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Gift Ngoepe
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Ngoepe with the Altoona Curve in 2015
Shortstop / Second baseman
Born: (1990-01-18) 18 January 1990 (age 34)
Pietersburg, South Africa
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
26 April 2017, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
1 May 2018, for the Toronto Blue Jays