Luis Cessa
| Luis Cessa | |||
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| New York Yankees – No. 85 | |||
| Pitcher | |||
| Born: April 25, 1992 Córdoba, Veracruz, Mexico |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 8, 2016, for the New York Yankees | |||
| MLB statistics (through May 26, 2016) |
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| Win–loss record | 0–0 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.00 | ||
| Strikeouts | 2 | ||
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Luis Enrique Cessa (born April 25, 1992) is a Mexican professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Professional career
Cessa signed with the New York Mets as an international free agent in July 2008.[1] He made his professional debut in 2009 with the Dominican Summer League Mets. Cessa was a shortstop his first two seasons before transitioning into a pitcher in 2011. On July 31, 2015, the Mets traded Cessa and Michael Fulmer to the Detroit Tigers for Yoenis Céspedes.[2][3] He was added to the Tigers 40-man roster after the season.[4] On December 9, 2015 the Tigers traded Cessa and Chad Green to the New York Yankees for Justin Wilson.[5]
Cessa was named to the Yankees' Opening Day roster in 2016. He made his major league debut for the Yankees on April 8. He pitched two innings, allowing two hits, one home run, and two strikeouts as the Yankees were shutout by the Detroit Tigers 0-4.[6] The Yankees optioned Cessa to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders of the Class AAA International League on April 15, 2016 in exchange for Tyler Olson.[7]
References
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1992 births
- Binghamton Mets players
- Brooklyn Cyclones players
- Dominican Summer League Mets players
- Gulf Coast Mets players
- Las Vegas 51s players
- Living people
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Major League Baseball players from Mexico
- New York Yankees players
- Savannah Sand Gnats players
- St. Lucie Mets players
- Toledo Mud Hens players
- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders players
