Through his career, the well traveled Mayne has been an effective part-time catcher platooning strictly against right-handed pitchers or entering most games as a late-inning sustitute. He is a good handler of pitchers, blocks the plate well and has a strong arm. Mayne is a decent hitter and has occasional power, but he has trouble hitting left-handed pitching. He compiled a career high .301 batting average in consecutive seasons (1999-2000).
Brent Danem Mayne (born April 19, 1968 in Loma Linda, California) is a Major League Baseball catcher who has played with the Kansas City Royals (1990-95), New York Mets (1996), Oakland Athletics (1997), San Francisco Giants (1998-99), Colorado Rockies (2000-01), Kansas City Royals (2002-03), Arizona Diamondbacks (2004) and Los Angeles Dodgers (2004).
Mayne, the Rockies' regular catcher, was unable to swing a bat due to a sprained left wrist and had missed the previous four games.
Mayne, who later said he had never pitched at any level, responded, "Yeah, I can pitch." He pitched one inning, surrendering no runs with a fastball that topped out at 83 miles per hour.
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