Jonathon Joseph Niese was born on October 27,1986 and is an American former professional baseball pitcher.
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31 Facts About Jon Niese
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Jon Niese played in Major League Baseball for the New York Mets and Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Jon Niese was brought up in Defiance, Ohio where he attended Defiance High School.
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Jon Niese played soccer all four years of high school and was named Third Team All-State during his junior year.
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In Little League, Jon Niese was a teammate of Major League pitcher Chad Billingsley.
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Jon Niese began his career in the minors in 2005 pitching for the Gulf Coast Mets of the Gulf Coast League, where he pitched in 7 games including 5 starts while earning one win and zero losses.
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In 2006, Jon Niese was moved up to Single-A where he split time between the St Lucie Mets in Port St Lucie, Florida and the Hagerstown Suns.
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In 2008, Jon Niese gained another level beginning the year with the Double-A Binghamton Mets.
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Jon Niese was promoted to the Triple-A New Orleans Zephyrs in July 2008.
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Jon Niese made his debut for the Zephyrs on July 30,2008, striking out seven and allowing only one run in seven innings.
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Jon Niese made his major league debut on September 2,2008, against the Milwaukee Brewers.
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Jon Niese gave up a home run to the first batter he faced, Rickie Weeks.
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Jon Niese ended the day giving up five runs in three innings.
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Jon Niese's first start of the season was a success.
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Jon Niese pitched 6 innings, giving up two runs, no walks, and struck out 5 against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Jon Niese suffered a complete tear of the hamstring tendon and had season-ending surgery.
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Jon Niese has stated that since the procedure his breathing has improved.
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Jon Niese was named the Mets opening day starter for 2013 due to an injury to Johan Santana.
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Jon Niese missed several starts in 2013 due to injuries to his rotator cuff.
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Jon Niese began the 2014 season on the disabled list due to inflammation in his pitching elbow.
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In 2014, Jon Niese was the longest-tenured Mets pitcher on the team's roster.
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Jon Niese made adjustments to his pitching motion during Spring Training in order to alleviate some of the strain which had led to injuries to his pitching arm in the past.
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Jon Niese began the season in the Pirates rotation but after the all star break he was sent to the bullpen.
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Jon Niese signed a minor league deal with the New York Yankees on January 20,2017.
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On January 30,2018, Jon Niese signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers.
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Jon Niese uses all five of his pitches against right-handed hitters, but he tends not to use the two-seamer and changeup against lefties, or in 2-strike counts.
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On July 24,2015, Jon Niese started for the Mets at Citi Field against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Jon Niese has his son's name tattooed on his right inside forearm.
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