Cole Edward Liniak (born August 23, 1976) is an American former
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL) ...
player who played
infielder
An infielder is a baseball player stationed at one of four defensive "infield" positions on the baseball field.
Standard arrangement of positions
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from - for the
Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as part of the National League (NL) Central division. The club plays its home games at Wrigley Field, which is locate ...
. Liniak is most known in sports circles as the man the Cubs acquired for relief pitcher
Rod Beck
Rodney Roy Beck (August 3, 1968 – June 23, 2007), nicknamed "Shooter", was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the San Francisco Giants (–), Chicago Cubs (–), Boston Red Sox (1999–) and San Diego Padres (–). He batte ...
in 1999.
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1976 births
Living people
Chicago Cubs players
Baseball players from Encinitas, California
Major League Baseball infielders
Gulf Coast Red Sox players
Michigan Battle Cats players
Trenton Thunder players
Sarasota Red Sox players
Pawtucket Red Sox players
Iowa Cubs players
Syracuse SkyChiefs players
Nashua Pride players
Charlotte Rangers players
Arizona League Rangers players
Frisco RoughRiders players
Oklahoma RedHawks players
Long Island Ducks players
Nettuno Baseball Club players
American expatriate baseball players in Italy
Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks players
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