Toe Nash

Toe Nash
Outfielder
Born: (1982-02-16) February 16, 1982 (age 42)
Sorrento, Louisiana
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right

Gregory Nash (born February 16, 1982), nicknamed "Toe" or "Big Toe", is a retired professional baseball player. He played minor league baseball in the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (now Rays) organization in 2001. Standing at 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) and weighing 220 pounds (100 kg), Nash received his nickname due to his size 18 (US) shoes.

A high school dropout, Nash was discovered by the Devil Rays while playing in a semi-professional league in Sorrento, Louisiana. His life story seemed so improbable that baseball executives at first thought Nash was a hoax, similar to Sidd Finch. Despite his natural ability, compared to Babe Ruth,[1] and the fictional Roy Hobbs character from The Natural, Nash's legal troubles shortened his professional career.[2]

  1. ^ Schaap, Jeremy (June 27, 2014). "SC Featured: Toe Nash". espn.go.com. ESPN. Archived from the original on June 29, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
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