Francisco Mejía Stats

The Tampa Bay Rays reinstated catcher Francisco Mejia from the COVID-19 injured list on Thursday and optioned catcher Rene Pinto back to Triple-A Durham in a corresponding move. Mejia has been out nearly two weeks after testing positive for the virus. Before contracting COVID-19, he was sharing playing time with Mike Zunino and had started six of the team's first 13 games. The 26-year-old was also swinging a hot bat, going 8-for-23 with two home runs and 10 RBI in seven games. Fantasy managers should expect the switch-hitting backstop to continue splitting time with Zunino, making him attractive in AL-only leagues and leagues that allow two starting catchers.

12 days ago

Tampa Bay Rays catcher Francisco Mejia has tested positive for COVID-19. The team placed him on the COVID-19 related injured list on Friday. Fellow catcher Rene Pinto was called up from Triple-A to fill his roster spot. Mejia has been seeing basically a 50/50 split at catcher with Mike Zunino this year. However, he's been drastically outperforming Zunino at the plate. Mejia has a .348/.333/.652 slash line and two home runs over 24 plate appearances while Zunino is homer-less over 27 plate appearances with a .040/.074/.080 slash line.

25 days ago

Tampa Bay Rays catcher Francisco Mejia (shoulder) received treatment and is feeling better after a right shoulder contusion during Monday's game against the Boston Red Sox, according to manager Kevin Cash. He left the game in the seventh inning, replaced by Mike Zunino. Prior to his exit, he was 0-for-3. Mejia is having arguably his best season at the plate, slashing .262/.319/.435 with six home runs over 72 games. He hasn't lived up to the hype he once had as a prospect but can still put up good numbers from the catching position. However, he's mostly a streaming option at this point, as he is behind Zunino on the depth chart.

over 6 months ago