Yunier Mendoza
Full name: Yunier Mendoza Alfonso
Also known as: La Regadera Trinitaria
- Position
- Infielder
- Born
- 1980-04-27 · FNTA
- Debut
- 2000
Yunier Mendoza is a Cuban infielder. His full name is recorded as Yunier Mendoza Alfonso. He is also listed as La Regadera Trinitaria.
The record here covers 28 seasons in the Cuban Elite League and Serie Nacional de Béisbol, between 1999 and 2024. Most of that was with Sancti Spíritus, 23 seasons of it, with the remainder for Artemisa, Ganaderos, Holguín, Matanzas and Santiago de Cuba. He appears in 15 postseason campaigns.
Across his recorded career he batted .324, with 2,447 hits, 63 home runs and 932 runs batted in. His 2,447 hits are the fourth highest total among the 3,806 players holding career records in this database. His 932 runs batted in are the 41st highest total among the 3,347 players holding career records in this database. His highest recorded season average was .445, in 2017-18 (173 AB). His most home runs in a season was 7, in 2010-11.
Career summary
- Seasons 28 (1999–2024)
- Leagues Cuban Elite League, Serie Nacional de Béisbol
- Teams
Artemisa, Ganaderos, Holguín, Matanzas, Sancti Spíritus, Santiago de Cuba - AVG / OBP / SLG
.324 / .386 / .406
Batting
| Season | Team | League | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | IBB | SH | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-00 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 83 | 346 | 300 | 27 | 73 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 34 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 83 | .243 | .328 | .277 | .605 |
| 2000-01 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 90 | 416 | 368 | 64 | 119 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 165 | .323 | .389 | .448 | .837 |
| 2001-02 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 18 | 82 | 70 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | .257 | .342 | .357 | .699 |
| 2001-02 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 89 | 369 | 324 | 43 | 99 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 121 | .306 | .372 | .373 | .745 |
| 2002-03 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 90 | 418 | 358 | 59 | 116 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 51 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 164 | .324 | .402 | .458 | .860 |
| 2003-04 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .273 | .385 | .455 | .840 |
| 2003-04 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 88 | 403 | 356 | 56 | 107 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 131 | .301 | .360 | .368 | .728 |
| 2004-05 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 10 | 46 | 43 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .256 | .304 | .326 | .630 |
| 2004-05 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 82 | 334 | 297 | 47 | 89 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 115 | .300 | .370 | .387 | .757 |
| 2005-06 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 8 | 28 | 25 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .520 | .571 | .560 | 1.131 |
| 2005-06 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 70 | 242 | 214 | 26 | 61 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 76 | .285 | .345 | .355 | .700 |
| 2006-07 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 67 | 269 | 237 | 24 | 62 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 80 | .262 | .345 | .338 | .683 |
| 2007-08 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 11 | 53 | 46 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | .413 | .471 | .478 | .949 |
| 2007-08 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 81 | 384 | 325 | 58 | 118 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 147 | .363 | .443 | .452 | .895 |
| 2008-09 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .368 | .381 | .421 | .802 |
| 2008-09 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 84 | 372 | 321 | 64 | 117 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 146 | .364 | .441 | .455 | .896 |
| 2009-10 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .429 | .455 | .524 | .979 |
| 2009-10 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 84 | 401 | 355 | 71 | 134 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 170 | .377 | .435 | .479 | .914 |
| 2010-11 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 6 | 28 | 26 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .346 | .393 | .577 | .970 |
| 2010-11 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 88 | 403 | 348 | 64 | 112 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 55 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 158 | .322 | .391 | .454 | .845 |
| 2011-12 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 7 | 32 | 31 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .323 | .313 | .355 | .668 |
| 2011-12 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 72 | 319 | 291 | 44 | 99 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 132 | .340 | .376 | .454 | .830 |
| 2012-13 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 7 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .414 | .455 | .552 | 1.007 |
| 2012-13 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 74 | 327 | 293 | 39 | 89 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 99 | .304 | .350 | .338 | .688 |
| 2013-14 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 26 | 109 | 97 | 12 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 33 | .320 | .358 | .340 | .698 |
| 2014-15 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 45 | 195 | 168 | 22 | 63 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 70 | .375 | .448 | .417 | .865 |
| 2015-16 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 44 | 191 | 168 | 13 | 57 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 64 | .339 | .407 | .381 | .788 |
| 2016-17 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 41 | 173 | 151 | 17 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 57 | .311 | .395 | .377 | .772 |
| 2017-18 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 44 | 194 | 173 | 26 | 77 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 97 | .445 | .490 | .561 | 1.051 |
| 2018-19 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .250 | .250 | .300 | .550 |
| 2018-19 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 92 | 405 | 373 | 48 | 131 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 161 | .351 | .395 | .432 | .827 |
| 2019-20 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 48 | 208 | 184 | 30 | 59 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 69 | .321 | .389 | .375 | .764 |
| 2020-21 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .250 | .308 | .333 | .641 |
| 2020-21 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 75 | 310 | 276 | 34 | 92 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 128 | .333 | .400 | .464 | .864 |
| 2021-22 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 11 | 50 | 49 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .204 | .220 | .204 | .424 |
| 2021-22 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 68 | 306 | 260 | 31 | 77 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 92 | .296 | .382 | .354 | .736 |
| 2022 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 227 | 24 | 67 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | .295 | .381 | .357 | — |
| 2022-23 | Ganaderos | Cuban Elite League | — | — | 68 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | .294 | .310 | .382 | — |
| 2023 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 7 | 32 | 26 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .385 | .469 | .500 | .969 |
| 2023-24 | Sancti Spíritus | Cuban Elite League | — | — | 101 | 11 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | .317 | .372 | .337 | — |
