Nick Mears
RP - Kansas City Royals
Age: 29College: Sacramento Community College (CA)Bats: RThrows: RCountry: USA
2026 Outlook
Draft Rank (ECR)
N/A
Best / Worst
N/A / N/A
ADP
#955
Roster %
Yahoo
1%
ESPN
0%
Eligibility
Yahoo
RP
ESPN
RP
CBS
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Availability
Player News
View More NewsNick Mears and Royals avoid arbitration
Nick Mears and the Kansas City Royals agreed on a one-year deal that will pay the righthander $1.9 million for the 2026 season.
Fantasy Impact
Mears will make his Kansas City debut in 2026 after being acquired from the Brewers in a trade last month. Mears enjoyed his best season last year, appearing in 63 games and pitching to a 3.49 ERA with Milwaukee. He has seen action in parts of six seasons with Pittsburgh, Colorado, and Milwaukee and has a career ERA of 4.61. He is expected to hold down a middle relief role for the Royals in 2026.
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Rankings
View More Rankings| ECR | Best | Worst | # of Experts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draft | - | - | - | - |
| Rest of Season | - | - | - | - |
| Dynasty | - | - | - | - |
| G | GS | W | L | SV | BS | HD | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | K | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 55.2 | 51 | 26 | 7 | 22 | 54 | 4.18 | 1.33 |
Stats
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| Season | Team | G | GS | W | L | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | BB% | K | K% | ERA | WHIP | ||||||
| 2023 | COL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19.1 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 16.09 | 21 | 24.14 | 3.72 | 1.45 | ||||||
| 2024 | COL | 41 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 45.1 | 47 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 21 | 10.34 | 57 | 28.08 | 5.56 | 1.50 | ||||||
| 2024 | MIL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12.1 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 5.66 | 18 | 33.96 | 7.30 | 1.38 | ||||||
| 2024 Totals | 54 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 57.2 | 61 | 40 | 38 | 7 | 24 | 9.38 | 75 | 29.30 | 5.93 | 1.47 | |||||||
| 2025 | MIL | 63 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 56.2 | 42 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 5.88 | 46 | 20.81 | 3.49 | 0.97 | ||||||
Game Log
View More Games| Game | OPP | Score | DEC | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Sep 26 | vs. CIN | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Wed, Sep 24 | @ SD | - | HLD | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| Mon, Sep 22 | @ SD | - | BS | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9.00 | 3.00 |
| Wed, Sep 17 | vs. LAA | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1.00 |
Game Schedule
View Schedule| Game | Opp. Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opp | Time | Pitcher | VBR | Matchup |
| Fri, Mar 27th | @ ATL | 7:15pm | |||
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ ATL | 7:15pm | |||
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ ATL | 1:35pm | |||
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs MIN | 4:10pm | |||
