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Daniel Nava
Daniel James Nava (born February 22, 1983) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays, Los Angeles Angels, Kansas City Royals, and Philadelphia Phillies. Nava is only the fourth player in MLB history to hit a grand slam in his first major league at bat and the second to do it on the first pitch.
Nava was born in Redwood City, California. He played baseball at St. Francis High School in Mountain View, California and received his psychology degree from Santa Clara University. He was 4 ft 8 in (1.42 m) and 70 pounds (32 kg) in his freshman year in high school and grew to 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) and 150 pounds (68 kg) by his senior year.
After an opportunity to walk-on to the Santa Clara University baseball team, he failed to make the team as a player and became the team equipment manager.
He left Santa Clara after two years because he could no longer afford the tuition. He then enrolled in the College of San Mateo, a junior college. He tried out for the baseball team on the encouragement of an old friend he happened to run into at a gym. While at the College of San Mateo, he became a Junior College All-American. Later Santa Clara wanted him back and eventually offered him a full scholarship. He had a .395 batting average with a .494 on-base percentage (OBP) in his lone season with the Broncos, both tops in the West Coast Conference (WCC), and earned first-team All-WCC honors. He accrued 15 stolen bases without being caught, and he had more walks (31) than strikeouts (29).
When Nava graduated from college, he went undrafted and signed with the Chico Outlaws of the Golden Baseball League. The Outlaws cut him after a tryout, only to bring him back a year later to fill a void. In 2007, Nava hit 12 home runs for the Outlaws, with a .371 batting average and a 1.100 on-base plus slugging (OPS). Nava was named the number one independent league prospect by Baseball America in 2007. The assistant director of pro scouting for the Boston Red Sox, Jared Porter, recommended the Sox sign Nava from the Chico Outlaws in 2007. The Red Sox paid the Outlaws $1 for the rights to Nava, with an agreement that the Outlaws would receive an additional $1,499 if the Red Sox kept Nava after spring training.
In 2008, Nava played for the Class A-Advanced Lancaster JetHawks and hit .341 with 10 home runs and 59 runs batted in (RBIs) in 85 games. His OPS was .948. In 2009, he hit .339 at the Class A-Advanced Salem Red Sox before being called up to the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs, where he batted .364 with four home runs and a 25-to-12 walk-to-strikeout ratio. His OPS was .991.
In 2010, Nava spent two months in Triple-A with the Pawtucket Red Sox. At that time he was quoted as saying, "I know I have the talent and the ability, and I can keep playing at the next level," he said. "If I didn't think I could, I would have been like, 'You know what? There's no point.' … I definitely thought I could perform and perform well. That's why I kept on going. Quitting's just not much of an option for me."
Nava made his Major League debut with the Boston Red Sox on June 12, 2010, at Fenway Park as the starting left fielder against the Philadelphia Phillies. He was called up to help with the team's outfield situation, with Jacoby Ellsbury and Jeremy Hermida on the disabled list (DL) and Josh Reddick optioned to the minor leagues for more playing time.
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Daniel Nava
Daniel James Nava (born February 22, 1983) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays, Los Angeles Angels, Kansas City Royals, and Philadelphia Phillies. Nava is only the fourth player in MLB history to hit a grand slam in his first major league at bat and the second to do it on the first pitch.
Nava was born in Redwood City, California. He played baseball at St. Francis High School in Mountain View, California and received his psychology degree from Santa Clara University. He was 4 ft 8 in (1.42 m) and 70 pounds (32 kg) in his freshman year in high school and grew to 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) and 150 pounds (68 kg) by his senior year.
After an opportunity to walk-on to the Santa Clara University baseball team, he failed to make the team as a player and became the team equipment manager.
He left Santa Clara after two years because he could no longer afford the tuition. He then enrolled in the College of San Mateo, a junior college. He tried out for the baseball team on the encouragement of an old friend he happened to run into at a gym. While at the College of San Mateo, he became a Junior College All-American. Later Santa Clara wanted him back and eventually offered him a full scholarship. He had a .395 batting average with a .494 on-base percentage (OBP) in his lone season with the Broncos, both tops in the West Coast Conference (WCC), and earned first-team All-WCC honors. He accrued 15 stolen bases without being caught, and he had more walks (31) than strikeouts (29).
When Nava graduated from college, he went undrafted and signed with the Chico Outlaws of the Golden Baseball League. The Outlaws cut him after a tryout, only to bring him back a year later to fill a void. In 2007, Nava hit 12 home runs for the Outlaws, with a .371 batting average and a 1.100 on-base plus slugging (OPS). Nava was named the number one independent league prospect by Baseball America in 2007. The assistant director of pro scouting for the Boston Red Sox, Jared Porter, recommended the Sox sign Nava from the Chico Outlaws in 2007. The Red Sox paid the Outlaws $1 for the rights to Nava, with an agreement that the Outlaws would receive an additional $1,499 if the Red Sox kept Nava after spring training.
In 2008, Nava played for the Class A-Advanced Lancaster JetHawks and hit .341 with 10 home runs and 59 runs batted in (RBIs) in 85 games. His OPS was .948. In 2009, he hit .339 at the Class A-Advanced Salem Red Sox before being called up to the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs, where he batted .364 with four home runs and a 25-to-12 walk-to-strikeout ratio. His OPS was .991.
In 2010, Nava spent two months in Triple-A with the Pawtucket Red Sox. At that time he was quoted as saying, "I know I have the talent and the ability, and I can keep playing at the next level," he said. "If I didn't think I could, I would have been like, 'You know what? There's no point.' … I definitely thought I could perform and perform well. That's why I kept on going. Quitting's just not much of an option for me."
Nava made his Major League debut with the Boston Red Sox on June 12, 2010, at Fenway Park as the starting left fielder against the Philadelphia Phillies. He was called up to help with the team's outfield situation, with Jacoby Ellsbury and Jeremy Hermida on the disabled list (DL) and Josh Reddick optioned to the minor leagues for more playing time.