| 2023 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 53 | 209 | 194 | 23 | 66 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 80 | .340 | .383 | .412 | .795 |
| 2024 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 6 | 26 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .192 | .192 | .192 | .384 |
| 2024 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 56 | 236 | 226 | 33 | 87 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 102 | .385 | .411 | .451 | .862 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 7554 | 1086 | 2447 | 352 | 39 | 63 | 932 | 24 | 32 | 733 | 511 | 66 | 70 | 126 | 55 | — | .324 | .386 | .406 | .792 |
Fielding
| Season | Team | League | INN | PO | A | E | DP | FPCT | TC | TP | PB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-00 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 688.1 | 481 | 30 | 4 | 37 | .992 | 515 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000-01 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 761.1 | 703 | 27 | 9 | 88 | .988 | 739 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001-02 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 163.1 | 148 | 7 | 2 | 14 | .987 | 157 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001-02 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 737.2 | 706 | 34 | 5 | 80 | .993 | 745 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002-03 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 777.2 | 802 | 36 | 9 | 73 | .989 | 847 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003-04 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 30.0 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .939 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003-04 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 751.2 | 804 | 25 | 11 | 81 | .987 | 840 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004-05 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 77.0 | 72 | 3 | 3 | 14 | .962 | 78 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004-05 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 602.0 | 660 | 42 | 5 | 73 | .993 | 707 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-06 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 45.0 | 52 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 59 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-06 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 266.2 | 285 | 16 | 3 | 36 | .990 | 304 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006-07 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 544.2 | 596 | 32 | 7 | 69 | .989 | 635 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-08 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 105.2 | 123 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | 126 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-08 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 667.1 | 695 | 36 | 10 | 83 | .987 | 741 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008-09 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 43.0 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008-09 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 649.0 | 717 | 24 | 8 | 74 | .989 | 749 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009-10 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 42.0 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009-10 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 724.1 | 808 | 35 | 1 | 93 | .999 | 844 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010-11 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 48.0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 49 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010-11 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 717.2 | 787 | 35 | 5 | 94 | .994 | 827 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011-12 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 60.0 | 72 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .986 | 74 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011-12 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 596.0 | 660 | 16 | 8 | 78 | .988 | 684 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012-13 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 60.0 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 56 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012-13 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 493.0 | 579 | 16 | 8 | 73 | .987 | 603 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013-14 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 198.0 | 228 | 9 | 3 | 16 | .988 | 240 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014-15 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 371.2 | 436 | 17 | 2 | 45 | .996 | 455 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015-16 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 349.2 | 373 | 28 | 1 | 31 | .998 | 402 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 325.0 | 350 | 14 | 3 | 33 | .992 | 367 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 334.1 | 338 | 24 | 2 | 40 | .995 | 364 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 40.0 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 599.0 | 617 | 32 | 5 | 95 | .992 | 654 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 363.2 | 347 | 18 | 3 | 57 | .992 | 368 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 26.1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 506.1 | 518 | 24 | 5 | 71 | .991 | 547 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 95.2 | 79 | 3 | 1 | 13 | .988 | 83 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 542.1 | 563 | 21 | 7 | 78 | .988 | 591 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 53.0 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .985 | 67 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 363.1 | 371 | 14 | 3 | 38 | .992 | 388 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 51.0 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 56 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 401.2 | 367 | 13 | 3 | 50 | .992 | 383 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 15038.0 | 15561 | 697 | 146 | 1767 | .991 | 16404 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding totals are published aggregated across every position a player appeared at, not split by position.
Awards and honours
- 2009-10 — led the league in hits
Leaderships are computed from the season lines held here, using a qualification of 3.1 plate appearances or one inning per scheduled game. They describe this record rather than the league's own adjudication of its titles.
Transactions
- 2012-13–2013-14 —
Sancti Spíritus →
Santiago de Cuba - 2013-14–2014-15 —
Santiago de Cuba →
Matanzas - 2014-15–2015-16 —
Matanzas →
Holguín - 2015-16–2016-17 —
Holguín →
Sancti Spíritus - 2016-17–2017-18 —
Sancti Spíritus →
Artemisa - 2017-18–2018-19 —
Artemisa →
Sancti Spíritus - 2022-23–2023-24 —
Ganaderos →
Sancti Spíritus
Moves are inferred from a change of club between consecutive seasons in the same competition. No transfer date is recorded because none is published.
Frequently asked questions
When was Yunier Mendoza born?
Yunier Mendoza was born on 1980-04-27 in FNTA.
Which teams did Yunier Mendoza play for?
Yunier Mendoza appears for Artemisa, Ganaderos, Holguín, Matanzas, Sancti Spíritus, Santiago de Cuba across 28 recorded seasons.
What are Yunier Mendoza's career statistics?
In 28 recorded seasons Yunier Mendoza batted .324 with 2447 hits, 63 home runs and 932 runs batted in.
What position did Yunier Mendoza play?
Yunier Mendoza is recorded as IF.
Sources and licences
- Biographical detail from EcuRed, the Cuban encyclopedia, used under its non-commercial licence. custom-noncommercial (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- Cuban league statistics from the Federación Cubana de Béisbol (beisbolcubano.cu). (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- (retrieved 2026-08-29)
