Chad William Meyers (born August 8, 1975), is a former

infielder An infielder is a baseball player stationed at one of four defensive "infield" positions on the baseball field. Standard arrangement of positions In a game of baseball, two teams of nine players take turns playing offensive and defensive roles. ...

and

outfielder An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder. As an outfielder, their duty is to c ...

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL) ...

who played for the

Chicago Cubs The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as part of the National League (NL) Central division. The club plays its home games at Wrigley Field, which is locate ...

and the

Seattle Mariners The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The team joined the American League as an expansion team ...

in parts of four seasons spanning 1999–2003.

Career

Commonly nicknamed 'Chaddie' and 'Chuckie', He later attended

Creighton University Creighton University is a private Jesuit research university in Omaha, Nebraska. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1878, the university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. In 2015 the university enrolled 8,393 graduate and underg ...

in Omaha, NE, where he played for the Creighton Bluejays men's baseball team. Later, Meyers played in the

Mexican Baseball League The Mexican League (, ) is a professional baseball league based in Mexico and the oldest running professional league in the country. The league has 18 teams organized in two divisions, North and South. Teams play 114 games each season. Five te ...

, and winter ball for the

Leones del Caracas The Caracas Base Ball Club C.A. or better known by its commercial name as the ''Leones del Caracas'', is a professional baseball team of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. In its creation, its headquarters are the University Stadium of C ...

and

Caribes de Anzoátegui The Caribes de Anzoátegui ( en, Anzoátegui Caribs) is a baseball team in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League based in Puerto la Cruz, Anzoátegui. Franchise history In January 1987, a local businessmen group based in Puerto la Cruz, ...

clubs of the

Venezuelan Professional Baseball League The Venezuelan Professional Baseball League or Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional (LVBP) is the professional baseball league in Venezuela. The league's champion takes part in the Caribbean Series each year. History Early years Baseball exp ...

.Pura Pelota
(VPBL stats)

References

External links

1975 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in Mexico Baseball players from Nebraska Caribes de Anzoátegui players Chicago Cubs players Creighton Bluejays baseball players Creighton University alumni Daytona Cubs players Diablos Rojos del México players Erie SeaWolves players Guerreros de Oaxaca players Iowa Cubs players Leones del Caracas players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Major League Baseball center fielders Major League Baseball left fielders Major League Baseball second basemen Major League Baseball third basemen Memphis Redbirds players Mexican League baseball center fielders Mexican League baseball left fielders Rockford Cubbies players Rojos del Águila de Veracruz players Sacramento River Cats players Seattle Mariners players Sportspeople from Omaha, Nebraska Tacoma Rainiers players West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx players Williamsport Cubs players Winnipeg Goldeyes players {{US-baseball-infielder-stub