Rikkert Faneyte

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Rikkert Faneyte

|position=Outfielder

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1969|5|31}}

|birth_place=Amsterdam, Netherlands

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=August 29

|debutyear=1993

|debutteam=San Francisco Giants

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=May 29

|finalyear=1996

|finalteam=Texas Rangers

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.174

|stat2label=Home runs

|stat2value=0

|stat3label=Runs batted in

|stat3value=9

|teams=

San Francisco Giants ({{mlby|1993}}–{{mlby|1995}})
Texas Rangers ({{mlby|1996}})

|medaltemplates=

{{MedalCountry | {{NED}}}}

}}

Rikkert Faneyte (born May 31, 1969) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played from {{By|1993}} to {{By|1996}} for the San Francisco Giants and Texas Rangers. He was a member of the Dutch National Team which finished in fifth place at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Career

Faneyte grew up playing baseball starting at the age of four in the Netherlands and played college baseball at Miami-Dade South Junior College.{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/217518974|title=Long Road to the Majors|first=Rick|last=Weber|date=17 March 1996|publisher=The Daily Oklahoman}}

Faneyte made his major league debut in 1993, becoming the third player from the Netherlands to play in the majors.{{cite web|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/454046731/|title=89ers Outfielder a Dutch Treat|date=9 April 1996|first=Mac|last=Bentley|page=19}}

Faneyte was traded to the Cincinnati Reds in December 1996.{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/454885549/|title=Becker Says He Won't Play Against Spain|date=24 December 1996|publisher=The Daily Oklahoman|page=22}}

Faneyte also played for the L&D Amsterdam Pirates of Honkbal Hoofdklasse after finishing his major league career. He also picked up the save in the Netherlands' 2000 Olympics 4-2 win against Cuba.{{cite web|url=https://www.mister-baseball.com/ld-amsterdam-pirates-retired-19-rikkert-faneyte/|title=L&D Amsterdam Pirates retired #19 for Rikkert Faneyte|date=30 April 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.stoovstats.com/200900nedcub.htm|title=Box Score Olympic Games 2000}}