Douglas Alan Nickle (born October 2, 1974) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher.

[1] He signed with the Angels on June 9, 1997, but quickly left that organization as a player on September 9, 1998 when he was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies for Gregg Jefferies to complete an earlier deal made on August 28.

On that day, the Pittsburgh Pirates were playing against the Philadelphia Phillies at Veterans Stadium with 11,470 people attending the game.

[3] On July 29, 2002, Nickle was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Scott Rolen and cash to the St. Louis Cardinals for Plácido Polanco, Mike Timlin, and Bud Smith.

[1] His literature on the 2nd Amendment, "The Point of the Gun: The Definitive Straight-Shooting Guide to Choosing Firearms for Self Defense," is proudly sold on Amazon.