Nick Esasky

Positions: First Baseman, Third Baseman and Leftfielder
Bats: Right  •  Throws: Right 6-3, 200lb (190cm, 90kg)
Born: February 24, 1960  in Hialeah, FL
Draft: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round (17th) of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from Carol City HS (Miami Gardens, FL).
High School: Carol City HS (Miami Gardens, FL)
Debut: June 19, 1983 (14,759th in major league history) vs. LAD 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Last Game: April 21, 1990 vs. CIN 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Full Name: Nicholas Andrew Esasky
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Nine Players Who Debuted in 1983

Joe Carter
Tony Fernandez
Greg Gagne
Juan Samuel
Darryl Strawberry
Orel Hershiser
Ron Darling
Danny Jackson
Harold Reynolds

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Notable Events and Chronology

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September 14, 1983

Nick Esasky’s 1st-inning grand slam propels the Reds to a 6 – 4 win

December 13, 1988

The Red Sox trade 1B-OF Todd Benzinger, P Jeff Sellers, and a player to be named later to the Reds for 1B Nick Esasky and P Rob Murphy.

June 4, 1989

Jays come back after being down 13-10

August 1, 1989

1989 Red Sox Dwight Evans, Danny Heep and Nick Esasky.

November 17, 1989

Nick Esasky, who became one of the most coveted free agents signs a three-year contract with the Atlanta Braves

Biography

Esasky replaced Johnny Bench at third base for the Reds in 1983 and made the Topps all-rookie team with a .265 average and 12 HR. The strikeout-prone slugger was converted to first base full-time in 1987, and was traded to Boston with Rob Murphy for Todd Benzinger and Jeff Sellers before the 1989 season.
Aiming dead at Fenway Park’s Green Monster in his first season with the Red Sox, Esasky set career highs with a .277 average, 30 homers and 117 RBIs. The breakout season spurred heavy interest in the free-agent market, and Esasky — who lived in Georgia — eventually inked a three-year contract with the Braves worth $5.6 million.

As it turned out, the money was eventually paid by an insurance company. Soon after Opening Day, Esasky developed an inner ear infection that caused vertigo and the debilitating dizziness that followed quickly removed him from the starting lineup. His ninth game with the Braves — on April 21, 1990 — was his last in the major leagues.

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