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Former Cerritos College baseball player Louie
Medina, who played for the Falcons from 1982-83
before embarking on a professional career, was
recently promoted to
Special Assistant to the General Manager/Player
Personnel by the Kansas City Royals after spending
the last three seasons as a professional scout.
While with
the Falcons, he played for Gordie Douglas and
earned 2nd Team All-South Coast
Conference honors as a sophomore after hitting seven
home runs and driving in 38 runs.
He then
transferred to Arizona State University until
signing with the Cleveland Indians after being
selected in the ninth round of the 1985 draft. He
played in 51 professional games and hit 10 home runs
with 16 RBI. Medina ended up playing professionally
for eight seasons in both the Indians and Royals
organizations before concluding his playing career
after three seasons playing for Hiroshima in Japan.
Medina also has the distinction of being drafted
seven times over a five-year period, including being
a 1st Round pick by Houston in 1984. He
transitioned to the front office in 1995 with the
Arizona Diamondbacks as an area supervisor in the
scouting department. |
