Gilberto Mendez

Who is Gilberto Mendez?

Gilberto Eduardo Méndez Fernández is a baseball pitcher who has appeared in numerous international baseball competitions, playing for the Panamanian National Baseball Team. He is perhaps most notable for appearing on Panama's roster in the 2009 World Baseball Classic.

He first played in the 2001 Baseball World Cup. In the 2002 Intercontinental Cup, he allowed five runs in 2⅔ innings of work. He struck out six and allowed one run in four innings of work in the 2003 Baseball World Cup. In the 2005 Baseball World Cup, he allowed one run in three innings of work, and in the 2007 Pan American Games, he allowed one run in two innings of work. During the 2007 Baseball World Cup, he allowed three walks and three runs in 2⅓ innings of work, and in the 2008 Americas Baseball Cup he went 0-1 with a 4.91 ERA. He did not play in the 2009 World Baseball Classic.