Daniel James Nava was born on February 22,1983 and is an American former professional baseball left fielder.
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31 Facts About Daniel Nava
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Daniel Nava played in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays, Los Angeles Angels, Kansas City Royals, and Philadelphia Phillies.
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Daniel Nava played baseball at St Francis High School in Mountain View, California and received his Psychology degree from Santa Clara University.
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Daniel Nava left Santa Clara after two years because he could no longer afford the tuition.
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Daniel Nava tried out for the baseball team on the encouragement of an old friend he happened to run into at a gym.
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Daniel Nava stole 15 bases without being caught, and he had more walks than strikeouts.
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When Daniel Nava graduated from college, he went undrafted and signed with the Chico Outlaws of the Golden Baseball League.
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Daniel Nava was named the number one independent league prospect by Baseball America in 2007.
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Daniel 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.
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Daniel Nava was called up to help with the team's outfield situation, with Jacoby Ellsbury and Jeremy Hermida on the disabled list and Josh Reddick optioned to the minor leagues for more playing time.
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Daniel Nava became only the fourth player to have hit a grand slam in his first at-bat, joining Bill Duggleby in 1898, Jeremy Hermida in 2005, and Kevin Kouzmanoff in 2006.
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Daniel Nava became only the second player, after Kouzmanoff, to do so on the first pitch of his Major League career, and the first player in Major League Baseball history to achieve a grand slam on his first-ever MLB career at-bat while in interleague play.
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Daniel Nava was designated for assignment and removed from the Red Sox' 40-man roster on May 20,2011.
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Daniel Nava passed through waivers unclaimed and was outrighted back to the Pawtucket Red Sox.
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Daniel Nava was not invited to major league training camp in 2012, but was recalled to the major league in May of that year, due to the absences of Jacoby Ellsbury and Carl Crawford.
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On July 29,2013, Daniel Nava fell victim to a controversial call at home plate in which he was ruled out by umpire Jerry Meals, who later admitted that the call was incorrect.
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Daniel Nava was recalled on May 27,2014, after Shane Victorino went on the disabled list.
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Daniel Nava still failed to improve and was again demoted to Triple-A on June 1,2014.
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On September 14,2014, Daniel Nava hit his second career grand slam off of Kansas City Royals pitcher Aaron Crow.
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On July 30,2015, Daniel Nava was designated for assignment after struggling throughout the season with injuries and inconsistency at the plate.
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Daniel Nava made his debut with the Rays two days later, facing the New York Mets and starting in right field.
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Daniel Nava signed a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on December 16,2015.
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On December 12,2016, Daniel Nava signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies.
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Daniel Nava made the Phillies' major league roster, and in his first game with the team on April 6,2017, he homered in his first two at-bats.
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Daniel Nava appeared in 80 games total for the 2017 Phillies, batting.
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On February 6,2018, Daniel Nava signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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On June 2,2019, Daniel Nava signed with the Kansas City T-Bones of the independent American Association.
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Daniel Nava's father, Don, is a fitness instructor and a coach.
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Daniel Nava was married in the early offseason of 2012; he and his wife, Rachel, have one daughter.
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From 2008 to 2010, Daniel Nava left a ticket at every minor league home game for ESPN sportscaster Erin Andrews.
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