Nick Mears

Nicolaus Tanner Mears

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 215 lb.
• School Sacramento City College
• High School Rocklin High School
• Debut August 8, 2020

• Born October 7, 1996 in Sacramento, CA USA

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Biographical Information

Nick Mears made it to the majors two years after being undrafted.

Mears was 4-1 with 6 saves and a 2.56 ERA in junior college. The Pittsburgh Pirates signed him as an undrafted free agent in 2018. He pitched four shutout innings (1 H, 8 K) that summer for the West Virginia Black Bears. He split 2019 between the Greensboro Grasshoppers (1-1, 3.09 in 7 G, 19 K, 5 H in 11 2/3 IP), Bradenton Marauders (4-2, 5 Sv, 3.60 in 23; 43 K, 22 H in 30 IP) and Altoona Curve (3 R, 1 ER, 7 K in 5 IP). Overall, he had whiffed 69 in 46 2/3 IP and a .186 opponent average. He then dazzled for the Peoria Javelinas in the Arizona Fall League (2 H, 5 BB, 0 R, 11 K in 8 2/3 IP; Sv). His fastball usually was 96-98 mph, reaching 101.

He replaced Miguel Del Pozo with the 2020 Pirates in early August of the COVID-19-shortened season; it was his season debut as there were no minor league games going on. He relieved Derek Holland with a 8-5 deficit in the 6th, one on and no outs. Miguel Cabrera hit a sacrifice fly. He walked C.J. Cron and allowed a single to Jeimer Candelario and walked Travis Demeritte then whiffed Victor Reyes. He walked Grayson Greiner to force in a run before getting JaCoby Jones swinging. In the 7th, he was relieved by Sam Howard. He was then sent down to make room for Brandon Waddell.

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• Nick Mears on mlb.com