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| rdfs:comment | - Joe Nathan is the current closer for the Minnesota Twins. He was originally drafted by the Giants but was sent to the Twins (with Francisco Liriano as part of the trade for AJ Pierzynski. In Minnesota, at the age of 29, Nathan emerged as one of the most dominant closers in baseball. He earned an All-Star appearances in 2004, 2005 and 2008. Nathan was also on the Team USA roster for the 2006 World Baseball Classic.
- Joe Nathan attended Pine Bush High School in Pine Bush, New York, where he played basketball and baseball and ran track. He graduated in 1992. However, only Division III colleges showed even minimal interest in having him play for their program. Nathan ended up playing college baseball at Stony Brook University as a result of his baseball coach and Stony Brook's coach having a history; Pine Bush assistant baseball coach Jeff Masionet and Stony Brook baseball coach Matt Senk played college baseball together at State University of New York at Cortland.
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| Short Description | - American professional baseball pitcher
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| abstract | - Joe Nathan is the current closer for the Minnesota Twins. He was originally drafted by the Giants but was sent to the Twins (with Francisco Liriano as part of the trade for AJ Pierzynski. In Minnesota, at the age of 29, Nathan emerged as one of the most dominant closers in baseball. He earned an All-Star appearances in 2004, 2005 and 2008. Nathan was also on the Team USA roster for the 2006 World Baseball Classic.
- Joe Nathan attended Pine Bush High School in Pine Bush, New York, where he played basketball and baseball and ran track. He graduated in 1992. However, only Division III colleges showed even minimal interest in having him play for their program. Nathan ended up playing college baseball at Stony Brook University as a result of his baseball coach and Stony Brook's coach having a history; Pine Bush assistant baseball coach Jeff Masionet and Stony Brook baseball coach Matt Senk played college baseball together at State University of New York at Cortland.
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