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Nate Schierholtz

January 31, 2023

Nathan John "Nate" Schierholtz (born February 15, 1984) is an American former professional baseball right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants (2007–2012), Philadelphia Phillies (2012), Chicago Cubs (2013–2014), and Washington Nationals (2014). He also played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for Hiroshima Toyo Carp (2015).

Nate Schierholtz
Schierholtz with the San Francisco Giants
Right fielder
Born: (1984-02-15) February 15, 1984 (age 38)
Reno, Nevada, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: June 11, 2007, for the San Francisco Giants
NPB: April 19, 2015, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Last appearance
MLB: October 7, 2014, for the Washington Nationals
NPB: September 12, 2015, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
MLB statistics
Batting average.253
Home runs52
Runs batted in228
NPB statistics
Batting average.250
Home runs10
Runs batted in30
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Medals

Schierholtz was a second-round draft pick by the Giants out of Chabot College in 2003. He reached the major leagues in 2007, batting over .300 in limited playing time. He spent most of 2008 in the minor leagues but again hit over .300 when he was called up in September. Schierholtz also represented the United States of America at the Summer Olympics that year. In 2009, he spent the whole season with the Giants, appearing in over 100 games and getting starts in right field. Schierholtz was the Giants' starting right fielder for portions of 2010 but ended the year as a defensive substitution for Pat Burrell. He won his first World Series as the Giants defeated the Texas Rangers for their first World Series title in 56 years. In 2011, he was the Giants' starting right fielder for most of the year, until a broken foot sidelined him at the end of August. Though used as the starting right fielder some in 2012, Schierholtz said in an interview in July that Giants' manager Bruce Bochy did not think of him as an everyday player. Shortly afterwards, he was traded to the Phillies, with whom he finished the year. The Giants won the World Series again and gave him a World Series ring for his earlier contributions.

In 2013, Schierholtz signed with the Cubs and received the most playing time of his career, hitting a career-high 21 home runs. He batted .192 with the Cubs the next season and was released mid-season. The Nationals picked him up soon after, and he reached the playoffs with them. In 2015, Schierholtz attempted to make the Rangers' roster out of spring training. Faced with a demotion to the minor leagues, he opted instead to spend a season in Japan with the Toyo Carp. He signed with the Detroit Tigers organization in 2016 and played some games in the minor leagues before getting released in May. Later in the season, Schierholtz failed a test for performance-enhancing drugs, resulting in an 80-game suspension by Major League Baseball.

High school and college

Schierholtz was born February 15, 1984, in Reno, Nevada.[1] His parents were Vai Sr., and Karen Schierholtz, and he was the oldest of four children (Cainan; Vai Jr.; and Sophia).[2] He attended San Ramon Valley High School in Danville, California, the same high school as future San Francisco Giants teammate Randy Winn.[3] At San Ramon Valley, he served as the team captain. Following high school, Schierholtz played for Chabot College, a community college located in Hayward, California. He spent the 2003 season with Chabot, starting at third base.[4] In his lone season at Chabot, he was named an All-American.[4]

Professional career

San Francisco Giants

Minor leagues

Schierholtz was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the second round (63rd overall) of the 2003 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft. He began his minor league career that year as a third baseman with the rookie Arizona League Giants, batting .400 in 11 games before getting promoted to the Single-A short season Salem-Keizer Volcanoes of the Northwest League.[5] In 35 games for Salem-Keizer, he hit .306 with 38 hits, three home runs, and 29 runs batted in (RBI).[6] He began the 2004 season with the Single-A Hagerstown Suns of the South Atlantic League, earning All-star game honors for that league. He batted .296 with 53 RBI in 58 games and was leading the league in home runs (15) and extra-base hits (37) before getting promoted to the Single-A advanced San Jose Giants of the California League.[5] At San Jose, though still receiving significant playing time as a third baseman, he began to play the outfield as well.[6] In 62 games with San Jose, he batted .295 with three home runs and 31 RBI. He was second on the team with nine triples after not hitting any with Hagerstown. He was third among Giants' prospects with 18 home runs and ranked second with 84 RBI in 2004.[5]

In 2005, Schierholtz remained at San Jose, where he became an everyday right fielder. Over 128 games, he batted .319 (fifth in the California League) with 160 hits (tied with Chris Lubanski, Seth Smith, and Clay Timpner for fifth), 37 doubles (tied with Danny Putnam for eighth), eight triples (tied with Wladimir Balentien, Danny Richar, and Joe Gaetti for third behind Timpner's 12 and Anthony Webster's 11), 15 home runs, and 86 RBI.[7] He batted .333 in the playoffs, helping San Jose win the California League championship.[5]

