Mitch Maier
Kansas City Royals — No. 35
Outfielder
Born: June 30, 1982 (1982-06-30) (age 27) Petoskey, Michigan
Bats: Left	Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 23, 2006 for the Kansas City Royals
Career statistics (through 2009 season)
Batting average	.249
Home runs	3
Runs batted in	40
Teams
Kansas City Royals (2006, 2008-present)

Mitchell William Maier (born June 30, 1982 in Petoskey, Michigan) is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Kansas City Royals.

Maier attended the University of Toledo. In the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft, he was a first round selection. He was selected 30th overall by the Kansas City Royals.

Maier began his professional career in 2003 with the AZL Royals as a catcher. He played in 51 games, batted .350 and hit two home runs. In 2004, Maier was converted over to third base. He played for two Single-A teams in 2004, the Burlington Bees and the Wilmington Blue Rocks. In 2005, Maier was converted to another position again, this time to the outfield, due to the presence of third base prospect Mark Teahen in the organization. He played for the Single-A High Desert Mavericks in 2005 and also played for the Double-A Wichita Wranglers.

In 2006, Maier began the year at Double-A. He was named to the Texas League midseason All-Star team. He finished the minor league season with a .306 batting average and had 14 home runs in 138 games. Following the Wranglers elimination in the playoff finals, Maier was promoted to the major league club on September 20. He made his major league debut on September 23, 2006.

In 2007, Maier played for the Triple-A Omaha Royals for the entire season. He played in 140 games and batted .279 with 14 home runs.

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