Nicholas Anthony Theodorou (born June 7, 1975) is a former professional
baseball outfielder and
infielder
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Standard arrangement of positions
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. Theodorou played in the
Los Angeles Dodgers minor league
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system from 1998 to 2005. He participated in the
2004 Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...
, as a member of
Greece's baseball team.
Biography
Theodorou was born in
Rialto, California
Rialto is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States, 56 miles east of Los Angeles, near the Cajon Pass, Interstate 15, Interstate 10, State Route 210 and Metrolink routes.
Its population was 104,026 as of the 2020 Census, u ...
,
United States and played
college baseball at the
University of California, Los Angeles. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 27th round of the 1998 MLB June Amateur Draft.
In 2011, Theodorou played for the
Greece's baseball team at the
2011 Baseball World Cup
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in
Panama.
References
External links
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The Official Website of UCLA Athletics
1975 births
American people of Greek descent
Sportspeople of Greek descent
Baseball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Olympic baseball players for Greece
Greek baseball players
Living people
Yakima Bears players
San Bernardino Stampede players
San Antonio Missions players
Vero Beach Dodgers players
Jacksonville Suns players
Las Vegas 51s players
Sportspeople from Rialto, California
Baseball players from San Bernardino County, California
UCLA Bruins baseball players
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