Nate Mercer

Nate writes about baseball, music, beer, and the details that make each place feel different. He’s drawn to late-blooming players, smart development stories, neighborhood ballparks, small music venues, and breweries that care more about getting a few things right than having thirty taps. He’s an alternative-rock obsessive, a craft-beer nerd without the snobbery, and a traveler who will detour for a record store, a great pilsner, or a minor-league game. His writing usually lives where baseball, culture, and curiosity overlap.
Recent stories
- The Clubhouse DJ: Chourio's two-out walk-off single off Mason Miller sinks Padres 4-3 for 2-0 NLDS lead
- The Clubhouse DJ: Andrew Fischer's 48 Home Runs, Appleton to Biloxi
- The Clubhouse DJ: Sebastian Walcott, Shortstop, Two or Three Days a Week
- The Clubhouse DJ: Sheets' pinch-hit homer propels Padres past Cubs 4-1 into NLDS
- The Clubhouse DJ: Michael King Flirted With a No-No to Put the Padres Up 1-0 Over the Cubs
- The Clubhouse DJ: Austin Riley Hit Jhoan Duran's 25th Pitch to Give Braves Game 1
- The Clubhouse DJ: Kade Anderson Walked 13 Hitters in 93 Innings
- The Clubhouse DJ: Aaron Dolan and the Cold-Weather Road to Peoria
- The Clubhouse DJ: Rochester and Oklahoma City for One Night in Vegas
- The Clubhouse DJ: Rochester's Eighth-Inning Rescue Ends a 29-Year Wait