Mitch Maier
Mitch Maier | |
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![]() Maier with the Kansas City Royals | |
Outfielder | |
Born: Petoskey, Michigan, U.S. | June 30, 1982|
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 23, 2006, for the Kansas City Royals | |
Last appearance | |
June 30, 2012, for the Kansas City Royals | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .248 |
Home runs | 10 |
Runs batted in | 93 |
Teams | |
Mitchell William Maier (born June 30, 1982) is an American former professional baseball outfielder, coach, and current front office executive. He is the director of baseball operations for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played and coached in MLB for the Royals.
Career
Maier was born in
Maier began his professional career in
In 2006, Maier began the year at Double-A. He was named to the Texas League midseason All-Star team. He finished the minor league season with a .306 batting average and had 14 home runs in 138 games. Following the Wranglers elimination in the playoff finals, Maier was promoted to the major league club on September 20. He made his major league debut on September 23, 2006.
In
Maier made his Major League pitching debut as the 8th Royals position player to pitch in a game on July 26, 2011, against the Boston Red Sox in Fenway Park. He pitched a scoreless inning, but gave up a double to David Ortiz.
On July 4, 2012, Maier was designated for assignment after hitting only .172 in 64 at-bats for Kansas City. On October 6, 2012, Maier elected free agency. Later that month, he signed with the Red Sox on a Minor League deal for 2013.[5]
On December 19, 2013, Maier signed a minor-league contract with the Chicago Cubs.[6]
On March 6, 2014, Maier was released by the Cubs. He signed a minor league deal with the Royals on May 1, 2014.
Coaching career
Maier became a coach during the 2015 season with the Royals, working as an outfield / base running coordinator in the organization. He served as interim
Maier was named the Royals director of baseball operations on December 3, 2019.[8]
References
- ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ "2002 Harwich Mariners". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ "East Division All Stars". capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- Toledo Blade. May 22, 2003. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- ^ Matt Eddy [@MattEddyBA] (November 7, 2012). "#RedSox signed former #Royals 4th OF Mitch Maier to minor league deal in late October. Put up 94 OPS+ in 421 PA in '10, so far his best" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Cubs officially sign Jonthan Sanchez to a minor league deal . - chicagotribune.com". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on December 20, 2013.
- ^ Rustin Dodd (October 18, 2017). "Rusty Kuntz won't coach first base for Royals next season". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
- ^ "Mitch Maier named Royals Director of Baseball Operations". MLB.com. December 3, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Royals coaching bio