Tim Atherton

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|birth_place=Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia

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Timothy Ian Atherton (born 7 November 1989) is an Australian professional baseball player for the Brisbane Bandits of the Australian Baseball League.

Career

Atherton has played four seasons with the Canberra Cavalry, one season for the Sydney Blue Sox and the two most recent seasons with the Brisbane Bandits.

He was a part of the Bandits 2017-18 and 2018-19 championships, becoming the first player to be named twice ABLCS MVP.

International career

He was a member of the Australia national baseball team in the Australia Series, Australian Challenge,{{Cite web|url=http://baseball.com.au/Events/2014-MLB-Opening-Series/australia-releases-final-roster-to-face-dodgers-and-diamondbacks |title=AUSTRALIA RELEASES FINAL ROSTER TO FACE DODGERS AND DIAMONDBACKS |publisher=Baseball Australia |language= |date=March 4, 2014|access-date=February 16, 2016}} 2016 Haarlem Baseball Week,{{Cite web |url=http://www.southernthunder.baseball.com.au/News/Latest-News/team-australia-squad-announced-for-honkbal |title=Team Australia squad announced for Honkbal |publisher=Baseball Australia Southern Thunder |date=June 6, 2006 |access-date=July 17, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122222350/http://southernthunder.baseball.com.au/News/Latest-News/team-australia-squad-announced-for-honkbal |archive-date=22 November 2016 |df=dmy-all }} 2017 World Baseball Classic, 2018 exhibition series against Japan,{{cite web | url=http://www.southernthunder.baseball.com.au/News/Latest-News/team-australia-roster-announced | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208014908/http://www.southernthunder.baseball.com.au/News/Latest-News/team-australia-roster-announced | url-status=dead | archive-date=December 8, 2019 | title=Team Australia Roster Announced | work=Baseball Australia Southern Thunder | author=Baseball Australia Media | date=February 20, 2018 | access-date=February 24, 2018 }} and 2019 WBSC Premier12.{{ cite web | url=https://baseball.com.au/news/boral-team-australias-premier12-roster-announced/ | title=BORAL TEAM AUSTRALIA'S PREMIER12 ROSTER ANNOUNCED | work=baseball.com.au | author=DAVID PENROSE | date=October 8, 2019 | access-date=October 15, 2019 }}