| Rikkert Faneyte | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Outfielder | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born: May 31, 1969 Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | ||||||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | ||||||||||||||||||
| August 29, 1993, for the San Francisco Giants | ||||||||||||||||||
| Last MLB appearance | ||||||||||||||||||
| May 29, 1996, for the Texas Rangers | ||||||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .174 | |||||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Teams | ||||||||||||||||||
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Rikkert Faneyte (born May 31, 1969) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played from 1993 to 1996 for the San Francisco Giants and Texas Rangers. He was a member of the Dutch National Team which finished in fifth place at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Career
Faneyte grew up playing baseball starting at the age of four in the Netherlands and played college baseball at Miami-Dade South Junior College. [1]
Faneyte made his major league debut in 1993, becoming the third player from the Netherlands to play in the majors. [2]
Faneyte was traded to the Cincinnati Reds in December 1996. [3]
Faneyte also played for the L&D Amsterdam Pirates of Honkbal Hoofdklasse after finishing his major league career. He also picked up the save in the Netherlands' 2000 Olympics 4-2 win against Cuba. [4] [5]
References
- ^ Weber, Rick (17 March 1996). "Long Road to the Majors". The Daily Oklahoman.
- ^ Bentley, Mac (9 April 1996). "89ers Outfielder a Dutch Treat". p. 19.
- ^ "Becker Says He Won't Play Against Spain". The Daily Oklahoman. 24 December 1996. p. 22.
- ^ "L&D Amsterdam Pirates retired #19 for Rikkert Faneyte". 30 April 2018.
- ^ "Box Score Olympic Games 2000".
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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