John Nathans

John Nathans
John Nathans
	Catcher, Outfielder
	Born: June 10, 1979 (age 44); Warwick, New York
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
New York-Pennsylvania League debut
	2001, for the Lowell Spinners
Last Atlantic League of Professional Baseball appearance
	August 14, 2007, for the Bridgeport Bluefish
Teams
	Lowell Spinners (2001); GCL Red Sox (2001); Augusta GreenJackets (2002); Portland Sea Dogs (2003-2004); Nashua Pride (2005); Lancaster Barnstormers (2005); North Shore Spirit (2005); Newark Bears (2006); Bridgeport Bluefish (2006-2007);

Johnathan Garth Nathans (born June 10, 1979) is a retired professional baseball catcher and outfielder. He last played in 2007 in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball with the Bridgeport Bluefish.

A native of Warwick, New York, Nathans attended Trinity-Pawling School and the University of Richmond. In 2000, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.^[1]

In a 2007 game, Bluefish pitcher Matt Beech hit opposing batter José Offerman with a pitch; Offerman then charged the mound with the bat. Nathans ran to the mound and attempted to stop Offerman from attacking Beech, but was struck in the head and sustained a concussion. Beech's finger was also broken during this incident.^[2]

The concussion ended Nathans' playing career.^[3] Nathans later won a lawsuit against Offerman for ending his career.^[4]

References[edit]

^ "2000 Cotuit Kettleers". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
^ "Ex-big leaguer Offerman arrested after bat incident". USA Today. 2007-08-15. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
^ Burgeson, John (July 23, 2014). "Nathans: baseball dream ended with bat attack". Connecticut Post. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
^ Grossfield, Stan (August 6, 2014). "Catcher who won suit vs. Jose Offerman speaks out". Boston Globe. Retrieved 7 July 2021.

External links[edit]

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)

[1] "2000 Cotuit Kettleers". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.

[usa-2] "Ex-big leaguer Offerman arrested after bat incident". USA Today. 2007-08-15. Retrieved 2011-03-06.

[Burgeson-3] Burgeson, John (July 23, 2014). "Nathans: baseball dream ended with bat attack". Connecticut Post. Retrieved 7 July 2021.

[Grossfield-4] Grossfield, Stan (August 6, 2014). "Catcher who won suit vs. Jose Offerman speaks out". Boston Globe. Retrieved 7 July 2021.

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