Dan Meyer (pitcher)

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Pittsburgh Pirates

He pitched only 19+13 innings for the Pirates' triple A affiliate, the Indianapolis Indians with a 7.45 ERA before his season was cut short by a second shoulder surgery. He recovered from his surgery too late to try to catch on with a Major League team for 2012, so he joined the Atlantic League's Long Island Ducks midway through the season. [22] [23] He appeared in eighteen games for the Ducks, and was 2–6 with a 7.02 ERA.

Baltimore Orioles

In November 2012, Meyer signed a minor league deal with the Baltimore Orioles. [24] He did not pitch at all in 2013 after failing to make the team in Spring training.

Coaching career

Meyer with the Rome Braves, 2018 Dan Meyer (pitcher), May 30, 2018.jpg
Meyer with the Rome Braves, 2018

Meyer returned to the Atlanta Braves organization and began his coaching career with the Danville Braves in 2014. [25] [26] In March 2015, Meyer became a minor league pitching rehabilitation coordinator for the Braves system. [27] Meyer was named as the pitching coach for the Rome Braves for the 2016 season, [28] and held the position through the 2018 season. [29] Meyer was named as the pitching coach for the Florida Fire Frogs for the 2019 season. [30] [31] Meyer was later named as the pitching coach for the Mississippi Braves for the 2021 season. [32] In May 2021, Meyer was named the interim manager for Mississippi. [33] At season's end, Meyer was named the Double-A South Manager of the Year. [34] In January 2022, Meyer was named pitching coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates AAA affiliate Indianapolis Indians. [35]

Meyer was named pitching coach for the Hartford Yard Goats for the 2024 season. [36]

Personal life

Meyer was inducted into the South Jersey Hall of Fame in November 2018. [37]

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Dan Meyer
Dan Meyer on July 21, 2009.jpg
Meyer with the Florida Marlins
Pitcher
Born: (1981-07-03) July 3, 1981 (age 43)
Woodbury, New Jersey, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 14, 2004, for the Atlanta Braves
Last MLB appearance
July 10, 2010, for the Florida Marlins