Nate Field
| Nate Field | |||||||||||||||
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Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
| April 12, 2002, for the Kansas City Royals | |||||||||||||||
| Last MLB appearance | |||||||||||||||
| April 29, 2007, for the Florida Marlins | |||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 4–5 | ||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 5.13 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 72 | ||||||||||||||
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Nathan Patrick Field (born December 11, 1975) is an American former
right-handed
.
Collegiate career
Field played college baseball at Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas. He played two seasons (1997–98), earning Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) Pitcher of the Year honors in his senior season. He was a two-time All-RMAC First Team selection and a First Team All-American in 1998.[2] He owns the career record for saves at FHSU with 23, and recorded 55 strikeouts and a 2.77 ERA in 48.2 innings of work over two seasons.
In 2009 Field was named to the RMAC All-Time Baseball Team, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the conference.
Professional career
Field was signed by the
Sioux Falls Canaries of the independent Northern League. The Kansas City Royals purchased his contract on June 29, 2000 and spent the next two years in the Royals minor league system.[3] Field made his major league debut on April 12, 2002, appearing in 5 games, before being claimed off waivers by the New York Yankees on June 12.[3] Field appeared in 21 games for the Yankees Triple-A affiliate, the Columbus Clippers before becoming a free agent at the end of the season. On January 6, 2003, Field signed back with the Royals, appearing in 69 games over the next three years, and becoming a free agent after the 2005 season.[3]
On December 21, 2005, Field signed with the
New Orleans Zephyrs
, this time as a Marlins farmhand.
References
- ^ Boston Red Sox
- ^ "Baseball All-RMAC Teams". Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f "Nate Field Statistics and history". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet