Mike Myers (baseball)
Mike Myers | |
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![]() Myers with the New York Yankees in 2006 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Arlington Heights, Illinois, U.S. | June 26, 1969|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
April 25, 1995, for the Florida Marlins | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 30, 2007, for the Chicago White Sox | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 25–24 |
Earned run average | 4.29 |
Strikeouts | 429 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Michael Stanley Myers (born June 26, 1969) is an American former professional
High school and college
Myers attended high school at Crystal Lake Central High School in Illinois[1] and later attended Iowa State University, where he played college baseball for the Iowa State Cyclones baseball team. In the summers of 1988 and 1989, he pitched for the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star in 1989.[2][3]
Minor league career
Myers was in the minor leagues for parts of six seasons. In his final four minor league seasons, he was 14–27 with a 4.29 ERA. He was used primarily as a starting pitcher until 1995, when he pitched 42 games, all in relief, for the Charlotte Knights and Toledo Mud Hens.[4]
Professional career
The
He went a combined 1–9 for Detroit between the 1996 and 1997 seasons. He did lead the Majors in appearances, appearing in 83 and 88 games respectively in both seasons. Myers pitched for Detroit through the 1997 season. After the season, Myers was traded by the Tigers with Rick Greene and Santiago Perez to the Milwaukee Brewers for Bryce Florie.
Myers pitched for the Brewers for two seasons, pitching in 70 games in 1998 and 71 in 1999. After the 1999 season, the Brewers traded Myers to the Colorado Rockies for Curt Leskanic.
In 2000, Myers had the best season of his career while pitching half his games in Coors Field. He had a 2.05 ERA in 43 games at Coors Field in 2000. He finished the season with a career low 1.99 ERA in 78 games. The following season, Myers pitched in 73 games for the Rockies, going 2–3 with a 3.60 ERA.
Before the 2002 season, the Rockies traded Myers to the Arizona Diamondbacks for JD Closser and Jack Cust. In 2002, he had a 4.38 ERA in 69 games while in 2003 he had a 5.70 ERA in 64 games.
He signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners for the 2004 season, but was selected off of waivers by the Boston Red Sox in August 2004. He signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2004–05 offseason, but was traded back to the Red Sox for two minor league players before the 2005 season began.
During the 2005–06 offseason, Myers signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees. He got off to an amazing start in 2006, with an ERA under 2.00 by mid July. But he then struggled down the stretch. One big highlight late in the season was the big outs he got in Boston during a five-game series against the Red Sox. The Yankees released Myers in August 2007, and he signed with the Chicago White Sox.
On January 25,
On March 17, 2009, Myers was hired as a special assistant to the head of the Major League Baseball Players Association, Donald Fehr.[7]
Pitching style
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Meyers_and_bruney_warm_it_up_%28619755796%29.jpg/275px-Meyers_and_bruney_warm_it_up_%28619755796%29.jpg)
Myers is a
Myers's primary role was as a
Personal life
Myers became an
References
- ^ "Mike Myers Stats".
- ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ 1989 Cape Cod Baseball League All-Star Game Program. Cape Cod Baseball League. 1989. p. 1.
- ^ Mike Myers Statistics (Minor Leagues) - Baseball-Reference.com Archived 2007-12-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ April 25, 1995 Los Angeles Dodgers at Florida Marlins Box Score and Play by Play - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ The Official Site of The Los Angeles Dodgers: News: Dodgers extend spring invites to pair
- ^ Helling, Myers added to MLBPA staff
- ^ Boston Red Sox – Glad this sidearmer on their side – The Boston Globe
- ^ Mike Myers Pitching vs. Batter - Baseball-Reference PI
- ^ Hohler, Bob (August 31, 2005). "Faith binds many on Sox". The Boston Globe. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs