Johan Mieses

Dominican baseball player (born 1995)

Baseball player

Johan Mieses

Mieses with the Hanshin Tigers in 2023

Free agent
Outfielder
Born: (1995-07-13) July 13, 1995 (age 30)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Bats: Right

Throws: Right

NPB debut
May 5, 2023, for the Hanshin Tigers
NPB statistics
(through 2024 season)
Batting average| .208
Home runs| 5
Runs batted in| 16
Teams

* Hanshin Tigers (2023–2024)

Career highlights and awards

* Japan Series champion (2023)

Medals

Men's baseball
Representing  Dominican Republic
Olympic Games
| 2020 Tokyo | Team

Johan Mieses (born July 13, 1995) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hanshin Tigers. He signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers as an international free agent in 2013.

## Career

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### Los Angeles Dodgers

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On May 31, 2013, Mieses signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization as an international free agent.[1] He made his professional debut with the Dominican Summer League Dodgers, hitting .222 in 16 games. In 2014, Mieses returned to the DSL Dodgers, batting .299/.371/.505 with 5 home runs and 24 RBI in 59 games. Mieses split the 2015 season between the Single-A Great Lakes Loons and the High-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, accumulating a .260/.309/.439 batting line with 11 home runs and 39 RBI. The following year, Mieses returned to Rancho Cucamonga and hit .247/.314/.510 with career-highs in home runs (28) and RBI (78). In 2017, Mieses split the season between Rancho Cucamonga and the Double-A Tulsa Drillers, posting a .215/.293/.449 slash line with 24 home runs and 63 RBI.[2]

### St. Louis Cardinals

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On April 1, 2018, the Dodgers traded Mieses to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Breyvic Valera.[3] Mieses split the 2018 season between the High-A Palm Beach Cardinals and the Double-A Springfield Cardinals, posting a .229/.283/.400 slash line with 19 home runs and 71 RBI in 122 games. In 2019, Mieses split the year between the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds and Springfield, slashing .233/.319/.440 with 22 home runs and 66 RBI in 118 games. He elected free agency following the season on November 4, 2019.[4]

### Boston Red Sox

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On November 13, 2019, Mieses signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox organization.[5] Mieses did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] He was assigned to the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs to begin the 2021 season, and was promoted to the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox in June. Mieses elected free agency following the season, but was later re-signed to a minor league deal on January 4, 2022.[7]

Mieses played in 60 games for Worcester in 2022, hitting .271/.387/.537 with 12 home runs, 35 RBI, and 5 stolen bases. He elected free agency following the season on November 10, 2022.[8]

### Hanshin Tigers

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On December 15, 2022, Mieses signed with the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball.[9] Before he made his NPB debut, he briefly returned home in April 2023 after suffering a misfortune in his family.[10] In 60 games, he batted .222/.301/.365 with five home runs and 16 RBI.

On November 23, 2023, Mieses re-signed with the Tigers.[11] He played in 14 games for Hanshin in 2024, going 2-for-18 with 1 walk.[12] On October 24, the Tigers granted Mieses free agency.[13]

## International career

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Mieses played for the Dominican Republic national team at the 2020 Summer Olympics, contested in Tokyo in 2021.[14][15] He hit a game-tying home run in a win over Israel.[16] He batted 3-for-16 in the tournament, hitting his second home run in as his team won the bronze medal game over South Korea.[17][18]

## References

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1. ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers prospect Johan Mieses uses tools to wow Great Lakes Loons fans, coaches, teammates". mLive. 24 April 2015.
2. ^ "Johan Mieses Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com.
3. ^ "Cardinals acquire Johan Mieses from Dodgers". MLB.com. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
4. ^ "Minor League Free Agents 2019". Baseball America. 7 November 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
5. ^ "WooSox Notebook: Johan Miese, second in the minors in home runs, adds more firepower to WooSox lineup". MassLive.com. 4 June 2021.
6. ^ "2020 Minor League Season Canceled". MLB Trade Rumors. 30 June 2020.
7. ^ Hilburn-Trenkle, Chris (January 13, 2022). "Minor League Transactions: Nov. 19, 2021-Jan. 15, 2022". Baseball America. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
8. ^ "2022-23 Minor League Free Agents For All 30 MLB Teams". baseballamerica.com. 13 November 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
9. ^ "阪神新外国人第３弾！マイナー１４０発の右打ち大砲ミエセス獲得 背番号５５「全力でプレー」/デイリースポーツ online".
10. ^ "阪神】ミエセス、身内の不幸のため一時帰国…球団発表". Yahoo! Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2023-04-11.
11. ^ "阪神が新外国人ゲラ獲得発表 最速１６０キロ超の右腕 単年１００万ドル契約 ノイジー、ミエセス、ビーズリーが残留/デイリースポーツ online".
12. ^ "# 55 - Johan Mieses". Hanshin Tigers English News. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
13. ^ "【阪神】ノイジー・ミエセスが自由契約に ともに2年目の今季は成績振るわず（日テレNEWS NNN）" [[Hanshin] Neuse, Miese become free agents. Both players have not performed well this season in their second year (NTV NEWS NNN)]. Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2025-03-07. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
14. ^ @probeisbolrd (8 July 2021). "Nuestro roster para @Tokyo2020 #ArribaRD #Tokyo2020" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 July 2021 - via Twitter.
15. ^ "Dominicana presenta roster oficial para Juegos Olímpicos". ESPNdeportes.com. July 8, 2021.
16. ^ "Mieses, Bautista help Dominican Republic walk off Israel, setting up key game with USA in Olympic baseball event". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
17. ^ "Johan Mieses Olympic Games statistics". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
18. ^ "Dominican Republic wins its first-ever Olympic medal in baseball, team sport". World Baseball Softball Confederation. August 7, 2021. Retrieved 2024-11-28.

## External links

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* Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)

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Dominican Republic roster – 2020 Summer Olympics bronze medalists

* 2 Gustavo Núñez
* 3 Yefri Pérez
* 6 Erick Mejia
* 7 Charlie Valerio
* 10 Jeison Guzmán
* 14 Melky Cabrera
* 15 C. C. Mercedes
* 16 Roldani Baldwin
* 18 Julio Rodríguez
* 19 José Bautista
* 23 Ramón Rosso
* 28 Junior García
* 31 Luis Castillo
* 33 Jairo Asencio
* 34 Juan Francisco
* 36 Johan Mieses
* 37 Jhan Mariñez
* 38 Ángel Sánchez
* 39 Darío Álvarez
* 41 Denyi Reyes
* 56 Raúl Valdés
* 64 Emilio Bonifácio
* 70 Jumbo Díaz
* 79 Gabriel Arias

* Manager 13 Héctor Borg
* Coach 12 Anderson Hernández
* Coach 24 José Canó
* Coach 26 Manny García
* Coach 27 Gilbert Gómez

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