Mayne agrees to deal with Colorado
CORONA DEL MAR - Former Costa Mesa High and Orange Coast College
standout Brent Mayne, a free agent following two seasons in San Francisco
and coming off the finest offensive year of his long major league career,
has agreed to a 3-year, $6-million contract with the Colorado Rockies,
sources said Thursday.
Mayne, a member of the Daily Pilot Sports Hall of Fame that is
celebrating the millennium, enjoyed career highs in 1999 in batting
average (.301), hits (97), at-bats (322), RBIs (39), doubles (32), runs
scored (39), walks (43) and games played (117).
A former No. 1 draft pick of the Kansas City Royals and member of Cal
State Fullerton’s 1988 College World Series team, Mayne has played nine
seasons in the majors, mostly with Kansas City. He also played one year
for the Mets and A’s.
Mayne’s 32 doubles in ’99 were the most by any National League
catcher, and his average stayed above .300 for almost the entire season.
Only four times after May 9 did his average dip below .300.
Attempts to reach Mayne at his Corona del Mar home Thursday were
unsuccessful. A Rockies public relations official said the team has yet
to make an announcement about the free-agent signing.
Mayne’s father, Mike, is OCC’s winningest baseball coach and is
currently a Pirate football assistant coach.
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