C.C.Mercedes

Cristopher Crisostomo Mercedes (born March 8, 1994), also known as C. C. Mercedes, is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher 味全龍for the of the中華職棒大聯盟 (CPBL). He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yomiuri Giants and Chiba Lotte Marines, in the CPBL for the Uni-President Lions, and in the KBO League for the Kiwoom Heroes. He was signed by the Tampa Bay Rays as an international free agent in 2011. Crisostomo is listed at and and throws left handed. He is a switch hitter.

Career Tampa Bay Rays On July 2, 2011, Crisostomo signed with the Tampa Bay Rays organization as an international free agent. He made his professional debut with the Dominican Summer League Rays in 2012, posting a 1–3 record and 3.66 ERA in 14 games. He split the 2013 season between the DSL Rays and the rookie-level Gulf Coast League Rays, pitching to a cumulative 2–5 record and 3.83 ERA. He returned to the GCL Rays in 2014, pitching to a 1–2 record and 3.24 ERA with 11 strikeouts in 16.2 innings of work. For the 2015 season, Crisostomo played for the Low-A Hudson Valley Renegades, recording a 2.85 ERA in 18 appearances. On October 8, 2015, Crisostomo was released by the Rays organization. He made his NPB debut on July 10 as the starting pitcher against the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, and pitched 5.0 scoreless innings en route to the win. He finished his rookie season with a 5–4 record and 2.05 ERA in 13 games. For the 2019 season, Crisostomo pitched in 22 games for Yomiuri, logging an 8–8 record and 3.52 ERA with 107 strikeouts in 138.1 innings of work. In 2020, Crisostomo recorded a 4–4 record and 3.10 ERA in 11 appearances before his season ended after undergoing surgery to clean out his left elbow.

Chiba Lotte Marines On December 14, 2022, the Chiba Lotte Marines signed Crisostomo. In 22 appearances during the 2023 campaign, he compiled a 4-8 record and 3.33 ERA with 58 strikeouts across innings pitched.

Crisostomo made 21 appearances for Lotte in 2024, registering a 4-8 record and 2.71 ERA with 91 strikeouts over innings of work.

Uni-President Lions On January 6, 2025, Crisostomo signed with the Uni-President Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League. In 14 appearances for the Lions, Crisostomo compiled a 6-3 record and 2.57 ERA with 58 strikeouts over 84 innings of work.

Kiwoom Heroes On July 26, 2025, Crisostomo signed with the Kiwoom Heroes of the KBO League. In eight starts for the Heroes, he logged a 3-3 record and 4.47 ERA with 41 strikeouts across innings pitched. Crisostomo became a free agent following the season.

Wei Chuan Dragons On December 29, 2025, Cristomo signed with the Wei Chuan Dragons of the Chinese Professional Baseball League.

International career On July 8, 2021, Crisostomo was named to the Olympic roster for the Dominican Republic national baseball team for the 2020 Summer Olympics (contested in 2021). He started for the team in their opening game against Japan, giving up 1 earned run over 6 innings in a no-decision.