Ramiro Mendoza

Ramiro Mendoza
Mendoza in 1999
Pitcher
Born: (1972-06-15) June 15, 1972 (age 52) Los Santos, Panama
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 25, 1996, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
September 1, 2005, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	59–40
Earned run average	4.30
Strikeouts	463
Teams
New York Yankees (1996–2002) Boston Red Sox (2003–2004) New York Yankees (2005)
Career highlights and awards
3× World Series champion (1998, 1999, 2004)

Ramiro Mendoza (born June 15, 1972), nicknamed "El Brujo" (The Witch Doctor),^[1] is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Mendoza played with the New York Yankees (1996–2002, 2005) and Boston Red Sox (2003–04). He batted and threw right-handed. Although Mendoza made 62 starts in his major league career, he was primarily known as a middle relief pitcher. He threw a sinker along with a slider, a four-seam fastball and a changeup. In Mendoza's ten seasons in the Major Leagues he was a part of five World Series champion teams.