José Nieves
José Miguel Nieves Pinto (born June 16, 1975 in Guacara, Carabobo State, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball shortstop. He played for the Chicago Cubs (1998–2000) and Anaheim Angels (2001–02) of Major League Baseball (MLB). He batted and threw right-handed.
| José Nieves | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shortstop | |||
| Born: June 16, 1975 Guacara, Carabobo State, Venezuela | |||
| |||
| MLB debut | |||
| August 7, 1998, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| July 29, 2002, for the Anaheim Angels | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .242 | ||
| Home runs | 9 | ||
| Runs batted in | 51 | ||
| Teams | |||
| |||
Career
In a five-season career, Nieves was a .242 hitter with nine home runs and 51 RBI in 212 games.
He became manager of the Dayton Dragons in 2013.[1]
gollark: Well, they're keys near each other, so random keymashing?
gollark: 🌵
gollark: And Bill Gates donated most of his wealth to charity...
gollark: They don't just have piles of cash, their wealth is in shares in things.
gollark: I mean, to some degree they do.
See also
- List of players from Venezuela in Major League Baseball
External links
- Career statistics and player information from ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors) or Retrosheet
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.