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	Olympic medal record
Competitor for United States
Men's baseball

**Nate Schierholtz**
Nate Schierholtz
;
	San Francisco Giants — No. 12
	Right fielder
	Born: February 15, 1984 (age 25); Reno, Nevada
Bats: Left	Throws: Right
MLB debut
	June 11, 2007 for the San Francisco Giants
Career statistics; (through November 1 , 2009)
Batting average	.284
Hits	134
Runs batted in	44
OBP	.316
Home runs	6
Stolen Bases	6
Teams
	San Francisco Giants (2007–present);

Nathan John Schierholtz (born February 15, 1984 in Reno, Nevada) is a right fielder for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. He bats left-handed and throws right-handed.^[1] He is one of few baseball players to bat without batting gloves.

[edit] High school and college

Schierholtz attended San Ramon Valley High School in Danville, California, the same high school as teammate Randy Winn. Schierholtz was not heavily recruited out of high school and instead decided to play for Chabot College, a community college located in Hayward, California. He played only one season for Chabot, starting at third base. He batted .400 with 72 hits, 60 RBI, 18 home runs, and 45 runs scored that season.

[edit] Professional career

Schierholtz was drafted by the Giants in the second round (63rd overall) of the 2003 MLB Draft. In 2004, Schierholtz switched from third base to right field. He excelled at each of his stops in the minor league system, en route to his call up in 2007.^[2] He continues to be one of the top outfield prospects in the Giants' farm system.

[edit] Major Leagues

Schierholtz made his major league debut on June 11, 2007, against the Toronto Blue Jays as a defensive replacement. He got his first hit the next night in his first career at-bat. His most notable moment while on the big league club was on June 23, at home against the New York Yankees, when he blooped a single into center field in the bottom of the 13th inning to win the game for the Giants. Despite a .325 batting average in 40 at-bats, Schierholtz was sent down at the start of July.^[3]

Schierholtz was again called up in September 2008, as the Giants' roster expanded.

Schierholtz started the 2009 season as a pinch hitter. On June 14, 2009, Schierholtz had an inside-the-park home run, only the fourth in AT&T Park history, in the 3rd inning against the Oakland A's^[4]. As of late, Schierholtz is getting regular starts in right field.

[edit] 2008 USA Baseball Olympic Team

In 2008, Schierholtz was batting .314 with fifteen home runs and 65 runs batted in for the Giants' Triple-A Pacific Coast League affiliate, the Fresno Grizzlies when his minor league season ended as a result of his being selected for the 2008 USA Olympic Baseball Team. In the sixth inning of a preliminary round game against China, Schierholtz collided with China backup catcher Yang Yang at the home plate on a sacrifice fly, a play that resulted in a near brawl between the teams and saw Chinese manager Jim Lefebvre ejected from the game. ^[5]

[edit] Statistics

Year	Ag	Tm	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS+	TB	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GDP
2007	23	SF	NL	39	112	9	34	5	3	0	10	3	1	2	19	.304	.316	.402	85	45	0	2	0	1	0
2008	24	SF	NL	19	75	12	24	8	1	1	5	0	1	3	8	.320	.370	.493	.864	37	0	0	0	3	1
2009	25	SF	NL	68	160	22	46	9	1	3	17	2	1	8	31	.288	.320	.413	.732	66	0	3	3	1	3
Totals:				126	347	43	104	22	5	4	32	5	3	13	58	.300	.427	.756	148	45	0	5	3	5	4
Roll over stat abbreviations for definitions. Stats through July 13, 2009.^[6]

[edit] References

^ "Nate Schierholtz Player File". MLB.com. http://mlb.com/team/player_career.jsp?player_id=435625. Retrieved 2007-09-13.
^ "Nate Schierholtz Baseball Statistics". The Baseball Cube. http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/S/Nate-Schierholtz.shtml. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
^ "Nate Schierholtz 2007 Batting Splits". Baseball-Reference. http://www.baseball-reference.com/pi/bsplit.cgi?n1=schiena01&year=2007. Retrieved 2007-09-09.
^ [[cite work=ESPN |date=2009-06-14 |url=http://espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=290614126 |title=Oakland Athletics vs. San Francisco Giants - Recap - June 14, 2009 - ESPN ]]
^ "Schierholtz a big hit after play in Olympics". San Francisco Chronicle. 2008-08-19. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/19/SPSD12D6JI.DTL.
^ "Nate Schierholtz Career Statistics". SF Giants. http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/stats/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=sf&playerID=435625&section1=1&section2=1&statSet2=1&section3=1&statSet3=1&statSet1=2. Retrieved 2008-07-13.

[edit] External links

Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube

[mlb-bio-0] "Nate Schierholtz Player File". MLB.com. http://mlb.com/team/player_career.jsp?player_id=435625. Retrieved 2007-09-13.

[cube-1] "Nate Schierholtz Baseball Statistics". The Baseball Cube. http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/S/Nate-Schierholtz.shtml. Retrieved 2007-08-31.

[br-07_splits-2] "Nate Schierholtz 2007 Batting Splits". Baseball-Reference. http://www.baseball-reference.com/pi/bsplit.cgi?n1=schiena01&year=2007. Retrieved 2007-09-09.

[3] [[cite work=ESPN |date=2009-06-14 |url=http://espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=290614126 |title=Oakland Athletics vs. San Francisco Giants - Recap - June 14, 2009 - ESPN ]]

[4] "Schierholtz a big hit after play in Olympics". San Francisco Chronicle. 2008-08-19. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/19/SPSD12D6JI.DTL.

[5] "Nate Schierholtz Career Statistics". SF Giants. http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/stats/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=sf&playerID=435625&section1=1&section2=1&statSet2=1&section3=1&statSet3=1&statSet1=2. Retrieved 2008-07-13.

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