{"id":4944,"date":"2023-01-06T06:29:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T06:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/nate-colbert-mlb-slugger-padres-great-dies-at-76\/"},"modified":"2023-01-06T06:29:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T06:29:00","slug":"nate-colbert-mlb-slugger-padres-great-dies-at-76","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/nate-colbert-mlb-slugger-padres-great-dies-at-76\/","title":{"rendered":"Nate Colbert, MLB slugger, Padres great, dies at 76"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Nate Colbert, who hit more home runs than anyone in San Diego Padres history, has died at the age of 76. team announcement<\/a> Thursday. The cause of death has not been revealed. <\/p>\n

A former Padres member, Colbert hit 163 home runs for the team from 1969-74. <\/p>\n

Padres Chairman Peter Seidler said in a statement, “Nate was devoted to his community off the field and dedicated his time to underprivileged youth through his ministry.” He was a kind person.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The first baseman played briefly for the Astros before being selected by the Padres in the expansion draft. He was an All-Star from 1971-73 and finished eighth in the 1972 NL MVP voting. <\/p>\n

In 1972, Colbert became the second player in major league history to hit five homers in a doubleheader. He also had his 13 RBIs in a historic trip with the Braves.<\/p>\n

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A back injury delayed his career for ten years, and he briefly played for the Tigers, Expos and A’s before retiring in 1976. <\/p>\n

In 1999, the Padres inducted the Missouri native into the team’s first Hall of Fame class.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n