He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2004 to 2010 for the Atlanta Braves, Oakland Athletics, and Florida Marlins.

[1] He played college baseball at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia under head coach Spanky McFarland.

Despite a losing record (7-10) in 2003 for the Rome Braves and Myrtle Beach Pelicans, Meyer posted a modest 2.87 ERA while striking out 158 batters in 160 innings pitched.

At the 2004 Winter Meetings, Meyer was traded to the Oakland Athletics, along with pitcher Juan Cruz and outfielder Charles Thomas, for ace Tim Hudson.

[5] After posting a 7.78 ERA in 6 games (4 starts) in Spring training 2005, Meyer was reassigned to the triple A Sacramento River Cats.

[9] He returned to Sacramento after the game, where he picked up two more wins with a 2.25 ERA before receiving his third call-up to the majors when rosters expanded in September.

[15] The Philadelphia Phillies signed Meyer to a Minor League contract with an invitation to spring training during the off-season.

Though Meyer's time with the Phillies was brief and included no regular season experience, it provided one of the more interesting footnotes to his career.

Antonio Bastardo, with whom Meyer competed for a lefty spot in the Phillies bullpen that Spring, was suspended by Major League Baseball on August 5, 2014, for his connection to Biogenesis of America.

[19] The news prompted the following tweet from Meyer on Twitter:[20][21] Hey Antonio Bastardo, remember when we competed for a job in 2011.

#aholeHe pitched only 19+1⁄3 innings for the Pirates' triple A affiliate, the Indianapolis Indians with a 7.45 ERA before his season was cut short by a second shoulder surgery.

[34] In January 2022, Meyer was named pitching coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates AAA affiliate Indianapolis Indians.

[35] Meyer was named pitching coach for the Hartford Yard Goats the Double-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies for the 2024 season.