Nathan Garrett Bland is a former Major League Baseball

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  pitcher

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Bland played high school baseball at Mountain Brook High School

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 in Birmingham, Alabama

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 and was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers

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 in the 4th round of the 1993 Major League Baseball Draft

1993 Major League Baseball Draft

-First round selections:The following are the first round picks in the 1993 Major League Baseball draft.-Compensation picks:-Other notable players:*Scott Rolen was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2nd round of the 1993 amateur draft....

. He played in the Dodgers system through 1998 before missing the 1999 season with an injury.. He signed with the San Diego Padres

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 for 2000 but was cut at the end of spring training and signed with the Sioux City Explorers

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 of the Independent Northern League. He then played in the farm system of the New York Mets

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 and with the independent Chico Heat

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 of the Western Baseball League

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 before finally making his Major League debut with the Houston Astros

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 in 2003. He appeared in 22 games with the Astros, with a 1-2 record and 5.75 ERA. He later played in the farm systems of the Chicago Cubs

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 and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

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 and spent spring training with the Seattle Mariners

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. He finished up his career in the Mexican League in 2005 and 2007 and played one year in Taiwan in 2008 before retiring.