Kirk Nieuwenhuis

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Aug 7, 1987(1987-08-07)
Age	37
Birthplace	Santa Monica
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Leo

Kirk Nieuwenhuis Biography

Kirk Nieuwenhuis is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on August 7, 1987 in Santa Monica, California, United States. Outfielder who began his major league career with the New York Mets in 2012. He previously set career records in runs scored and triples during his time at Azusa Pacific University.

He has been teammates with All-Star third baseman David Wright on the Mets.

As a high school baseball player, Nieuwenhuis was a lightly recruited second baseman and pitcher whose fastball reached 90 miles per hour. Nieuwenhuis played three seasons of baseball at Azusa Pacific University in Azusa, California. There he led the Cougars to back-to-back NAIA World Series appearances in 2007 and 2008 and set school career records in runs scored, with 190, and triples, with 12.

Nieuwenhuis was drafted by the New York Mets in the third round of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft out of the Azusa Pacific University. In the minors, Nieuwenhuis primarily was a center fielder, and after hitting .298 in Triple-A Buffalo, Nieuwenhuis was added to the Mets 40 man roster on November 18, 2011. After performing well during his debut with the Mets, Nieuwenhuis garnered the moniker “Captain Kirk” from Mets fans, in reference to the fictional Captain Kirk from the 1960s television series Star Trek.

He got married in November 2013.

Kirk Nieuwenhuis Net Worth

Kirk Nieuwenhuis is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kirk Nieuwenhuis 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He led Azusa Pacific University to back-to-back appearances in the NAIA World Series in 2007 and 2008.

Met fans gave him the nickname “Captain Kirk” in reference to the TV series “Star Trek.”

Kirk Robert Nieuwenhuis, (born August 7, 1987) is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and Milwaukee Brewers.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Kirk Nieuwenhuis height 6 feet 3 inches Kirk weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Kirk Nieuwenhuis Dating?

According to our records, Kirk Nieuwenhuis married to Bethany Nieuwenhuis. As of December 1, 2023, Kirk Nieuwenhuis’s is not dating anyone.

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On December 23, 2015, Nieuwenhuis was claimed by the Milwaukee Brewers off of waivers. Nieuwenhuis was one of nine players competing to be the Brewers center fielder for the 2016 season. On December 3, 2016, Nieuwenhuis and the Brewers agreed to a one-year, $900,000 contract for the 2017 season. He was designated for assignment on April 21, 2017.

Facts & Trivia

Kirk Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Kirk Nieuwenhuis celebrates birthday on August 7 of every year.

On July 12, 2015, he hit three home runs in a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. He was the first player to accomplish this at Citi Field. He is the tenth player in franchise history to hit three home runs in one game and the first to do so in a Mets’ home game. When interviewed after his exceptional game that day, Kirk commented in response to his critics: “there’s more to life than baseball”. On July 29, Lucas Duda joined Nieuwenhuis as the second Met to accomplish the feat at home.