Mike Mayers
| Mike Mayers | |
|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals – No. 59 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: December 6, 1991 Grove City, Ohio | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |
| MLB statistics (through July 24, 2016) | |
| Win–loss record | 0–0 |
| Earned run average | 0.00 |
| Strikeouts | 0 |
| Teams | |
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Michael Christopher Mayers (born December 6, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Amatuer career
Mike Mayers attended Grove City High School in Grove City, Ohio, and played college baseball for the Ole Miss Rebels of the University of Mississippi.[1] On May 13, 2013, he was selected as a Southeastern Conference Co-Pitcher of the Week. In his junior year, he posted a 2.83 earned run average (ERA) over 92+1⁄3 innings pitched (IP) with 73 strikeouts (SO) and 37 bases on balls (BB). Overall, in his college career, he posted a 12−9 win–loss record (W−L) with a 3.42 ERA and 171 strikeouts in 215 innings. He decided to forgo one remaining year of eligibility and avail himself to the Major League Baseball draft.[2]
Professional career
The St. Louis Cardinals selected Mayers in the third round of the 2013 amateur draft.[3]
In 2015, Mayers underwent surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome, also known as TOS.[4]
Recovered from TOS, Mayers progressed through the two highest minor league levels in 2016. First, he pitched for the AA Springfield Cardinals in the Texas League,[4] where he was selected a mid-season All-Star.[5] Over nine starts for Springfield, Mayers was credited with a 5−2 W−L and 2.30 ERA. After promotion to the AAA Memphis Redbirds of the Pacific Coast League (PCL), he made nine starts and was 3−3 W−L with a 2.94 ERA. The Cardinals selected Mayers' contract from Memphis on July 23, 2016, and announced that he would make his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut the following day on national television on ESPN.[4]
References
- ^ Znidar, Mark (April 16, 2010). "Going to school: Mike Mayers, Grove City". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
- ^ DiRenna, Frank (July 3, 2013). "Mayers signs with St. Louis Cardinals". ThisWeekSports.com (Grove City Record). Retrieved July 24, 2016.
- ^ Thornburg, Chad (June 7, 2013). "Righty Mayers elated to join Cards' organization". MLB.com. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
- ^ a b c Frederickson, Ben (July 23, 2016). "Mayers, back from thoracic outlet syndrome, to start Sunday for Cardinals". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
- ^ Langosch, Jenifer (June 14, 2016). "Wong getting work in center field in Minors". stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Ole Miss Rebels bio