Yermín Mercedes
Yermín Francisco (de la Cruz) Mercedes
Born: February 14, 1993
La Romana, DO
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, LF, OF, P, RF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 225
Draft: Round 1 (2017 Rule V (3A phase), Chicago White Sox)
Career: 2014-2023
Major League Statistics
Yermín (de la Cruz) Mercedes compiled a career batting average of .304 with 121 home runs and 461 RBI in his 676-game career with the Douglas Diablos, San Angelo Colts, White Sands Pupfish, Delmarva Shorebirds, Frederick Keys, Bowie Baysox, Winston-Salem Dash, Birmingham Barons, Charlotte Knights, Sacramento River Cats and Monclova Acereros. He began playing during the 2014 season and last took the field during the 2023 campaign.
 San Angelo Colts |
 White Sands Pupfish |
 Douglas Diablos |
 Delmarva Shorebirds |
 Frederick Keys |
 Bowie Baysox |
 Winston-Salem Dash |
 Birmingham Barons |
 Charlotte Knights |
 Sacramento River Cats |
 Monclova Acereros |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Ind | PECO | White Sands Pupfish | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Ind | PECO | White Sands Pupfish | 37 | 166 | 151 | 43 | 63 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 56 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 17 | .417 | .458 | .801 | 1.259 | 121 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Ind | UL | San Angelo Colts | 6 | 24 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .304 | .292 | .435 | .726 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Ind | PECO | Douglas Diablos | 18 | 65 | 60 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | .333 | .385 | .550 | .935 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | A | SALL3 | Delmarva Shorebirds | 64 | 255 | 239 | 33 | 65 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 41 | .272 | .302 | .456 | .758 | 109 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016 | Advanced A | CARL | Frederick Keys | 31 | 118 | 107 | 20 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 19 | .318 | .381 | .542 | .923 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | A | SALL3 | Delmarva Shorebirds | 91 | 382 | 340 | 58 | 120 | 25 | 5 | 14 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 63 | .353 | .411 | .579 | .990 | 197 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2017 | Advanced A | CARL | Frederick Keys | 98 | 378 | 336 | 48 | 92 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 55 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 59 | .274 | .341 | .458 | .800 | 154 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2017 | AA | EL | Bowie Baysox | 12 | 46 | 44 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .295 | .326 | .432 | .758 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Advanced A | CARL | Winston-Salem Dash | 103 | 409 | 360 | 58 | 104 | 24 | 1 | 14 | 64 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 67 | .289 | .362 | .478 | .840 | 172 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2019 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | 53 | 220 | 187 | 35 | 58 | 12 | 0 | 17 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 42 | .310 | .386 | .647 | 1.033 | 121 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 2019 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 42 | 167 | 147 | 19 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 25 | .327 | .389 | .497 | .886 | 73 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Charlotte Knights | 59 | 239 | 222 | 32 | 61 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 39 | .275 | .318 | .464 | .782 | 103 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | 37 | 158 | 142 | 17 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 34 | .268 | .329 | .472 | .801 | 67 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | 25 | 109 | 87 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 24 | .230 | .376 | .425 | .801 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Ind | MEX | Monclova Acereros | 20 | 84 | 72 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 21 | .236 | .345 | .389 | .734 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 676 | 2736 | 2445 | 396 | 743 | 148 | 10 | 121 | 461 | 36 | 12 | 225 | 448 | .304 | .365 | .521 | .886 | 1274 | 56 | 30 | 0 | 36 | 10 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Ind | UL | San Angelo Colts | 3B | 6 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 5 | .900 | 3.000 | ||||
| 2014 | Ind | PECO | White Sands Pupfish | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2014 | Ind | PECO | White Sands Pupfish | 3B | 20 | 24 | 25 | 4 | 2 | .925 | 2.450 | ||||
| 2014 | Ind | PECO | Douglas Diablos | C | 16 | 118 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .985 | 8.000 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 50.0 |
