Nate Minchey Explained

Nate Minchey
Position:Pitcher
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:31 August 1969
Birth Place:Austin, Texas, U.S.
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 12
Debutyear:1993
Debutteam:Boston Red Sox
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 25
Finalyear:1997
Finalteam:Colorado Rockies
Debut2league:NPB
Debut2date:April 4
Debut2year:1998
Debut2team:Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Final2league:NPB
Final2date:June 19
Final2year:2004
Final2team:Chiba Lotte Marines
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:3–7
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:6.75
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:38
Stat2league:NPB
Stat21label:Win–loss record
Stat21value:74–70
Stat22label:Earned run average
Stat22value:3.64
Stat23label:Strikeouts
Stat23value:626
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Nathan Derek Minchey (born August 31, 1969) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1993 through 1997 for the Boston Red Sox (1993–94, 1996) and Colorado Rockies (1997). He also played seven seasons in Japan, from 1998 until 2004, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp (1998–2000) and Chiba Lotte Marines (2001–2004)

In a three-season career, Minchey posted a 3–7 record with 38 strikeouts and a 6.75 ERA in 15 appearances, including 12 starts, one complete game, and 64.0 innings of work. Following his majors career, Minchey played in Japan for seven seasons. He had a 74–70 record with 626 strikeouts and a 3.64 ERA in 1213⅓ innings, collecting two 15-win seasons and leading the Japanese Pacific League with a 3.26 ERA in 2001.

Minchey also pitched in the Montreal, Atlanta, Boston, St. Louis and Colorado minor league systems from 1987 to 1997. He went 112–104 with 1141 strikeouts and a 3.54 ERA in 1832⅔ innings, and posted identical records of 15–6 in 1992 and 1997. Overall, Minchey collected 189 wins in a span of 16 years. Since 2007, he has worked as a scouting supervisor for the Cleveland Indians in Japanese baseball.

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