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Late Bloomers: Joe Nathan

Late Bloomers: Joe Nathan

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Paul White
May 01, 2024
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Some really good pitchers just were not meant to be major league starters. Joe Nathan was clearly one of them. In fact, he didn’t view himself as a pitcher at all.

Nathan wanted to be a major league shortstop. After playing the position all through high school and getting almost no attention from colleges, he landed at little SUNY Stony Brook only becaus…

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