Efraín Nieves
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| Born: November 15, 1989 Caguas, Puerto Rico | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Efraín Nieves (born November 15, 1989) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.
Nieves attended the Puerto Rico Baseball Academy. The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Nieves in the seventh round of the 2007 Major League Baseball draft. He later played in Minor League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers and the Toronto Blue Jays.
Nieves played for the Puerto Rican national baseball team in the 2013 World Baseball Classic.[1]
On April 9, 2016, Nieves signed with the Somerset Patriots of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.
He was selected to Puerto Rico's roster for the 2019 Pan American Games.
References
- ^ "Efraín Nieves reemplaza a Javier Vázquez". El Nuevo Dia. 1 March 2013.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- People from Caguas, Puerto Rico
- Baseball pitchers
- Baseball players at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Puerto Rico
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Puerto Rico
- Pan American Games medalists in baseball
- Puerto Rican baseball players
- 2013 World Baseball Classic players
- Arizona League Brewers players
- Helena Brewers players
- Lobos de Arecibo players
- Wisconsin Timber Rattlers players
- Senadores de San Juan players
- Brevard County Manatees players
- Criollos de Caguas players
- Connecticut Tigers players
- Lansing Lugnuts players
- Dunedin Blue Jays players
- Lamigo Monkeys players
- Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in baseball
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
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