Mitchell David Lively (born September 7, 1985) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.
Lively attended California State University Sacramento, where he played baseball and football, where he was the punter.
Lively signed with the independent San Angelo Colts of the United Baseball League for 2008, pitching 11 games and earning four saves, posting a 2.13 ERA and striking out 18 batters in 12+2⁄3 innings before signing a contract with the San Francisco Giants partway through the year.
To finish the year, he pitched for the AZL Giants, allowing no runs in 2 2/3 innings, and Augusta Greenjackets, going 1–0 with a 1.42 ERA in 10 games.
With the Navegantes del Magallanes during the Venezuelan Winter League, he went 6–1 with a 1.46 ERA and won Pitcher of the Year.
On July 17, 2014, Lively signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals, and was assigned to the Triple–A Syracuse Chiefs.
After being granted free agency in November, the Nationals re-signed him to a minor league contract on December 16.
On August 18, 2016, Lively signed a minor league contract to return to the Washington Nationals organization.
Lively remained in Mexico to play for the Venados de Mazatlán of the Mexican Pacific League for the 2017–2018 season.
On February 9, 2018, Lively signed with the Chinatrust Brothers of Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League.
[15] Lively pitched to a 6–1 record with a 3.94 ERA and 36 strikeouts before a shoulder injury ended his season prematurely in July.
[16] However, he struggled to an 8.35 ERA and 1.88 WHIP over 36 innings, and was released by the team on July 22, 2021, when Evan Grills was signed.
[17] On August 19, 2021, Lively signed a contract to return to the Venados de Mazatlán for the latter part of the 2021 season.