Kent Mercker
| Kent Mercker | |
|---|---|
 Mercker with the Cincinnati Reds in 2008 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: February 1, 1968 Brownsburg, Indiana, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 22, 1989, for the Atlanta Braves | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 30, 2008, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 74–67 |
| Earned run average | 4.16 |
| Strikeouts | 917 |
| Teams | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Kent Franklin Mercker (born February 1, 1968) is an American former
left-handed pitcher
. He played for nine teams over his 17-year career.
Career
Mercker was born in
1986 Major League Baseball Draft by the Atlanta Braves. He made his major league debut with the Braves on September 22, 1989, and appeared in two games that season. During his years with the Braves, Mercker split time between the bullpen and the starting rotation. After serving as a reliever for the vast part of his first five seasons, he joined the Braves' rotation full-time for the 1994 and 1995
seasons.
After the 1995 season, the Braves traded Mercker to the
Anaheim (2000), Colorado (2002), Atlanta (2003), and the Chicago Cubs (2004). He signed with Cincinnati for the third time in his career on December 20, 2004.[2][3]
Mercker received the
cerebral hemorrhage
.
Mercker has taken part in two
Fulton County Stadium, was a combined effort between Mercker, the starter, who pitched six innings; Mark Wohlers, who pitched the seventh and eighth innings; and Alejandro Peña, who pitched the ninth. The Braves defeated the Padres 1–0. The 13th no-hitter in Braves franchise history, attendance was 20,477 at Fulton-County Stadium.[4]
The second no-hitter was a solo effort by Mercker, as he no-hit the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 8, 1994, at Dodger Stadium in a 6–0 victory. To date, this no-hitter is the last to be pitched by a Brave.[5]
On February 8, 2008, Mercker signed a minor league contract with Cincinnati with an invitation to spring training.[6] He pitched in 15 games for the Reds that season. He currently works as a broadcaster for the Reds.
Mercker played in the 2022 Minto U.S. Open Pickleball Championships.[7]
See also
- List of Major League Baseball no-hitters
- List of players named in the Mitchell Report
References
- ^ Kovacevic, Dejan (1 August 1991). "Braves' Mercker traces pitching career to Claridge". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. E-9. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "Kent Mercker Stats, Fantasy & News".
- ^ Bo officially an Angel, web: The Naples Daily News, 1994, retrieved 13 March 2023
- ISBN 978-1-62937-694-3, p.172
- ^ Sports Illustrated. "Most Recent No-Hitters, by Team". Accessed April 26, 2010.
- ^ "Reds invite LHP Kent Mercker to spring training - USATODAY.com". Usatoday30.usatoday.com. 2008-02-08. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
- ^ Monagan, Matt (April 21, 2022). "The big leaguer turned pickleball star". MLB.com. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet