| Nick Weglarz | |
|---|---|
| 👁 Image Weglarz participating in the Eastern League Home Run Derby in 2009 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: (1987-12-16) December 16, 1987 (age 38) Stevensville, Ontario, Canada | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
| Stats at Baseball Reference 👁 Edit this at Wikidata | |
Nicholas E. Weglarz (born December 16, 1987) is a Canadian former professional baseball outfielder.
Career
[edit]He attended Lakeshore Catholic High School in Port Colborne, Ontario. Weglarz was selected in the 2005 Major League Baseball draft in the third round (94th overall pick) as a first baseman by the Indians, and signed by Indians scout Les Pajari. Weglarz played mostly in the outfield for the Indians' affiliate the Burlington Indians.
Weglarz was also a part of Team Canada's baseball team in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, where he hit .400 in the preliminaries, and .450 in the Olympic qualifier against Taiwan. He now plays senior men's baseball in the NDBA where he led the Ft Erie Cannons to a senior men's B league championship.
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Career statistics from MLB 👁 Edit this at Wikidata
·ESPN 👁 Edit this at Wikidata
·Baseball Reference (Minors) - Baseball America
- Nick Weglarz' Olympic Page
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- Akron Aeros players
- Baseball outfielders
- Baseball people from Ontario
- Baseball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Burlington Indians players (1986–2006)
- Canadian expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Columbus Clippers players
- Gulf Coast Indians players
- Kinston Indians players
- Lake County Captains players
- Mississippi Braves players
- Olympic baseball players for Canada
- Sportspeople from Port Colborne
- World Baseball Classic players of Canada
- 2009 World Baseball Classic players
- Leones del Caracas players
- Canadian expatriate baseball players in Venezuela
- Peoria Saguaros players
- Canadian baseball biography stubs
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