Johan Mieses
Dominican baseball player (born 1995)
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Johan Mieses (born July 13, 1995) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hanshin Tigers. He signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers as an international free agent in 2013.
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Mieses with the Hanshin Tigers in 2023 | |||||||||||||||
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| Outfielder | |||||||||||||||
| Born: July 13, 1995 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||
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| Batting average | .208 | ||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 16 | ||||||||||||||
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Career
Los Angeles Dodgers
On May 31, 2013, Mieses signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization as an international free agent.[1] He made his professional debut with the Dominican Summer League Dodgers, hitting .222 in 16 games. In 2014, Mieses returned to the DSL Dodgers, batting .299/.371/.505 with 5 home runs and 24 RBI in 59 games. Mieses split the 2015 season between the Single-A Great Lakes Loons and the High-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, accumulating a .260/.309/.439 batting line with 11 home runs and 39 RBI. The following year, Mieses returned to Rancho Cucamonga and hit .247/.314/.510 with career-highs in home runs (28) and RBI (78). In 2017, Mieses split the season between Rancho Cucamonga and the Double-A Tulsa Drillers, posting a .215/.293/.449 slash line with 24 home runs and 63 RBI.[2]
St. Louis Cardinals
On April 1, 2018, the Dodgers traded Mieses to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Breyvic Valera.[3] Mieses split the 2018 season between the High-A Palm Beach Cardinals and the Double-A Springfield Cardinals, posting a .229/.283/.400 slash line with 19 home runs and 71 RBI in 122 games. In 2019, Mieses split the year between the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds and Springfield, slashing .233/.319/.440 with 22 home runs and 66 RBI in 118 games. He elected free agency following the season on November 4, 2019.[4]
Boston Red Sox
On November 13, 2019, Mieses signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox organization.[5] Mieses did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] He was assigned to the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs to begin the 2021 season, and was promoted to the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox in June. Mieses elected free agency following the season, but was later re-signed to a minor league deal on January 4, 2022.[7]
Mieses played in 60 games for Worcester in 2022, hitting .271/.387/.537 with 12 home runs, 35 RBI, and 5 stolen bases. He elected free agency following the season on November 10, 2022.[8]
Hanshin Tigers
On December 15, 2022, Mieses signed with the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball.[9] Before he made his NPB debut, he briefly returned home in April 2023 after suffering a misfortune in his family.[10] In 60 games, he batted .222/.301/.365 with five home runs and 16 RBI.
On November 23, 2023, Mieses re-signed with the Tigers.[11] He played in 14 games for Hanshin in 2024, going 2-for-18 with 1 walk.[12] On October 24, the Tigers granted Mieses free agency.[13]
International career
Mieses played for the Dominican Republic national team at the 2020 Summer Olympics, contested in Tokyo in 2021.[14][15] He hit a game-tying home run in a win over Israel.[16] He batted 3-for-16 in the tournament, hitting his second home run in as his team won the bronze medal game over South Korea.[17][18]