Mike Meyers (outfielder)

Not to be confused with Mike Myers (baseball) or Mike Meyers (pitcher).
Mike Meyers
Boston Red Sox – No. 22
Outfielder
Born: (1993-12-28) December 28, 1993
Las Vegas, Nevada
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Michael "Mike" Meyers (born December 28, 1993) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Boston Red Sox organization.[1][2]

Meyers played shortstop for Silverado High School in Las Vegas, where he was voted to the 2012 Louisville Slugger Pre-Season High School First Team All-America team and 2012 First Team Nevada All-State. Meyers was drafted in the 12th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft.

His 9 triples in 2014 led the New York-Penn League, and set a new Lowell Spinners record. In July 2015, he was Red Sox Minor League Base Runner of the Month. Meyers played center field for Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic qualifier in September 2016.

Early and personal life

Meyers was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, and is Jewish.[2][3] Both of his parents are teachers.[4]

High school

He attended Silverado High School in Las Vegas, where Meyers played shortstop for the baseball team.[5][2][4] In 2010, he was voted First Team All Southeast League.[6] In 2011, he was voted First Team Class 4-A All-Southern Nevada.[7] In 2012, he was voted to the 2012 Louisville Slugger Pre-Season High School First Team All-America team, and was voted 2012 First Team Nevada All-State.[5][8][9] He holds the high school's career (192) and single-season (59) records for runs scored, and its career records in doubles (50), triples (18), and steals (31).[9]

Minor leagues

Meyers was drafted in the 12th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft.[5] The Red Sox agree to pay him a large amount of money to attend school when he was finished with his baseball career.[4]

He began his professional career in 2012 at the age of 18 with the Gulf Coast Red Sox of the Rookie Gulf Coast League, batting .337 in 30 games while playing second base and shortstop.[2] In August 2012, Meyers led the Gulf Coast League with a .443 batting average.[10] In 2013, Meyers moved to the outfield and played for both the Gulf Coast Red Sox and the Lowell Spinners of the Class A- New York-Penn League, but appeared in only 28 games due to injuries.[2][4]

In 2014, Meyers again played for the Lowell Spinners.[2] His 9 triples led the NY-Penn League, and set a new Lowell Spinners record.[10] In August 2014 he was Gulf Coast League Player of the Month.[5] That same month, on August 25th, he hit three triples in one game -- a rare feat that has only taken place only 15 times in major league history since the start of World War II.[11]

In 2015, Meyers played for the Greenville Drive of the Class A South Atlantic League, and for the Salem Red Sox of the Class A+ Carolina League, and stole 14 bases in 16 attempts.[2][12] In July 2015, he was Red Sox Minor League Base Runner of the Month.[5]

In 2016, at 22 years of age, Meyers played the entire season for the Salem Red Sox, and stole 26 bases in 31 attempts.[13][2]

Team Israel

Meyers played for Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic qualifier in September 2016.[14] During the opening game, Meyers as the starting center fielder and batting ninth, was 0 for 2 with a strikeout, however was credited with an RBI on a sacrifice fly.[15] Meyers in the second game again started in center field and batted ninth, while went 0 for 2, with a walk and a strikeout.[16] Blake Gailen received the starting center fielder position in the third and final game, however Meyers replaced him defensively in the late innings, but did not have an at bat.[17]

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