Schierholtz moved up to the Double-A Connecticut Defenders of the Eastern League in 2006. In 125 games, he batted .270 with 127 hits, 14 home runs, and 54 RBI.[6] He led the Defenders in most major batting categories and finished sixth in the Eastern League with seven triples.[5][8] Entering the 2007 season, Schierholtz was ranked the eighth-best prospect in the Giants' organization by Baseball America.[9] That year, he was assigned to the Triple-A Fresno Grizzlies of the Pacific Coast League. He spent most of the season with them. In 109 games, he had 137 hits, 31 doubles, 16 home runs, and 68 RBI. He finished third in the league in batting average (.333, behind Geovany Soto's .353 and Delwyn Young's .337) and triples (seven, tied with Scott Seabol behind Reggie Abercrombie's and Jeff Salazar's nine).[10]

2007

Giants' manager Bruce Bochy considered calling up Schierholtz in May 2007 when Dave Roberts started suffering elbow problems, but an injury to Schierholtz prevented that. On June 11, Schierholtz was called up to replace Dan Ortmeier and try to give the Giants some offensive help.[11] He made his major league debut that day, against the Toronto Blue Jays as a defensive replacement.[12] He got his first hit the next night, against A. J. Burnett in his first career at bat in a 3–2 victory over Toronto.[13] During this stint, Schierholtz received most of the starts in right field.[14] On June 23, at AT&T Park against the New York Yankees, he blooped an RBI single into center field against Scott Proctor in the bottom of the 13th inning to win the game 6–5 for the Giants.[15] Despite a .325 batting average in 40 at bats, Schierholtz was sent down at the start of July to make room for Rich Aurilia, who was returning from the disabled list.[16][17] He was recalled in September, and he received most of the starts in right field that month.[14] In 39 games (112 at bats), he batted .304 with 34 hits, five doubles, three triples, 10 RBI, and two walks.[5]

 
Schierholtz in 2008

In 2008, Baseball America ranked Schierholtz the fourth-best prospect in the Giants' system.[18] He attended spring training with the Giants but started the season in Fresno.[5] Schierholtz was batting .314 with fifteen home runs and 65 runs batted in for the Grizzlies when his minor league season ended as a result of his being selected for the 2008 USA Olympic Baseball Team. In the sixth inning of a preliminary round game against China, he collided with China backup catcher Yang Yang at the home plate on a sacrifice fly, a play that resulted in a near brawl between the teams and saw Chinese manager Jim Lefebvre ejected from the game.[19] Schierholtz played nine games with the Americans, batting .216 with four doubles, one home run, and six RBI as the United States earned a bronze medal.[5]

Schierholtz was again called up in September 2008, as the Giants' roster expanded, and he was used as the Giants' starting right fielder for the remainder of the year.[20][21] On September 3, he recorded four hits in a game for the first time in a 9–2 victory over the Colorado Rockies.[22] Three days later, he hit his first career home run against Jesse Chavez in a 7–6 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.[23] In 19 games (75 at bats) in 2008, Schierholtz hit .320 with 24 hits, eight doubles, one triple, one home run, and five RBI.[5]

2009

Schierholtz started the 2009 season as a pinch hitter.[24] In June, he saw his playing time increase as Randy Winn, the Giants' right fielder, began playing left field frequently in place of Fred Lewis.[24][25][26] On June 14, he had an inside-the-park home run, only the fourth in AT&T Park history, in the third inning against Brett Anderson of the Oakland Athletics in a 7–1 victory.[27] He had four hits on June 28 in a 7–0 win over the Milwaukee Brewers.[28] From July 28 through August 12, he was on the disabled list with a bruised left hip, which he suffered after running into a chain-link fence at Turner Field.[5][29][30] He saw his playing time reduced in September as Winn moved back to right field to give Eugenio Vélez and John Bowker opportunities in left.[24][25][31][32] In a career-high 116 games (285 at bats) in 2009, Schierholtz batted .267 with 76 hits, five home runs, and 29 RBI. He had the third-highest batting average for a pinch hitter in the majors (.371, behind Seth Smith's .472 and Hideki Matsui's .381).[5]

2010

Schierholtz was expected to be the Giants' Opening Day right fielder in 2010, but Bowker won the position after hitting six home runs in spring training.[33] Bowker, however, only held the job for 10 games before Schierholtz replaced him on April 17.[34][35] In his first 16 games in the role, he batted .393, but over his next 19, he batted .154.[35] When Buster Posey was called up in late May, Aubrey Huff moved from first base to right field, leaving Schierholtz on the bench.[36][37][38] After Bengie Molina was traded, Posey switched from first base to catcher, but Travis Ishikawa began getting some starts at first base, creating a platoon between Schierholtz and Ishikawa, with Huff covering first base or right field depending on who was playing.[35][37][39][40] When José Guillén was acquired on August 13, Schierholtz was relegated to the role of pinch-hitter and late-inning defensive substitution for the rest of the year.[35][41] In 137 games (227 at bats), Schierholtz batted .242 with 55 hits, 13 doubles, three triples, three home runs, and 17 RBI.[5]

