Nicholas Scott Additon (born December 16, 1987) is a former professional baseball pitcher. He played in the

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for the

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and the

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(CPBL) for the Chinatrust Brothers.

Career

St. Louis Cardinals

Prior to playing professionally, he attended Western High School in Davie and then

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before being drafted by the

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in the 47th round of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft. He began his professional career the next year. He posted ERAs of 3.41, 2.23 and 3.11 in his first three seasons. Notably, in 2008, he was 9–5 with a 2.50 ERA for the Quad Cities River Bandits and 2–0 with a 0.50 ERA for the

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. He was 9–6 with a 4.43 record for the

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in 2010 and in 2011, he was 8-9 between Springfield and the

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. He pitched for the GCL Cardinals and Memphis in 2012 and in 2013, he was 9–7 with a 4.10 ERA for Memphis. On November 4, 2013, Additon elected free agency.

Baltimore Orioles

On November 16, 2013, Additon signed a minor league deal with the

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. He played 2014 with the AA

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and the AAA

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. Additon became a free agent after the season.

Milwaukee Brewers

On November 25, 2014, Additon signed a minor league deal with the

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. He was assigned to the Triple–A

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. The Brewers released Additon on August 2, 2015.

Baltimore Orioles (second stint)

On August 9, 2015, Additon signed a minor league contract with the

organization and was assigned to the Double–A

. Additon played for the Triple–A

before he was released on August 3, 2016.

Chinatrust Brothers

Additon signed with the Chinatrust Brothers of the

shortly after his release from Baltimore. He also began the 2017 season with Chinatrust before being released partway into the season.

Lotte Giants

He joined the Lotte Giants for 2017. At the time of his signing with the Korean club, he had spent part or all of six seasons at Triple-A, going 28–41 with a 4.41 ERA in 559.2 innings.

Colorado Rockies

On August 6, 2017, Additon signed a minor league deal with the

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and was assigned to the Double–A

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. In 5 starts with Hartford, Additon registered an 0–4 record and 2.45 ERA with 26 strikeouts in innings of work. He elected free agency following the season on November 6.

Second Stint with Chinatrust

On January 17, 2018, Additon signed with the Chinatrust Brothers of the Chinese Professional Baseball League. On June 9, 2018, Additon threw a no-hitter against the

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, becoming the eighth player in the 29-year history of the CPBL to accomplish such a feat. In December 2018, Additon re-signed with the Brothers for the 2019 season. However, following a start on July 9, 2019, in which he injured his shoulder, he was released by the Brothers the next day.

Retirement

Additon retired as an active player following the 2019 season and later was hired as an international scout for the Chinatrust Brothers. Additon has also spent multiple seasons in the Mexican Pacific Winter League and

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, playing for the Venados de Mazatlan and

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Personal life

Additon's older brother Ryan is an umpire in

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References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Additon, Nick 1987 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in South Korea American expatriate baseball players in Taiwan Batavia Muckdogs players Bowie Baysox players CTBC Brothers players Colorado Springs Sky Sox players Gulf Coast Cardinals players Hartford Yard Goats players Johnson City Cardinals players KBO League pitchers Leones del Escogido players American expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic Lotte Giants players Memphis Redbirds players Norfolk Tides players Palm Beach Cardinals players Sportspeople from Davie, Florida Quad Cities River Bandits players Springfield Cardinals players Venados de Mazatlán players American expatriate baseball players in Mexico Indian River State Pioneers baseball players Baseball players from Broward County, Florida