Josan Simon Mendez is a 6’2″, 180 lb. right-handed pitcher from Guayabal, Dominican Republic. Born on July 10th, 2000, Mendez signed with the Miami Marlins on July 2nd, 2017, eight days before his 17th birthday.
Mendez is only the third player from Guayabal to have appeared in affiliated ball, joining pitchers Orlando Torrez and Raibel Custodio. Custodio is currently in the Arizona Diamondbacks system.
After coming to terms with the Marlins, Mendez reported to the rookie-level DSL Marlins, in the Dominican Summer League on June 1, 2018. Although most of his simple metrics aren’t exactly world beating, with a 3.