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- ↑ "Nick Theodorou". SR/Olympic Sports. Archived from the original on February 23, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
- ↑ "Nicholas Anthony Theodorou". Baseball-Reference.Com. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
- ↑ "UCLA's Nick Theodorou to Play for Greece at Baseball World Cup". The Official Website of UCLA Athletics. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
