a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers and received an invitation to spring training, but departed spring training after failing a physical. Following his release, he subsequently retired from major league baseball. He played for a season with the Newark Bears of the independent Atlantic League in 2009. References External links , or Ramiro Mendoza - Baseballbiography.com, or Retrosheet Pelota Binaria (Venezuelan Winter League) 1972 births Boston Red Sox players Cardenales de Lara players Panamanian expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Columbus Clippers players Greensboro Hornets players Gulf Coast Yankees players Living people Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball players from Panama New York Yankees players Newark Bears players Norwich Navigators players Panamanian expatriate baseball players in the United States Pawtucket Red Sox players People from Los Santos Province Sarasota Red Sox players Tampa Yankees players 2009 World Baseball Classic players