Seth Mejias-Brean
Seth Wayne Mejias-Brean (born April 5, 1991) is an American professional baseball infielder in the San Diego Padres organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Padres.
Seth Mejias-Brean | |||
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Mejias-Brean at the 2012 College World Series | |||
San Diego Padres | |||
Infielder | |||
Born: Tucson, Arizona | April 5, 1991|||
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MLB debut | |||
September 4, 2019, for the San Diego Padres | |||
MLB statistics (through 2019 season) | |||
Batting average | .233 | ||
Home runs | 2 | ||
Runs batted in | 5 | ||
Teams | |||
Career
Mejias-Brean attended Cienega High School in Pima County, Arizona.[1] Undrafted out of high school, Mejias-Brean attended the University of Arizona, where he played college baseball for the Wildcats.[2] He was a member of the 2012 Arizona Wildcats College World Series championship team.[3] Mejias-Brean was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 8th round, with the 262nd overall selection, of the 2012 MLB draft.[4]
Cincinnati Reds
Mejias-Brean played for the Billings Mustangs in 2012, hitting .313/.389/.536/.925 with 8 home runs and 40 RBI.[5] He split the 2013 season between the Dayton Dragons and the Bakersfield Blaze, hitting .305/.379/.457/.836 with 11 home runs and 82 RBI. He split the 2014 season between Bakersfield and the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, hitting .270/.368/.406/.774 with 14 home runs and 67 RBI. He returned to Pensacola for the 2015 season, hitting .247/.352/.360/.712 with 6 home runs and 53 RBI. He played for the Louisville Bats in 2016, hitting .228/.290/.315/.605 with 6 home runs and 45 RBI.[6] He returned to Louisville to open the 2017 season.
Seattle Mariners
On May 2, 2017, Mejias-Brean was traded to the Seattle Mariners.[7][8] He split the season between Louisville, the Arkansas Travelers, and the Tacoma Rainiers, combining to hit .268/.328/.346/.674 with 4 home runs and 50 RBI. He split the 2018 season between Arkansas and Tacoma, hitting .258/.336/.376/.712 with 10 home runs and 57 RBI.[5]
San Diego Padres
Mejias-Brean elected free agency following the 2018 season and signed a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres.[9] He spent the 2019 minor league season with the El Paso Chihuahuas, hitting .316/.367/.455/.822 with 11 home runs and 66 RBI.[10]
On September 3, 2019, the Padres selected Mejias-Brean's contract and promoted him to the major leagues.[1] He made his major league debut on September 4 as a pinch hitter.[11] Mejias-Brean was outrighted off the Padres roster on November 4, 2019 and later became a free agent.[12] However, he re-signed to a minor league deal on November 7, 2019.
References
- "Cienega High School, Arizona Wildcats product Seth Mejias-Brean headed to the big leagues". Arizona Daily Star. September 3, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- Associated Press (June 24, 2012). "Arizona's Mejias-Brean is glad he gave up football". The Oklahoman. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- Jason Bartel (February 12, 2013). "A Look back at the 2012 National Champion Arizona Wildcats Baseball team". Arizona Desert Swarm. SB Nation. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- Arizona Athletics (June 6, 2012). "MLB Drafts Five Wildcats in Top Nine Rounds". uanews.arizona.edu. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- "Seth Mejias-Brean". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- Tyler Hansen (May 8, 2016). "The Home Team: Ex-Catalina star Blank off to hot start in Single-A". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- Lauren Smith (May 7, 2017). "'Change in atmosphere' paying dividends for Rainiers' new addition". The News Tribune. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- "Former Dragons infielder Mejias-Brean traded to Mariners". mwltraveler.com. May 2, 2017. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- Times Staff Report (April 1, 2019). "El Paso Chihuahuas 2019 roster includes former major leaguers, top prospect Luis Urias". El Paso Times. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- RotoWire Staff (September 3, 2019). "Padres' Seth Mejias-Brean: Brought up to big leagues". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- "Seth Mejias-Brean makes major-league debut in Padres' loss to Diamondbacks". Arizona Daily Star. September 4, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
- Matt Eddy (November 7, 2019). "Minor League Free Agents 2019". Baseball America. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Arizona Wildcats bio
- Seth Mejias-Brean on Twitter