Resides in Arecibo, PR...Attended Antonio Luchetti HS (Arecibo, PR)...His father, Orlando
Mercado, Sr., is the bullpen coach for LAA...Father played professionally for 17 seasons as a catcher, including
253 Major League games spanning eight seasons with Seattle, Texas, Detroit, Los Angeles, Oakland,
Minnesota, New York Mets and Montreal...Signed by Ray Blanco (Diamondbacks).2009Strung together a season-high eight-game hitting streak from 4/13-5/1 (.400, 12-for-30, 4 2B, 3B, 10 RBI)...Named to the regular season Southern League All-Star team...Over 25 games in May, hit .354 (28-for-79) with 6 doubles, a homer, and 18 RBI...Hit .365 (23-for-63) with 5 doubles, a triple, homer and 34 RBI with runners in scoring position...Between Double-A Mobile and Triple-A Reno threw out 28% (19-of-68) of baserunners attempting to steal...Pitched in two games for Mobile (0-1, 6.75 ERA, 2 G, 4.0 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1 K)...Appeared in 28 games (24 as catcher) for the Gigantes de Carolina of the Puerto Rican Winter League
and hit .337 (31-for-92) with 10 doubles, 1 HR and 12 RBI.2008Made his first appearance as a pitcher on 7/7 vs. Jacksonville...He hit .364 (12-for-33) with 8 RBI in
August...Collected a season-high three hits on 8/22, driving in two runs while scoring two.2007Set career-highs in walks, strikeouts, stolen bases and HBP...Strung together a 9-game hit streak
from 6/16-7/5, batting .394 (13-for-33) with 2 doubles, a home run and 6 RBI...Hit home runs in back-to-back
games on 8/11-12...Drove in 3 runs in back-to-back games on 4/10 and 4/14.2006Had 5 HR in four games from 7/6-15, driving in 9 runs...Collected 12 RBI in five games from 8/7-16,
batting .318 (7-for-22) with 3 doubles and 3 HR...Hit .396 in July, collecting 4 doubles, 5 HR and 19 RBI.2005Matched his career-best with 4 hits on 4/12 at Lansing and again on 8/27 at Clinton...Threw out 28%
(20-of-72) of would-be basestealers...Disabled from 5/16-6/29 after fracturing his right hand.2004Named a Northwest League All-Star...Was the circuit's toughest batter to strikeout, fanning only once
every 12.25 plate appearances...Led league catchers with 38 assists...Was the league's ninth-toughest catcher
to run against, throwing out 26% (14-of-53) of would-be basestealers...Recorded his first career 4-hit game
on 6/19...Chosen by Baseball America as one of the Northwest League's Top 20 prospects.2003Following the season played winter ball for Carolina in the Puerto Rican League.