Schierholtz received regular playing time throughout the postseason as a defensive replacement for starting outfielder Pat Burrell.[42] Whenever the Giants held a lead in the sixth inning or later, Bochy would remove Burrell from the game, shift Cody Ross from right field to left field, and place Schierholtz in right field. This strategy was meant to provide the Giants with the best possible defensive outfield and, thus, the best chance of holding the lead and winning the game.[43][44][45] Schierholtz ultimately appeared in 11 of San Francisco's 15 playoff games, accumulating 13 plate appearances and recording an RBI in Game 1 of the 2010 World Series against the Texas Rangers.[5] In Game 4, a night when Bochy chose to start several of his backups, he got his first start of the postseason, playing right field in the Giants' 4–0 victory.[46] The Giants won the World Series in five games, their first World Series victory since 1954.[47]

2011

 
Schierholtz in 2011

Schierholtz hit a 467-foot home run at Coors Field on April 18, 2011, against Esmil Rogers in an 8–1 victory over the Rockies.[5][48] At the start of May, Schierholtz took over the Giants' right field job, due to a slump by Burrell.[49][50][51] He hit a game-tying, two-run pinch-hit home run against Grant Balfour on May 22 in an 11-inning, 5–4 victory over Oakland.[52] Ten days later, he had a game-tying RBI single in the ninth inning against Fernando Salas and a game-winning RBI single in the 11th inning against Ryan Franklin in a 7–5 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.[53] On July 6, against the San Diego Padres, Schierholtz recorded his first multi-home run game. In the bottom of the 14th inning of that game, he hit a walk-off home run against Pat Neshek that secured a 6–5 victory for the Giants.[54] Two days later, he had a splash hit home run against R. A. Dickey in a 5–2 loss to the New York Mets.[55] Following the acquisition of Carlos Beltrán on July 28, Schierholtz began playing some left field for the first time in his career.[5] He broke his right foot after hitting a foul ball off it against the Atlanta Braves on August 15. Schierholtz appeared in five more games after the injury, but it became too severe to play through, and he was placed on the disabled list on August 27 (retroactive to August 22), and, though initially expected to return, he missed the rest of the season.[56][57] In 115 games (335 at bats), Schierholtz hit .278 with 93 hits, 22 doubles, nine home runs, and 41 RBI.[5] He said of his 2011 season, "I was able to contribute to the team this year. That was a positive thing I can take from the season."[57]

2012

In 2012, Schierholtz started the season as a bench player but soon became the Giants' everyday right fielder.[58] On April 23 and 24, he had back-to-back three-hit games against the Mets.[5] He batted .372 over his first 14 games but hit just .048 over his next seven. When May started, Bochy benched him in favor of Gregor Blanco.[58][59] On July 18, in an interview with Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle, he said that Bochy had told him in May that he did not view him as an everyday player. He said that, while he did not ask for a trade, "I think whatever the best fit for the team and me is would be ideal. I can't really make those decisions. It's all up to them. Whether I'm here or not I'm going to give my best effort every day and bust my tail."[60] That weekend, he started three games against the Philadelphia Phillies in right field, partly because Blanco and Ángel Pagán had been struggling.[61] On July 22, Schierholtz hit two home runs against Joe Blanton, the second of which forced the game into extra innings. However, the Giants would lose 4–3 in 12 innings.[62] In 77 games (175 at bats), Schierholtz hit .251 with 44 hits, four doubles, five triples, five home runs, and 16 RBI.[5] At the trade deadline on July 31, Schierholtz was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies along with minor league catcher Tommy Joseph and minor league pitcher Seth Rosin for outfielder Hunter Pence.[1][63]

Philadelphia Phillies

Upon Schierholtz's arrival in Philadelphia, manager Charlie Manuel said he wanted to give Schierholtz everyday playing time for the rest of the year, in order to assess him.[64] In the transition, Schierholtz changed his number from 12 to 22.[1] In his debut, Schierholtz homered against Edwin Jackson in a 3–2 victory against the Washington Nationals.[65] However, Schierholtz was sent to the disabled list on August 13 after fouling a ball off his right big toe in a game against the Cardinals.[64] He remained on the disabled list until September 1.[66] On September 7, he delivered a game-ending RBI single against Will Harris, giving the Phillies a 3–2 win over Colorado.[67] Schierholtz appeared in 33 games with the Phillies, batting .273 with 18 hits, four doubles, one home run, and five RBI. In 114 games (241 at bats) with Philadelphia and San Francisco, he batted .257 with 62 hits, eight doubles, five triples, six home runs, and 21 RBI.[5] After the season, the Phillies non-tendered Schierholtz, making him a free agent. They chose to non-tender him because they were only projecting him as a fifth outfielder, and Schierholtz was due for a pay raise.[68][69]

