"Medina pitched for the Mariners and Cubs from 2013-15, working 146 innings across an identical number of games. He posted a 3.08 career ERA with a 23.1% strikeout rate along with a 12.4% walk rate. Most of his success came in his first two seasons, as Medina pitched to a 2.81 ERA with a 24.3% strikeout rate and 12.6% walk rate in 125 innings for the Mariners from 2013-14."
"He was traded to the Cubs in May 2015 for Welington Castillo and pitched in five games for them with a 7.00 ERA, but he wound up spending most of the season in the minors. That was followed by brief stints in the Pirates and Phillies organizations in 2016, neither of which resulted in a big league call. Medina then pitched in the Venezuelan winter league from 2016-20 before moving to the Italian Baseball League in 2023 and the Czech Baseball Extraliga in 2024."
Yoervis Medina died at 37 after authorities in Venezuela concluded he likely suffered a heart attack while driving, causing a fatal car accident. Medina appeared in MLB for the Seattle Mariners and Chicago Cubs from 2013-2015, pitching 146 innings across 146 games with a 3.08 career ERA, 23.1% strikeout rate and 12.4% walk rate. He excelled in 2013-14 for the Mariners, recording a 2.81 ERA, 24.3% strikeout rate, 12.6% walk rate and a 53.5% ground-ball rate. He was traded to the Cubs in May 2015 and later played in winter and European leagues through 2024.
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