Baseball player
Rikkert Faneyte | ||||||||||||||||||
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Outfielder | ||||||||||||||||||
Born: (1969-05-31) May 31, 1969 (age 55) Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||
Batted: RightThrew: 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 | |||||||||||||||||
Stats at Baseball Reference | ||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Faneyte made his major league debut in 1993, becoming the third player from the Netherlands to play in the majors.
Faneyte was traded to the Cincinnati Reds in December 1996.
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.
References
- Weber, Rick (March 17, 1996). "Long Road to the Majors". The Daily Oklahoman.
- Bentley, Mac (April 9, 1996). "89ers Outfielder a Dutch Treat". p. 19.
- "Becker Says He Won't Play Against Spain". The Daily Oklahoman. December 24, 1996. p. 22.
- "L&D Amsterdam Pirates retired #19 for Rikkert Faneyte". April 30, 2018.
- "Box Score Olympic Games 2000".
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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- Baseball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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- Oklahoma City 89ers players
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