Clint Nageotte

Clinton Scott Nageotte ( ; born October 25, 1980) is an American former right-handed pitcher for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB).

The Mariners drafted Nageotte in the fifth round with the 155th overall selection of the 1999 Major League Baseball draft out of Brooklyn High School in Brooklyn, Ohio. He increased his fastball velocity by 4 miles per hour in his final year of high school. He led Minor League Baseball in 2002 with 214 strikeouts for the San Bernardino Stampede. He was also the league leader in strikeouts in the Midwest League in 2001 and the Texas League in 2003. Baseball America ranked him as a Top 100 prospect for four years, from 2002 to 2005.

Nageotte played parts of three seasons for the Mariners, from through . He debuted in June 2004 and won his first MLB start, his only win in the majors. His first season ended due to back spasms in late August. He only pitched in four MLB games over the next two seasons, all short relief outings.

Nageotte became a free agent after the 2006 season and signed with the New York Mets,