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Nicholas William Markakis ( ) (born November 17, 1983) is an American former professional
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. He played in
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(MLB) for 15 seasons for the
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and
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. Markakis was the Orioles' first-round draft pick (seventh overall) in the
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, and made his MLB debut in 2006. Markakis is a three-time
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winner, and he won a
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and was named an MLB All-Star in 2018. Markakis previously held the MLB record for consecutive games by an outfielder without making an
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(398). Markakis retired prior to the start of the 2021 season.


Early life

Markakis was born in
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, but moved to
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, when his family—which includes his parents, Dennis and Mary Lou, and his brothers Dennis, Greg, and Michael—relocated. He is of
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and
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descent.


Collegiate and Olympic career

Markakis was originally drafted in the 35th round (1,056th overall) of the 2001 MLB draft by the
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, from Woodstock High School in
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, but did not sign. Markakis instead attended Young Harris College, where he played
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for the Young Harris Mountain Lions baseball team. The Reds drafted him again in the 23rd round (675th overall) of the 2002 MLB draft, but he returned to Young Harris. Markakis played as both an outfielder and a pitcher, hitting .439 with 21
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s and 92
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(RBIs), while also garnering a 12–0 win–loss record as a pitcher with one save and a 1.68
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in 15 games. He was twice named Georgia Junior College Player of the Year, was awarded ''Baseball Americas 2002 National JUCO Player of the Year and was named the
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's 2003 NJCAA Division I Player of the Year. In August 2003, Markakis played for the Greek national baseball team in the European National Championships, winning a
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with Team Greece. He also played for the Greek national baseball team in the 2004
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in Athens, Greece.


Professional career


Baltimore Orioles


Minor leagues

Markakis was drafted by the Orioles in the first round (seventh overall) of the
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. Owning a fastball that was clocked as high as 96 miles per hour, Markakis was widely viewed as a pitching prospect, but the Orioles preferred his potential as a hitter. Markakis spent his first professional season with the Single-A Aberdeen IronBirds in 2003, batting .283 with a home run and 28 RBI in 59 games. He played in 96 games with the Single-A Delmarva Shorebirds in 2004, where he hit .299 with 11 homers and led the team with 64 RBIs despite missing the last month of the season playing for Greece in the Olympics. In 2005, Markakis started the year with the Single-A Frederick Keys and was named the top Orioles prospect by ''
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''. He won the Carolina/California League All-Star Game Home Run Derby, and followed that up by being named MVP of the All-Star game after hitting two homers. Markakis was promoted a short time later to the Double-A Bowie Baysox and was ultimately named to the Second Team in the 2005 Minor League All-Star Roster. He also received the
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Award as the organization's Minor League Player of the Year.


2006

Markakis began his first
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with the Orioles in 2006 by reaching base in nine of his first ten plate appearances. He earned an
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roster spot. Markakis made his major league debut on April 3, 2006, when he was used as a late-inning defensive replacement against the
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. He received his first start and plate appearances two days later. Hitting second and playing left field, he drew three walks in his first three plate appearances and hit a 400-foot home run for his first major league hit in the 16–6 win. On August 22, 2006, Markakis went 3-for-4 with three home runs in a 6–3 Orioles win at Camden Yards. Not only was it his first three-homer game, he became the 18th Oriole to do so and the first since 1999. The feat prompted a curtain call from the dugout, earning him a feat that ''
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'' called "an ovation that is rarely seen in these parts anymore. Curtain calls are for
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and
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, not
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." Markakis finished his rookie season with a .291 average, 16 homers, 62 RBIs and two stolen bases in 147 games. On defense, he put up impressive stats in defensive ratings such as range factor and
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, ranking second among major league right fielders.


