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Name	Team	Age
Wally Niekro	Retired (2030, Age 36)	Died (2059, Age 65)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 33 (2016)	1B	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Keith Hernandez League	0	12 years (15 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	D+	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	B-	A
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	C+	B
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D+	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A-	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D+	0	4/1/1994
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	1	1
Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
C+ (45.6 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2030-11-01	Wally Niekro has retired from the Free Agency Pool
2030-05-14	The New York Nine have waived Wally Niekro.
2030-04-18	The New York Nine have designated Wally Niekro for assignment.
2028-07-13	Wally Niekro of the New York Giants is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
2026-07-05	Wally Niekro of the New York Giants is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
2024-05-26	Wally Niekro of the New York Giants is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
2019-07-17	Wally Niekro of the New York Giants is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
2018-04-01	The New York Giants have promoted Bob Presko to the major league team. The New York Giants have promoted Pickles Kolloway to the major league team. The New York Giants have promoted Bud Abernathy to the major league team. The New York Giants have promoted Wally Niekro to the major league team. The New York Giants have sent Mark Pratt to the minors. The New York Giants have sent Dave Bladt to the minors. The New York Giants have sent Dustin Ackley to the minors. The New York Giants have sent Bill Marquez to the minors.
2018-03-26	The New York Giants have drafted Wally Niekro #123 overall in the Expansion Draft.
2016-04-01	The Tampa Bay Devil Rays have demoted Wally Niekro to the minor leagues.
2016-04-01	The Tampa Bay Devil Rays have promoted Wally Niekro to the major league team.