Rikkert Faneyte

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Rikkert Faneyte
Outfielder
Born: (1969-05-31) May 31, 1969 (age 57)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Batted: Right
Threw: 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 runs0
Runs batted in9
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Teams
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Netherlands
European Baseball Championship
Gold medal – first place 1987 Spain Team
Gold medal – first place 1999 Italy Team

Rikkert Faneyte (born May 31, 1969) is a Dutch former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball 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

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Faneyte grew up playing baseball starting at the age of four in the Netherlands and played college baseball at Miami-Dade South Junior College.[1]

Faneyte made his major league debut in 1993, becoming the third player from the Netherlands to play in the majors.[2]

Faneyte was traded to the Cincinnati Reds in December 1996.[3]

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.[4][5]

References

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