Despite being traded to the Phillies, Schierholtz received his second World Series ring from the Giants due to his contributions during the first half of the 2012 season with the team.[70]

Chicago Cubs

On December 5, 2012, Schierholtz signed a $2.25 million, one-year deal with the Chicago Cubs.[69][71] He was the Cubs' starting right fielder for most of the 2013 season. From June 4 through 18, he set a career-high with a 10-game hitting streak.[5] On June 14, he had two triples in a game for the first time in his career in a 14-inning, 6–5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.[72] On June 22, he set a career-high with his 10th home run of the season in a 4–3 loss to the Houston Astros.[73] He batted .286 with 11 home runs through June 30 but saw his average sink to .218 for the rest of the season, although he would hit 10 home runs.[74] On July 24, he had a career-high five RBI, including a game-winning RBI double against David Hernandez in the 12th inning of a 7–6 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.[75] Three days later, he hit a home run against Sergio Romo in a 1–0 victory over the Giants.[76] Schierholtz reset his career-high in RBI with six on August 19, including home runs against Jordan Zimmermann and Fernando Abad in an 11–1 victory over the Washington Nationals.[77] In 137 games (462 at bats), Schierholtz batted .251 with career-highs in hits (116), doubles (32), home runs (21), runs scored (56), and RBI (68). Defensively, he posted a .988 fielding percentage.[5]

On January 17, 2014, Schierholtz signed a $5 million, one-year deal to remain with the Chicago Cubs.[1] On June 3, he had a game-ending RBI single against Scott Rice, giving the Cubs a 2–1 victory over the Mets.[78] He was designated for assignment by the Cubs on August 6, 2014.[79] Chicago released the veteran on waivers after he had a .192 batting average and six home runs over 99 games.[1]

Washington Nationals

On August 18, 2014, Schierholtz signed a minor league deal with the Washington Nationals, and was assigned to the Triple-A Syracuse Chiefs of the International League.[80] The Nationals selected Schierholtz's contract on August 23 and used him as a reserve outfielder.[81] On September 21, he tripled home a run against Nate Eovaldi, then scored on a double by Anthony Rendon in a 2–1 victory over the Miami Marlins.[82] In 23 games (40 at bats) with the Nationals, Schierholtz batted .225 with one home run. His combined totals were a .195 average, 69 hits, seven home runs, and 37 RBI in 122 games with Chicago and Washington.[1] Schierholtz reached the playoffs with Washington as they won the National League East.[83] He appeared in all four games of the 2014 National League Division Series, getting a hit and three walks in four plate appearances for a 1.000 on-base percentage as the Nationals were defeated by the Giants. After the season, he became a free agent.[1]

Texas Rangers organization

On February 6, 2015, Schierholtz signed a minor league deal with the Texas Rangers.[84] He competed for an outfield spot but was released on March 28 before the season started.[85]

Hiroshima Toyo Carp

After his release from Texas, Schierholtz went to Japan, signing a one-year deal with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). During the 2015 season, he hit .250 (58-for-232), with 10 home runs and 30 RBIs in 65 games.[6] "It was definitely an interesting experience and I learned a lot. I enjoyed living with the Japanese culture and learning some of their ways and values. The fans are very kind to the American foreign players and it was a great experience," Schierholtz summarized his time in Japan.[86]

Detroit Tigers organization

On December 23, 2015, Schierholtz signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers, and was invited to 2016 spring training.[87] Failing to make the club, he played 31 games for the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens of the International League, batting .246 with 29 hits, three home runs, and 13 RBI before his release on May 22.[6][1] On August 5, 2016, Schierholtz received an 80-game suspension from Major League Baseball for testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug.[88]

Personal life

Schierholtz married Kate Eveland, a former guard on the San Diego State basketball team on December 3, 2011.[89] Cainan, his younger brother, was arrested on a DUI in 2004 and was charged with another DUI and felony hit-and-run on August 1, 2010. Nate said, "Obviously, it's very upsetting... It's just something very irresponsible and he's going to have to do some decent time for what he's done. I'll stick by him and support him to get the counseling he needs."[90] Vai Jr., his youngest brother, attended the Air Force Academy and played baseball for the Falcons.[2] His mother lives in Alamo, California; her house burned down in 2009 but was rebuilt.[90]

Schierholtz used to bat without batting gloves, one of the few Major Leaguers to do so,[5] but since 2011 has used batting gloves.[91]

