Jenrry Mejía, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jenrry Mejía

baseball player from the Dominican Republic

Date of Birth: 11-Oct-1989

Place of Birth: Tabara Arriba, Dominican Republic

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: Dominican Republic

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Jenrry Manuel Mejía (Spanish pronunciation: ['xenri me'xi.a]; born October 11, 1989) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.
He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets. Mejía signed with the Mets as an international free agent on April 4, 2007.
He made his MLB debut in 2010 and was named the Mets' closer in May 2014.
Mejía was suspended for the first 80 games of the 2015 season after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs (PED).
He received his second suspension in July 2015 after a second failed test.
He tested positive for a third time, which was reported in February 2016, resulting in his permanent suspension from MLB.
He was the first player to receive a permanent suspension due to violating MLB's drug policy three times.
Mejía later submitted an application for reinstatement, as allowed under MLB's drug policy, which was granted by Commissioner Rob Manfred in July 2018.