Mario Mendoza Trades and Transactions

The Mario Mendoza trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where Mario Mendoza has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

"Shreveport of the Texas League has named Mario Mendoza as its new manager. So there you go. The Mendoza Line is 32.5 degrees north latitude." - Steve Rosenbloom of the Chicago Tribune

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Mario Mendoza

Mario Mendoza Autograph on a 1978 Topps (#383)

Mario Mendoza Autograph on a 1978 Topps (#383)
 

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Birth Name:   Mario (Aizpuru) Mendoza
Nickname:   None
Born On:   12-26-1950
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico
Zodiac:   Capricorn
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11
Player Weight Chart Weight:   187
First Game:   04-26-1974 (Age 23)
Last Game:   05-22-1982
Draft:   Undrafted Free Agent
Mario Mendoza

Trades & Transactions

07-14-1970: Signed as an amateur free agent by Pittsburgh Pirates.
12-05-1978: Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates (with Odell Jones and Rafael Vasquez) to Seattle Mariners for Enrique Romo, Rick Jones and Tom McMillan.
12-12-1980: Traded by Seattle Mariners (with Rick Honeycutt, Larry Cox, Leon Roberts and Willie Horton) to Texas Rangers for Richie Zisk, Rick Auerbach, Ken Clay, Jerry Don Gleaton and Brian Allard.
06-07-1982: Released by Texas Rangers.


Did you know that during the physical, if a team finds out that the player received during a trade is injured they may return the player to the originating team within ten days from the date the trade was made and void the entire contract?

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Baseball trades & transactions, like the Mario Mendoza trades and transactions seen above, are an evolving field of research where new discoveries are often found and new player debuts are added to the data set almost daily.