Italian American outfielder Nick Nosti is returning to Unipol Bologna for the 2017 season. The 31-year-old came to Italy in 2013 playing for Rovigo, then joined Bologna to make his Italian Baseball League debut and played for Padua in the past three seasons. Nosti became an “ASI” player in 2016 and no longer blocks a foreign player spot. During 108 games in the IBL Nosti is batting .280 in 108 games.