Jon Niese
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Jonathon Joseph Niese
- Bats Left, Throws Left
- Height 6' 4", Weight 215 lb.
- Debut September 2, 2008
- Born October 27, 1986 in Lima, OH, USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Pitcher Jonathon Niese was born on the day the New York Mets won the 1986 World Series. He made his debut with the Mets locked in a tight pennant race with the Philadelphia Phillies on September 2, 2008, in a start facing the Milwaukee Brewers. It was a rough welcome for Niese, as he was lit up for 5 runs on 7 hits and 4 walks in 3 innings; however, the team's hitters bailed him out and he escaped with a no-decision when the Mets won the game in extra innings.
On May 16, 2011 Niese got an unlikely triple as a pinch-hitter for Ryota Igarashi in the 11th inning of a game against the Florida Marlins. Niese was sent to face Marlins closer Leo Nunez with two outs and the Mets trailing 2-1, the result of fellow pitcher Burke Badenhop's run-scoring single in the top of the frame. Both teams were running out of available players by that point of the context, which explains why the pitchers had to wield the lumber in pressure situations. However, after his heroic triple, Niese was left stranded when Nunez struck out Jose Reyes to end the game.
