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Rikkert Faneyte

Rikkert Faneyte

Dutch baseball player

Rikkert Faneyte (born May 31, 1969) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played 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.

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Career

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

  1. [1]
    Weber, Rick (17 March 1996). "Long Road to the Majors". The Daily Oklahoman.
  2. [2]
    Bentley, Mac (9 April 1996). "89ers Outfielder a Dutch Treat". p. 19.
  3. [3]
    "Becker Says He Won't Play Against Spain". The Daily Oklahoman. 24 December 1996. p. 22.
  4. [4]
    "L&D Amsterdam Pirates retired #19 for Rikkert Faneyte". 30 April 2018.
  5. [5]
    "Box Score Olympic Games 2000".
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