Adonis Medina Del Rosario (born December 18, 1996) is a Dominican

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for the

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of the

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. He previously played in

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(MLB) for the

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and

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. Medina signed with the Phillies as an international

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, in 2014. He made his MLB debut in 2020.

Baseball career

Minor leagues

Medina was born in

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. He signed with the Philadelphia Phillies as an international

in May 2014. Medina made his professional debut that season with the Dominican Summer League Phillies and spent the whole season there, going 2–3 with a 1.37

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(ERA) and 0.987

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(WHIP), with 22

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(SO) in 26.2

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(IP). Medina played in 2015 with the Rookie

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. He compiled a 3–2 record, 2.98 ERA, and 1.19 WHIP with 35 SO in 45.1 IP. In 2016 with the Class A-Short

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Medina had a 5–3 record, 2.92 ERA, and 1.098 WHIP, in 13 starts (GS), and 34 SO in 62.2 IP. He was a 2016 mid-season

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All Star. Before the 2017 season, ''

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'' ranked Medina the 91st-best minor league prospect. He spent 2017 with the Class A

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, In 22 starts, he was 4–9 with a 3.01 ERA (9th in the

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), and 133 strikeouts (4th in the league) in 119.2 innings, averaging 10.0 strikeouts per 9 innings pitched. Before the 2018 season, ''Baseball Prospectus'' ranked Medina the 46th-best prospect, ''

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'' ranked him the 84th-best prospect, and MLB ranked him the 86th-best prospect. Medina pitched in 2018 for the Class A-Advanced

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, for whom he was 10-4 with a 4.12 ERA, with 123 strikeouts (3rd in the

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) in 111.1 innings, averaging 9.97 strikeouts per 9 innings pitched. His 10 wins tied for 4th in the league. In July, Medina played in the

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. He was Pitcher of the Week on both July 22 and August 19. The Phillies added Medina to their

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in November 2018. ''Baseball Prospectus'' ranked him the 57th-best prospect in baseball, MLB Pipeline named him the 64th-best prospect, and MLB.com ranked him number 77. ''Baseball America'' named Medina the 4th-best prospect in the Phillies minor league system. In 2019, pitching for the

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of the Class AA Eastern League, Medina was 7-7 with a 4.94 ERA in 105.2 innings over 22 games (21 starts), and was 2nd in the league with 14 hit batsmen. He was a mid-season Eastern League All Star.

Philadelphia Phillies

On September 20, 2020, Medina made his big league debut, as the Philadelphia Phillies'

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against the

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, at

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. Medina was charged with the loss, giving up four

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and two earned runs over four innings pitched. He was optioned down, following the game. On December 1, 2021, the Phillies

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Medina for assignment. The decision on Medina's designation was delayed due to the

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, which prompted a freeze on Major League transactions.

New York Mets

Following the end of the lockout, Medina was claimed off of waivers by the

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, on March 16, 2022. On April 7, 2022, he was designated for assignment and was subsequently traded to the

in exchange for cash and optioned to the

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of the

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. On June 5, 2022, he recorded his first career MLB save in the 10th inning of a 5–4 win against the Los Angeles Dodgers. On September 6, Medina was designated for assignment. He elected free agency on November 10, 2022.

Milwaukee Brewers

On December 6, 2022, Medina signed a minor league deal with the

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. He was released on December 15.

Kia Tigers

On December 11, 2022, Medina signed a contract with the

of the

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