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Olise Cla Meredith, (born June 4 1983), is an American baseball player who currently plays for the Boston Red Sox as a relief pitcher.

Drafted after his junior year at VCU, Meredith, as mentioned above was used almost exclusively as a reliever. He put up his best numbers in 2003, going 6-0 with a 1.19 ERA, which was 2nd best in the NCAA(Division 1), over 2 games with 8 saves, 70 strikeouts, and only 16 walks.

Meredith started his pro career with the Augusta Greenjackets, where in 13 games he gave up no runs and saved 6 games. In Augusta he also struck out 18 and walked 3.

Cla was promoted to Sarasota of the Florida State League after his great performance in Augusta and put up a 0-2 record with a 2.20 ERA in 16 games with 12 saves, 16 strikeouts and only 3 walks.

He made his major league debut on May 8 2005 against Seattle after being drafted in the sixth round of the 2004 draft. Meredith began this first game by walking two batters before allowing a grand slam.

Meredith throws an 88-91 MPH fastball with a good slider that he uses mainly as his out pitch and comes to the plate from a 3/4 arm slot.

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