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nate, schierholtz, nathan, john, nate, schierholtz, born, february, 1984, american, former, professional, baseball, right, fielder, played, major, league, baseball, francisco, giants, 2007, 2012, philadelphia, phillies, 2012, chicago, cubs, 2013, 2014, washing. Nathan John Nate Schierholtz born February 15 1984 is an American former professional baseball right fielder He played in Major League Baseball MLB for the San Francisco Giants 2007 2012 Philadelphia Phillies 2012 Chicago Cubs 2013 2014 and Washington Nationals 2014 He also played in Nippon Professional Baseball NPB for Hiroshima Toyo Carp 2015 Nate SchierholtzSchierholtz with the San Francisco GiantsRight fielderBorn 1984 02 15 February 15 1984 age 38 Reno Nevada U S Batted LeftThrew RightProfessional debutMLB June 11 2007 for the San Francisco GiantsNPB April 19 2015 for the Hiroshima Toyo CarpLast appearanceMLB October 7 2014 for the Washington NationalsNPB September 12 2015 for the Hiroshima Toyo CarpMLB statisticsBatting average 253Home runs52Runs batted in228NPB statisticsBatting average 250Home runs10Runs batted in30TeamsSan Francisco Giants 2007 2012 Philadelphia Phillies 2012 Chicago Cubs 2013 2014 Washington Nationals 2014 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 2015 Career highlights and awardsWorld Series champion 2010 Medals Men s BaseballRepresenting United StatesOlympic Games2008 Beijing TeamSchierholtz was a second round draft pick by the Giants out of Chabot College in 2003 He reached the major leagues in 2007 batting over 300 in limited playing time He spent most of 2008 in the minor leagues but again hit over 300 when he was called up in September Schierholtz also represented the United States of America at the Summer Olympics that year In 2009 he spent the whole season with the Giants appearing in over 100 games and getting starts in right field Schierholtz was the Giants starting right fielder for portions of 2010 but ended the year as a defensive substitution for Pat Burrell He won his first World Series as the Giants defeated the Texas Rangers for their first World Series title in 56 years In 2011 he was the Giants starting right fielder for most of the year until a broken foot sidelined him at the end of August Though used as the starting right fielder some in 2012 Schierholtz said in an interview in July that Giants manager Bruce Bochy did not think of him as an everyday player Shortly afterwards he was traded to the Phillies with whom he finished the year The Giants won the World Series again and gave him a World Series ring for his earlier contributions In 2013 Schierholtz signed with the Cubs and received the most playing time of his career hitting a career high 21 home runs He batted 192 with the Cubs the next season and was released mid season The Nationals picked him up soon after and he reached the playoffs with them In 2015 Schierholtz attempted to make the Rangers roster out of spring training Faced with a demotion to the minor leagues he opted instead to spend a season in Japan with the Toyo Carp He signed with the Detroit Tigers organization in 2016 and played some games in the minor leagues before getting released in May Later in the season Schierholtz failed a test for performance enhancing drugs resulting in an 80 game suspension by Major League Baseball Contents 1 High school and college 2 Professional career 2 1 San Francisco Giants 2 1 1 Minor leagues 2 1 2 2007 2 1 3 2009 2 1 4 2010 2 1 5 2011 2 1 6 2012 2 2 Philadelphia Phillies 2 3 Chicago Cubs 2 4 Washington Nationals 2 5 Texas Rangers organization 2 6 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 2 7 Detroit Tigers organization 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksHigh school and college EditSchierholtz was born February 15 1984 in Reno Nevada 1 His parents were Vai Sr and Karen Schierholtz and he was the oldest of four children Cainan Vai Jr and Sophia 2 He attended San Ramon Valley High School in Danville California the same high school as future San Francisco Giants teammate Randy Winn 3 At San Ramon Valley he served as the team captain Following high school Schierholtz played for Chabot College a community college located in Hayward California He spent the 2003 season with Chabot starting at third base 4 In his lone season at Chabot he was named an All American 4 Professional career EditSan Francisco Giants Edit Minor leagues Edit Schierholtz was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the second round 63rd overall of the 2003 Major League Baseball MLB Draft He began his minor league career that year as a third baseman with the rookie Arizona League Giants batting 400 in 11 games before getting promoted to the Single A short season Salem Keizer Volcanoes of the Northwest League 5 In 35 games for Salem Keizer he hit 306 with 38 hits three home runs and 29 runs batted in RBI 6 He began the 2004 season with the Single A Hagerstown Suns of the South Atlantic League earning All star game honors for that league He batted 296 with 53 RBI in 58 games and was leading the league in home runs 15 and extra base hits 37 before getting promoted to the Single A advanced San Jose Giants of the California League 5 At San Jose though still receiving significant playing time as a third baseman he began to play the outfield as well 6 In 