| Gift Ngoepe | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Ngoepe with the Altoona Curve in 2015 | |
| Shortstop / Second baseman | |
| Born: 18 January 1990 Pietersburg, South Africa | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| 26 April 2017, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| 1 May 2018, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .181 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 6 |
| Teams | |
Mpho' Gift Ngoepe (mm-POH, n-GO-pay;[1] born 18 January 1990) is a South African former professional baseball shortstop and second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Toronto Blue Jays. In 2017, he became the first South African, and the first native of continental Africa, to reach the Major Leagues.