EL1 Trenton Thunder

Mendoza Activated from DL, Transferred to AAA

Published on April 16, 2009 under Eastern League (EL1)
Trenton Thunder News Release


(Norwich, CT)- The Trenton Thunder, Double-A Affiliate of the New York Yankees, have announced that INF Carlos Mendoza has been activated from the Disabled List, and transferred to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Triple-A).

Mendoza was placed on the Disabled List on April 8th. In 2008, he had a .280 BA with 13 RBI in 30 games. He hit .210 with 13 doubles and 17 RBI in 84 games with Trenton in 2007. He had his contract purchased by the Yankees 8/12/06, and played 31 G that season for Tampa. He was re-signed by the Yankees as a free agent on 11/2/06. He has previous Eastern League experience with Norwich in 2003. He made his professional debut in the Giants' Organization in 1997.

Trenton begins a series tonight against the Connecticut Defenders, the Double-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants. The first game of the three-game series in Norwich, CT is set to start at 6:35 p.m. RHP George Kontos (0-0, 1.80) will start for Trenton against Connecticut RHP Nick Pereira (0-0, 6.00) Trenton returns home to Waterfront Park on Thursday April 23rd to start a four-game series against the New Britain Rock Cats, the Double-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins. Game time is set for 7:05 p.m. To purchase tickets call 609-394-3300 or order online at www.trentonthunder.com

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