Domingo Rafael Tapia is a pitcher for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball who hails from the Dominican Republic . With an estimated height of 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m).
He weighs in at 263 pounds (119 kg). For the Boston Red Sox and the Seattle Mariners, he has previously played in the Major League Baseball.
Tapia became an international free agent and signed with the New York Mets on May 28, 2010. In 2010, Tapia made his professional baseball debut in the Dominican Summer League and Gulf Coast League.
A 6-5 record and a 3.38 ERA in 12 games with the rookie Kingsport Mets and the Low-A Brooklyn Cyclones during the 2011 season. Tapia played in 20 games for the Savannah Sand Gnats in 2012, going 6-5 with a 3.98 ERA.
While pitching for the Low-A St. Lucie Mets in 2013, he went 3-9 with a 4.62 ERA in 101.1 innings of time on the mound. The next year, he appeared in 21 games for St. Lucie, with a 6-8 record and 3.96 ERA.
Following just 1.2 innings pitched in Double-A Binghamton (where he started the season), Tapia was sent down to the Mets’ rookie level and underwent Tommy John surgery in May of that year.
With St. Lucie and Binghamton, he has a 0-2 record and 3.56 ERA, with 25 strikeouts, in 19 outings in 2016. On November 7, 2016, he opted for the open market.
How Old Is Domingo Tapia?
Domingo Tapia was born on August 4, 1991. He is 30 years old.