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Mitchell Caine Nilsson (born 24 May 1991) is an Australian
professional baseball Professional baseball is organized baseball in which players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system. It is played in baseball league, leagues and associated farm teams throughout the world. Moder ...
third baseman A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball or softball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run. In the Baseball scorekeep ...
for the
Heidenheim Heideköpfe Heidenheim Heideköpfe is a Baseball in Germany, German baseball and softball club from Heidenheim an der Brenz, Baden-Württemberg. The club was established in 1992 as the baseball arm of Heidenheimer Sportbund (SB), a parent organization that c ...
of the Baseball Bundesliga and the
Brisbane Bandits The Brisbane Bandits are a professional baseball team in Brisbane, Queensland that plays in the Australian Baseball League and is one of the six founding teams of the league. From the 2010/11 season till the 2012/13 season their home ballpark ...
of the
Australian Baseball League The Australian Baseball League (ABL) is a professional baseball league in Australia. The league is governed by the Australian Baseball Federation (ABF). It uses the same name as a now-defunct competition held during the 1990s, and though it s ...
(ABL). Mitchell is the son of former professional player Gary Nilsson, cousin of Jay Nilsson, Jacob Nilsson, Daniel Nilsson and nephew of
Bob Nilsson Robert "Bob" Nilsson was the oldest of the four Nilsson brothers and one of the greatest relievers in the history of Australian baseball leagues. Bob's brother Dave Nilsson was the first Australian All-Star in MLB, his brother Gary Nilsson play ...
and former All-Star,
Dave Nilsson David Wayne Nilsson (born 14 December 1969) is an Australian former professional baseball catcher and current manager of the Australia national baseball team and the Brisbane Bandits. He played for Major League Baseball's Milwaukee Brewers fr ...
. He is a previous member of the MLB organization Cleveland Indians and has most recently spent time with Kotlarka Prague in the Czech Extraleague. He has played with the Australia schoolboy team, /sup> Australia AAA team, AA team twice /sup> and single A (Cal Ripken team). /sup> Nilsson made his debut for the
Queensland Rams Queensland Rams compete in the Claxton Shield Baseball Championship in Australia. The Rams were one of the founding teams of the Claxton Shield in 1934 and competed as ''Queensland'' until 1988. Between 1988 and 1999, the Claxton Shield was awar ...
as a catcher in the 2010 Claxton Shield.


Professional career


Brisbane Bandits

Nilsson is an originating member of the
Brisbane Bandits The Brisbane Bandits are a professional baseball team in Brisbane, Queensland that plays in the Australian Baseball League and is one of the six founding teams of the league. From the 2010/11 season till the 2012/13 season their home ballpark ...
from inaugural season of the
Australian Baseball League The Australian Baseball League (ABL) is a professional baseball league in Australia. The league is governed by the Australian Baseball Federation (ABF). It uses the same name as a now-defunct competition held during the 1990s, and though it s ...
(ABL) making his debut on 13 November 2010 and has played in all nine seasons, albeit only playing one game in each of the 2012–13 and 2013-14 seasons. From 2010/11 - 2013/14 Nilsson struggled for playing time for the Bandits playing only 43 games over four seasons. This in part is due to a shoulder injury which set back his 2012/13 and 2013/14 season. Nilsson's breakout year was well after his release from affiliated baseball. In the 2014-15 Australian Baseball League season, he started playing infield for the first time since his junior years. Nilsson's injury free streak rolled into 2015, when he signed with Kotlarka Praha in the Czech Extraliga and in 24 games, hit .408/.463/.980 with 14 homers. This form would continue into the 2015-16 Australian Baseball League season, where he hit .284/.363/.480 as an everyday player and integral part of the Bandits first of four consecutive ABL championships. Over this span and through the 2018-19 season, Nilsson would hit .305 with 24 home runs in 122 games. Nilsson improved on his versatility from the 2017-18 season, moving to left field full time.


Kotlarka Prague

Mitchell spent early 2015 playing for Kotlarka Prague in Czech Extraleague which culminated with Mitchell guiding Prague to their first Czech Baseball Championship, defeating reigning champions Draci Brno. Nilsson was the recipient of the USAsports.cz award for best foreigner in the Czech Extraleague.


Cleveland Indians

Nilsson was a member of the
Cleveland Indians The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League Central, Central Division. Since , the team ...
organization from 2007 through to 2014. Nilsson spent most of the time playing in minor development leagues before an unfortunate shoulder injury ended this stint in late 2013.


Mannheim Tornados

Nilsson signed with the Mannheim Tornados of Germany's Baseball Bundesliga for the 2019 season.


Heidenheim Heideköpfe

Nilsson returned to Germany for the 2020 season, signing with the
Heidenheim Heideköpfe Heidenheim Heideköpfe is a Baseball in Germany, German baseball and softball club from Heidenheim an der Brenz, Baden-Württemberg. The club was established in 1992 as the baseball arm of Heidenheimer Sportbund (SB), a parent organization that c ...
of the Baseball Bundesliga.


International career

He was selected
Australia national baseball team The Australian national baseball team represents Australia in international baseball tournaments and competitions. It is ranked as the top team in Oceania, and is the Oceanian Champion, having been awarded the title in 2007 when New Zealand na ...
at the
2017 World Baseball Classic The 2017 World Baseball Classic (WBC) was an international professional baseball competition, composed of 16 competing nations, held from March 6 to 22, 2017. It was the fourth iteration of the World Baseball Classic. The first-round hosts wer ...
, 2018 exhibition series against
Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
and 2019 WBSC Premier12.


References

http://web.theabl.com.au/player/index.jsp?sid=t4065&player_id=599413#/career/R/hitting/2015/ABL http://www.pflintoff.com/USSTATS.htm http://www.baseball.com.au/?Page=52610&MenuID=Events%2F95%2F0%2CAustralian_Schoolboys%2F20017%2F35597%2CSCHOOLBOYS_HISTORY%2F22262%2F0%2F0 http://usasports.cz/mlb/exkluzivne-rozhovor-s-mitchem-nilssonem-drzitelem-ceny-usasports-pro-nejlepsiho-cizince-v-extralize.html


External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nilsson, Mitch 1991 births Living people Arizona League Indians players Australian expatriate baseball players in Germany Australian expatriate baseball players in the Czech Republic Australian expatriate baseball players in the United States Baseball third basemen Brisbane Bandits players Mahoning Valley Scrappers players 2017 World Baseball Classic players Baseball players from Brisbane Sportsmen from Queensland 21st-century Australian sportsmen