Melvin Bunch


Melvin Lynn Bunch, Jr., is a former Major [League Baseball] pitcher. He played parts of two seasons in the majors: with the Kansas [City Royals] and for the Seattle Mariners. He also played three seasons in Japan for the Chunichi Dragons from through.
In his second start with Chunichi in April 2000, Bunch became the fourth American to throw a no-hitter in Nippon Professional Baseball. Bunch left the Dragons and returned to the United States in August 2002 to seek treatment for anxiety attacks. He would not play in professional baseball again.