ALTOONA, Pa. — Right-handed pitcher Nick Mears has been in the Pirates’ organization for a little more than a year and in that time has been nothing short of remarkable.
Mears was playing for the Wilmar Stingers of the Northwoods League, a collegiate summer baseball league, last year before being signed by Pittsburgh.
“He was sought after out of college by a lot of different teams,” Altoona manager Michael Ryan said. “He’s had a tough upbringing and tough past and those are the guys that work their tails off and people you root for.