Nate Orf
baseball player
Nathan Andrew Orf (born February 1, 1990) is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers in 2018 and Oakland Athletics in 2020.
Career
Orf played college baseball at the University of Illinois at Chicago for two seasons and then transferred to Baylor University for his final two seasons.
Milwaukee Brewers
He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Milwaukee Brewers in 2013.
On August 31, 2014, when he was playing for the Brevard County Manatees, Orf played all nine positions in a game against the Dunedin Blue Jays. He became the first Manatee to ever play all nine positions. The next day, on September 1, Orf was called up to the Huntsville Stars for the playoffs. The Brewers promoted him to the major leagues on July 2, 2018. Orf's first major league hit, a home run, came on July 4 at home against the Minnesota Twins pitcher José Berríos. After the home run, Orf was carried out of the dugout by his teammates for a curtain call.
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