62 games with San Jose he batted 295 with three home runs and 31 RBI He was second on the team with nine triples after not hitting any with Hagerstown He was third among Giants prospects with 18 home runs and ranked second with 84 RBI in 2004 5 In 2005 Schierholtz remained at San Jose where he became an everyday right fielder Over 128 games he batted 319 fifth in the California League with 160 hits tied with Chris Lubanski Seth Smith and Clay Timpner for fifth 37 doubles tied with Danny Putnam for eighth eight triples tied with Wladimir Balentien Danny Richar and Joe Gaetti for third behind Timpner s 12 and Anthony Webster s 11 15 home runs and 86 RBI 7 He batted 333 in the playoffs helping San Jose win the California League championship 5 Schierholtz moved up to the Double A Connecticut Defenders of the Eastern League in 2006 In 125 games he batted 270 with 127 hits 14 home runs and 54 RBI 6 He led the Defenders in most major batting categories and finished sixth in the Eastern League with seven triples 5 8 Entering the 2007 season Schierholtz was ranked the eighth best prospect in the Giants organization by Baseball America 9 That year he was assigned to the Triple A Fresno Grizzlies of the Pacific Coast League He spent most of the season with them In 109 games he had 137 hits 31 doubles 16 home runs and 68 RBI He finished third in the league in batting average 333 behind Geovany Soto s 353 and Delwyn Young s 337 and triples seven tied with Scott Seabol behind Reggie Abercrombie s and Jeff Salazar s nine 10 2007 Edit Giants manager Bruce Bochy considered calling up Schierholtz in May 2007 when Dave Roberts started suffering elbow problems but an injury to Schierholtz prevented that On June 11 Schierholtz was called up to replace Dan Ortmeier and try to give the Giants some offensive help 11 He made his major league debut that day against the Toronto Blue Jays as a defensive replacement 12 He got his first hit the next night against A J Burnett in his first career at bat in a 3 2 victory over Toronto 13 During this stint Schierholtz received most of the starts in right field 14 On June 23 at AT amp T Park against the New York Yankees he blooped an RBI single into center field against Scott Proctor in the bottom of the 13th inning to win the game 6 5 for the Giants 15 Despite a 325 batting average in 40 at bats Schierholtz was sent down at the start of July to make room for Rich Aurilia who was returning from the disabled list 16 17 He was recalled in September and he received most of the starts in right field that month 14 In 39 games 112 at bats he batted 304 with 34 hits five doubles three triples 10 RBI and two walks 5 Schierholtz in 2008 In 2008 Baseball America ranked Schierholtz the fourth best prospect in the Giants system 18 He attended spring training with the Giants but started the season in Fresno 5 Schierholtz was batting 314 with fifteen home runs and 65 runs batted in for the Grizzlies when his minor league season ended as a result of his being selected for the 2008 USA Olympic Baseball Team In the sixth inning of a preliminary round game against China he collided with China backup catcher Yang Yang at the home plate on a sacrifice fly a play that resulted in a near brawl between the teams and saw Chinese manager Jim Lefebvre ejected from the game 19 Schierholtz played nine games with the Americans batting 216 with four doubles one home run and six RBI as the United States earned a bronze medal 5 Schierholtz was again called up in September 2008 as the Giants roster expanded and he was used as the Giants starting right fielder for the remainder of the year 20 21 On September 3 he recorded four hits in a game for the first time in a 9 2 victory over the Colorado Rockies 22 Three days later he hit his first career home run against Jesse Chavez in a 7 6 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates 23 In 19 games 75 at bats in 2008 Schierholtz hit 320 with 24 hits eight doubles one triple one home run and five RBI 5 2009 Edit Schierholtz started the 2009 season as a pinch hitter 24 In June he saw his playing time increase as Randy Winn the Giants right fielder began playing left field frequently in place of Fred Lewis 24 25 26 On June 14 he had an inside the park home run only the fourth in AT amp T Park history in the third inning against Brett Anderson of the Oakland Athletics in a 7 1 victory 27 He had four hits on June 28 in a 7 0 win over the Milwaukee Brewers 28 From July 28 through August 12 he was on the disabled list with a bruised left hip which he suffered after running into a chain link fence at Turner Field 5 29 30 He saw his playing time reduced in September as Winn moved back to right field to give Eugenio Velez and John Bowker opportunities in left 24 25 31 32 In a career high 116 games 285 at bats in 2009 Schierholtz batted 267 with 76 hits five home runs and 29 RBI He had the third highest batting average for a pinch hitter in the majors 371 behind Seth Smith s 472 and Hideki Matsui s 381 5 2010 Edit Schierholtz was expected to be the Giants Opening Day right fielder in 2010 but Bowker won the position after hitting six home runs in spring training 33 Bowker however only held the job for 10 games before Schierholtz replaced him on April 17 34 35 In his first 16 games in the role he batted 393 but over his next 19 he batted 154 35 When