Retirement
| Seasons | W | L | PCT | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | K | WP | HBP | Fld% |
| 10 | 84 | 83 | .503 | 4.49 | 258 | 243 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1432.1 | 1441 | 714 | 772 | 176 | 594 | 1050 | 38 | 29 | .954 |
Despite a guaranteed contract that called for a $12 million salary in 2011, Meche chose to walk away from the game on January 18 rather than face another shoulder surgery.
He resides in Mansfield, Texas, with his fiancée, Stacy, and son, Brayden. He has two other children, Landon and Ella, who live in Phoenix, Arizona with his ex-wife, Robin.
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