Nick Meyer

Nicholas Joseph Meyer (born February 18, 1997) is an American former professional baseball catcher and coach. He played college baseball for the Cal Poly Mustangs, then played professionally for the New York Mets and Tampa Bay Rays organizations. He was a Cal Poly coach in 2025.

Early life Meyer was born in Westminster, Colorado on February 18, 1997. Meyer was born with a condition called pre-axial polydactyly and was born with two left thumbs. He underwent surgery to have the extra thumb removed when he was two years old. This would cause Meyer to lose flexibility in his knuckle, and to this day, he cannot fully bend his left thumb .

Meyer attended Santa Margarita Catholic High School, where he played football and baseball. Ironically, Meyer didn't begin catching until his junior year, while his brother Joshua played catcher on the varsity team ahead of him. However, once he took over, he was a natural.

Meyer considered joining his brother Joshua at Grand Canyon University but ultimately decided to attend California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obisbo. He would also have an impressive 41.5% CS on the defensive side of the ball. For his efforts, Meyer was named the Big West Conference Freshman Field Player of the Year.

Sophomore year Though he hit only .255/.316/.330, Meyer played in all but one of Cal Poly's 56 games as a sophomore with 49 starts behind the plate. In these games, Meyer had an OBP of .350. Additionally, he threw out three of five base stealers while playing in 15 of the U.S.'s 20 games.

Junior year In his final college season, Meyer had his best season yet, hitting .337/.394/.411 in 51 games. During the season, Meyer made a name for himself as a tremendous contact hitter, as he struck out just 19 times in 215 at bats.

Professional career New York Mets Before the draft, Meyer was considered a Day 2 selection in the 2018 MLB draft. Meyer was taken with the 170th pick in the 2018 draft by the New York Mets. To entice him to forgo his collegiate senior season, the Mets offered Meyer a $350,000 signing bonus, roughly $65,000 over the MLB-assigned slot value of the pick he was selected at.

Meyer played the rest of the summer with the Low-A Brooklyn Cyclones in Coney Island and hit .226/.275/.270 with nine RBI and two stolen bases in 43 games.

In 2019, Meyer played 68 games with the High-A St. Lucie Mets and rookie-level Gulf Coast League Mets. He hit .182/.250/.225 with one home run, 12 RBI, and 12 stolen bases. Defensively however, he would continue to shine, throwing out 33 of 42 base stealers for a CS% of 44%. Meyer played professional baseball that summer, playing for the Tully Monsters in the City of Champions Cup, a four-team pop-up league in Illinois. The team would take notice and call him up to their Triple-A affiliate, the Syracuse Mets. Meyer would continue his hot streak with Syracuse and hit .282/.349/.333. The team sent Meyer back and forth between Double-A and Triple-A throughout the season, and he finished 2021 hitting .251/.337/.324 with three home runs, 18 RBI, and six stolen bases in 62 games with both teams. The fans were drawn to his notorious mustache and his relentless work ethic after spending several years with the Triple-A team. In 71 appearances for Syracuse in 2023, Meyer slashed .217/.309/.309 with six home runs, 26 RBI, and six stolen bases. Meyer was released by the Mets organization on November 1.

Tampa Bay Rays On January 29, 2024, Meyer signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays that included an invitation to spring training. The Rays organization released him prior to the start of the season on March 27.

Coaching career Meyer returned to Cal Poly San Luis Obisbo and joined the team as a student assistant coach for the 2025 season. In 2026, he returned to Santa Margarita Catholic High School as a member of the coaching staff.