 13, 2019. In 5 starts 20.1 innings he struggled mightily going 0-5 with a 6.64 ERA with 11 strikeouts. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Retirement">Retirement</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luis_Mendoza_(baseball)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Retirement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On January 31, 2020, Mendoza signed with the <a href="/wiki/Pericos_de_Puebla" title="Pericos de Puebla">Pericos de Puebla</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Mexican_League" title="Mexican League">Mexican League</a>. However, the season was canceled due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On February 10, 2021, Mendoza officially announced his retirement from professional baseball. He later joined the front office of the new Mariachis de Guadalajara franchise of the <a href="/wiki/Mexican_League" title="Mexican League">Mexican League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="International_career">International career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luis_Mendoza_(baseball)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: International career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He was selected <a href="/wiki/Mexico_national_baseball_team" title="Mexico national baseball team">Mexico national baseball team</a> at <a href="/wiki/2013_World_Baseball_Classic" title="2013 World Baseball Classic">2013 World Baseball Classic</a>, <a href="/wiki/2017_World_Baseball_Classic" title="2017 World Baseball Classic">2017 World Baseball Classic</a> and 2019 exhibition games against <a href="/wiki/Japan_national_baseball_team" title="Japan national baseball team">Japan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Pitching_style">Pitching style</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luis_Mendoza_(baseball)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Pitching style"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mendoza has four pitches: a <a href="/wiki/Sinker_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sinker (baseball)">sinker</a> (91–93 mph), a <a href="/wiki/Knuckle_curveball" class="mw-redirect" title="Knuckle curveball">knuckle curveball</a> (81–85 mph), a <a href="/wiki/Four-seam_fastball" title="Four-seam fastball">four-seam fastball</a> (91–94 mph), and a <a href="/wiki/Changeup" title="Changeup">changeup</a> (83–86 mph). He uses the sinker early in the count and the curveball mostly when ahead in the count or with 2 strikes. 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Accessed September 9, 2007.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://oklahomacity.redhawks.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090814&content_id=6432616&vkey=news_milb&fext=.jsp">MiLB.com</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-21971800">"Mendoza hurls controversial no-hitter"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Mendoza+hurls+controversial+no-hitter&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.milb.com%2Fnews%2Fgcs-21971800&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALuis+Mendoza+%28baseball%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLance_Veeser2012" class="citation web cs1">Lance Veeser (February 18, 2012). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120324003720/http://www.kshb.com/dpp/sports/baseball/royals/royals-sign-four-more-including-hosmer-and-moustakas">"Royals sign four more including Hosmer and Moustakas"</a>. 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title="Luis Olmo">Olmo</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1952: <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Fine" title="Tommy Fine">Fine</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1953: <a href="/wiki/Willard_Brown" title="Willard Brown">Brown</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1954: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Rivera" title="Jim Rivera">Rivera</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1955: <a href="/wiki/Don_Zimmer" title="Don Zimmer">Zimmer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1956: <a href="/wiki/Ray_Noble_(baseball)" title="Ray Noble (baseball)">Noble</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1957: <a href="/wiki/Solly_Drake" title="Solly Drake">Drake</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Earl_Battey" title="Earl Battey">Battey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1959: <a href="/wiki/Norm_Cash" title="Norm Cash">Cash</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1960: <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Davis_(outfielder)" title="Tommy Davis (outfielder)">Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Gonzalo_M%C3%A1rquez" title="Gonzalo Márquez">Márquez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Manny_Mota" title="Manny Mota">Mota</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Carlos_May" title="Carlos May">May</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Valentine" title="Bobby Valentine">Valentine</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/H%C3%A9ctor_Espino" title="Héctor Espino">Espino</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Monta%C3%B1ez" title="Willie Montañez">Montañez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/H%C3%A9ctor_Espino" title="Héctor Espino">Espino</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Rico_Carty" title="Rico Carty">Carty</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Leon_Roberts" title="Leon Roberts">Roberts</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a 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