Keury Mella (born August 2, 1993) is a Dominican professional

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for the

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of the

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(CPBL). He previously played in

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(MLB) for the

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and

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Career

San Francisco Giants

Mella signed with the

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organization as an international free agent on May 31, 2012. He made his professional debut in 2012 with the

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, recording a 3-3 record and 2.47 ERA in 14 appearances. Mella played the 2013 season with the

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, logging a 3-2 record and 2.25 ERA in 10 games. He split the 2014 season between the Single-A

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and the Low-A

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, pitching to a cumulative 4-4 record and 3.45 ERA with 83 strikeouts in 86.0 innings of work. He was assigned to the High-A

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to begin the 2015 season.

Cincinnati Reds

On July 30, 2015, the Giants traded Mella and

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to the

in exchange for

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. He finished the year with the High-A

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, logging a 3-1 record and 2.95 ERA in 4 games with the team. In 2016, Mella split the year between Daytona and the Triple-A

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, posting a 9-9 record and 3.76 ERA with 101 strikeouts in 138.2 innings pitched. The Reds added Mella to their 40-man roster after the 2016 season. He split the majority of the 2017 season between the Double-A

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and Louisville, accumulating a 9-4 record and 3.00 ERA in 21 games. On September 12, 2017, Mella was promoted to the major leagues for the first time. He made his MLB debut on September 20, pitching 2.0 innings of 2-run ball against the

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. He finished his rookie season with a 6.75 ERA across 2 appearances for Cincinnati. In 2018, Mella spent the majority of the year in the minors, and pitched in 4 big league games for the Reds, stumbling to an 8.68 ERA in 4 games. Mella played in Louisville for the majority of the 2019 season, and allowed 3 runs in 3.2 innings of work in 2 major league games. On November 4, 2019, Mella was outrighted off of the 40-man roster and elected free agency.

Arizona Diamondbacks

On November 8, 2019, Mella signed a minor league contract with the

organization, and was invited to major league Spring Training. On September 1, 2020, the Diamondbacks selected Mella's contract to the active roster. In 11 games for the Diamondbacks in 2020, Mella pitched to a 1.80 ERA with 10 strikeouts over 10 innings pitched. On February 26, 2021, Mella was designated for assignment after the signing of

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was made official. On March 1, Mella was outrighted and invited to Spring Training as a non-roster invitee. After recording a 3.86 ERA in 11 games for the Triple-A

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to begin the year, Mella was selected to the active roster on June 15. In 2 games for Arizona, Mella struggled tremendously, allowing 6 earned runs in 1.2 innings to the tune of a 32.40 ERA. He was designated for assignment on June 18. On July 28, Mella was released by the Diamondbacks.

Pittsburgh Pirates

On August 3, Mella signed a minor league contract with the

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. He was assigned to the Triple-A

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. Mella made 16 appearances for the Triple-A

, going 2-0 with a 7.11 ERA and 23 strikeouts. On October 13, Mella elected free agency.

Uni-President Lions

On January 14, 2022, Mella signed with the

of the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mella, Keury 1993 births Living people Arizona Diamondbacks players Arizona League Giants players Augusta GreenJackets players Cincinnati Reds players Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Taiwan Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States Dominican Summer League Giants players Daytona Tortugas players Louisville Bats players Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic Pensacola Blue Wahoos players People from Bonao Reno Aces players Salem-Keizer Volcanoes players San Jose Giants players Toros del Este players Uni-President Lions players Indianapolis Indians players