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'''Garrett Nicholas Wittels''' (born in ]) is an American professional ] ], most recently for the ] organization. He played college baseball at ] ] in ]. Wittels is Jewish.<ref name=JSR911>{{cite journal|title=Sports Shorts|journal=Jewish Sports Review|date=September/October 2011, accessed September 16, 2011|volume=8|issue=87|page=17|accessdate=September 16, 2011}}</ref> '''Garrett Nicholas Wittels''' (born May 11, 1990) is an American professional ] ], most recently for the ] organization. He played college baseball at ] ] in ]. Wittels is Jewish.<ref name=JSR911>{{cite journal|title=Sports Shorts|journal=Jewish Sports Review|date=September/October 2011, accessed September 16, 2011|volume=8|issue=87|page=17|accessdate=September 16, 2011}}</ref>


==Hitting streak== ==Hitting streak==

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Baseball player
Garrett Wittels
St. Louis Cardinals
Infielder
Born: (1990-05-11) May 11, 1990 (age 34)
Bay Harbor, Florida
Bats: RightThrows: Right

Garrett Nicholas Wittels (born May 11, 1990) is an American professional baseball infielder, most recently for the St. Louis Cardinals organization. He played college baseball at Florida International University Golden Panthers in Miami, Florida. Wittels is Jewish.

Hitting streak

Wittels finished the 2010 season with a 56-game hitting streak, two hits shy of Robin Ventura's 58-game streak, the Division I record, set in 1987. Wittels is an infielder, mainly shortstop, and a pitcher for his team. He wore the number 10. Wittels was nominated for the Best Male College Athlete ESPY Award for his 2010 performance. Prior to the 2011 season, he was named to a NCBWA and Louisville Slugger/TPX Preseason All-American. He finished his FIU career hitting .352 with 7 HR and 116 RBI over the course of three seasons.

False rape accusation

On December 27, 2010, Wittels and two friends were falsely accused of raping a 17-year-old girl at the Nassau, Bahamas' Atlantis Resort and Casino. The charges were dropped by the Bahamian attorney general on June 20 after evidence pointed to an elaborate plot by the father of one of the girls to extort money from the Atlantis. Multiple reports indicated that footage from the security camera appeared to contradict the women's story. Wittels' attorney said the accusations stemmed from an apparent attempt to extort money from the Atlantis resort. Several years prior the father of one of the accusers reportedly planned to hire a woman to claim falsely she was raped at a professional sporting event.

Professional career

After his college career ended, he signed with the Cardinals and began playing for the Batavia Muckdogs of the New York-Penn League where he finished the 2011 season hitting .262 with eight doubles, a triple, and thirteen RBIs. The Cardinals released him in October 2012, re-signed him the following February. In 2012 he played for Batavia (NYPL; A-), Quad Cities (MIDW; A), Springfield (TL; AA), and Memphis (PCL; AAA), batting a combined .243.

References

  1. "Sports Shorts". Jewish Sports Review. 8 (87): 17. September/October 2011, accessed September 16, 2011. {{cite journal}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. Jews in Sports: From DiMaggio to Wittels Jerusalem Post
  3. "Garrett Wittels of FIU arrested, charged with rape in Bahamas". ESPN. December 27, 2010. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
  4. ^ "Bahamas drops rape charges against FIU's Garrett Wittels". usatoday.com. June 20, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
  5. "Bahamas drops rape charges against FIU's Garrett Wittels". ESPN. June 20, 2011. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
  6. ^ "Garrett Wittels Rape Charges Dropped: FIU Baseball Star Cleared (VIDEO)". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
  7. "Garrett Wittels: Rape charges dropped against FIU's Garrett Wittels". Sun Sentinel. June 15, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
  8. "Garrett Wittels Stats, Bio, Photos, Highlights | MiLB.com Stats | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". minorleaguebaseball.com. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
  9. Another five Cards minor leaguers released Scout.com

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