Mitch Nay

Mitchell Ellis Nay (born September 20, 1993) is an American professional baseball third baseman. Nay plays in Minor League Baseball as a member of the Toronto Blue Jays' organization.

Nay attended Hamilton High School in Chandler, Arizona. He began his high school career as a shortstop, but became a third baseman due to the presence of teammate Jorge Flores. He won Arizona's Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year Award in 2012.^[1] Nay received a scholarship to attend Arizona State University.^[2] USA Baseball named Nay to their youth baseball team.^[3]

The Toronto Blue Jays selected Nay in the supplemental first round of the 2012 MLB Draft, with the 58th overall selection.^[3] He signed with Toronto, forgoing his scholarship.^[1] He suffered a broken foot and did not make his professional debut until 2013. In 2013, Nay played for the Bluefield Blue Jays of the Rookie-level Appalachian League, where he had a .300 batting average in 64 games. He was promoted to the Vancouver Canadians of the Class A-Short Season Northwest League in time for their playoff chase. He was named the most valuable player of the Northwest League playoffs by MiLB.com.^[4]

Nay's grandfather, Lou Klimchock, is a former MLB player.^[1]

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)