Patrick Mazeika

BIOGRAPHY

Patrick Mazeika was born on October 14, 1993, in Springfield, MA. He is a catcher in the MLB.

Mazeika was drafted by the New York Mets in the 2015 Major League Baseball draft as the 239th pick in the eighth round out of Stetson University. He started playing in the Mets organization in 2015 with the Kingsport Mets then being promoted to Columbia Fireflies in 2016. Mazieka would then split time during the 2017 season starting with the St. Lucie Mets then being promoted to the Binghamton Rumble Ponies. He would spend the next two seasons in Binghamton before a brief period in 2019 playing for the Scottsdale Scorpions of the Arizona Fall League for twenty-five games.

Mazeika was called up to the majors for the first time on August 25, 2020. He was then demoted to the alternate training site on August 26. Mazeika was called up for a second time on August 28, but was demoted a second time on August 29.

On May 7, 2021, in only his second at bat in the big leagues, Mazeika was the hero in the bottom of the 10th inning during a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. With the bases loaded, he hit into a fielder's choice, bringing Pete Alonso at third base home. It was his first walk-off RBI, as well as his first RBI in the MLB. The Mets won the game 5–4, their biggest come from behind win of the season.