Joshua Mears

#25 | RF | PadresSD

Fort Wayne TinCaps

Name: Joshua Livingstone Mears

Born: Feb 21, 2001 in Federal Way, WA

High School: Federal Way (Wash.) HS

Ht.: 6'3" / Wt.: 230 lbs

Bats: R / Throws: R

	AB	AVG	OBP	SLG	HR
Career	440	.245	.361	.493	26

Drafted in the 2nd round (48th overall) by the San Diego Padres in 2019 (signed for $1,000,000)

Mears is a 6-foot-3, 235-pound outfielder who is committed to Purdue. He has plenty of natural strength and scouts believe he could still add more weight, which he’ll need to carefully maintain. Mears is lively in the batter's box, showing quick hands and plus bat speed. He creates natural loft with his swing and has plus raw power, though he will need to continue refining his approach to get to it regularly. He has performed well with the bat this spring in front of plenty of higher-level evaluators. Despite a lack of pure instinct and only an average run tool, Mears is athletic and evaluators think he will be fine in the outfield, though he’ll definitely be in a corner.

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Career Statistics

Career Statistics
2023 Game Logs
2023 Splits
Spring Training

Split Type	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	OBP	SLG	OPS

Split Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	WHIP