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Jacob Nix

ジェイコブ・ニックス　/　じぇいこぶ・にっくす

American baseball player

January 9, 1996 (age 30)　・　Los Alamitos, California, United States

California
baseball player

My Take

What grabs me about Jacob Nix is how far his arm has carried him. A fifth-round pick out of Los Alamitos High back in 2014, he didn't just stop at the majors with the Padres. He kept chasing the game across borders, throwing for the Orix Buffaloes in Japan and later the Olmecas de Tabasco in the Mexican League. That's a pitcher who refuses to let a career fade quietly. I respect the willingness to pack up and prove yourself in a new country rather than wait around for one more shot at home. It reads as stubborn love for baseball itself.

Overview

Jacob James Nix (born January 9, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Olmecas de Tabasco of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Orix Buffaloes. Nix was picked by the Houston Astros in the fifth round of the 2014 MLB draft out of Los Alamitos High School.

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1. Profile

Name (English): Jacob Nix
Name (Japanese): ジェイコブ・ニックス
Reading: じぇいこぶ・にっくす
Born: January 9, 1996 (age 30)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Rat
Origin: Los Alamitos, California, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: baseball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Los Alamitos High School
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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