Parker Meadows

Parker Meadows

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 6' 5", Weight 205 lb.
• High School Grayson High School
• Debut August 21, 2023

• Born November 2, 1999 in Atlanta, GA USA

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Biographical Information

Outfielder Parker Meadows is the brother of Austin Meadows. When Parker made his major league debut with the Detroit Tigers, who had drafted him out of high school in the 2nd round of the 2018 amateur draft, on August 21, 2023, his brother had also played for the team earlier in the season although he was currently on the injured list because of anxiety issues. In his first game, Parker started in center field against the Chicago Cubs and went 1 for 5 in a 7-6 loss. The two brothers had played together for the first time in spring training that year, the difference in age between them having prevented this until that point. On August 25th, in his fourth career game, he had the first signature moment of his career when his first big league homer was a three-run walk-off shot. The Tigers had been kept hitless through the first seven innings by Framber Valdéz of the Houston Astros, who was making a bid for a second no-hitter that month, but pinch-hitter Kerry Carpenter had broken the spell with a single off reliever Bryan Abreu with one out in the 8th. Trailing 1-0 entering the bottom of the 9th, the Bengals saw their first two batters strike out against closer Ryan Pressly, but Miguel Cabrera, Zach McKinstry and Javier Baez all singled, tying the game. Parker then stepped up to the plate and homered to right field to end the game, giving Detroit a 4-1 win.

He was signed by scout Bryson Barber.

Further Reading

• Jason Beck: "Meadows brothers relish Spring Training as teammates", mlb.com, February 18, 2023. [1]
• Dave Hogg (The Associated Press); "Tigers rookie Parker Meadows hits first career homer in ninth to beat Astros 4-1", Yahoo! Sports, August 25, 2023. [2]

Related Sites

• Parker Meadows on mlb.com