| Lance Niekro | |
|---|---|
 Niekro with the San Francisco Giants in 2006 | |
| First baseman | |
| Born: January 29, 1979 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 runs | 17 |
| Runs batted in | 79 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Lance William Niekro (/ˈniːkroʊ/ 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.