Arquimedes Nieto

Arquimedes Nieto (born April 28, 1989) is a Panamanian former professional baseball pitcher who played with the Panama national baseball team at the 2009 World Baseball Classic.

Minor league career Nieto began his professional career in 2007, with the Dominican Summer League Cardinals. He went 4–2 with a 2.73 ERA in 13 games (10 starts). In 2008, Nieto pitched for the Batavia Muckdogs, going 6–1 with a 2.95 ERA in 15 games (nine starts). He began 2009 with the Quad Cities River Bandits.

World Baseball Classic In the 2009 World Baseball Classic, Nieto appeared in one game, pitching two-thirds of an inning. He allowed one hit and one walk and did not give up a run. Both of the outs he pitched were strikeouts.