Nicholas E. Weglarz (born December 16, 1987) is a Canadian former professional

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Career

He attended

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. Weglarz was selected in the 2005 Major League Baseball draft in the third round (94th overall pick) as a

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by the Indians, and signed by Indians scout Les Pajari. Weglarz played mostly in the

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for the Indians' affiliate the Burlington Indians. Nick was also a part of Team Canada's baseball team in the 2008 Olympics in

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, where he hit .400 in the preliminaries, and .450 in the Olympic qualifier against Taiwan.

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