Joseph George Nelson (born October 25, 1974, in Alameda, California) is a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who is currently a Free Agent, known mainly for his "Vulcan" change up,and ill lyrical flows.
Nelson attended Chico High School in Chico, California, before transferring to St. Joseph Notre Dame in Alameda, California. At St. Joseph, Nelson was the starting shortstop on the California State Division I Baseball Championship team. Nelso...
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Joseph George Nelson (born October 25, 1974, in Alameda, California) is a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who is currently a Free Agent, known mainly for his "Vulcan" change up,and ill lyrical flows.
Nelson attended Chico High School in Chico, California, before transferring to St. Joseph Notre Dame in Alameda, California. At St. Joseph, Nelson was the starting shortstop on the California State Division I Baseball Championship team. Nelson also played basketball at St. Joseph on the 1992 California State Championship team with NBA star Jason Kidd.
After two seasons at Seminole State College from 1994–-1995, he transferred to the University of San Francisco. In a switch to pitching at USF, he went undefeated, recording five saves.
After being selected twice by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1993 and 1994 amateur drafts, he was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the fourth round of the 1996. Nelson made it to the majors in 2001, seeing two stints of an inning apiece in mop-up duty,...
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