Mears spent his first nine weeks of big-league service in the Detroit bullpen, pitching fairly effectively and posting five saves. At the beginning of September, he was placed in Detroit's starting rotation, but his starting tenure was short-lived. The 2003 Tigers, who finished with the worst record in baseball since the 1962 Mets, were desperate for reliable pitching, but Mears proved inadequate as a starter, never pitching more than 41⁄3innings per outing and racking up an earned run average over 10. After three starts, he spent the remainder of the 2003 season in the Tigers bullpen. His season total of five saves tied him for the team lead with Franklyn Germán.
Mears was returned to the minor leagues by Detroit for the 2004 season, before being released at season's end. He was part of Team Canada in the 2004 Summer Olympics, who finished in fourth place. Mears split 2005 between the Double-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals and the Triple-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves before retiring following the season.
In September 2015, Mears was promoted from being a Midwestern United States area scout to a role as the national pitching cross-checker for the Boston Red Sox.[1] In January 2020, he was promoted to the role of pitching coordinator with the Red Sox.[2]
^"Red Sox announce personnel moves in player development and Minor League field staffs". mlb.com (Press release). Boston Red Sox. January 16, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
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chris, mears, baseball, christopher, peter, mears, born, january, 1978, canadian, former, professional, baseball, pitcher, played, major, league, baseball, detroit, tigers, 2003, currently, pitching, coordinator, with, boston, player, native, ottawa, ontario, . Christopher Peter Mears born January 20 1978 is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball MLB for the Detroit Tigers in 2003 He is currently a pitching coordinator with the Boston Red Sox of MLB As a player the native of Ottawa Ontario threw and batted right handed stood 6 feet 4 inches 1 93 m tall and weighed 190 pounds 86 kg 13 stone 8 pounds Chris MearsPitcherBorn 1978 01 20 January 20 1978 age 45 Ottawa Ontario CanadaBatted RightThrew RightMLB debutJune 29 2003 for the Detroit TigersLast MLB appearanceSeptember 28 2003 for the Detroit TigersMLB statisticsWin loss record1 3Earned run average5 44Strikeouts21TeamsDetroit Tigers 2003 Contents 1 Playing career 2 Post playing career 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksPlaying career editMears attended Lord Byng Secondary School in Vancouver British Columbia and was a fifth round selection of the Seattle Mariners in the 1996 Major League Baseball draft He spent seven seasons in the Mariners farm system making it as far as their Double A San Antonio Missions farm club before drawing his release following the 2002 season Shortly thereafter Mears signed with the Detroit Tigers and opened 2003 with Detroit s Triple A team the Toledo Mud Hens He spent the first two months of the 2003 season in Toledo before having his contract purchased by the Tigers on June 29 Mears spent his first nine weeks of big league service in the Detroit bullpen pitching fairly effectively and posting five saves At the beginning of September he was placed in Detroit s starting rotation but his starting tenure was short lived The 2003 Tigers who finished with the worst record in baseball since the 1962 Mets were desperate for reliable pitching but Mears proved inadequate as a starter never pitching more than 41 3 innings per outing and racking up an earned run average over 10 After three starts he spent the remainder of the 2003 season in the Tigers bullpen His season total of five saves tied him for the team lead with Franklyn German Mears was returned to the minor leagues by Detroit for the 2004 season before being released at season s end He was part of Team Canada in the 2004 Summer Olympics who finished in fourth place Mears split 2005 between the Double A affiliate of the St Louis Cardinals and the Triple A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves before retiring following the season During his Major League career Mears appeared in 29 games pitched and worked 411 3 innings allowing 50 hits and 11 bases on balls He struck out 21 Post playing career editIn September 2015 Mears was promoted from being a Midwestern United States area scout to a role as the national pitching cross checker for the Boston Red Sox 1 In January 2020 he was promoted to the role of pitching coordinator with the Red Sox 2 See also editList of Major League Baseball players from CanadaReferences edit Boston Red Sox official site Red Sox announce personnel moves in player development and Minor League field staffs mlb com Press release Boston Red Sox January 16 2020 Retrieved January 28 2020 External links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet Portals nbsp Biography nbsp Baseball nbsp Canada Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chris Mears baseball amp oldid 1171778445, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
