Nathan Winston Kirby (born November 23, 1993) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.
Kirby attended James River High School in Chesterfield County, Virginia.
[1] As a senior, he was the Virginia Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year[2] after going 9–1 with a 1.24 ERA and 90 strikeouts in 56+2⁄3 innings pitched.
After five appearances in the minors for the Single-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, where he posted a 5.68 ERA in 12+2⁄3 innings, it was announced that Kirby would need Tommy John surgery.
[14] Kirby did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
[17] Kirby began the 2022 season with the Triple–A Indianapolis Indians, for whom he made 15 appearances (4 starts) and logged a 2.74 ERA with 18 strikeouts in 23.0 innings of work.