Chris Mears (baseball)

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Chris Mears
Cleveland Guardians
Pitcher / Coach
Born: (1978-01-20) January 20, 1978 (age 47)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 29, 2003, for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
September 28, 2003, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record1–3
Earned run average5.44
Strikeouts21
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Teams
As player
As coach

Christopher Peter Mears (born January 20, 1978) is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher and current coach who currently serves as the pitching rehab lead for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). Mears previously played in MLB for the Detroit Tigers in 2003, and served as a pitching coordinator with the Boston Red Sox. As a player, the native of Ottawa, Ontario, threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) tall and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg) (13 stone, 8 pounds).

Playing career

Mears attended

farm club before drawing his release following the 2002 season. Shortly thereafter, Mears signed with the Detroit Tigers and opened 2003 with Detroit's Triple-A team, the Toledo Mud Hens
. He spent the first two months of the 2003 season in Toledo before having his contract purchased by the Tigers on June 29.

Mears spent his first nine weeks of big-league service in the Detroit bullpen, pitching fairly effectively and posting five saves. At the beginning of September, he was placed in Detroit's starting rotation, but his starting tenure was short-lived. The 2003 Tigers, who finished with the worst record in baseball since the 1962 Mets, were desperate for reliable pitching, but Mears proved inadequate as a starter, never pitching more than 41⁄3 innings per outing and racking up an earned run average over 10. After three starts, he spent the remainder of the 2003 season in the Tigers bullpen. His season total of five saves tied him for the team lead with Franklyn Germán.

Mears was returned to the minor leagues by Detroit for the 2004 season, before being released at season's end. He was part of Team Canada in the 2004 Summer Olympics, who finished in fourth place. Mears split 2005 between the Double-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals and the Triple-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves before retiring following the season.

During his Major League career, Mears appeared in 29

bases on balls. He struck out
21.

Post-playing career

In September 2015, Mears was promoted from being a Midwestern United States area scout to a role as the national pitching cross-checker for the Boston Red Sox.[1] In January 2020, he was promoted to the role of pitching coordinator with the Red Sox.[2]

On January 30, 2025, Mears was named the pitching rehab lead for the Cleveland Guardians.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Boston Red Sox official site
  2. ^ "Red Sox announce personnel moves in player development and Minor League field staffs". mlb.com (Press release). Boston Red Sox. January 16, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  3. Cleveland, Ohio
    : MLB Advanced Media. January 30, 2025. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
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