12 Facts About Dustin Nippert

1.

Dustin David Nippert was born on May 6,1981 and is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

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Dustin Nippert played for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball, and the Doosan Bears and KT Wiz of the KBO League.

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3.

Dustin Nippert grew up in the small Ohio town of Beallsville, where he played baseball for Beallsville High School.

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4.

Dustin Nippert attended West Virginia University, where he played college baseball for the Mountaineers in 2002.

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5.

Dustin Nippert made his major league debut against the Pittsburgh Pirates on September 8,2005 with the same organization that drafted him.

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6.

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

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7.

Dustin Nippert walked off the field smiling to a standing ovation in Detroit but was placed on the 15-day DL after the game.

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8.

On March 3,2011, Dustin Nippert signed with the Doosan Bears of the Korea Baseball Organization, after an attempt to sign with a Japanese baseball team had failed.

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9.

On January 23,2017, Dustin Nippert re-signed with the Doosan Bears for another year, earning $2.

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10.

On June 29,2018, with a victory against the NC Dinos, Dustin Nippert became the first foreign pitcher in the KBO league to win 100 games in his career.

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11.

Dustin Nippert is married to a South Korean woman, who is his second wife.

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12.

Dustin Nippert was previously married to a US woman for 10 years, until 2014.

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