| Rikkert Faneyte | |
| Position: | Outfielder |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Birth Date: | 31 May 1969 |
| Birth Place: | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | August 29 |
| Debutyear: | 1993 |
| Debutteam: | San Francisco Giants |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | May 29 |
| Finalyear: | 1996 |
| Finalteam: | Texas Rangers |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat1value: | .174 |
| Stat2label: | Home runs |
| Stat2value: | 0 |
| Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
| Stat3value: | 9 |
| Teams: | |
Rikkert Faneyte (born May 31, 1969) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played from to for the San Francisco Giants and Texas Rangers. He was a member of the Dutch National Team which finished in fifth place at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Faneyte grew up playing baseball starting at the age of four in the Netherlands and played college baseball at Miami-Dade South Junior College.[1]
Faneyte made his major league debut in 1993, becoming the third player from the Netherlands to play in the majors.[2]
Faneyte was traded to the Cincinnati Reds in December 1996.[3]
Faneyte also played for the L&D Amsterdam Pirates of Honkbal Hoofdklasse after finishing his major league career. He also picked up the save in the Netherlands' 2000 Olympics 4-2 win against Cuba.[4] [5]