Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Joe Bateman

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The result was delete. Wizardman 14:47, 13 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Joe Bateman

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Perpetual minor league baseball player (10+years) who has never played a major league game. Doesn't meet wp:athlete or the baseball specific notability guidelines. kelapstick^(bainuu) 21:57, 6 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

This article has been on the site since 2008. Maybe they were just holding out hope that he'd make it to the majors. Yeah, he doesn't meet any of the baseball requirement either. He has an ESPN page with nothing on it though lol.WikiOriginal-9 (talk)

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Baseball-related deletion discussions. kelapstick^(bainuu) 22:14, 6 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Delete... Alass playing for the Bridgeport Bluefish does not confer notability.Spanneraol (talk) 17:18, 7 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Delete not notable.--Yankees10 17:49, 7 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Delete not notable. Northern Antarctica ₵ 19:33, 7 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 02:18, 8 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 02:18, 8 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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