Bio
Oswald Medina was originally signed as an International Free Agent out of Venezuela on May 9, 2019, by the Philadelphia Phillies. He would spend three seasons in the Phillies system reaching A ball in both 2022 and 2023. Medina made his pro debut in 2021 with the Phillies Red club in the Dominican Summer League. He would go 2-2 at rookie level in 14 games making 14 starts. The righty would pitch in 58.1 innings surrendering 14 earned runs on 48 hits while striking out 65 batters. He would finish with a 2.16 ERA, third on the team with a 0.926 WHIP, good for second on the club. Medina led the team in innings pitched and strikeouts and his 14 starting nods was good for second with the Phillies Red.
In 2022, Medina would open the season at A level Clearwater making eight starts with one relief appearance. He would pitch in 34 innings going 0-4 with 22 strike outs. He would allow 16 earned runs on 42 hits good for a 4.24 ERA and a 1.412 WHIP. He would be sent to the Phillies rookie level Florida Complex team in early June. In Florida, Medina would go 1-4 in 10 games (six starts) in 35 innings. He added another 21 K’s while giving up 22 earned runs on the season. Medina would finish the season with a 5.66 ERA and a 1.457 WHIP. In his two stops combined he would give up 38 earned runs in 69 innings with a 4.46 ERA.
Medina would once again make two stops at both Clearwater and the complex team in 2023. He began his season with the complex club making four starts with a 0-1 record. He would pitch 14.2 innings with 15 strike outs and a 5.52 ERA. At Clearwater, he started another three games in July totaling 13 innings with nine strikeouts. Medina would allow seven earned runs on 11 hits giving him a 5.52 ERA for the season. For the season overall at two stops, Medina had a 5.20 ERA with 24 strikeouts in 27.2 innings. Medina is 4-12 overall for his career with 155 innings over 40 professional games. He has 132 strikeouts to go along with a 3.95 career ERA. Medina 22 was born in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela.