| Gil Meche | |||||||||||||||
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 Meche with the Kansas City Royals | |||||||||||||||
| Pitcher | |||||||||||||||
| Born: September 8, 1978 Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
| July 6, 1999, for the Seattle Mariners | |||||||||||||||
| Last MLB appearance | |||||||||||||||
| October 3, 2010, for the Kansas City Royals | |||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 84–83 | ||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 4.49 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 1,050 | ||||||||||||||
| Teams | |||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Gilbert Allen Meche (/ɡɪl mɛʃ/; born September 8, 1978) is an American former right-handed Major League Baseball starting pitcher. Meche pitched for the Seattle Mariners for six seasons. With the Kansas City Royals, Meche made three straight Opening Day starts and was an All Star in 2007. Shoulder and back problems caused the former first-round pick to retire in 2011 at just 32 years old.[1]
- ^ Tyler Kepner (January 26, 2011). "Pitcher Spurns $12 Million, to Keep Self-Respect". New York Times.