Seth Mejias-Brean | |
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![]() Mejias-Brean at the 2012 College World Series | |
Infielder | |
Born: Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | April 5, 1991|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 4, 2019, for the San Diego Padres | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 28, 2019, for the San Diego Padres | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .233 |
Home runs | 2 |
Runs batted in | 5 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
Seth Wayne Mejias-Brean (born April 5,1991) is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres.
Mejias-Brean attended Cienega High School in Pima County,Arizona. [1] Undrafted out of high school,Mejias-Brean attended the University of Arizona,where he played college baseball for the Wildcats. [2] He was a member of the 2012 Arizona Wildcats College World Series championship team. [3] Mejias-Brean was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 8th round,with the 262nd overall selection,of the 2012 MLB draft. [4]
Mejias-Brean played for the Billings Mustangs in 2012,hitting .313/.389/.536/.925 with 8 home runs and 40 RBI. [5] He split the 2013 season between the Dayton Dragons and the Bakersfield Blaze,hitting .305/.379/.457/.836 with 11 home runs and 82 RBI. He split the 2014 season between Bakersfield and the Pensacola Blue Wahoos,hitting .270/.368/.406/.774 with 14 home runs and 67 RBI. He returned to Pensacola for the 2015 season,hitting .247/.352/.360/.712 with 6 home runs and 53 RBI. He played for the Louisville Bats in 2016,hitting .228/.290/.315/.605 with 6 home runs and 45 RBI. [6] He returned to Louisville to open the 2017 season.
On May 2,2017,Mejias-Brean was traded to the Seattle Mariners. [7] [8] He split the season between Louisville,the Double–A Arkansas Travelers,and the Triple–A Tacoma Rainiers,combining to hit .268/.328/.346 with four home runs and 50 RBI. He split the 2018 season between Arkansas and Tacoma,hitting .258/.336/.376 with 10 home runs and 57 RBI. [5] Mejias-Brean elected free agency following the season on November 2,2018. [9]
On December 21,2018,Mejias-Brean signed a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres. [10] He spent the 2019 minor league season with the El Paso Chihuahuas,hitting .316/.367/.455/.822 with 11 home runs and 66 RBI. [11]
On September 3,2019,the Padres selected Mejias-Brean's contract and promoted him to the major leagues. [1] He made his major league debut on September 4 as a pinch hitter. [12] Mejias-Brean was outrighted off the Padres roster on November 4,2019,and later became a free agent. [13]
However,Mejias–Brean re-signed with San Diego on a minor league deal on November 7,2019. He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [14] On August 30,2020,Mejias-Brean was released by the Padres organization.
On February 3,2021,Mejias-Brean signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles organization. [15] Mejias-Brean split the year between the Double-A Bowie Baysox and the Triple-A Norfolk Tides,slashing .234/.321/.390 across 64 games. He was released by the Orioles on August 17.
On December 22,2021,Mejias-Brean signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners. [16] He did not make an appearance for the organization in 2022 and elected free agency following the season on November 10,2022. [17]
Mejias–Brean retired from professional baseball on January 4,2023. [18]
On April 5,2022,Mejias-Brean was announced as a bench coach for the Seattle Mariners’Triple-A affiliate,the Tacoma Rainiers,alongside his 2018 Tacoma teammate Zach Vincej. [19]
On January 26,2023,Mejias-Brean was named the hitting coach for the Single-A Modesto Nuts,with Vincej as the manager,for the 2023 season. [20] He reprised his role as hitting coach in 2024 with the High–A Everett AquaSox. [21]
On January 14,2025,Mejias-Brean was announced as the new hitting coach for Seattle's Double-A affiliate,the Arkansas Travelers. [22]