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Nick Punto (born Nicholas Paul Punto on November 8, 1977 in San Diego, California, USA) is a Major League Baseball infielder. He currently plays for the Minnesota Twins. Punto is a switch hitter, throws right-handed, and wears number 8.

Punto is a 1996 graduate of Trabuco Hills High School in Mission Viejo, California. After high school, he attended Saddleback College, also in Mission Viejo. His father, Lou, was drafted by the Boston Red Sox.

Punto made his major league debut with the Philadelphia Phillies on September 9, 2001. After playing in a career-high 64 major-league games in 2003, he was acquired by the Twins in 2004. He spent the majority of his time in 2004 in the Twins' minor league system or on the disabled list, and was called up in 2005 to compete for the starting job at second base, which he eventually won, but injuries have continued to trouble him.

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