Nate Schierholtz

Nate Schierholtz
Nate Schierholtz
	Schierholtz with the San Francisco Giants
	Right fielder
	Born: February 15, 1984 (age 40); Reno, Nevada, U.S.
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
Professional debut
	MLB: June 11, 2007, for the San Francisco Giants
	NPB: April 19, 2015, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Last appearance
	MLB: October 7, 2014, for the Washington Nationals
	NPB: September 12, 2015, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
MLB statistics
Batting average	.253
Home runs	52
Runs batted in	228
NPB statistics
Batting average	.250
Home runs	10
Runs batted in	30
Teams
	San Francisco Giants (2007–2012); Philadelphia Phillies (2012); Chicago Cubs (2013–2014); Washington Nationals (2014); Hiroshima Toyo Carp (2015);
Career highlights and awards
	World Series champion (2010);
Medals
Men's Baseball
Representing United States
Olympic Games

Nathan John "Nate" Schierholtz (born February 15, 1984) is an American former professional baseball right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants (2007–2012), Philadelphia Phillies (2012), Chicago Cubs (2013–2014), and Washington Nationals (2014). He also played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for Hiroshima Toyo Carp (2015).

Schierholtz was a second-round draft pick by the Giants out of Chabot College in 2003. He reached the major leagues in 2007, batting over .300 in limited playing time. He spent most of 2008 in the minor leagues but again hit over .300 when he was called up in September. Schierholtz also represented the United States of America at the Summer Olympics that year. In 2009, he spent the whole season with the Giants, appearing in over 100 games and getting starts in right field. Schierholtz was the Giants' starting right fielder for portions of 2010 but ended the year as a defensive substitution for Pat Burrell. He won his first World Series as the Giants defeated the Texas Rangers for their first World Series title in 56 years. In 2011, he was the Giants' starting right fielder for most of the year, until a broken foot sidelined him at the end of August. Though used as the starting right fielder some in 2012, Schierholtz said in an interview in July that Giants' manager Bruce Bochy did not think of him as an everyday player. Shortly afterwards, he was traded to the Phillies, with whom he finished the year. The Giants won the World Series again and gave him a World Series ring for his earlier contributions.

In 2013, Schierholtz signed with the Cubs and received the most playing time of his career, hitting a career-high 21 home runs. He batted .192 with the Cubs the next season and was released mid-season. The Nationals picked him up soon after, and he reached the playoffs with them. In 2015, Schierholtz attempted to make the Rangers' roster out of spring training. Faced with a demotion to the minor leagues, he opted instead to spend a season in Japan with the Toyo Carp. He signed with the Detroit Tigers organization in 2016 and played some games in the minor leagues before getting released in May.