Buster Posey was called up in late May Aubrey Huff moved from first base to right field leaving Schierholtz on the bench 36 37 38 After Bengie Molina was traded Posey switched from first base to catcher but Travis Ishikawa began getting some starts at first base creating a platoon between Schierholtz and Ishikawa with Huff covering first base or right field depending on who was playing 35 37 39 40 When Jose Guillen was acquired on August 13 Schierholtz was relegated to the role of pinch hitter and late inning defensive substitution for the rest of the year 35 41 In 137 games 227 at bats Schierholtz batted 242 with 55 hits 13 doubles three triples three home runs and 17 RBI 5 Schierholtz received regular playing time throughout the postseason as a defensive replacement for starting outfielder Pat Burrell 42 Whenever the Giants held a lead in the sixth inning or later Bochy would remove Burrell from the game shift Cody Ross from right field to left field and place Schierholtz in right field This strategy was meant to provide the Giants with the best possible defensive outfield and thus the best chance of holding the lead and winning the game 43 44 45 Schierholtz ultimately appeared in 11 of San Francisco s 15 playoff games accumulating 13 plate appearances and recording an RBI in Game 1 of the 2010 World Series against the Texas Rangers 5 In Game 4 a night when Bochy chose to start several of his backups he got his first start of the postseason playing right field in the Giants 4 0 victory 46 The Giants won the World Series in five games their first World Series victory since 1954 47 2011 Edit Schierholtz in 2011 Schierholtz hit a 467 foot home run at Coors Field on April 18 2011 against Esmil Rogers in an 8 1 victory over the Rockies 5 48 At the start of May Schierholtz took over the Giants right field job due to a slump by Burrell 49 50 51 He hit a game tying two run pinch hit home run against Grant Balfour on May 22 in an 11 inning 5 4 victory over Oakland 52 Ten days later he had a game tying RBI single in the ninth inning against Fernando Salas and a game winning RBI single in the 11th inning against Ryan Franklin in a 7 5 victory over the St Louis Cardinals 53 On July 6 against the San Diego Padres Schierholtz recorded his first multi home run game In the bottom of the 14th inning of that game he hit a walk off home run against Pat Neshek that secured a 6 5 victory for the Giants 54 Two days later he had a splash hit home run against R A Dickey in a 5 2 loss to the New York Mets 55 Following the acquisition of Carlos Beltran on July 28 Schierholtz began playing some left field for the first time in his career 5 He broke his right foot after hitting a foul ball off it against the Atlanta Braves on August 15 Schierholtz appeared in five more games after the injury but it became too severe to play through and he was placed on the disabled list on August 27 retroactive to August 22 and though initially expected to return he missed the rest of the season 56 57 In 115 games 335 at bats Schierholtz hit 278 with 93 hits 22 doubles nine home runs and 41 RBI 5 He said of his 2011 season I was able to contribute to the team this year That was a positive thing I can take from the season 57 2012 Edit In 2012 Schierholtz started the season as a bench player but soon became the Giants everyday right fielder 58 On April 23 and 24 he had back to back three hit games against the Mets 5 He batted 372 over his first 14 games but hit just 048 over his next seven When May started Bochy benched him in favor of Gregor Blanco 58 59 On July 18 in an interview with Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle he said that Bochy had told him in May that he did not view him as an everyday player He said that while he did not ask for a trade I think whatever the best fit for the team and me is would be ideal I can t really make those decisions It s all up to them Whether I m here or not I m going to give my best effort every day and bust my tail 60 That weekend he started three games against the Philadelphia Phillies in right field partly because Blanco and Angel Pagan had been struggling 61 On July 22 Schierholtz hit two home runs against Joe Blanton the second of which forced the game into extra innings However the Giants would lose 4 3 in 12 innings 62 In 77 games 175 at bats Schierholtz hit 251 with 44 hits four doubles five triples five home runs and 16 RBI 5 At the trade deadline on July 31 Schierholtz was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies along with minor league catcher Tommy Joseph and minor league pitcher Seth Rosin for outfielder Hunter Pence 1 63 Philadelphia Phillies Edit Upon Schierholtz s arrival in Philadelphia manager Charlie Manuel said he wanted to give Schierholtz everyday playing time for the rest of the year in order to assess him 64 In the transition Schierholtz changed his number from 12 to 22 1 In his debut Schierholtz homered against Edwin Jackson in a 3 2 victory against the Washington Nationals 65 However Schierholtz was sent to the disabled list on August 13 after fouling a ball off his right big toe in a game against the Cardinals 64 He remained on the disabled list until September 1 66 On September 7 he delivered a game ending RBI single against Will Harris giving the Phillies a 3 2 win over Colorado 67 Schierholtz appeared in 33 games with