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Nick Punto

Nick Punto, American baseball player

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Born
November 8, 1977
Age in 2026
49
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1977

About Nick Punto

Nicholas Paul Punto is an American former professional baseball infielder and current coach for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Philadelphia Phillies, Minnesota Twins, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Oakland Athletics. With the Cardinals, he won the 2011 World Series over the Texas Rangers. He has also played for the Italian national baseball team in the World Baseball Classic. In 2005, he competed for the starting job at second base, which he eventually won, and in 2006 became the starting third baseman. The one thing I can control is how I play defense." After being injured most of the first half of the 2008 season, Punto was activated from the DL on June 25, 2008, and finished the season batting.284 with two home runs and 28 RBI in 99 games.

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Nick Punto timeline

  1. In 2005, he competed for the starting job at second base, which he eventually won, and in 2006 became the starting third baseman.
  2. The one thing I can control is how I play defense." After being injured most of the first half of the 2008 season, Punto was activated from the DL on June 25, 2008, and finished the season batting.284 with two home runs and 28 RBI in 99 games.
  3. With the Cardinals, he won the 2011 World Series over the Texas Rangers.

The world when Nick Punto was born

Nick Punto was born in 1977. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1977

  • #1 song"You Light Up My Life" – Debby Boone
  • Top movieStar Wars
  • Top TV showHappy Days
  • Best-selling bookThe Silmarillion – J.R.R. Tolkien

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentPelé retires after final match with the New York Cosmos
  • Top headlineStar Wars premieres and changes cinema forever
  • Technology milestoneApple II computer released
  • Defining fadStar Wars mania
  • Notable inventionAtari 2600 video game console
  • World population4.23 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJimmy Carter
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonPortland Trail Blazers (NBA)
  • U.S. population220.2M

1977 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Nick Punto's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19772026
Gas$0.62$3.45/gal
Average home$49,300$435,000
Average income$16,009$67,500
Minimum wage$2.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$2.23$11.95
Postage stamp$0.13$0.73
Population220.2M341 million

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