Lance Niekro

Lance Niekro
Niekro with the San Francisco Giants in 2006
First baseman
Born: (1979-01-29) January 29, 1979 (age 45)
Winter Haven, Florida, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 5, 2003, for the San Francisco Giants
Last MLB appearance
May 2, 2007, for the San Francisco Giants
MLB statistics
Batting average.246
Home runs17
Runs batted in79
Teams

Lance William Niekro (/ˈnkr/ NEE-kroh; born January 29, 1979) is an American baseball coach and former first baseman, who is the current head baseball coach of the Florida Southern Moccasins. He played college baseball at Florida Southern for coach Chuck Anderson from 1999 to 2000 and then played four seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2003 to 2007. After his playing career concluded, he served as an assistant coach at Florida Southern and then was elevated to the head coach position on May 9, 2012. He is the son of MLB pitcher Joe Niekro and nephew of MLB pitcher Phil Niekro.