Nick Punto

Quick Facts

Full Name	Nick Punto
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Nov 8, 1977(1977-11-08)
Age	47
Country	United States
Birth City	San Diego
Horoscope	Scorpio

Nick Punto Biography

Nick Punto is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on November 8, 1977 in San Diego, United States. Nicholas Paul Punto, born November 8, 1977, is an American former professional infielder. He was a Major League Baseball (MLB), infielder for the Philadelphia Phillies and Minnesota Twins, St. Louis Cardinals. St. Louis Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Cardinals. He won the 2011 World Series with the Cardinals over the Texas Rangers. He also represented the Italian national team in the World Baseball Classic.

He played in a total 77 games with the Phillies and hit.223. On July 10, 2003, he hit his first and only home run with the Phillies off Steve Trachsel, of the New York Mets.

Punto had his best full season in Minnesota during the 2006 season when he batted .290 with 45 runs batted in, and posted 17 stolen bases in 135 games.

In 2007, Punto experienced his statistically worst full season with Minnesota, batting .210 with 25 runs batted in 150 games. He posted the lowest slugging percentage (.271) of any major league player with at least 200 at-bats in a single season. This was the lowest slugging percentage by a player with over 400 at-bats since José Lind recorded a .269 slugging percentage for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1992. Punto also posted a −27.1 VORP in 2007, 8.5 runs worse than the second-worst position player in baseball, White Sox infielder Andy González. However, he has always played excellent defense and believed in his defensive abilities which the Twins are so keen on. On May 27 during an MPR broadcast Punto said, “I take too much pride in my defense to ever let (offensive struggles) affect me or affect my team. The one thing I can control is how I play defense.”

After appearing in 64 major-league games in 2003 Punto was traded to the Minnesota Twins for Eric Milton in the 2004 offseason. After a season with the team, he was hurt twice and spent most of 2004 on the disabled. He competed for the job of second baseman in 2005. He won the position and became the third baseman.

Nick Punto Net Worth

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

Punto was a graduate of Trabuco Hills High school in Mission Viejo. He remained in Mission Viejo to study at Saddleback College. After being selected in the 1998 MLB Draft, the Philadelphia Phillies drafted him. Punto played in the Phillies system for the Class A Clearwater Phillies, Class A Batavia Muckdogs, Class AA Reading Phillies and Class AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons before his promotion to the majors.

Punto was drafted in the 21st round 1998 MLB draft. He made his major league debut on September 9, 2001 with the Philadelphia Phillies. In the 8th inning, he was pinch-hitting for Bob Scanlan from the Montreal Expos. In just four games, he had 2 hits and 5 at-bats with the Phillies in that season. In 2002 with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons, he played in 115 games and hit .271, earning a selection as an International League All-Star.

In 2005 Nick Punto batted .239, with a career high 4 home runs, and 26 runs batted in over the duration of 112 games.

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Who is Nick Punto Dating?

According to our records, Nick Punto married to Natalie Punto. As of December 1, 2023, Nick Punto’s is not dating anyone.

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Punto began the 2010 season as the Twins’ starting third baseman, but ended up on the disabled list before the end of April with a strained groin muscle. Punto returned to the lineup in May, playing at third base, shortstop, and second base as injuries cropped up among other players. In July, he was essentially replaced as the starter at third base by Danny Valencia, but he continued to play regularly due to injuries to Orlando Hudson and J. J. Hardy.

Facts & Trivia

Nick Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Nick Punto celebrates birthday on November 8 of every year.

On January 21, 2011 Punto signed a one-year contract with the St. Louis Cardinals worth $700,000. He played in 63 games with the Cardinals, as a utility player, and hit .278 with a career high .388 OBP in 133 at bats. Punto had 3 hits in 14 at-bats, with five walks in the 2011 World Series as the Cardinals defeated the Texas Rangers.

Where is Nick Punto now?

Where is he now? Punto retired after 2014. He claims on his Twitter account, @Shredderpunto, to be a “stay-at-home father”. I personally believe he moonlights with a mysterious Japanese conglomerate, known only as “The Foot Clan”, where he specializes in exterminating various types of vermin from urban sewers.

When did Nick Punto retire?

Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports confirmed Punto’s decision to walk away after he sat out the 2015 season. Punto last played for the Oakland Athletics in 2014, appearing in 73 games and hitting .

When did Nick Punto play for the Twins?

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