Nick Weglarz
Encyclopedia
Nicholas E. Weglarz is a Canadian
professional baseball
outfielder
in the Cleveland Indians
organization in the United States
.
He attended Lakeshore Catholic High School
in Port Colborne, Ontario
. Nick was selected in the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft
in the 3rd round (94th overall pick) as a first basemen by the Indians, and signed by Indians scout Les Pajari. Nick has seen more time in the outfield
for the Indians' affiliate the Burlington Indians.
Nick was also a part of Team Canada's baseball team in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing
, where he hit .400 in the preliminaries, and .450 in the Olympic qualifier against Taiwan.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
professional baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
outfielder
Outfielder
Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...
in 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...
organization in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
He attended Lakeshore Catholic High School
Lakeshore Catholic High School
Lakeshore Catholic High School is a high school located in Port Colborne, just north of the eastern edge of Lake Erie, in Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Niagara Catholic District School Board, and competes with students from communities in Fort Erie, Wainfleet, Dunnville and Port Colborne. The...
in Port Colborne, Ontario
Port Colborne, Ontario
Port Colborne is a city on Lake Erie, at the southern end of the Welland Canal, in the Niagara Region of southern Ontario, Canada...
. Nick was selected in the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft
2005 Major League Baseball Draft
The 2005 First-Year Player Draft, Major League Baseball's annual amateur draft, was held on June 7 and 8. It was conducted via conference call with representatives from each of the league's 30 teams...
in the 3rd round (94th overall pick) as a first basemen by the Indians, and signed by Indians scout Les Pajari. Nick has seen more time in the outfield
Outfield
The outfield is a sporting term used in cricket and baseball to refer to the area of the field of play further from the batsman or batter than the infield...
for the Indians' affiliate the Burlington Indians.
Nick was also a part of Team Canada's baseball team in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, where he hit .400 in the preliminaries, and .450 in the Olympic qualifier against Taiwan.