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Revision as of 16:36, 16 August 2023
| Nick Esasky | |
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.jpg) Esasky in 1989 | |
| First baseman / Third baseman | |
| Born: February 24, 1960 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 | |
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 (1983–1988), the former first-round draft pick in 1978 hit .250 with 122 home runs and 427 runs batted in.
Though he twice hit more than 20 home runs in a season with the Reds, his best statistical year came in 1989 as a member of the Boston Red Sox to whom he was traded along with relief pitcher Rob Murphy for switch-hitting first baseman/outfielder 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 stemming from an ear infection. His salary was paid for by insurance.[1]
As of 2021, Esasky is 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
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- Living people
- 1960 births
- Atlanta Braves players
- Boston Red Sox players
- Cincinnati Reds players
- Baseball players from Hialeah, Florida
- Major League Baseball first basemen
- Major League Baseball third basemen
- Billings Mustangs players
- Tampa Tarpons (1957–1987) players
- Waterbury Reds players
- Nashville Sounds players
- Indianapolis Indians players
- Richmond Braves players
- Miami Carol City Senior High School alumni
- American baseball first baseman stubs