Rikkert Faneyte
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 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.
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]
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- Baseball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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- Major League Baseball players from the Netherlands
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- Oklahoma City 89ers players
- Olympic baseball players for the Netherlands
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- Dutch people of Curaçao descent
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