Dustin Nippert

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26+2⁄3 scoreless innings during the Bears run to the fourth Korean Series championship in the team's history. On November 14, 2016, he won KBO League Most Valuable Player Award, becoming the fourth foreign player to be awarded in the 34-year history of the league. [5]

On January 23, 2017, Nippert re-signed with the Doosan Bears for another year, earning $2.1 million per year, which is the highest annual income ever of a foreign player in the Korea Baseball Organization. [6] Nippert pitched to a 14–8 record with a 4.06 ERA during the regular season, and started Game 1 of the 2017 Korean Series. [7]

On January 4, 2018, Nippert signed with the KT Wiz. The Doosan Bears had recommended he retire, but Nippert had a strong will to extend his active service. He signed a $1 million contract with the Wiz. [8] On June 29, 2018, with a victory against the NC Dinos, Nippert became the first foreign pitcher in the KBO league to win 100 games in his career. [9]

Personal life

Nippert has two children, son Caden (born in 2006) and daughter Aubrey (born 2008), from his first marriage. [10] [11] He and his ex-wife Carrie divorced in 2014 after 10 years of marriage. [12]

Since 2015, Nippert is married to a South Korean woman. [12] The couple have two children together, Levi and Owen.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Television show

Dustin Nippert
Dustin Nippert at Doosan Bears in 2015.jpg
Nippert with the Doosan Bears in 2015
Starting pitcher
Born: (1981-05-06) May 6, 1981 (age 42)
Wheeling, West Virginia, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: September 8, 2005, for the Arizona Diamondbacks
KBO: April 2, 2011, for the Doosan Bears
Last appearance
MLB: July 19, 2010, for the Texas Rangers
KBO: 2018, for the KT Wiz
YearTitleNetworkRoleRef.
2022Back to the GroundMBNParticipant [13]
2022United FathersMBC
2023 Physical: 100 Netflix

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References

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  2. ↑ Axisa, Mike (3 March 2011). "Dustin Nippert Signed With Team In Korea". MLBTradeRumors.com. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Dustin Nippert, the "Ace" on the mound". The INNERview. Episode 109. March 2014. Arirang TV. Archived from the original on 2017-04-06. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  4. ↑ [프로야구]두산 니퍼트 "니느님? 그저 고마울 뿐" (in Korean). Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  5. ↑ Yoo Jee-ho (November 14, 2016). "American pitcher voted MVP of S. Korean baseball". english.yonhapnews.co.kr. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  6. ↑ Yoo Jee-ho (January 23, 2017). "Reigning S. Korean baseball MVP becomes highest-paid foreign player". english.yonhapnews.co.kr. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
  7. ↑ "2 ex-major league pitchers to start opener of baseball championship series". 24 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "니퍼트, Kt와 100만달러 계약 성사…두산은 은퇴식까지 권유". 4 January 2018.
  9. ↑ "Kt, Nc 제압…니퍼트 Kbo 외국인 최초 개인 통산 100승". 29 June 2018.
  10. ↑ "Dustin Nippert Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News". MLB.com. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  11. ↑ "Nippert finds an advantage in playing away from home". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. 2011-04-25. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  12. 1 2 "Doosan Bears' Dustin Nippert to Wed Korean Woman". Chosun Ilbo. November 9, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  13. ↑ Ahn Tae-hyun (March 24, 2022). "빽 투 더 그라운드' 야구 레전드, 한 팀으로 뭉쳤다…범접불가 아우라" [Back to the Ground' baseball legends unite as one team... Incomparable Aura] (in Korean). News1. Retrieved March 24, 2022– via Naver.
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