the Phillies batting 273 with 18 hits four doubles one home run and five RBI In 114 games 241 at bats with Philadelphia and San Francisco he batted 257 with 62 hits eight doubles five triples six home runs and 21 RBI 5 After the season the Phillies non tendered Schierholtz making him a free agent They chose to non tender him because they were only projecting him as a fifth outfielder and Schierholtz was due for a pay raise 68 69 Despite being traded to the Phillies Schierholtz received his second World Series ring from the Giants due to his contributions during the first half of the 2012 season with the team 70 Chicago Cubs Edit On December 5 2012 Schierholtz signed a 2 25 million one year deal with the Chicago Cubs 69 71 He was the Cubs starting right fielder for most of the 2013 season From June 4 through 18 he set a career high with a 10 game hitting streak 5 On June 14 he had two triples in a game for the first time in his career in a 14 inning 6 5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds 72 On June 22 he set a career high with his 10th home run of the season in a 4 3 loss to the Houston Astros 73 He batted 286 with 11 home runs through June 30 but saw his average sink to 218 for the rest of the season although he would hit 10 home runs 74 On July 24 he had a career high five RBI including a game winning RBI double against David Hernandez in the 12th inning of a 7 6 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks 75 Three days later he hit a home run against Sergio Romo in a 1 0 victory over the Giants 76 Schierholtz reset his career high in RBI with six on August 19 including home runs against Jordan Zimmermann and Fernando Abad in an 11 1 victory over the Washington Nationals 77 In 137 games 462 at bats Schierholtz batted 251 with career highs in hits 116 doubles 32 home runs 21 runs scored 56 and RBI 68 Defensively he posted a 988 fielding percentage 5 On January 17 2014 Schierholtz signed a 5 million one year deal to remain with the Chicago Cubs 1 On June 3 he had a game ending RBI single against Scott Rice giving the Cubs a 2 1 victory over the Mets 78 He was designated for assignment by the Cubs on August 6 2014 79 Chicago released the veteran on waivers after he had a 192 batting average and six home runs over 99 games 1 Washington Nationals Edit On August 18 2014 Schierholtz signed a minor league deal with the Washington Nationals and was assigned to the Triple A Syracuse Chiefs of the International League 80 The Nationals selected Schierholtz s contract on August 23 and used him as a reserve outfielder 81 On September 21 he tripled home a run against Nate Eovaldi then scored on a double by Anthony Rendon in a 2 1 victory over the Miami Marlins 82 In 23 games 40 at bats with the Nationals Schierholtz batted 225 with one home run His combined totals were a 195 average 69 hits seven home runs and 37 RBI in 122 games with Chicago and Washington 1 Schierholtz reached the playoffs with Washington as they won the National League East 83 He appeared in all four games of the 2014 National League Division Series getting a hit and three walks in four plate appearances for a 1 000 on base percentage as the Nationals were defeated by the Giants After the season he became a free agent 1 Texas Rangers organization Edit On February 6 2015 Schierholtz signed a minor league deal with the Texas Rangers 84 He competed for an outfield spot but was released on March 28 before the season started 85 Hiroshima Toyo Carp Edit After his release from Texas Schierholtz went to Japan signing a one year deal with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball NPB During the 2015 season he hit 250 58 for 232 with 10 home runs and 30 RBIs in 65 games 6 It was definitely an interesting experience and I learned a lot I enjoyed living with the Japanese culture and learning some of their ways and values The fans are very kind to the American foreign players and it was a great experience Schierholtz summarized his time in Japan 86 Detroit Tigers organization Edit On December 23 2015 Schierholtz signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers and was invited to 2016 spring training 87 Failing to make the club he played 31 games for the Triple A Toledo Mud Hens of the International League batting 246 with 29 hits three home runs and 13 RBI before his release on May 22 6 1 On August 5 2016 Schierholtz received an 80 game suspension from Major League Baseball for testing positive for a performance enhancing drug 88 Personal life EditSchierholtz married Kate Eveland a former guard on the San Diego State basketball team on December 3 2011 89 Cainan his younger brother was arrested on a DUI in 2004 and was charged with another DUI and felony hit and run on August 1 2010 Nate said Obviously it s very upsetting It s just something very irresponsible and he s going to have to do some decent time for what he s done I ll stick by him and support him to get the counseling he needs 90 Vai Jr his youngest brother attended the Air Force Academy and played baseball for the Falcons 2 His mother lives in Alamo California her house burned down in 2009 but was rebuilt 90 Schierholtz used to bat without batting gloves one of the few Major Leaguers to do so 5 but since 2011 has used batting gloves 91 References Edit a b c d e 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