Nick Hundley
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| San Diego Padres – No. 4 | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: September 8, 1983 | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| July 4, 2008 for the San Diego Padres | |
| Career statistics (through September 11, 2011) |
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| Batting average | .256 |
| Home runs | 29 |
| Runs batted in | 123 |
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Nicholas John Hundley (born September 8, 1983) is an American professional baseball catcher with the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball. He was called up to the majors for the first time on July 3, 2008.
As a 12-year-old he played on the Santa Clarita Mudcats. Other Mudcats alumni are Ryan Braun and James Shields.
On July 26, 2008, Hundley hit his first career home run against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Against the Florida Marlins on August 21, 2011, Hundley hit his fifth triple of the season, tying the Padres single season record for triples by a catcher set by Benito Santiago in 1990. It was also Hundley's fourth triple in his last six games.[1]
Hundley is not related to former Major League Baseball catchers Randy or Todd Hundley.[2] Hundley's father, Tim, is a former assistant football coach at UCLA, Colorado, Washington, and Oregon State.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ "Padres walk off in ninth to finish four-game sweep of Marlins". ESPN.com. Associated Press. 2011-08-21. http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=310821125. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
- ^ "Q&A with Nick Hundley". The San Diego Union-Tribune. 2008-07-12. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2008/jul/12/q-nick-hundley/. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
- ^ Meehan, Brian (2008-06-20). "Vagabond childhood prepares Nick Hundley for life behind the plate". The Oregonian. http://www.oregonlive.com/pbeavers/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/sports/1213932327307280.xml%20=7. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
