Jim Mecir, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jim Mecir

American baseball player

Date of Birth: 16-May-1970

Place of Birth: Queens, New York, United States

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

James Jason Mecir (born May 16, 1970) is an American former baseball player.
He played for five teams in an 11-year career, and retired from the Florida Marlins in 2005.
He was a right-handed pitcher. Mecir is notable for having overcome a birth defect (namely club feet) to become an effective Major League pitcher as well as for regularly throwing a screwball.
He spent 4½ years as a member of the Oakland Athletics and is prominently mentioned in Michael Lewis's bestselling book Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game.