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| Height: 6-2
Weight: 205
Throws: R
Bats: R Born: Nov 14, 1978, Carmel, CA Contract: Signed through 2008 |
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| September 28, 2008 Xavier Nady hit his 12th home run as a Yankee on Sunday, this time off of Daisuke Matsuzaka. He was 2-for-4 with three RBI. |
| September 15, 2008 In the Yankees' 4-2 win over the White Sox on Monday night Xavier Nady launched his 24th home run on the year. |
| August 12, 2008 The Yankees needed 12 innings to do it, but they pulled the 9-6 win over the Twins with some help from outfielder Xavier Nady. Nady went 2-for-4 at the plate, hitting his 31st double and 19th homer of the season to total four RBIs and one run scored on the night. |
| August 9, 2008 Xavier Nady had two more hits on Friday night as he improved to .370 since joining the Yankees. |
| August 4, 2008 Yankees' outfielder Xavier Nady and Royals' shortstop Mike Aviles were named American League co-Players of the Week, according to the AP. Nady batted .526 (10-for-19) with three home runs and 10 RBI, and capped the week with a career-best six RBI in Sundays 14-9 win over the Angels. Aviles batted .577 (15-for-26) with two homers and five RBI last week, and registered a 1.000 slugging percentage and .583 on-base percentage. |
| August 3, 2008 For the Yankees, it was newly-acquired outfielder Xavier Nady's turn to shine, hitting a three-run homer as part of a six-run effort in the bottom of the seventh, coming from behind to beat the Angels 14-9. Nady went 4-for-5 on the day, including his 29th double of the season, totaling six RBIs and one run scored. |
| August 1, 2008 Xavier Nady will be held out of the Yankees lineup on Friday because of an inflammed right quadriceps, according to the Associated Press. You want to be smart and not lose him for an extended period, manager Joe Girardi said. |
| July 27, 2008 Xavier Nady is still looking for his first hit as a Yankee. He is 0-for-8 since being traded from Pittsburgh to the Bronx. He left five runners on base in Sunday's 9-2 loss to the Red Sox. |
| July 26, 2008 The recently-completed trade for outfielder Xavier Nady may be in the process of minor revisions, according to Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com. |
| July 25, 2008 The New York Yankees made a big move, acquiring outfielder Xavier Nady from the Pittsburgh Pirates in return for four prospects, according to SI.com. |
| July 23, 2008 Xavier Nady extended his hitting streak to 12-games on Wednesday thanks to two hits. He also scored twice. |
| July 23, 2008 The Phillies have joined the list of interested teams for Xavier Nady, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The Phillies are also interested in reliever Damaso Marte. |
| July 19, 2008 Xavier Nady got a pinch-hit single in Saturday's loss to Colorado. Nady had been away from the team due to the birth of his son. |
| July 17, 2008 The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports that Xavier Nady did not play on Thursday and won't play on Friday after his wife gave birth on Thursday. |
| July 16, 2008 The asking price for Xavier Nady appears to be extraordinarily high right now, according to ESPN's Buster Olney. Rival executives have a sense that the Pirates are not going to lower their demands before the trade deadline. |
| July 13, 2008 Xavier Nady had three more hits today, as he continues to draw interest from contending teams. He went 3-for-5 with an RBI single, and is now hitting .321 with 56 RBI on the year. |
| July 13, 2008 The New York Yankees are interested in Pirates outfielder Xavier Nady, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Tampa Bay and the New York Mets are also interested, according to the paper. |
| July 7, 2008 Xavier Nady went 2-for-5 with two RBI and the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Houston Astros 10-7 on Monday night. |
| July 4, 2008 Xavier Nady went 2-for-4 and registered the Pirates' lone RBI in Friday's 9-1 loss to the Brewers. His hit went for a double, his 23rd of the season. |
| July 2, 2008 The Pirates brought plenty of offense to the park this evening, beating up on the Cincinnati Reds 9-5. Outfielder Xavier Nady was the force of reckoning at the plate, going 3-for-5 with not one but two home runs (his 11th and 12th of the year) to total three RBIs and two runs scored on the night. |
| June 26, 2008 Xavier Nady, who has recovered from his bruised left shoulder, is expected to return to the Pirates' lineup Thursday against the Yankees, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. |
| June 25, 2008 Xavier Nady, out since June 14 because of a bruised left shoulder, is expected to play tonight after working through a successful batting practice session on Tuesday. |
| June 23, 2008 Xavier Nady is not expected to play on Tuesday against the Yankees, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. |
| June 20, 2008 Xavier Nady (shoulder) will miss the weekend series with the Blue Jays, according to MLB.com. |
| June 16, 2008 Xavier Nady's MRI results have revealed that he sustained a sprained left shoulder, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. There is no damage to the cuff or labrum. |
| June 16, 2008 Xavier Nady is scheduled for an MRI on his ailing left shoulder on Monday, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Nady hopes he only sustained a bruise, and Manager John Russell added, "It's definitely not as bad as we initially thought it might be. Your first instinct is, 'Well, he's hurt pretty bad.' But we don't want to get too far ahead of ourselves until after the MRI." |
| June 14, 2008 Pittsburgh outfielder Xavier Nady left tonight's loss versus Baltimore in the ninth innigns with what appears to be a left shoulder injury, according to MLB.com. |