| 2014 | Ind | PECO | White Sands Pupfish | C | 14 | 108 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .983 | 8.143 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 22.7 |
| 2015 | A | SALL3 | Delmarva Shorebirds | C | 53 | 321 | 58 | 6 | 3 | .984 | 7.151 | 8 | 45 | 19 | 29.7 |
| 2015 | A | SALL3 | Delmarva Shorebirds | 1B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | ||||
| 2016 | Advanced A | CARL | Frederick Keys | C | 8 | 76 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.750 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 31.2 |
| 2016 | A | SALL3 | Delmarva Shorebirds | C | 54 | 481 | 66 | 6 | 1 | .989 | 1.130 | 23 | 58 | 25 | 30.1 |
| 2016 | Advanced A | CARL | Frederick Keys | LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 | ||||
| 2016 | Advanced A | CARL | Frederick Keys | OF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 | ||||
| 2017 | AA | EL | Bowie Baysox | C | 6 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .974 | 6.333 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 33.3 |
| 2017 | Advanced A | CARL | Frederick Keys | C | 35 | 254 | 32 | 5 | 2 | .983 | 8.171 | 5 | 31 | 16 | 34.0 |
| 2017 | Advanced A | CARL | Frederick Keys | OF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 | ||||
| 2017 | Advanced A | CARL | Frederick Keys | RF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 | ||||
| 2017 | Advanced A | CARL | Frederick Keys | 1B | 14 | 98 | 13 | 1 | 8 | .991 | 7.929 | ||||
| 2018 | Advanced A | CARL | Winston-Salem Dash | C | 79 | 599 | 73 | 7 | 6 | .990 | 8.506 | 11 | 57 | 40 | 41.2 |
| 2018 | Advanced A | CARL | Winston-Salem Dash | 1B | 14 | 76 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .988 | 5.643 | ||||
| 2019 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | 1B | 4 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 9.250 | ||||
| 2019 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | C | 34 | 244 | 29 | 3 | 6 | .989 | 8.029 | 10 | 26 | 20 | 43.5 |
| 2019 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | C | 24 | 179 | 16 | 5 | 2 | .975 | 8.125 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 43.8 |
| 2019 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | 3B | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.000 | ||||
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Charlotte Knights | 1B | 19 | 146 | 3 | 1 | 7 | .993 | 7.842 | ||||
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Charlotte Knights | C | 18 | 159 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .982 | 9.167 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 13.0 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Charlotte Knights | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | 1B | 9 | 77 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1.000 | 9.000 | ||||
| 2022 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | 1B | 21 | 134 | 14 | 3 | 17 | .980 | 7.048 | ||||
| 2022 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | C | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | LF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 1.000 | ||||
| 2023 | Ind | MEX | Monclova Acereros | 1B | 5 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .955 | 8.400 | ||||
| Totals | 435 | 2965 | 371 | 49 | 54 | .986 | 7.669 | 101 | 282 | 147 | 34.3 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Ind | Pecos League | Douglas Diablos | May 14, 2014 | June 1, 2014 | |
| 2014 | Ind | Pecos League | White Sands Pupfish | June 2, 2014 | July 15, 2014 | |
| 2014 | Ind | United League | San Angelo Colts | July 22, 2014 | July 27, 2014 | |
| 2015 | A | South Atlantic League | Delmarva Shorebirds | BAL | May 30, 2015 | September 6, 2015 |
| 2016 | A | South Atlantic League | Delmarva Shorebirds | BAL | April 10, 2016 | July 30, 2016 |
| 2016 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Frederick Keys | BAL | August 1, 2016 | September 5, 2016 |
| 2017 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Frederick Keys | BAL | April 7, 2017 | August 31, 2017 |
| 2017 | AA | Eastern League | Bowie Baysox | BAL | May 5, 2017 | May 21, 2017 |
| 2018 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Winston-Salem Dash | CHA | April 5, 2018 | September 3, 2018 |
| 2019 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham Barons | CHA | April 5, 2019 | June 16, 2019 |
| 2019 | AAA | International League | Charlotte Knights | CHA | June 20, 2019 | September 2, 2019 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAA East | Charlotte Knights | CHA | July 3, 2021 | September 16, 2021 |
| 2022 | AAA | International League | Charlotte Knights | CHA | May 5, 2022 | June 11, 2022 |
| 2022 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Sacramento River Cats | SFN | June 22, 2022 | September 24, 2022 |
| 2023 | Ind | Mexican League | Monclova Acereros | April 21, 2023 | May 13, 2023 |
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