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Gil Meche Biography

Gil Meche is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on September 8, 1978 in Lafayette, Louisiana, United States. A right-handed pitcher, who earned an All-Star 2007 for the Kansas City Royals and was named the AL Comeback Player of the Year in 2003, along with Seattle Mariners. Seattle Mariners.

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Meche, who is Cajun, was a star pitcher at Acadiana High School in his hometown of Lafayette, Louisiana, and was a member of the U.S. Junior Olympic team that brought home gold in the 1995 World Junior Baseball Championship. After his junior year of high school, Meche earned Most Valuable Pitcher honors at the 1995 National Amateur All-Star Tournament at just sixteen years old. However, shortly afterwards, he suffered a viral infection that caused him to miss a considerable amount of playing time his senior year. Nonetheless, Meche was named to the All-America Second Team by the American Baseball Coaches Association and Rawlings. He intended to attend Louisiana State University, but reconsidered when the Seattle Mariners surprised him by selecting him in the first round of the 1996 Major League Baseball draft.

Meche debuted with the Mariners on July 6, 1999, two months shy of his twenty-first birthday, making him the second-youngest debut for the Mariners at that time (only Ken Griffey, Jr. was younger). Pitching with a 2-1 lead over the Anaheim Angels and two outs in the sixth, Meche walked two consecutive batters to force in a run and surrender the lead. He ended up with a no-decision. His first win came on July 19 against the Arizona Diamondbacks. For the season, Meche went 8-4 with a 4.73 earned run average.

He was raised and born in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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In February 2001, Meche underwent arthroscopic surgery to partially repair a frayed rotator cuff, and at the time he was expected to only be on the disabled list for six months. As it turns out, he ended up missing the entire season, and undergoing surgery again on October 3, 2001 on his right AC joint.

Gil Meche Net Worth

Gil Meche is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gil Meche's net worth $20 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

It was a baseball team during his time at Acadiana High School located in Louisiana.

His MLB debut on the field in 1999 for the Mariners.

Gilbert Allen Meche (/ɡ ɪ l m ɛ ʃ / ; born September 8, 1978) is a former right-handed Major League Baseball starting pitcher. Shoulder and back problems caused the former first round pick to retire in 2011 at 32 years old.

Meche went 4-6 with a 6.51 ERA in 2002 for the Texas League’s San Antonio Missions, but did not pitch at the major league level again until April 5, 2003. Despite giving up four first inning runs, and taking the loss against the Texas Rangers, Meche came back to pitch four solid innings in which he allowed just two earned runs on solo shots by Iván Rodríguez and Juan González. From there, Meche went 15-13 with a 4.59 ERA in what was at the time far and away a career high 186.1 innings pitched to earn the Sporting News’ American League Comeback Player of the Year award.

The rock group Band of Horses, which was founded in Seattle in 2004, wrote and dedicated their song “Wicked Gil” to Meche.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Meche lost his first four decisions of the 2000 season. On June 13, 2000, he tossed a one-hitter against the Kansas City Royals. After coming back to go 4-0 with a 2.64 ERA through his July 4 start against Anaheim, Meche was lifted in the sixth inning having thrown 113 pitches. His season was cut short due to what was thought at the time to be a dead arm. He went 1-2 with a 3.15 ERA in five rehab starts, but did not pitch at the major league level again for the rest of the season.

In 2005, Meche won 10 games despite posting an ERA of 5.09 and failing to reach 150 innings despite pitching in 26 starts. He averaged less than 6 innings in over half of his starts.

Who is Gil Meche Dating?

According to our records, Gil Meche married to Stacy Meche. As of December 1, 2023, Gil Meche’s is not dating anyone.

Meche’s 2004 season got off to a slow start as his record stood at 1-5 with a 7.06 ERA following a June 1 start against the Toronto Blue Jays. He was optioned to the Pacific Coast League’s Tacoma Rainiers, and returned to the M’s on July 30, to go 6-2 with a 3.95 ERA in thirteen second half starts.

Facts & Trivia

Gil Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Gil Meche celebrates birthday on September 8 of every year.

After signing one year contracts with the Mariners for the 2005 and 2006 seasons, Meche signed a five-year contract with the Kansas City Royals on December 7, 2006 worth $55 million, matching Mike Sweeney’s contract as the largest in club history until Alex Gordon agreed to a four-year $72 million deal in 2016. His record stood at 5-6 with a 3.54 ERA when he was named the Royals’ sole representative at the 2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in San Francisco. Meche finished the season with a 9-13 record, while posting career bests in ERA (3.67), innings pitched (216) and a league-leading 34 starts.

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