Greg Nappo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Greg Nappo

baseball player (1988-)

Date of Birth: 25-Aug-1988

Place of Birth: Madison, Connecticut, United States

Profession: baseball player

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Greg Nappo

  • Gregory Nappo (born August 25, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent.
  • He reached Triple-A for the first time in 2013. He was born in Madison, Connecticut and attended Daniel Hand High School.
  • He pitched for the University of Connecticut in 2007 and from 2009 to 2011, posting respective records and ERAs of 4-3, 3.50; 3-4, 6.06; 8-5, 4.44; and 10-2, 2.55.
  • The Florida Marlins drafted him in the 18th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft.
  • He played for the Jamestown Jammers and Greensboro Grasshoppers in 2011, going 4-1 with a 3.44 ERA and a 1.055 WHIP in 55 innings; he also averaged 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
  • In 2012, with Greensboro, he was 2-2 with a 2.77 ERA in 40 games, striking out 103 batters in 78 innings.
  • On April 24 of that year, he took part in a no-hitter against the Hickory Crawdads, relieving pitcher Jose Fernandez.
  • His WHIP was 1.051.
  • He was a South Atlantic League Mid-Season All-Star that year.
  • In 2013, between the Jupiter Hammerheads (36 G, 1.15 ERA) and Triple-A Zephyrs (2 G, 0.00 ERA), Nappo went 5-1 with a 1.11 ERA.
  • His WHIP was 0.912.
  • In 2014, between the Jacksonville Suns and New Orleans, Nappo was 3-0 with a 2.44 ERA, posting a 0.929 WHIP.
  • He pitched for Jacksonville and New Orleans in 2015 and was 5-3 with a 2.49 ERA, averaging more than a strikeout per inning and posting a 1.031 WHIP.
  • He began 2016 with New Orleans.
  • He played for the Colombia national baseball team in the 2017 World Baseball Classic qualifiers.

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