Juan Mercedes #37

Hometown: Villa Tapia, Hermanas Mirabal, Dominican Republic...Signed by Seattle to a Minor League contract on April 21, 2017; signed by Mariners scouts Francisco Rosario and Eddy Toledo...Signed by San Francisco to a Minor League contract on Nov. 16, 2024.

2024

Spent the entire season with Seattle's Double-A affiliate, Arkansas, going 10-5 with a 2.87 ERA and 126 strikeouts over 27 starts for the Travelers...Struck out 29.8% (39 of 131) of the batters he faced in August and held opponents to a .184 clip (33-for-126) over six starts...Awarded TEX Pitcher of the Week on Sept. 8 after working seven scoreless innings with four hits and 10 strikeouts in his Sept. 5 start against Corpus Christi...Earned the win in three consecutive starts to end the year between Aug. 30-Sept. 11 and held opponents to four runs in 18 innings (2.00 ERA) with 24 strikeouts (12.0 K/9.0 IP) to go with his 3-0 record...Led all Texas League pitchers with 27 starts and 144.1 innings pitched and ranked among the league leaders in ERA (second), wins (tied for second), strikeouts (126, fourth), opponents' average (.230, fourth), complete games (one, tied for first), WHIP (1.09, second) and winning percentage (.667, first).

2022

Named Northwest League Pitcher of the Month in June after posting a 1-1 record with a 1.73 ERA (five ER, 26.0 IP), 31 strikeouts and a .157 (14-for-89) average against in five games (four starts) with High-A Everett...His success in June came on the heels of an impressive start on May 31, when he threw 7.0 hitless, shutout innings with 10 strikeouts and two walks...The outing earned him Pitcher of the Week honors on June 5.

2021

Pitched exclusively out of the bullpen for the first time in his career...Went 7-4 with a 5.54 ERA in 34 outings with Single-A Modesto, striking out 88 batters in 63.1 innings (12.51 K/9.0 IP).

2018

Tallied a 2.42 ERA in 13 appearances (nine starts) with the DSL Mariners in his second professional season...Was recognized as the team's best pitcher by the organization and received a promotion to the AZL Mariners on Aug. 14 to finish out the season.