Nathan Charles Fisher (born May 28, 1996) is an American

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in the

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organization. He previously played in

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for the

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. He made his major league debut in 2022.

Amateur career

Fisher graduated from Yutan High School in

Yutan, Nebraska Yutan is a city in Saunders County, Nebraska, Saunders County, Nebraska, United States. History Yutan was originally called Clear Creek, and under the latter name was platted in 1876 when the Omaha and Republican Valley Railroad was extended t ...

, where he played basketball, football and baseball for the Chieftains. During his senior year in high school, Fisher led the football team in tackles. During his senior basketball season, the Chieftains were vying for their first state tournament berth since 1994, and eventually lost to Freeman High School. Fisher attended the

University of Nebraska–Lincoln The University of Nebraska–Lincoln (Nebraska, NU, or UNL) is a public land-grant research university in Lincoln, Nebraska. Chartered in 1869 by the Nebraska Legislature as part of the Morrill Act of 1862, the school was known as the Universit ...

and walked on to the

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team, playing for the

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as a

. Fisher had

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in 2016. In 2019, his senior year, Fisher had a 3.27

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and led all Cornhuskers pitchers in wins. He was not selected in the

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Professional career

Seattle Mariners

After Fisher graduated from Nebraska in 2019, the

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signed him to a minor league contract. He made his professional debut for the

Everett AquaSox The Everett AquaSox are a Minor League Baseball team in Everett, Washington. The team is a member of the Northwest League and is affiliated with the Seattle Mariners. The AquaSox play their home games at Funko Field, which has a seating capacity o ...

. That year, between his time with the AquaSox and the

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, Fisher put up a 4.10 earned run average in professional innings. The Mariners released Fisher in March 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown. During this time, he completed his

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at Nebraska and worked as a commercial lending analyst for the

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. Fisher was unsigned into 2021 and began

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and

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. While pitching for the Travelers on August 2, he threw two innings of a combined

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along with Matt Brash and Dayeison Arias. Fisher became a free agent after the season.

New York Mets

After the 2021 season, Fisher signed a minor-league contract with the

. He began the 2022 season with the

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, where he posted a 3.77 earned run average in innings pitched, earning a promotion to the

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, for whom he posted a 3.12 earned run average in innings pitched. On August 21, the Mets selected Fisher's contract and promoted him to the major league roster. Entering in relief of José Butto, Fisher pitched three scoreless innings in his major league debut, a 10–9 Mets win against the

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on August 21, 2022. On August 22, Fisher was

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. He went unclaimed on waivers and the Mets sent him outright to Syracuse.

Chicago White Sox

On November 15, 2022, Fisher signed a minor league deal with the

, receiving a non-roster invitation to

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with the White Sox in 2023.https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/11/white-sox-to-sign-nate-fisher-to-minor-league-deal.html

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