2007

Markakis began the
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as the starting right fielder. He finished the season with a .300 average, 23 home runs, 112 RBI and 18 stolen bases in 161 games. His home run and RBI totals ranked first on the team. Markakis was third in the AL in games played (161), seventh in at-bats (637), sixth in doubles (43), seventh in hits (191), eighth in RBIs (112) and third in grounding into double plays (22). Markakis also continued to play good defense as finished fifth in the league with 13 assists and sixth with a .994 fielding percentage. He was charged with just two errors in 318 total chances. At the end of the season, Markakis could not agree to a contract extension with the Orioles and his contract was automatically renewed for another year at the baseline value of $455,000. He became eligible for arbitration after the 2008 season, and in the absence of a contract extension, would have become a free agent in 2011.


2008–2010

Markakis began the
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as the team's #3 hitter and starting right fielder. He played well early in the year, but as the season went into the summer months, Orioles manager Dave Trembley opted to move him into the #2 hole, placing
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behind him. Markakis finished the season in the top 10 in the
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in batting average, OBP, OPS, games played, runs, hits, doubles, bases on balls, *OPS+, and RC (runs created). He also led the league in times on base. He raised his batting average to .306, slugged 20 home runs, hit 48 doubles (third in the major leagues), recorded 87 RBIs, scored 106 runs and stole 10 bases on the season in 157 games. He also had another stellar year in right field, notching 17 assists, which led the majors. Markakis signed a six-year, $66.1 million extension through 2014 on January 22, 2009. Markakis was also honored with a commemorative shirt that season, called "Nick the Stick, Camden's Finest." He finished the 2009 season with a .293 average, 18 home runs, 45 doubles (seventh in the majors), 101 RBIs, 94 runs, and six stolen bases, in addition to being fourth in the majors with 14 outfield assists. Markakis had a stellar 2010 season with the Orioles, finishing with a .297 average, recording 45 doubles (fifth in the majors), 12 home runs, 60 RBIs, 79 runs and seven stolen bases in 160 games.


2011–2014

Markakis got his 1,000th career hit against the
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on July 15, 2011. At the end of the season, he was awarded a Gold Glove. After surgery to remove part of the
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in his right wrist, Markakis was placed on the disabled list for the first time in his career on June 1, 2012. He began his minor league rehab games with the Double-A Bowie Baysox on July 7, and returned to the Orioles on July 13. On September 8, Markakis was hit by a pitch by Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia and suffered a fractured thumb. He then missed the rest of the season and postseason. He later said that he would have been ready to play had the Orioles made it to the World Series; the team was eliminated in five games by the New York Yankees in the American League Division Series. During the 2013 campaign, Markakis was hampered by his wrist injury from the previous season. Markakis had a career low in batting average (.271) and home runs (10), along with 59 RBI which was also far below his 162-game average of 81. However, he continued to play stellar defense, committing no errors for a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage. Coming off his worst offensive season, Markakis added 16 pounds of muscle in the offseason. April 26, Markakis got the start at first base against the
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due to an injury to teammate Chris Davis in the previous game. It was the first appearance at first base for Markakis since 2011. During the game, Markakis went 2-for-5 with two RBIs including a game winning walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th inning. Through his first 102 games, Markakis had a .290 batting average with 34 runs batted in, 50 runs scored, and seven home runs, continuing his errorless streak. On August 3, 2014, Markakis collected his 1,500th career hit against
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pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma in the bottom of the third inning at
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. In his previous at-bat, he collected his first career lead-off home run, a solo shot to right field to give the Orioles a 1–0 lead in the first inning.


Atlanta Braves

On December 3, 2014, Markakis agreed to a four-year $44 million contract with the
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.


2015–2017

On June 18, 2015, Markakis passed Darren Lewis for the record of most errorless games by an outfielder in a game against the
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. The streak later ended on June 25, 2015, during a game against the
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at 398 games. On July 20, Markakis hit his first home run with the Braves against the
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, given up by Brandon Beachy. He hit two more home runs over the course of the season for a career low total of three. His 181 total hits ranked fourth in the National League. In 2016, he rebounded offensively from his first season with Atlanta despite hitting a career low .269. He hit 13 home runs and drove in 89 RBIs, his most since 2009. On October 2nd, he would be the last player to be issued a four-pitch intentional walk (as the following season a rule change was implemented to have the manager simply signal to the umpire to issue one), being issued one by
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of the
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. Markakis recorded his 2,000th career hit against the
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on August 3, 2017. He finished the season with a .275 batting average, 76 RBIs, 163 hits, and eight home runs in 160 games.


