Brooks McNiven
| Brooks McNiven | |||||||||||||||
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| Pitcher, Educator | |||||||||||||||
| Born: June 19, 1981 Terrace, British Columbia | |||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||
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Brooks McNiven (born June 19, 1981 in Terrace, British Columbia) is a Canadian professional baseball pitcher. He last played in the San Francisco Giants organization.
McNiven was drafted by the Giants in the 4th round of the 2003 Major League Baseball draft.[1]
McNiven has represented Team Canada during several international baseball tournaments. He played for Canada at the 2007 Baseball World Cup, the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing,[2] and most recently was a member of the Canadian contingent at the 2009 World Baseball Classic. However, he did not enter either of Canada's games during the tournament. He now works at Sentinel Secondary as a PE teacher. [1]
References
[edit]- ^ Ewen, Steve (2009-03-06). "Ex-UBC hurler looking to step up". Retrieved 2009-03-30.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Brooks McNiven". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from MLB, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- The Baseball Cube
- Brooks McNiven at Team Canada
- Brooks McNiven at Olympics.com
- Brooks McNiven at Olympedia
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- 1981 births
- Living people
- Baseball pitchers
- Baseball people from British Columbia
- Canadian expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Connecticut Defenders players
- Fresno Grizzlies players
- People from Terrace, British Columbia
- Salem-Keizer Volcanoes players
- San Jose Giants players
- UBC Thunderbirds baseball players
- World Baseball Classic players of Canada
- 2009 World Baseball Classic players
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