José Nieves

{{short description|Venezuelan baseball player (born 1975)}}

{{for|the Puerto Rican boxer|José Alonso Nieves}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{family name hatnote|Nieves|Pinto|lang=Spanish}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=José Nieves

|position=Shortstop

|image=

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1975|6|16}}

|birth_place=Guacara, Carabobo State, Venezuela

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=August 7

|debutyear=1998

|debutteam=Chicago Cubs

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=July 29

|finalyear=2002

|finalteam=Anaheim Angels

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.242

|stat2label=Home runs

|stat2value=9

|stat3label=Runs batted in

|stat3value=51

|teams=

• Chicago Cubs ({{mlby|1998}}–{{mlby|2000}})
• Anaheim Angels ({{mlby|2001}}–{{mlby|2002}})

}}

José Miguel Nieves Pinto (born June 16, 1975) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball shortstop. He played for the Chicago Cubs (1998–2000) and Anaheim Angels (2001–02) of Major League Baseball (MLB). He batted and threw right-handed.