- Mitch Maier
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Mitch Maier 
Kansas City Royals — No. 12 Outfielder Born: June 30, 1982 Bats: Left Throws: Right MLB debut September 23, 2006 for the Kansas City Royals Career statistics
(through 2011)Batting average .253 Home runs 8 Runs batted in 86 Teams - Kansas City Royals (2006, 2008-present)
Mitchell William Maier (born June 30, 1982 in Petoskey, Michigan) is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Kansas City Royals.
Maier attended the University of Toledo. In the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft, he was a first round selection. He was selected 30th overall by the Kansas City Royals.
Maier began his professional career in 2003 with the AZL Royals as a catcher. He played in 51 games, batted .350 and hit two home runs. In 2004, Maier was converted over to third base. He played for two Single-A teams in 2004, the Burlington Bees and the Wilmington Blue Rocks. In 2005, Maier was converted to another position again, this time to the outfield, due to the presence of third base prospect Mark Teahen in the organization. He played for the Single-A High Desert Mavericks in 2005 and also played for the Double-A Wichita Wranglers.
In 2006, Maier began the year at Double-A. He was named to the Texas League midseason All-Star team. He finished the minor league season with a .306 batting average and had 14 home runs in 138 games. Following the Wranglers elimination in the playoff finals, Maier was promoted to the major league club on September 20. He made his major league debut on September 23, 2006.
In 2007, Maier played for the Triple-A Omaha Royals for the entire season. He played in 140 games and batted .279 with 14 home runs.
Maier made his Major League pitching debut as the 8th Royals position player to pitch in a game on July 26, 2011, against the Boston Red Sox in Fenway Park. He pitched a scoreless inning, but gave up a double to David Ortiz.
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Kansas City Royals current roster Active roster 1 Jarrod Dyson | 2 Alcides Escobar | 4 Alex Gordon | 6 Lorenzo Cain | 7 David Lough | 8 Mike Moustakas | 9 Johnny Giavotella | 9 Derrick Robinson | 12 Mitch Maier | 13 Salvador Pérez | 16 Billy Butler | 17 Chris Getz | 19 Jeff Bianchi | 21 Jeff Francoeur | 23 Danny Duffy | 24 Yamaico Navarro | 25 Clint Robinson | 26 Jeff Francis | 27 Brayan Peña | 28 Manny Piña | 32 Vin Mazzaro | 35 Eric Hosmer | 37 Sean O'Sullivan | 38 Blake Wood | 40 Kelvin Herrera | 41 Jeremy Jeffress | 43 Aaron Crow | 44 Luke Hochevar | 45 Noel Argüelles | 46 Louis Coleman | 47 Nathan Adcock | 48 Joakim Soria | 52 Bruce Chen | 55 Tim Collins | 56 Greg Holland | 59 Felipe Paulino | 61 Everett Teaford | -- Aaron Laffey | -- Jonathan Sánchez | -- Ryan Verdugo
Coaching Staff Manager 3 Ned Yost | Bench Coach -- Chino Cadahia | 1st Base Coach 11 Doug Sisson | 3rd Base Coach 14 Eddie Rodriguez | Hitting Coach 36 Kevin Seitzer | Pitching Coach -- Dave Eiland | Bullpen Coach 58 Steve Foster
Categories:- 1982 births
- Living people
- Kansas City Royals players
- Major League Baseball outfielders
- Baseball players from Michigan
- People from Emmet County, Michigan
- University of Toledo alumni
- High Desert Mavericks players
- Wichita Wranglers players
- Omaha Royals players
- American baseball outfielder, 1980s birth stubs
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