Luis Mercedes

Luis Mercedes
Luis Mercedes
	Outfielder
	Born: February 15, 1968; San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic
	Died: June 30, 2019 (aged 51); San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 8, 1991, for the Baltimore Orioles
Last MLB appearance
	September 23, 1993, for the San Francisco Giants
MLB statistics
Batting average	.190
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	9
Teams
	Baltimore Orioles (1991–1993); San Francisco Giants (1993);

Luis Roberto Mercedes Santana (February 15, 1968 – June 30, 2019) was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Baltimore Orioles and San Francisco Giants from 1991 to 1993.

Career

He began his professional career in 1988 with the Bluefield Orioles.^[1]

After his time in the major leagues, Mercedes played with the Leones de Yucatan and Olmecas de Tabasco of the Mexican League and the Calgary Cannons of the Pacific Coast League in 1995 and 1996. He died on June 30, 2019, in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic due to complications from diabetes.^[2]^[3]

^ "Luis Mercedes Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-reference.com. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
^ "Funerales de Luis Mercedes serán en Estadio Tetelo Vargas" (in Spanish). July 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
^ "Falleció exjugador de Grandes Ligas Luis Mercedes". El Caribe (in European Spanish). June 30, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019.

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