Fernando Nieve

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Fernando Nieve

Houston Astros — No. 64
Relief Pitcher
Born: July 15, 1982 (1982-07-15) (age 25)
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
Major League Baseball debut
April 4, 2006 for the Houston Astros
Selected MLB statistics (through 2006)
Win-Loss	3-3
Earned Run Average	4.20
Strikeouts	70
Teams
Houston Astros (2006, 2008-present)

Fernando Alexis Nieve [ne-AY-vay] (born July 15, 1982 in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela) is a pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Houston Astros. Nieve bats and throws right-handed. He made his debut on April 4, 2006. During most of his relief outings, he will consistently hit 94-97 mph, although he claims that in earlier years he had been able to go as high as 99 mph. Many say that he would be an excellent closer in the future. He recently had Tommy John surgery for elbow problems.

[edit] See also

• List of players from Venezuela in MLB

[edit] External links

• MLB player page

v • d • e Houston Astros current roster 2 Darin Erstad | 3 Kazuo Matsui | 8 Mark Loretta | 9 Hunter Pence | 10 Miguel Tejada | 11 Brad Ausmus | 14 Michael Bourn | 17 Lance Berkman | 21 Ty Wigginton | 26 Doug Brocail | 27 Geoff Blum | 29 Geoff Geary | 30 Shawn Chacón | 38 Brian Moehler | 41 Brandon Backe | 43 Chris Sampson | 44 Roy Oswalt | 45 Carlos Lee | 47 José Valverde | 48 Tim Byrdak | 51 Wandy Rodríguez | 53 Wesley Wright | 55 Humberto Quintero | 56 Óscar Villarreal | 60 Reggie Abercrombie Inactive (40-man) roster: 35 Ryan Houston | 37 Brad James | 39 Chad Reineke | 46 J. R. Towles | 63 Samuel Gervacio | 64 Fernando Nieve | 65 Jack Cassel | 68 Paul Estrada | -- Yordany Ramírez Disabled list: 52 Felipe Paulino Coaching Staff: Manager 15 Cecil Cooper | Bench Coach 4 Jackie Moore | 1st Base Coach 25 José Cruz | 3rd Base Coach 16 Ed Romero | Hitting Coach 12 Sean Berry | Pitching Coach 75 Dewey Robinson | Bullpen Coach 6 Mark Bailey