Dustin Nippert is a professional, now retired, KBO baseball player. He was one of the top 20 players in the reality show Physical 100 and was the tallest player (2.03 m) in the show
Birth Year | May, 1981 |
Age | 42 |
Place of birth | West Virginia, US |
Occupation | Baseball player, Coach for Kids |
Relationship status | Married |
Early life: Nippert grew up in Ohio, US. He was an American baseball pitcher before moving to South Korea in 2011. In 2011, Nippert signed with Doosan Bears of the Korean Baseball Organization (KBO). In 2017, Nippert renewed his contract with Doosan Bears earning $2.1 mn/ year. Nippert is 2.03 m tall and weighs 100 kg. Nippert is married to a South Korean woman
Professional background for Dustin Nippert
- Nippert played for the Arizona Diamondbacks (2005-2007) and Texas Rangers (2008-2010) in the US before moving to Korea
- In South Korea, he played for Doosan Bears (2011-2017) and KT Wiz (2018)
Stage Eliminated in Physical 100
He was in the top 20 players (eliminated in Quest 4, Game 2)
Performance in Physical 100 (Season 1)
Dustin Nippert was in the top 20 players and was eliminated in the “The Punishment of Prometheus” round. Nippert was one of the calmest players in the show. At times during the show, Choo Sung-hoon was seen explaining rules to Nippert as he may not have high fluency in Korean being a non-native speaker of the language.
Interesting facts about Dustin Nippert
- He is the first foreign pitcher in KBO to win 100 games
- Nippert moved to Korea after the contract signing with a Japanese baseball team did not work out and he was released by the Texas Rangers in 2010
- He has appeared on The Show and Sunday Night Baseball before appearing on Physical 100
Social Media Presence: Dustin Nippert is on Instagram and his handle is @dnippert40
Fun Fact: Baseball is a popular sport in Japan & Korea as well with Japan being much bigger than Korea. Nippon Professional Baseball witnesses 21 mn people attending whereas KBO witnesses close to 6 mn
