Minor leaguer Mejia's hitting streak ends at 50 games

August 15, 2016 at 4:20 a.m. | Updated August 15, 2016 at 4:17 a.m.

by Associated Press

In this Aug. 1 file photo, Lynchburg Hillcats catcher Francisco Mejia hits a single, extending his hitting streak to 43 games, during the first inning of a minor league baseball against the Potomac Nationals in Lynchburg, Va. The Indians catching prospect had his 50-game hit streak snapped Sunday night.
In this Aug. 1 file photo, Lynchburg Hillcats catcher Francisco Mejia hits a single, extending his hitting streak to 43 games, during the first inning of a minor league baseball against the Potomac Nationals in Lynchburg, Va. The Indians catching prospect had his 50-game hit streak snapped Sunday night.

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) - The 50-game hitting streak for Cleveland Indians minor leaguer Francisco Mejia has ended.

Mejia went 0-for-3 with a walk Sunday for Class A Lynchburg in a 6-0 win against Winston-Salem in the Carolina League.

Mejia's streak was tied for the fifth-longest in professional baseball history, and the best since 1954. The record is 69 games by Joe Wilhoit of the Western League in 1919.

On Saturday night, Mejia's string seemed to end. But more than an hour after the game ended, the official scorer reversed his ruling, giving Mejia a double on a play originally scored an error on the third baseman.

Mejia is a 20-year-old switch-hitter. His hitting streak is the longest ever by a catcher in pro ball.

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