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Xavier Nady is an outfielder for the Chicago Cubs.
After attending UC Berkeley, where he set the all-time Pac-10 Conference record for career slugging percentage (.729),
Nady was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft by the San Diego Padres (49th overall).
The Padres traded him to the New York Mets for Mike Cameron on November 18, 2005.
In 2006 he was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
On July 26, 2008, the New York Yankees acquired Nady from the Pirates.
Nady signed a one-year deal worth $6.65 million with the Yankees avoiding arbitration.
Nady is eligible to be a free agent at the end of the 2009 season.
During his major league career with both the Padres and Mets, Nady wore uniform number 22,
with the Pirates his uniform number was changed to 25 for a brief stint before his number was again changed,
this time back to his original number 22.
When he was traded to the Yankees, he was assigned number 29, due to LaTroy Hawkins being assigned 22 at the time.
Shortly after, Hawkins was traded to the Houston Astros and Nady switched back to 22.
On January 29, 2010, Nady signed a 1 year contract with the Chicago Cubs.
