Toe Nash
| Toe Nash | |
|---|---|
| Outfielder | |
| Born: February 16, 1982 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. | |
Bats: Switch Throws: Right |
Gregory Nash (born February 16, 1982), nicknamed "Toe" or "Big Toe", is an American 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, and the fictional Roy Hobbs character from The Natural, Nash's legal troubles shortened his professional career.