Minor leagues
Meckler was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the eighth round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft. [13] He signed for a below-slot signing bonus of $97,500. [4]
Meckler made his professional debut with the rookie–level Arizona Complex League Giants,with whom he batted .290/.460/.395 in 38 at bats playing nine games in center field,two in left field,and one in right field. [14] He was then promoted to the Single–A San Jose Giants in the California League with whom he batted .439/.540/.683 in 41 at bats,playing 11 games in left field and two games in center field. [14]
He started 2023 with the High–A Eugene Emeralds of the Northwest League,with whom Meckler batted .456/.494/.633 in 79 at bats,playing 10 games in right field,six in left field,and three in center field. [14] He was promoted to the Double–A Richmond Flying Squirrels of the Eastern League during the season with whom he batted .336/.431/.450 in 149 at bats,playing 17 games in center field,11 games in left field,and nine games in right field. [14] [15] He was then promoted to the Triple–A Sacramento RiverCats of the Pacific Coast League on July 31 where he was 3.7 years younger than the average player,and batted .400/.546/.600 in 25 at bats,playing four games in right field and three in left field before he was promoted to the major leagues. [14] Baseball America tabbed him the Giants organization hitter with the best strike zone discipline. [16]
Major leagues
On August 14,2023,Meckler was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. [17] He made his major league debut with the Giants the same day,only 13 months after being drafted. [4] On September 6,Meckler was optioned back to Sacramento. [18]
Meckler was optioned to Triple–A Sacramento to begin the 2024 season. [19] He spent the entirety of the season in the minor leagues,appearing for Sacramento,Richmond,Eugene,San Jose,and the ACL Giants. In 44 appearances split between the five affiliates,Meckler batted .280/.366/.423 with nine home runs,41 RBI,and nine stolen bases.
Meckler was again optioned to Triple-A Sacramento to begin the 2025 season. [20] In 87 appearances for the River Cats,he batted .287/.390/.370 with one home runs,32 RBI,and 11 stolen bases. Meckler was designated for assignment by San Francisco on December 19,2025,following the signing of Adrian Houser. [21]
