Nick Punto
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Punto with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2011
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| Infielder | |||
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Born: November 8, 1977 San Diego, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 9, 2001, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
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| September 27, 2014, for the Oakland Athletics | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .245 | ||
| Home runs | 19 | ||
| Runs batted in | 263 | ||
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Nicholas Paul Punto (born November 8, 1977) is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, Minnesota Twins, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Oakland Athletics. With the Cardinals, he won the 2011 World Series over the Texas Rangers. He has also played for the Italian national baseball team in the World Baseball Classic.
Punto is a 1996 graduate of Trabuco Hills High School in Mission Viejo, California. After high school, he attended Saddleback College, also in Mission Viejo. His father, Lou, was drafted by the Boston Red Sox. Nick and his wife, Natalie, have two children Nicole Jayne born on May 30, 2008 and a son, Nash.
Punto was drafted in the 21st round of the 1998 MLB draft and made his major league debut with the Philadelphia Phillies on September 9, 2001. He singled to right field off Bob Scanlan of the Montreal Expos as a pinch hitter in the 8th inning. He had 2 hits in 5 at-bats in just 4 games with the Phillies that season. In 2002 with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons, he played in 115 games and hit .271, earning a selection as an International League All-Star.
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