| Seth Mejias-Brean | |
| Position: | Infielder |
| Birth Date: | 5 April 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | September 4 |
| Debutyear: | 2019 |
| Debutteam: | San Diego Padres |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | September 28 |
| Finalyear: | 2019 |
| Finalteam: | San Diego Padres |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat1value: | .233 |
| Stat2label: | Home runs |
| Stat2value: | 2 |
| Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
| Stat3value: | 5 |
| 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. Undrafted out of high school, Mejias-Brean attended the University of Arizona, where he played college baseball for the Wildcats.[1] He was a member of the 2012 Arizona Wildcats College World Series championship team.[2] Mejias-Brean was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 8th round, with the 262nd overall selection, of the 2012 MLB draft.[3]
Mejias-Brean played for the Billings Mustangs in 2012, hitting .313/.389/.536/.925 with 8 home runs and 40 RBI.[4] 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.[5] He returned to Louisville to open the 2017 season.
On May 2, 2017, Mejias-Brean was traded to the Seattle Mariners.[6] [7] 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.[4] Mejias-Brean elected free agency following the season on November 2, 2018.[8]
On December 21, 2018, Mejias-Brean signed a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres.[9] He spent the 2019 minor league season with the El Paso Chihuahuas, hitting .316/.367/.455/.822 with 11 home runs and 66 RBI.[10]
On September 3, 2019, the Padres selected Mejias-Brean's contract and promoted him to the major leagues.[11] 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]