Nate McLouth
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McLouth with the Washington Nationals in 2014
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| Outfielder | |||
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Born: October 28, 1981 Muskegon, Michigan |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 29, 2005, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
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| August 1, 2014, for the Washington Nationals | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .247 | ||
| Home runs | 101 | ||
| Runs batted in | 333 | ||
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Nathan "Nate" Richard McLouth (born October 28, 1981) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals. Primarily a center fielder, McLouth bats from the left side and throws from the right. He is 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighs 185 pounds (84 kg).
Nathan Richard McLouth was born in Muskegon, Michigan on October 28, 1981, as the oldest of Rick and Pam McLouth's three sons. His brothers are Jake and Christopher. McLouth attended Whitehall Sr. High School, where he was coached by Warren Zweigle. During his high school baseball career, McLouth stole 180 bases in 181 attempts. McLouth was named USA Today Honorable Mention All American in 1999, followed by Michigan's Co-Mr. Baseball, and the state's Gatorade Player of the Year in 2000. He committed to attend the University of Michigan.
McLouth was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 25th round of the 2000 draft. He opted to sign with Pittsburgh for $500,000, rather than attend college.
After an encouraging debut in full-season ball with the Hickory Crawdads, he struggled with the high-A Lynchburg Hillcats in 2002. McLouth rebounded with a strong season at that same level in 2003, however, earning a spot on the league's All-Star team.
McLouth continued to advance steadily through the minors, and on June 29, 2005, he made his major league debut, only a day after he was named an International League All-Star. As a result of an injury to starting center fielder Chris Duffy, McLouth received a substantial amount of playing time through the end of the season. In 109 at-bats, he compiled a .257 batting average, a .305 on-base percentage, and a .450 slugging percentage. McLouth made the Pittsburgh Pirates 2006 opening day lineup as a backup outfielder, sending outfielder Jody Gerut to start the year in Triple-A. At the start of the 2007 season, McLouth changed his uniform number from 59 to 3.
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