Nolan David Fontana (born June 6, 1991) is an American former professional baseball infielder.

[2] Fontana played for the United States national collegiate baseball team in the summer of 2010.

He received a $875,000 signing bonus from the Astros, and reported to the Lexington Legends of the Class A South Atlantic League.

[8] He spent the 2013 season with the Lancaster JetHawks of the Class A-Advanced California League, where he had more walks (102) than strikeouts (100) in 104 games played.

[11] He played for the Fresno Grizzlies of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League (PCL) in 2015.

[12] After the 2015 season, the Astros added Fontana to their 40-man roster, protecting him from being eligible in the Rule 5 draft.

[15] He began the 2017 season with the Salt Lake Bees of the PCL, and was promoted to the major leagues on May 22.

[1] Fontana's parents, who are fans of the Texas Rangers, named their son after Nolan Ryan.