Abel Mendez is a six-foot-four, 205 lb. right-handed relief pitcher from Santo Domingo, DR. Born on April 4, 2003, he reported to his first professional job with the DSL Astros Blue in the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League in June 2022.
Mendez got into his first career game on June 7, pitching the fourth through the seventh innings of a 6-1 loss to the DSL Twins. In his debut, he allowed two earned runs on five hits and three walks, striking out three batters. On June 22, in a 6-4 loss to the DSL BOS Blue, he struck out seven and allowed one run in four innings.