# David Nied > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/David_Nied > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/David_Nied.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Nied > Source revision: 1326099400 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American baseball player (born 1968)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=David Nied |position=[Pitcher](/source/Pitcher) |bats=Right |throws=Right |birth_date={{birth date and age|1968|12|22}} |birth_place=[Dallas, Texas](/source/Dallas%2C_Texas), U.S. |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=September 1 |debutyear=1992 |debutteam=Atlanta Braves |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=September 27 |finalyear=1996 |finalteam=Colorado Rockies |statleague = MLB |stat1label=[Win–loss record](/source/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)) |stat1value=17–18 |stat2label=[Earned run average](/source/Earned_run_average) |stat2value=5.06 |stat3label=[Strikeout](/source/Strikeout)s |stat3value=146 |teams= *[Atlanta Braves](/source/Atlanta_Braves) ({{mlby|1992}}) *[Colorado Rockies](/source/Colorado_Rockies) ({{mlby|1993}}–{{mlby|1996}}) }} '''David Glen Nied''' (born December 22, 1968) is an American former professional [baseball](/source/baseball) [pitcher](/source/pitcher). He played in [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) for the [Atlanta Braves](/source/Atlanta_Braves) and [Colorado Rockies](/source/Colorado_Rockies) from 1992 through 1996. ==Career== Nied attended [Duncanville High School](/source/Duncanville_High_School) in [Duncanville, Texas](/source/Duncanville%2C_Texas). He was drafted out of high school by the [Atlanta Braves](/source/Atlanta_Braves) in the 14th round of the [1987 Major League Baseball draft](/source/1987_Major_League_Baseball_draft).{{citation needed|date=December 2021}} ''[Baseball America](/source/Baseball_America)'' rated Nied as the 56th best prospect in baseball prior to the 1992 season and the 23rd best prospect in baseball prior to the 1993 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/rankings/top-100-prospects/2007/26983.html|title=All-Time Top 100 Prospects|publisher=Baseball America|date=February 28, 2007|accessdate=October 26, 2011}} Despite excelling in 1992 [spring training](/source/spring_training), Nied was optioned to the [Triple-A](/source/Triple-A_(baseball)) [Richmond Braves](/source/Richmond_Braves) to start the 1992 season.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=COYiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SyQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6120,5014715|title=Braves cut 3 pitchers|newspaper=[The Times-News](/source/Times-News_(Hendersonville%2C_North_Carolina))|date=March 26, 1992|accessdate=October 26, 2011}} He made his major league debut for the Braves on September 1, 1992, after MLB rosters expanded. Nied was the first pick for the [expansion](/source/Expansion_Team) [Colorado Rockies](/source/Colorado_Rockies) in the [1992 Major League Baseball expansion draft](/source/1992_Major_League_Baseball_expansion_draft). Nied started in the first ever game for the Rockies, taking the loss against the [New York Mets](/source/New_York_Mets). He also pitched a number of other firsts for the Rockies, including first [strikeout](/source/strikeout), first [walk](/source/Base_on_balls), first [complete game](/source/complete_game), and first complete game [shutout](/source/shutout). Nied compiled a 5–9 won-loss record in 1993 then went 9–7 in 1994 but won no more games through the next two years. He suffered an elbow injury during spring training in 1995,{{cite news|url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19971123/2574051/former-no-1-pick-finds-new-life----pitcher-david-nied-decides-to-go-home|title=Former No. 1 Pick Finds New Life -- Pitcher David Nied Decides To Go Home|newspaper=[The Seattle Times](/source/The_Seattle_Times)|date=November 23, 1997|accessdate=November 3, 2024}} missing most of the season. He spent most of 1996 in the [minor leagues](/source/Minor_League_Baseball), pitching poorly enough that he was eventually demoted to [class A](/source/class_A_(baseball)). Following the 1996 season, Nied was granted [free agency](/source/free_agent) and joined the [Cincinnati Reds](/source/Cincinnati_Reds) organization on November 14, 1996, but never appeared in a game in the majors or minors again. When the Reds tried to send him back down to the minor leagues in March, he instead chose to retire. ==Personal life== Nied now{{when|date=December 2021}} sells equipment for his father's agricultural products company. He is married to his second wife, Heather Cranford, who is a former contestant on the TV show ''[The Bachelor](/source/The_Bachelor_(US_TV_series))''.{{cite web |url=http://www3.dmagazine.com/content/reality-stars/heather-cranford |title=Heather Cranford {{!}} Top Reality Stars in Dallas {{!}} D Magazine |website=www3.dmagazine.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101010120720/http://www3.dmagazine.com/content/reality-stars/heather-cranford |archive-date=2010-10-10}} Nied has four sons, two each from both marriages.{{cite web|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2012/05/22/david-nied-gave-rockies-their-first-step-in-major-league-baseball/|title=David Nied gave Rockies their first step in major-league baseball|publisher=The Denver Post|date=May 22, 2012|accessdate=December 30, 2017}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{Portal|Baseball}} {{baseballstats|br=n/niedda01|brm=nied--001dav}} *[http://colorado.rockies.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/col/history/club_firsts.jsp Colorado Rockies Team Firsts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050313093933/http://colorado.rockies.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/col/history/club_firsts.jsp |date=2005-03-13 }} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20050412191830/http://www.rbraves.com/pressreleases/2004/20040408diam.asp Richmond Braves Diamond Anniversary team] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20020814002212/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/players/4925/ Sports Illustrated page] {{Colorado Rockies Opening Day starting pitchers}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Nied, David}} Category:Baseball players from Dallas Category:Major League Baseball pitchers Category:Colorado Rockies players Category:1968 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Duncanville, Texas Category:Duncanville High School alumni Category:Burlington Braves players Category:Central Valley Rockies players Category:Colorado Springs Sky Sox players Category:Durham Bulls players Category:Greenville Braves players Category:New Haven Ravens players Category:Portland Rockies players Category:Richmond Braves players Category:Salem Avalanche players Category:Sumter Braves players Category:20th-century American sportsmen {{US-baseball-pitcher-1960s-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [David Nied](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Nied) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Nied?action=history)). 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