Ricardo Nanita

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Ricardo Nanita
Ricardo Nanita Chunichi Dragons.jpg
Outfielder
Born: (1981-06-12) June 12, 1981 (age 42)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
NPB debut
March 27, 2015, for the Chunichi Dragons
Last NPB appearance
August 13, 2016, for the Chunichi Dragons
Men's baseball
Representing Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
World Baseball Classic
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 San Francisco Team
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Mayagüez Team

Ricardo Michael Nanita (born June 12, 1981) is a Dominican former professional baseball outfielder. He played for the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), and for the Dominican Republic national baseball team.

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Amateur career

Nanita attended Chipola College, and then transferred to Florida International University (FIU), where he played college baseball for the FIU Panthers baseball team. [1]

Professional career

Chicago White Sox

The Chicago White Sox drafted Nanita in the 14th round of the 2003 Major League Baseball draft.

Nanita spent his first season in the minors with White Sox affiliate Great Falls in the Pioneer League registering a .384 batting average with 37 RBIs in 212 plate appearances. [2]

Toronto Blue Jays

Nanita played for the Toronto Blue Jays Triple-A affiliate Las Vegas 51s in the 2011 and 2012 seasons. [3] The Blue Jays invited him to spring training in 2013. [4]

Nanita played for the Dominican Republic national baseball team in the 2013 World Baseball Classic. [5]

Nanita started the 2013 season with the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats. He was promoted to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons on May 21. [6]

On January 20, 2014, the Blue Jays announced that Nanita had been signed to a minor league contract for 2014 with an invitation to major league spring training. [3] He was assigned to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons before the end of spring training. Nanita was transferred to the temporarily inactive list on May 11, 2014, after he opened the season batting .118 over 6 games. [7] On May 17, it was announced that Nanita had been loaned to the Tigres de Quintana Roo of the Mexican Baseball League.

Chunichi Dragons

Nanita was signed by the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball on December 15, 2014. [8]

On October 29, 2016, it was confirmed that Nanita would be released from the Dragons along with Leyson Séptimo, Juan Jaime, Drew Naylor, and Anderson Hernández. [9] [10]

Guerreros de Oaxaca

On March 14, 2018, Nanita signed with the Guerreros de Oaxaca of the Mexican League. [11] He was released on March 30, 2018.

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References

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  2. "Baseball Reference" . Retrieved March 8, 2016.
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  8. "新外国人選手獲得のお知らせ". May 21, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  9. "中日ナニータら外国人5選手と契約更新せず (Nanita and 4 other foreign players not given renewals)" (in Japanese). Sports Nikkan. October 28, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  10. "中日 ナニータ、エルナンデスら外国人5選手が戦力外 成績残せず (Chunichi: Nanita, Hernandez and 3 others released; did not leave an impact)" (in Japanese). Sponichi. October 28, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  11. "Ricardo Nanita vestirá el jersey bélico" (in Spanish). Retrieved March 14, 2018.