Melvin Nieves

Outfielder

Born: December 28, 1971 (age 45)
San Juan, Puerto Rico

Batted: Switch

Threw: Right

MLB debut

September 1, 1992, for the Atlanta Braves

Last MLB appearance

September 14, 1998, for the Cincinnati Reds

MLB statistics

Batting average

.231

Home runs

RBI

187

Teams

Atlanta Braves (1992)
San Diego Padres (1993–1995)
Detroit Tigers (1996–1997)
Cincinnati Reds (1998)
Fukuoka Daiei Hawks (1999–2000)

Career highlights and awards

Hit home runs from both sides of the plate in one game twice
Hit two grand slams in his career

Melvin Nieves Ramos (born December 28, 1971 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a former professional baseball outfielder. He played all or part of seven seasons in Major League Baseball from 1992 until 1998, and two seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball in 1999–2000. Listed at 6'2", 210 lb., he was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed.

Nieves attended Luis Pales Matos High School in Santa Rosa, Puerto Rico before being signed by the Atlanta Braves in 1988.

Nieves started his professional career fairly poorly. In 56 games with the Gulf Coast League Braves in 1988, he batting average was an anemic .170. He was only 16 years old at that time.

His time with the Pulaski Braves in 1989 was a great improvement. He played 64 games with them that year, hitting .277 with nine home runs and 64 RBI. He continued his improvement in 1990, hitting .283 with nine home runs and 59 RBI in 126 games with the Sumter Braves. His 10 stolen bases is a professional career high that he would match only once more in his career.

His 1991 season with the Durham Bulls was less stellar than his previous season-he hit only .264-but he remained consistent in the home run category, again hitting nine home runs.

He did very well in 1992, hitting a combined 26 home runs between the Bulls and Greenville Braves. This prompted his promotion to the Majors, and he made his debut on September 1 of that year with the Braves. At the age of 20, he was the youngest player to don a big league uniform that season. His first stint in the majors was less than impressive-in 19 at-bats, he hit only .211. He collected his first big league hit off the infamous Anthony Young of the New York Mets in his second career at-bat on September 2.

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