Tim Atherton
| Tim Atherton | |||||||||||||||
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| Brisbane Bandits – No. 27 | |||||||||||||||
| Pitcher | |||||||||||||||
| Born: 7 November 1989[1] Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]He was a member of the Australia national baseball team in the Australia Series, Australian Challenge,[2] 2016 Haarlem Baseball Week,[3] 2017 World Baseball Classic, 2018 exhibition series against Japan,[4] and 2019 WBSC Premier12.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tim Atherton Minor Leagues Statistics & History".
- ^ "AUSTRALIA RELEASES FINAL ROSTER TO FACE DODGERS AND DIAMONDBACKS". Baseball Australia. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ^ "Team Australia squad announced for Honkbal". Baseball Australia Southern Thunder. 6 June 2006. Archived from the original on 22 November 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ Baseball Australia Media (20 February 2018). "Team Australia Roster Announced". Baseball Australia Southern Thunder. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ DAVID PENROSE (8 October 2019). "BORAL TEAM AUSTRALIA'S PREMIER12 ROSTER ANNOUNCED". baseball.com.au. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Tim Atherton stats ABL.com
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- Australian expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Baseball pitchers
- Beloit Snappers players
- Brisbane Bandits players
- Canberra Cavalry players
- Cedar Rapids Kernels players
- Elizabethton Twins players
- Gulf Coast Twins players
- Midland RockHounds players
- Sacramento River Cats players
- Stockton Ports players
- Sydney Blue Sox players
- 2017 World Baseball Classic players
- 2019 WBSC Premier12 players
- 2023 World Baseball Classic players
- Sportspeople from Kempsey, New South Wales
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen
- Baseball pitcher stubs