Nathaniel Joseph Spears (born May 3, 1985) is an American former professional baseball utility player and current minor league coach.

[1] Spears made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Orioles, hitting .289 in 56 games.

His best year in the Oriole organization was in 2005 with High-A Frederick, where he hit .294 in 112 games and was both a Mid-Season and Post-Season Carolina League All-Star.

On March 3, 2010, Spears was signed to a minor league deal with an invite to spring training by the Boston Red Sox, where he went 4-6 in 6 games.

[5] Spears signed with the Somerset Patriots of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball for the 2015 season.

[6] He was named hitting coach for the Lowell Spinners, Boston's Class A-Short Season affiliate, in January 2017.

[7] In February 2021, he was named hitting coach for Greenville, now a Boston farm team at the Class A-Advanced level.