Rodney Nye

Rodney Brian Nye

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 4", Weight 215 lb.
• School University of Arkansas
• High School Cameron High School
• Born December 2, 1976 in Fort Smith, AR USA

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Biographical Information

Third baseman Rodney Nye played in the minor leagues from 1999 to 2006. Though he spent part or all of four seasons at Triple-A, he never ascended to the majors.

He was drafted twice. Initially, he was taken by the Colorado Rockies in the 28th round of the 1995 amateur draft, a few picks ahead of infielder Junior Spivey, but opted not to sign. After being named MVP of the 1998 Southeastern Conference Tournament and to the 1999 Southeastern Conference Tournament All-Tournament team, he was taken by the Mets in the 7th round of the 1999 amateur draft, a few picks after outfielder Coco Crisp. He inked a contract.

His first professional season, with the Pittsfield Mets, he hit .306/.389/.522 with 7 home runs, 48 RBI and 10 stolen bases in 70 games. 30 of his 78 hits were doubles; that led the league. After a couple solid seasons with the St. Lucie Mets and Binghamton Mets in 2000 and 2001, respectively, he reached double-digit homers for Binghamton in 2002, hitting .236/.346/.378 with 13 home runs and 53 RBI in 121 games. In 2003, he hit .308/.384/.476 with 41 doubles, 10 home runs and 70 RBI in 140 games between Binghamton (138 G, .312 BA) and the Triple-A Norfolk Tides (2 G, .000 BA). He tied Kevin West for the Eastern League lead in doubles. That was also his first taste of Triple-A. He then spent the rest of his career at that level, peaking with a .288 batting average in 2005. In 2006, his final campaign, he split the season between the Durham Bulls of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays system and Pawtucket Red Sox of the Boston Red Sox system.

Overall, Nye hit .275/.355/.409 with 60 home runs, 413 RBI and 203 doubles in 902 games over 8 seasons. At Triple-A, he hit .269/.332/.383 with 17 home runs and 135 RBI in 332 games.

His older brother, Ryan Nye, played in the major leagues in 1997 and 1998. His other older brother, Richie Nye, played in the minors in the mid-90s. His cousin, Kevin Lomon, played in the majors in 1995 and 1996.