Dustin Nippert

Dustin David Nippert (born May 6, 1981, in Wheeling, West Virginia) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Doosan Bears of the Korean Baseball Organization. He previously played for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball. Nippert grew up in the small Ohio town of Beallsville, where he played baseball for Beallsville High School.

Pro career

Nippert was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft in the 15th round and made his major league debut on September 8, 2005. On March 28, 2008, he was traded to the Texas Rangers for Jose Marte.

On June 29, 2008, Nippert threw a seven-inning no-hitter for Triple-A Oklahoma City RedHawks against the Omaha Royals.

Dustin Nippert was able to shake off a scary incident on July 19, 2010 when he was hit on the side of the head by a line drive hit by Austin Jackson against the Detroit Tigers. The ball was hit so hard that it ricocheted off of his head and past third base into left field. Nippert walked off the field smiling to a standing ovation in Detroit but was placed on the 15-day DL after the game.

On March 3, 2011, Nippert signed with the Doosan Bears in Korea.^[1]

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)