Neal Mersch

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Neal Mersch

School Arizona Western College, University of Toledo

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Neal Mersch (or Neil Mersch, according to one source [1]) is a former minor league baseball pitcher who played in the New York Yankees and Texas Rangers farm systems. He was originally drafted in the sixth round of the 1970 amateur draft by the Montreal Expos.

He is perhaps best remembered for being involved in a trade between the Yankees and Rangers that took place on August 1, 1979. From Baseball-Reference.com:

"The New York Yankees traded players to be named later and Mickey Rivers to the Texas Rangers for players to be named later, Oscar Gamble, and Amos Lewis (minors). The Texas Rangers sent Ray Fontenot (October 8, 1979) and Gene Nelson (October 8, 1979) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade. The New York Yankees sent Bob Polinsky (minors) (October 8, 1979), Neal Mersch (minors) (October 8, 1979), and Mark Softy (minors) (October 8, 1979) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade."