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Nick Esasky
Nick Esasky
	Esasky in 1989
	First baseman / Third baseman
	Born: February 24, 1960 (age 64); Hialeah, Florida, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	June 19, 1983, for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
	April 21, 1990, for the Atlanta Braves
MLB statistics
Batting average	.250
Home runs	122
Runs batted in	427
Teams
	Cincinnati Reds (1983–1988); Boston Red Sox (1989); Atlanta Braves (1990);

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Nicholas Andrew Esasky (born February 24, 1960) is an American former professional baseball corner infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1983 to 1990, primarily with the Cincinnati Reds.

Biography

Esasky was a first-round selection in the 1978 MLB draft, then had a professional career spanning 1978 to 1990, along with a short comeback in 1992. He made his major-league debut with the Cincinnati Reds in 1983 and remained with the team through 1988. He twice hit more than 20 home runs in a season with the Reds.

Esasky was then traded to the Boston Red Sox along with relief pitcher Rob Murphy for first baseman/outfielder Todd Benzinger and pitcher Jeff Sellers. In his one season with Boston, 1989, Esasky had his best statistical year, posting a .277 batting average with 30 home runs and 108 runs batted in (RBIs). Following the season, he became a free agent.

Prior to the 1990 season, Esasky signed a three-year, $5.6 million contract with the Atlanta Braves, but was forced to retire after playing just nine major-league games due to developing vertigo stemming from an ear infection. His salary was paid for by insurance.^[1] Overall in his major-league career, he compiled a .250 batting average and had 427 RBIs. He made a brief comeback in 1992, playing in 30 minor-league games.

As of 2021, Esasky was running a health and wellness center near his hometown of Hialeah, Florida.

References

^ Fish, Mike (2 September 1990). "Braves Are Protected by Insurance on Contract". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet

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[atj_2sept1990-1] Fish, Mike (2 September 1990). "Braves Are Protected by Insurance on Contract". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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-'''Nicholas Andrew Esasky''' (born February 24, 1960) is a former [[Major League Baseball]] [[first baseman]] and [[third baseman]]. During his career, which spanned over seven and a half years and was spent mostly with the [[Cincinnati Reds]] ([[1983 in baseball|1983]]–[[1988 in baseball|1988]]), the former first-round draft pick in [[1978 in baseball|1978]] hit [[batting average (baseball)|.250]] with 122 [[home run]]s and 427 [[Run batted in|runs batted in]].
+'''Nicholas Andrew Esasky''' (born February 24, 1960) is an American former [[professional baseball]] [[corner infielder]]. He played in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) from 1983 to 1990, primarily with the [[Cincinnati Reds]].
+==Biography==
-Though he twice hit more than 20 home runs in a season with the Reds, his best statistical year came in [[1989 in baseball|1989]] as a member of the [[Boston Red Sox]] to whom he was traded along with relief pitcher [[Rob Murphy]] for [[switch hitter|switch-hitting]] first baseman/[[outfield]]er [[Todd Benzinger]] and pitcher [[Jeff Sellers]]. During that season, he hit .277 with 30 home runs and 108 runs batted in. That offseason, as a free agent, Esasky signed a three-year, $5.6 million contract with the [[Atlanta Braves]], but was forced to retire after playing just nine games due to developing [[Vertigo (medical)|vertigo]] stemming from an ear infection.  His salary was paid for by insurance.<ref name=atj_2sept1990>{{cite news|last=Fish|first=Mike|title=Braves Are Protected by Insurance on Contract|newspaper=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|date=2 September 1990}}</ref>
+Esasky was a first-round selection in the [[1978 Major League Baseball draft|1978 MLB draft]], then had a professional career spanning 1978 to 1990, along with a short comeback in 1992. He made his major-league debut with the [[Cincinnati Reds]] in 1983 and remained with the team through 1988. He twice hit more than 20 [[home run]]s in a season with the Reds.
+Esasky was then traded to the [[Boston Red Sox]] along with relief pitcher [[Rob Murphy]] for first baseman/outfielder [[Todd Benzinger]] and pitcher [[Jeff Sellers]]. In his one season with Boston, 1989, Esasky had his best statistical year, posting a .277 [[batting average (baseball)|batting average]] with 30 home runs and 108 [[runs batted in]] (RBIs). Following the season, he became a [[free agent]].
-As of 2021, Esasky is running a health and wellness center near his hometown of [[Hialeah, Florida]].
+Prior to the 1990 season, Esasky signed a three-year, $5.6 million contract with the [[Atlanta Braves]], but was forced to retire after playing just nine major-league games due to developing [[Vertigo (medical)|vertigo]] stemming from an ear infection.  His salary was paid for by insurance.<ref name=atj_2sept1990>{{cite news|last=Fish|first=Mike|title=Braves Are Protected by Insurance on Contract|newspaper=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|date=2 September 1990}}</ref> Overall in his major-league career, he compiled a .250 batting average and had 427 RBIs. He made a brief comeback in 1992, playing in 30 [[Minor League Baseball|minor-league]] games.
+As of 2021, Esasky was running a health and wellness center near his hometown of [[Hialeah, Florida]].
 ==References==
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+{{baseballstats |br=e/esaskni01 |brm=esasky001nic |retro=E/Pesasn001}}
 {{1978 MLB Draft}}
 {{Cincinnati Reds first-round draft picks}}