Nyls Wallace Rex Nyman is a former Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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 outfielder. He played all or part of four seasons with the Chicago White Sox

Chicago White Sox

The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...

 from until .

Nyman was selected by the White Sox in the 16th round of the 1972 Major League Baseball Draft

1972 Major League Baseball Draft

-First round selections:The following are the first round picks in the 1972 Major League Baseball draft.* Did not sign- Background :The Montreal Expos had perhaps their best draft in franchise history. The Expos grabbed outfielder Ellis Valentine in round two of the June regular phase and then...

. By 1974, he was already making an appearance at the major league level, going 9-for-14 in a September tryout. In , Nyman split time in left field with Jerry Hairston, playing 106 games with the White Sox, batting .226. Over the next two seasons, however, Nyman saw little time in the majors, with 15 at bat

At bat

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s in and just a single pinch-hitting

Pinch hitter

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 appearance in April 1977. In September, he was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals

St. Louis Cardinals

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 as part of the deal that brought ace reliever Clay Carroll

Clay Carroll

Clay Palmer Carroll is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball with a 15-year career from 1964 to 1978. He pitched for the Milwaukee Braves & Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, St...

 to Chicago. He never again played in the major leagues, his big league career over at the age of 23. He did play two more seasons in the minor leagues, with his final season coming in with the Indianapolis Indians

Indianapolis Indians

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.

Nyman is the brother of fellow former major leaguer Chris Nyman

Chris Nyman

Christopher Curtis Nyman is a retired Major League Baseball first baseman. He played during two seasons at the major league level for the Chicago White Sox. He was signed by the White Sox as an amateur free agent in...

. Currently, he coaches baseball at Lassen Community College in Susanville, California.

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