| June 9, 2008 Xavier Nady returned to the Pirates' lineup and went 1-for-4 with an RBI in Monday's 5-3 win over Arizona. |
| June 9, 2008 Xavier Nady missed his second-straight game on Sunday due in inflammation above his left ankle, but the ailment is not believed to be serious, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. He said, "I'll be all right. It's kept me from doing some things, but I'll just have to play through it." |
| June 8, 2008 The Pirates are reporting outfielder Xavier Nady , struggling with swelling in his left ankle, could be on the field on Monday, according to the Beaver County Times. |
| June 1, 2008 The Mets have contacted the Pirates about the availability of Xavier Nady and Jason Bay, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports. |
| May 29, 2008 Xavier Nady went deep and had a double to account for two runs and two RBI for the Pirates. |
| May 25, 2008 Xavier Nady was held out of the Pirates' lineup on Saturday due to a sore groin and tight hamstrings, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Manager John Russell said, "A couple of days ago, his legs were getting tight. It's more fatigue than anything." |
| May 13, 2008 Xavier Nady sat out the first game of the Pirates' double-header against the Braves on Monday due to his mildly strained groin, according to CBSsports.com. Nady has been playing with the ailment for the past week, though he says the injury isn't serious. Nady started the second game of the double-header and favorably went 2-for-4. |
| May 9, 2008 Xavier Nady has been battling a mildly strained groin over his last two games, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. He said he will be fine, but Manager John Russell might rest him soon. |
| May 7, 2008 In what is becoming a bit of a trend, Pittsburgh OF Xavier Nady once again produced in support of a Pirates win, taking the San Francisco Giants to task 3-1. Nady went just 1-for-4 at the plate with two strike outs, but that one hit was his fifth home run of the year, good for two RBIs. |
| May 6, 2008 Pittsburgh OF Xavier Nady continues to exert his value as one of the most coveted young players on the Pirates' roster, a player other teams are sure to target with trade offers. Nady went 2-for-4 with a walk in the Pirates 12-6 win over the San Francisco Giants this evening, hitting his 12th double of the season to gather two RBIs and one run scored. |
| May 3, 2008 Pittsburgh OF Xavier Nady continues to prove his worth as one of the more coveted young bats in the league, going 3-for-4 in the Pirates 9-8 loss to the Washington Nationals todays. |
| April 30, 2008 Xavier Nady had two runs, three RBI and three hits for the Pirates in their 13-1 victory over the Mets. |
| April 25, 2008 Xavier Nady is just seven RBI off Willie's Stargell's franchise record of 27 for the first month of the season, according to MLB.com. He has six games left to reach the record. |
| April 24, 2008 Xavier Nady may have only gone 1-for-4 on Thursday, but that hit allowed him to extend his hitting streak to 12-games. |
| April 21, 2008 Xavier Nady knocked in two runs to up his season total to 17 in 19 games for the Pirates. |
| April 13, 2008 The Pittsburgh Pirates lambasted the Cincinnati Reds today, winning 1-9 in a game that allowed the bulk of the Pittsburgh order to post hits. The star of the day goes to RF Xavier Nady , going 2-for-4 with is fourth home run of the year. Nady posted two RBIs on the day and now carries a batting average of .333 for the season. |
| April 11, 2008 Xavier Nady will sit out the Pirates game on Friday, this after having appeared in every inning of the teams first nine games this season, according to MLB.com. There is no reason to suspect a hidden injury, the team just wants to get Nady a day off. In his absence the team will go with Nyjer Morgan in the leadoff spot with Nate McLouth sliding down to the third hole. |
| April 7, 2008 Xavier Nady was named the NL Player of the Week for the opening days of 2008 season. He hit .385 with three homers, nine RBI, six runs, and one stolen base over six games. |
| April 6, 2008 Xavier Nady went 2-for-5 with two RBI against Florida on Sunday, and notably collected his third home run of the season. He is off to a great start as he now has 10 hits and nine RBI over his first six games of the season. |
| April 2, 2008 Xavier Nady continued his hot start by knocking in two runs to up his total to six RBI though two games this season. Nady will likely end up wearing another team's uniform at some point this season, but if he keeps hitting like this perhaps the Pirates will consider holding on to him. |
| March 31, 2008 Xavier Nady hit two home runs in the Pirates season opener. The veteran outfielder was 4-for-7 with four RBI and four runs scored. His second homer, a three-run shot in the 12th inning, helped the Pirates beat the Braves 12-11 on Monday night. |
| March 26, 2008 Xavier Nady continues to struggle this spring as he went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts against Detroit on Wednesday, while stranding six men on base. His spring average dipped to .192 and he has struck out 12 times over 52 at-bats. |
| January 25, 2008 Padres GM Kevin Towers has showed interested in bringing Xavier Nady back to San Diego, but he's unsure if he'll be able to swing a trade with the Pirates, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. We've exchanged a few more e-mails with the Pirates on Nady, but I don't know if we match up very well for a trade, Towers said. Nady had a career year in 2007, hitting .278 with 20 home runs and 72 RBI in 431 at-bats. Towers is also interested in the Cubs' Matt Murton. |