Mike Nickeas
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Mike Nickeas
| Mike Nickeas | |
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| New York Mets – No. 4 | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: February 13, 1983 Vancouver, British Columbia |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| September 4, 2010 for the New York Mets | |
| Career statistics (through May 30, 2012) |
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| Batting average | .169 |
| Home runs | 2 |
| Runs batted in | 16 |
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Competitor for  United States |
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| Pan American Games | ||
| Silver | Santo Domingo 2003 | Baseball at the 2003 Pan American Games |
Michael James Nickeas (born February 13, 1983 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is a Major League Baseball catcher for the New York Mets.
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Early years
Nickeas was born in Vancouver, while his father played for the Vancouver Whitecaps of the NASL. His father, Mark, is from England, and his mother is American. He grew up in California and graduated from Westlake High School in Westlake Village, California. Nickeas led his high school team to the Mamonte League Championship in 2000 and 2001 and was the MVP his senior year of high school in 2001.[1]
College career
Nickeas played three years for the Georgia Tech baseball team. He was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 5th round of the 2004 draft. He played for the USA youth team, junior national team and the USA National team, becoming only the second player in USA baseball history to play on 3 teams.[citation needed]. In 2007 he switched his allegiance to Great Britain and played for the team in the 2007 European Baseball Championship. He was voted to the tournament's all-star team as the British team finished as silver medalists.
Professional career
Texas Rangers
Nickeas started his pro career with the Spokane Indians of the Northwest League. He batted .288 with 10 HRs and 55 RBIs for Spokane. In 2005, he played for the Rangers' AA affiliate, Frisco RoughRiders. He batted for a .202 average with five home runs and 24 runs-batted-in in 68 games, but Baseball America named Nickeas the best defensive catcher in the Rangers minor league system.
New York Mets
On August 30, 2006, he was traded to the New York Mets for outfielder Víctor Díaz. In 2007 he split time between the "High A" St. Lucie Mets and Double-A Binghamton Mets and in 2008, he split time between Binghamton and the Triple-A New Orleans Zephyrs.
Nickeas earned his first promotion to the major leagues on September 2, 2010.[2] He made his major league debut the same day on Jenrry Mejía's first major league start on September 4, 2010 as he was the Mets catcher against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. On September 29, he got his first two major league hits against the Milwaukee Brewers. He hit his first major league home run April 21, 2011, off Houston Astros pitcher J.A. Happ.
On May 1, 2011 he was sent down to the minors as Ronny Paulino came up to the Mets.
On May 26, 2012, Nickeas hit a grand slam at Citi Field, scoring Ike Davis, Vinny Rottino, and Kirk Nieuwenhuis.
References
- ^ "Mike Nickeas Bio". Mets.com. http://mets.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=435081&c_id=nym#gameType=%27R%27. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ^ http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/2010/09/03/2010-09-03_mike_nickeas_finally_reaches_the_major_leagues_as_september_callup_catcher_for_n.html?r=sports
External links
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- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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