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Angels Acquire Kirk Nieuwenhuis From Mets

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According to Bernie Pleskoff of MLB.com the Los Angeles Angels have acquired outfielder Kirk Nieuwenhuis from the New York Mets.

Nieuwenhuis is a former 3rd pick of the 2008 MLB Draft. He has spent his entire career with the Mets making his debut in 2012.

Nieuwenhuis has struggled mightily this season. He has just 3 hits in 38 at-bats. He will most likely be sent to Triple-A to try to find his swing. Below is his career statistics.

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2012 24 NYM NL 91 314 282 40 71 12 1 7 28 4 4 25 98 .252 .315 .376 .691 91 106 2 2 3 2 0 879
2013 25 NYM NL 47 108 95 10 18 3 1 3 14 2 0 12 32 .189 .278 .337 .615 75 32 1 0 0 1 1 8/79
2014 26 NYM NL 61 130 112 16 29 14 1 3 16 4 0 16 39 .259 .346 .482 .828 135 54 1 0 0 2 3 78/9
2015 27 NYM NL 27 40 38 3 3 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 17 .079 .125 .132 .257 -27 5 0 0 0 0 0 7/8
4 Yrs 226 592 527 69 121 31 3 13 60 12 4 55 186 .230 .302 .374 .676 89 197 4 2 3 5 4
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com:
Generated 5/27/2015.
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