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{{short description|South African baseball player}}
'''Neil Isaac Adonis''' (born 1 March 1969 in [[Cape Town]]) is a [[South Africa]]n baseball player. Adonis competed for [[South Africa national baseball team|South Africa]] at the [[Baseball at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Summer Olympics]], where he appeared in 3 games as the [[designated hitter]] (DH), going 0-8 in his plate appearances.<ref>[http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ad/neil-adonis-1.html Neil Adonis] at sports-reference.com</ref>
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'''Neil Isaac Adonis''' (born 1 March 1969, in [[Cape Town]]) is a South African baseball player. Adonis competed for [[South Africa national baseball team|South Africa]] at the [[Baseball at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Summer Olympics]], where he appeared in 3 games as the [[designated hitter]] (DH), going 0-8 in his plate appearances.<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ad/neil-adonis-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418031201/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ad/neil-adonis-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |title=Neil Adonis}}</ref> Adonis managed the South African team during the [[Baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification#Africa/Europe Qualifying Event|qualifiers]] for the [[Baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Baseball Europe Africa Qualifier - RSA |url=https://olympicbaseball.wbsc.org/en/2019/teams-and-rosters/RSA |website=olympicbaseball.wbsc.org |accessdate=19 September 2019}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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{{South Africa 2009 World Baseball Classic roster}}
{{South Africa 2009 World Baseball Classic roster}}


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[[Category:Baseball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics]]
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Latest revision as of 01:45, 23 May 2023

Neil Isaac Adonis
Adonis at Nino Cavalli Stadium in 2019
Personal information
CitizenshipSouth African
Born (1969-03-01) March 1, 1969 (age 55)
Cape Town, South Africa
Height5 ft 11.5 in (182 cm)
Weight205 lb (93 kg)
Sport
CountrySouth Africa
SportBaseball
PositionDesignated hitter
EventMen's baseball
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals2000 Summer Olympics
Updated on 5 October 2015

Neil Isaac Adonis (born 1 March 1969, in Cape Town) is a South African baseball player. Adonis competed for South Africa at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where he appeared in 3 games as the designated hitter (DH), going 0-8 in his plate appearances.[1] Adonis managed the South African team during the qualifiers for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Neil Adonis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Baseball Europe Africa Qualifier - RSA". olympicbaseball.wbsc.org. Retrieved 19 September 2019.