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Nicolaus Tanner Mears (born October 7, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2020.

Nick Mears
Mears with the Indianapolis Indians in 2021
Pittsburgh Pirates – No. 36
Pitcher
Born: (1996-10-07) October 7, 1996 (age 26) Sacramento, California
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 8, 2020, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics (through 2022 season)
Win–loss record	1–0
Earned run average	4.75
Strikeouts	32
Teams
Pittsburgh Pirates (2020–present)

Amateur career

Mears attended Rocklin High School and played college baseball at Sacramento City College. He signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates as an undrafted free agent in 2018.[1]

Professional career

Mears reached the Double-A Altoona Curve in his first full professional season, though he spent the bulk of the season with the High-A Bradenton Marauders. Across three levels in 2019, Mears threw 46.2 innings, striking out 69 while walking just 18, maintaining a 3.28 ERA while being used exclusively out of the bullpen.

Mears was called up to the majors for the first time on August 8, 2020[2] and made his major league debut that night, pitching one inning, allowing one run, against the Detroit Tigers. Mears made four appearances with the Pirates that season, throwing five innings and giving up three runs.

Mears began the 2021 season at the Alternate Training Site, and joined the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians when their season began in May. Recalled to the Pirates for the first time on May 26, he didn't make an appearance until his fourth stint with the major league team, which began on July 20.[3][4]

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet

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