Juan Manuel Nieves Cruz (born January 5, 1965 in Las Lomas, Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

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) is a former pitcher

Pitcher

In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...

 in Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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 who, on April 15, 1987 against the Baltimore Orioles

Baltimore Orioles

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, became the second-youngest player in major league history to throw a no-hitter

No-hitter

A no-hitter is a baseball game in which one team has no hits. In Major League Baseball, the team must be without hits during the entire game, and the game must be at least nine innings. A pitcher who prevents the opposing team from achieving a hit is said to have "thrown a no-hitter"...

, and so far the only Milwaukee Brewer to do so.

He was signed by the Brewers after graduating from Avon Old Farms

Avon Old Farms

Avon Old Farms is a single-sex boarding school for boys located in Avon, Connecticut. It was founded by Theodate Pope Riddle, an RMS Lusitania survivor and a master architect. It opened in 1927 and closed for a period during World War II to serve as a convalescent hospital for blind veterans. The...

 school in Connecticut

Connecticut

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. After playing for the Milwaukee Brewers

Milwaukee Brewers

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 from 1986 to 1988, he suffered a career-ending arm injury. He is currently the bullpen coach for the Chicago White Sox

Chicago White Sox

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.

Nieves' no-hitter became the first ever thrown by a Puerto Rican in Major League Baseball. The feat was credited to Nieves, though was made possible by amazing outfield grabs by Jim Paciorek

Jim Paciorek

James Joseph Paciorek is a former major league baseball player from Detroit, Michigan. He played first base, third base, and outfield for the Milwaukee Brewers...

 and finally by Robin Yount

Robin Yount

Robin R. Yount is an American former Major League Baseball shortstop and center fielder. He spent his entire 20-year baseball career with the Milwaukee Brewers . In 1999, Yount was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.-Early years:Yount was born in Danville, Illinois...

 with 2 outs in the 9th inning. He was at the time, the second youngest to ever throw a no-hitter.

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