As an active player, Myers stood 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) tall, weighed 190 pounds (86 kg), and threw and batted right-handed.

Myers graduated from William Penn Senior High School in York, Pennsylvania, where he was a two-sport standout in baseball and basketball.

[2] As a minor leaguer, Myers appeared in 795 games, compiling a .272 batting average with 26 home runs and 348 RBIs.

[2] Myers then managed Mariners' farm clubs for 12 seasons, 1989–2000, the last five as skipper of the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers of the Pacific Coast League.

He spent 2010–2015 as a coach for the Durham Bulls, the Triple-A International League affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays.