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…
1989 – Nick Esasky, who became one of the most coveted free agents after hitting .277 with 30 home runs and 108 RBI for the Boston Red Sox, signs a three-year contract with the Atlanta Braves. Esasky lives in Marietta, Georgia. However, he will be forced into early retirement because of an inner-ear infection that gives him chronic vertigo.
August 1, 1989 In game 2 of a double header At Fenway Park, Boston Red Sox Nick Esasky takes Dave Johnson of the Baltimore Orioles deep. Esasky’s blast came in the bottom of the 4th, scoring Dwight Evans and Danny Heep. The Red Sox will win the game 6-2. Esasky, 29 at the time had…
On June 4, 1989 At Fenway Park, the Red Sox take a 10-0 lead through 6 innings. The Blue Jays then mount a comeback topped off by an Ernie Whitt grand slam off future Hall of Famer Lee Smith. Whitt’s grand slam gives the Jays an 11-10 lead. Don’t tell Bill James but the Red…
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.