Baseball player
Ricardo Michael Nanita (born June 12, 1981) is a Dominican former professional baseball outfielder . He played for the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), and for the Dominican Republic national baseball team .
Amateur career
Nanita attended Chipola College , and then transferred to Florida International University (FIU), where he played college baseball for the FIU Panthers baseball team.[ 1]
Professional career
Chicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox drafted Nanita in the 14th round of the 2003 Major League Baseball draft .
Nanita spent his first season in the minors with White Sox affiliate Great Falls in the Pioneer League registering a .384 batting average with 37 RBIs in 212 plate appearances.[ 2]
Toronto Blue Jays
Nanita played for the Toronto Blue Jays Triple-A affiliate Las Vegas 51s in the 2011 and 2012 seasons.[ 3] spring training in 2013.[ 4]
Nanita played for the Dominican Republic national baseball team in the 2013 World Baseball Classic .[ 5]
Nanita started the 2013 season with the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats . He was promoted to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons on May 21.[ 6]
On January 20, 2014, the Blue Jays announced that Nanita had been signed to a minor league contract for 2014 with an invitation to major league spring training.[ 3] [ 7] Tigres de Quintana Roo of the Mexican Baseball League .
Chunichi Dragons
Nanita was signed by the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball on December 15, 2014.[ 8]
On October 29, 2016, it was confirmed that Nanita would be released from the Dragons along with Leyson Séptimo , Juan Jaime , Drew Naylor , and Anderson Hernández .[ 9] [ 10]
Guerreros de Oaxaca
On March 14, 2018, Nanita signed with the Guerreros de Oaxaca of the Mexican League .[ 11]
References
^ Richard Griffin (March 3, 2014). "Blue Jays' minor-league outfielder Ricardo Nanita dreams of a shot in the majors: Griffin | Toronto Star" . Thestar.com . Retrieved June 20, 2017 . ^ "Baseball Reference" . Retrieved March 8, 2016 .^ a b "Jays sign Ricardo Nanita" . Buffalo Bisons . January 20, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2014 .^ "Ricardo Nanita y su familia disfrutan su juego" . Noticias SIN. February 21, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2017 .^ Calcaterra, Craig (March 1, 2013). "Can Japan be beat? Previewing the World Baseball Classic | HardballTalk" . Hardballtalk.nbcsports.com. Retrieved June 20, 2017 . ^ "Nanita, Weber join Bisons Beck falls on DL, Batista released" . May 21, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2013 .^ Mueller, Ryan (May 11, 2014). "This Week in the Blue Jays Minor Leagues" . jaysjournal.com . Retrieved May 14, 2014 . ^ "新外国人選手獲得のお知らせ" . May 21, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2016 .^ "中日ナニータら外国人５選手と契約更新せず (Nanita and 4 other foreign players not given renewals)" (in Japanese). Sports Nikkan. October 28, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016 .^ "中日 ナニータ、エルナンデスら外国人５選手が戦力外 成績残せず (Chunichi: Nanita, Hernandez and 3 others released; did not leave an impact)" (in Japanese). Sponichi. October 28, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016 .^ "Ricardo Nanita vestirá el jersey bélico" (in Spanish). Retrieved March 14, 2018 .
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