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Dustin Nippert Doosan Bears — No. 40 Relief pitcher Born: May 6, 1981
Wheeling, West VirginiaBats: Right Throws: Right MLB debut September 8, 2005 for the Arizona Diamondbacks Career statistics
(through 2010 season)Win–loss record 14–16 Earned run average 5.31 Strikeouts 214 Teams - Arizona Diamondbacks (2005–2007)
- Texas Rangers (2008–2010)
- Doosan Bears (2011–present) (KBO)
Dustin David Nippert (born May 6, 1981, in Wheeling, West Virginia) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Doosan Bears of the Korean Baseball Organization. He previously played for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball. Nippert grew up in the small Ohio town of Beallsville, where he played baseball for Beallsville High School.
Pro career
Nippert was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft in the 15th round and made his major league debut on September 8, 2005. On March 28, 2008, he was traded to the Texas Rangers for Jose Marte.
On June 29, 2008, Nippert threw a seven-inning no-hitter for Triple-A Oklahoma City RedHawks against the Omaha Royals.
Dustin Nippert was able to shake off a scary incident on July 19, 2010 when he was hit on the side of the head by a line drive hit by Austin Jackson against the Detroit Tigers. The ball was hit so hard that it ricocheted off of his head and past third base into left field. Nippert walked off the field smiling to a standing ovation in Detroit but was placed on the 15-day DL after the game.
On March 3, 2011, Nippert signed with the Doosan Bears in Korea.[1]
References
- ^ Axisa, Mike. "Dustin Nippert Signed With Team In Korea". MLBTradeRumors.com. http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/03/dustin-nippert-signed-with-team-in-korea.html. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Categories:- 1981 births
- Living people
- Arizona Diamondbacks players
- Texas Rangers players
- Baseball players from West Virginia
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- People from Monroe County, Ohio
- People from Wheeling, West Virginia
- West Virginia Mountaineers baseball players
- Missoula Osprey players
- South Bend Silver Hawks players
- El Paso Diablos players
- Tennessee Smokies players
- Tucson Sidewinders players
- Oklahoma RedHawks players
- Frisco RoughRiders players
- Oklahoma City RedHawks players
- Doosan Bears players
- American baseball pitcher, 1980s births stubs
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