Michael Mercado | |
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Philadelphia Phillies – No. 63 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Greenville, South Carolina, U.S. | April 15, 1999|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 24, 2024, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
MLB statistics (through June 24,2024) | |
Win–loss record | 1-0 |
Earned run average | 0.00 |
Strikeouts | 1 |
Teams | |
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David Michael Mercado (born April 15,1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.
Mercado attended Westview High School in San Diego,California. The Tampa Bay Rays selected him in the second round of the 2017 MLB draft. [1] Late in 2018,Mercado suffered a torn ulnar collateral ligament of the elbow and underwent Tommy John surgery. As he rehabilitated and endured the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown in 2020,he did not pitch professionally again until the 2021 season. [2]
On November 6,2023,the Rays traded Mercado to the Philadelphia Phillies,who added him to their 40-man roster. [3] He was optioned to the Triple–A Lehigh Valley IronPigs to begin the 2024 season. [4] Mercado was promoted to the majors for the first time on June 23,replacing the injured Taijuan Walker. [5] He made his major league debut the following day,pitching one scoreless inning. On June 28,the Phillies announced that Mercado would be assuming Walker's vacant slot in the rotation. [6] On July 2 Mercado made his first start vs the Cubs in Chicago.
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