Mitchell Caine Nilsson (born 24 May 1991) is an Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

n baseball player who plays catcher and is currently with the Brisbane Bandits

Brisbane Bandits

The Brisbane Bandits were a foundation team in the Australian Baseball League which was bought by a private owner and shut down in 1999. The Bandits have now been resurrected as a team in the new Australian Baseball League which is due to start in November 2010...

 and the Cleveland Indians

Cleveland Indians

The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since , they have played in Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is in Goodyear, Arizona...

 organisation. He is the son of Gary Nilsson

Gary Nilsson

Gary Nilsson is a former Australian baseball player who played as a pitcher for the Lakeland Tigers in 1984 and in the Australian Baseball League from to . He is the brother of former All-Star, Dave Nilsson as well as former minor leaguer Bob Nilsson...

, cousin of Jay Nilsson

Jay Nilsson

Jay Nilsson born 1 November 1987 in Redcliffe, Queensland is a former minor league baseball player for the Gulf Coast Indians. He is the son of Bob Nilsson, a top Australian league reliever of the 1990s. Jay's uncle David Nilsson was the first Australian All-Star in the major leagues...

 and nephew of Bob Nilsson

Bob Nilsson

Robert "Bob" Nilsson was the oldest of the four Nilsson brothers and one of the greatest relievers in the history of Australian baseball leagues. Bob's brother Dave Nilsson was the first Australian All-Star in MLB, his brother Gary Nilsson played in the minors and Ron Nilsson also played in...

 and former All-Star

All-star

All-star is a term designating an individual as having a high level of performance in their field. Originating in sports, it has since drifted into vernacular and been borrowed heavily by the entertainment industry...

, Dave Nilsson

Dave Nilsson

David Wayne Nilsson is a retired Australian professional baseball player who played as catcher for Major League Baseball's Milwaukee Brewers from to . He was an All-Star in 1999, becoming the only Australian player to appear in an All-Star game...

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He has played with the Australia schoolboy team, Australia AAA team

Australia national under-19 baseball team

The Australian U-19 baseball team or National AAA represents Australia on a national level at baseball at an under-19 year old age. The team has competed at the IBAF 'AAA' World Championships, and in the 2008 Canada Championship, the team finished 4th overall, losing to Cuba in the Bronze Medal...

, AA team twice and single A (Cal Ripken team). Nilsson made his debut for the Queensland Rams

Queensland Rams

Queensland Rams compete in the Claxton Shield Baseball Championship in Australia. The Rams were one of the founding teams of the Claxton Shield in 1934 and competed as Queensland until 1988. Between 1988 and 1999, the Claxton Shield was awarded to the winner of the Australian Baseball League...

 as a catcher in the 2010 Claxton Shield.

Nilsson has not yet played for the Indians organisation since being signed in 2009, but has played in the MLBAAP for five consecutive years, recently averaging .262 for the 2010 season. He also won the 2010 Greater Brisbane League

Greater Brisbane League

The Greater Brisbane League or formerly the Greater Brisbane Baseball Board league is the largest baseball league in the Australian state of Queensland and covers all teams from Brisbane North, South, West, Metro as well as two Gold Coast teams. These are from age groups Little League through to...

's Pacific League batting average (.389) and RBI (33) awards.

Mitchell made his debut on 13 November 2010 for the Brisbane Bandits

Brisbane Bandits

The Brisbane Bandits were a foundation team in the Australian Baseball League which was bought by a private owner and shut down in 1999. The Bandits have now been resurrected as a team in the new Australian Baseball League which is due to start in November 2010...

 in the inaugural Australian Baseball League

Australian Baseball League

The Australian Baseball League was a baseball league, established in 1987 and disbanded in 1999.-Formation:Before the formation of the Australian Baseball League, the Claxton Shield, established in , was Australia's premier baseball tournament...

 season. Although he was the backup catcher, he saw regular game time with the injury of Joel Naughton

Joel Naughton

Joel Matthew Naughton is an Australian catcher for the Brisbane Bandits.-Philadelphia Phillies:...

 early in the season. Nilsson averaged .176 in his first season for the Bandits, occasionally playing middle infield. In his final game, Nilsson hit his first and only two home-runs of the season.