Efrain Nieves Sr.
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Efrain J. Nieves
- Weight 170 lb.
- Born October 23, 1967
Efrain Nieves Sr. played in the Olympics and is the father of Efrain Nieves.
Nieves backed up Jose Lorenzana at catcher in the 1990 Baseball World Cup, going 5 for 11 with 3 walks, a double, 2 runs and 3 RBI for Puerto Rico; he easily out Lorenzana. In the 1992 Olympics, Efrain hit only .176/.300/.176, replacing Lorenzana at starter; he allowed 5 steals in 6 tries. He was one of Puerto Rico's lighter hitters in the Barcelona Summer Games.
During the 1994 Baseball World Cup, Nieves was 1 for 6 with two walks while backing up Lorenzana.