2018

Markakis scored his 1,000th career run on June 1, 2018, against the
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. Batting .322 with 10 home runs and 59 RBIs, he was named a starting outfielder for the 2018 MLB All-Star Game. He set new records for the most career hits (2,172) and most games played (1,933) by a player making his debut as an All-Star. Markakis, following another impressive defensive season in right field, earned his third Gold Glove award in 2018. In addition to the Gold Glove, Markakis also won his first career Silver Slugger as an outfielder after finishing the season with a .297 batting average, 185 hits, 14 home runs, and 93 RBIs in 162 games, all highs while a member of the Braves. He was also durable, having appeared in all 162 games for the first time in his career, while also leading the league in games played.


2019

After the 2018 season, Markakis signed a one-year contract with the Braves for the 2019 season worth $4 million, with a $6 million club option for 2020, and a $2 million buyout in case the Braves decline the option. On July 26, 2019, Markakis was struck by a pitch from
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pitcher Cole Irvin, and left the game. Prior to his placement on the 10-day injured list, Markakis had played in every game of the 2019 season to that point. He returned to the active roster on September 13. In 2019, Markakis batted .285/.356/.420 with nine home runs and 62 RBI in 116 games. The Braves' declined Markakis' contract option in November 2019, instead agreeing to a one-year contract for the 2020 season, worth $4 million.


2020

Following a discussion with teammate Freddie Freeman, who was diagnosed with
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before the 2020 season began, Markakis initially decided to opt out of the 2020 season. On July 29, however, Markakis announced that he planned to rejoin the Braves. He was added to the team's active roster on August 5. Markakis was placed on the injured list on August 18, due to potential exposure to COVID-19 while not with the team. He was reactivated on August 25. In 2020, Markakis batted .254 (a career low)/.312/.392 with 15 runs, one home run, and 15 RBI in 130 at-bats. On March 12, 2021, prior to the start of the 2021 season, Markakis announced his retirement after 15 years in MLB.


Personal life

Growing up, Markakis was a Boston Red Sox fan. He wore #21 while with the Orioles in honor of Roger Clemens, but changed to #22 upon joining the Braves, as #21 is retired for
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. Coincidentally, #22 was the number of right fielder Jason Heyward, who was traded from the Braves to the
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before the 2015 season, and replaced by Markakis. Markakis married Christina Dutko in 2008. He became the
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of Ryan Flaherty when the latter married Christina's sister Ashley in 2016. Markakis and his wife have three sons. The couple live year-round in Monkton, Maryland, where Markakis purchased a home during the 2008 season. He also owns a house in Waynesville, North Carolina.


Charity work

His outreach activities involve ' Going to Bat Against Breast Cancer', Prostate Cancer Foundation, and the Home Run Challenge. Nick was also nominated for the
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on September 2, 2009.


Right Side Foundation

The Right Side Foundation was started by Markakis and his wife Christina on May 28, 2009. The foundation was created to help distressed children, whether they are disadvantaged, sick, lonely, or grieving, throughout
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. “Christina and I have adopted Maryland as our new home and believe that establishing our Foundation is the most effective way to formalize our charitable efforts and have the greatest impact on children in Maryland,” stated Nick. The Markakis explained that their love of children, and the birth of their son, Taylor, helped decide that the foundation would be based on helping children because they feel that every child deserves to enjoy promise and innocence. “Nick and I have always loved children. As new parents, we see great promise in our son and want to do our part to ensure that other children in Maryland have opportunities to grow and enjoy life," Christina explained. The Markakis family suspended their charity in 2013 and continued philanthropic efforts through another charity, the Casey Cares Foundation.


See also

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References


External links


Bowie Baysox profile
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