Nate Freiman
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Freiman with the Oakland Athletics
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| Free agent | |||
| First baseman/Third baseman | |||
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Born: December 31, 1986 Washington, D.C. |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 3, 2013, for the Oakland Athletics | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2014 season) |
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| Batting average | .256 | ||
| Home runs | 9 | ||
| Runs batted in | 39 | ||
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Nathan Samuel Freiman (born December 31, 1986) is an American professional baseball first baseman who is currently a free agent. He is 6 feet 8 inches (2.03 m) tall, weighs 250 pounds (110 kg), and bats and throws right-handed. In 2013, baseball writer Tim Brown wrote, "Near as anyone can tell, there's never been a taller major-league position player than Freiman."
Freiman holds Duke University's career home run record, and the school's second-highest all-time batting average. In the minor leagues, playing in the San Diego Padres organization, he led the Northwest League in runs batted in (RBIs) and extra base hits in 2009, was a Midwest League midseason All-Star in 2010, and was a California League postseason All-Star in 2011. In 2012, he led the Texas League in RBIs and hits, and was both a midseason and postseason All-Star.
In December 2012, the Astros picked Freiman in the Rule 5 draft and added him to their 40-man roster. In March 2013 the Oakland Athletics claimed him off waivers, and he made his major league debut for the A's the following month. Freiman was voted American League Rookie of the Month for May 2013, and for the season he batted .274 in 190 at bats. He started 2014 in Triple-A. But after leading the Pacific Coast League in RBIs through June 29, while tying for seventh in the league in home runs, he was called back up to the A's. On July 2, 2015, the A's designated Freiman for assignment.
Freiman is married to golfer Amanda Blumenherst. The two were Duke's ACC Senior Male and Female Athletes of the Year in 2009.
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