Nick Punto

Nicholas Punto (born November 8, 1977 in San Diego, California) is a Major League Baseball infielder for the Minnesota Twins. He can play second base, third base, shortstop, or center field. Punto is a switch hitter and throws right-handed. Punto is a 1996 graduate of Trabuco Hills High School in Mission Viejo, California. After high school, he attended Saddleback College, also in Mission Viejo. His father, Lou, was drafted by the Boston Red Sox.... more

Nicholas Punto (born November 8, 1977 in San Diego, California) is a Major League Baseball infielder for the Minnesota Twins. He can play second base, third base, shortstop, or center field. Punto is a switch hitter and throws right-handed. Punto is a 1996 graduate of Trabuco Hills High School in Mission Viejo, California. After high school, he attended Saddleback College, also in Mission Viejo. His father, Lou, was drafted by the Boston Red Sox. Nick and his wife, Natalie have one child, Nicole Jayne born on May 30, 2008. Punto made his major league debut with the Philadelphia Phillies on September 9, 2001. After playing in a career-high 64 major-league games in 2003, he was acquired by the Twins in the 2004 offseason (along with Carlos Silva) for Eric Milton. He started the season with the team, but he was injured twice and spent the majority of his time in 2004 on the disabled list. In 2005, he competed for the starting job at second base, which he eventually won, and in 2006... less