Greg Myers

[William Malone]

Gregory Richard Myers was born on April 14, 1966 in Riverside, California.

The Toronto Blue Jays selected him in round three of the 1984 MLB Draft. He debuted for them in 1987, and played sparingly as a third catcher for the next several seasons. Myers played 240 games for Toronto between 1987 and 1992. He did not play during the 1991 ALCS, but was on the Blue Jays postseason roster. They traded him to the California Angels near the deadline in 1992.

He played parts of four seasons for the Angels, before signing with the Minnesota Twins as a free agent ahead of the 1996 campaign. Myers hit .286 with six home runs and 47 RBI that summer. He had a five RBI game on April 24th, and a multi-homer game on June 10th. Myers hit .267 with five home runs and 28 RBI for Minnesota in 1997, but was traded to the Atlanta Braves at the deadline.

The rest of his lengthy career was spent shuffling around the league as a backup catcher. Myers played for the Braves (1997, 1999), San Diego Padres (1998-99), Baltimore Orioles (2000-01), Oakland Athletics (2001-02), and another stint back with the Blue Jays (2003-05). He had a career year with Toronto in 2003, batting .307 with 15 home runs and 52 RBI.

Several teams Myers played for were highly competitive. He reached the World Series with San Diego in 1998 and Atlanta in 1999, losing to the New York Yankees both times. Myers also reached the playoffs twice while in Oakland. He was a career .190 hitter in the playoffs, starting three games and appearing in 16.

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