Mike Nickeas
| Mike Nickeas | |
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| New York Mets - No. 13 | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: February 13, 1983 Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada 
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| Strikes: Right | Throws: Right |
| Debut in Major League Baseball | |
| September 4, 2010 at the New York Mets | |
| MLB statistics (until 2010) |
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| Batting average | , 200 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| RBI | 0 |
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Michael James Nickeas (born February 13, 1983 in Vancouver , British Columbia ) is a Canadian baseball player with US citizenship in Major League Baseball . Nickeas has been playing for the New York Mets since his MLB debut in 2010 and is acting in the position of catcher .
At the time of his birth, Nickea's father Mark was playing soccer for the Vancouver Whitecaps in the NASL . His father was born in England and his mother is American .
Nickeas grew up and went to high school in Westlake Village , California . He then attended Georgia Tech in Atlanta , where he was active on the baseball team for three years.
In the MLB Draft 2005 Nickeas was selected in the fifth round by the Texas Rangers . He then played for the various Minor League teams of the Rangers before he was transferred to the New York Mets on August 30, 2006.
From 2007 to 2010 he was for the Mets Minor League teams St. Lucie Mets , Binghamton Mets and New Orleans Zephyrs.
Nickeas made his MLB debut on September 2, 2010 against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field . His first two hits hit the Milwaukee Brewers on September 29th .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mike Nickeas finally reaches the major leagues as September call-up catcher for New York Mets , NY Daily News (English)
Web links
- Player information and statistics from MLB or ESPN or Baseball Reference or The Baseball Cube or Baseball Reference (Minor League) (English)
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| SURNAME | Nickeas, Mike |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nickeas, Michael James |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian baseball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 13, 1983 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vancouver , British Columbia |