Nick Markakis
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Markakis with the Atlanta Braves in 2015 | |||||||||||||||
| Right fielder | |||||||||||||||
| Born: November 17, 1983 Glen Cove, New York, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
| April 3, 2006, for the Baltimore Orioles | |||||||||||||||
| Last MLB appearance | |||||||||||||||
| September 27, 2020, for the Atlanta Braves | |||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .288 | ||||||||||||||
| Hits | 2,388 | ||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 189 | ||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 1,046 | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Nicholas William Markakis (/mɑːrˈkeɪkɪs/ mar-KAY-kis) (born November 17, 1983) is an American former professional baseball right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 15 seasons for the Baltimore Orioles and Atlanta Braves. Markakis was the Orioles' first-round draft pick (seventh overall) in the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft, and made his MLB debut in 2006. Markakis is a three-time Gold Glove Award winner, and he won a Silver Slugger Award and was named an MLB All-Star in 2018. Markakis previously held the MLB record for consecutive games by an outfielder without making an error (398). Markakis retired prior to the start of the 2021 season.