Nicholas John Hundley was born on September 8,1983 and is an American former professional baseball catcher and current front office executive.
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31 Facts About Nick Hundley
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Nick Hundley is currently a special assistant to the general manager for the Texas Rangers.
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Nick Hundley played in Major League Baseball for the San Diego Padres, Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, San Francisco Giants, and Oakland Athletics.
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Nick Hundley was drafted in 2005 by the Padres in the second round, and made his major-league debut in 2008.
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Nick Hundley was born in Corvallis, Oregon, to Pam and Tim Nick Hundley.
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Nick Hundley grew up with his brother, Jake, and they would play catch with their father when he came home from his job as an American football assistant coach with Oregon State.
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Nick Hundley attended Eastside Catholic High School in Bellevue briefly, and played baseball for Lake Washington High School, and was drafted in the fifth round of the 2002 Major League Baseball draft by the Florida Marlins but opted to attend college instead.
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Nick Hundley played three seasons with the University of Arizona Wildcats, and was named by Baseball America to the second All-America team in 2005.
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Nick Hundley was drafted in 2005 by the San Diego Padres in the second round.
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Nick Hundley began 2006 with the Class-A Fort Wayne Wizards, and was promoted in July to the High-A Lake Elsinore Storm.
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Nick Hundley played all of 2007 with the Double-A San Antonio Missions, batting.
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Nick Hundley began 2008 with the Triple-A Portland Beavers where he batted.
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Nick Hundley was called up to the majors for the first time on July 3,2008, when Michael Barrett suffered a season-ending injury.
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Nick Hundley moved into the role of primary catcher, backed up by Josh Bard and Luke Carlin.
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In 2010, Nick Hundley shared catching duties with Yorvit Torrealba, appearing in 85 games and batting.
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In 2011, Nick Hundley was the Padres' primary catcher, but he lost significant playing time to an oblique injury and elbow surgery.
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On March 20,2012, Nick Hundley signed a long-term contract with the Padres that would keep him in San Diego through 2014 with a club option for 2015, which was the first year Nick Hundley would be eligible for free agency.
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Nick Hundley played in only three more games before a torn meniscus in his right knee forced him to the disabled list and eventually required surgery, ending his season.
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Nick Hundley opened 2013 as the Padres' primary catcher as Grandal was serving a 50-game suspension for using performance-enhancing drugs.
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Nick Hundley returned to the primary catching role and finished the season with a career-high 102 starts behind the plate.
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Nick Hundley set career highs in at bats, hits, doubles, and home runs.
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Nick Hundley began 2014 losing playing time to Grandal and Rene Rivera, and he became expendable as the team developed a need for pitching after multiple injuries to its pitching staff.
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On January 5,2015, Nick Hundley signed a two-year, $6 million contract with the Colorado Rockies.
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Nick Hundley scored a career-high 45 runs, hit 10 home runs, drove in 43 runs, and tied a previous career high by stealing 5 bases on the season.
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Nick Hundley appeared in 83 games for the Rockies in 2016, and in 289 at bats hit.
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On January 24,2017, Nick Hundley signed a one-year, $2 million contract with the San Francisco Giants.
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On February 11,2019, Nick Hundley signed a minor-league contract with the Oakland Athletics that included an invitation to spring training.
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Nick Hundley was designated for assignment on July 25,2019, after being activated from the injured list.
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On February 6,2020, Nick Hundley retired to take on a new post in the baseball operations department for MLB.
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On February 7,2022, Nick Hundley was hired by the Texas Rangers as a special assistant to the general manager, Chris Young.
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Nick Hundley's father, Tim, is an assistant football coach and is currently the safeties coach for the UNLV Rebels football team in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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