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Nate Spears Boston Red Sox — No. 71 Second baseman Born: May 3, 1985
Fort Myers, FloridaBats: Right Throws: Right MLB debut September 6, 2011 for the Boston Red Sox Teams - Boston Red Sox (2011–present)
Nathaniel Joseph Spears (born May 3, 1985 in Fort Myers, Florida) is an American professional baseball second baseman with the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball. He was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 5th round of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft out of Port Charlotte High School. [1]
Spears made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Orioles, hitting .289 in 56 games. He played 2004 with Single-A Delmarva, hitting .275 in 97 games. His best year in the Oriole organization was in 2005 with High-A Frederick, where he hit .294 in 112 games and was both a Mid-Season and Post-Season Carolina League All-Star. On January 9, 2006, Spears was traded to the Chicago Cubs in the Corey Patterson deal. His debut in the Cubs' organization wasn't the greatest, hitting only .246 in 97 games with High-A Daytona. He started 2007 with Daytona, but was promoted to Double-A Tennessee, where he hit .298 in 38 games there. He played 2008 with Tennessee, where he was a Southern League All-Star and was the Best Hustler. He also played five games with Triple-A Iowa. He also played in the Arizona Fall League for Mesa, hitting .349 in 23 games. He played 2009 with Iowa, where he only hit .253 in 128 games. On March 3, 2010, Spears was signed to a minor league deal with an invite to spring training, where he went 4-6 in 6 games. He played that year with Double-A Portland, where he was an Eastern League All-Star, hitting .272 in 136 games. He was again invited to spring training, hitting .290 in 28 games. He started 2011 with Triple-A Pawtucket before his promotion.
He was called up to the Red Sox on September 5, 2011. Drew Sutton was designated for assignment to make room for him on the 40-man roster. [2]
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