That fan was a baseball coach at a higher level — Patterson can't remember exactly — who asked him where he played his college ball. All things A's: Latest Oakland Athletics news, schedule ...

Last month, baseball fan Nathan Patterson decided to enter a speed pitch challenge at a Colorado Rockies game. His first fastball hit an impressive 90 miles per hour on the radar gun. Then he hit 94.

Baseball fan Nathan Patterson lit up the speed-pitch radar booth at Coors Field a few weeks ago while attending a game with his brother. Now, he has signed a contract with a Major League Baseball ...

Right-handed pitcher Nathan Patterson, 23, took to the mound as a pro for the first time last week as the AZL Athletics Gold, a minor league affiliate of the A’s, faced the AZL Cubs 2.

Baseball fan Nathan Patterson lit up the speed-pitch radar booth at Coors Field a few weeks back while taking in a game with his brother. Now he's on an MLB roster.

Before that, though, Patterson hit 96 at a triple-A baseball game last August, which inspired him to get back into playing shape and see if anything could come of it. Via MLB.com: ...

Blue Valley North graduate Nathan Patterson’s story went viral when he signed with the Oakland A’s after a video showed him reaching 96 mph in a Pitch Speed Game, but there is much more to it.

A Viral Video Turned Him Into a Prospect. Nathan Patterson was a software salesman killing time during a rain delay. He’s now one of the unlikeliest professional baseball players in history.

But Patterson didn't simply stumble into the bullpen: He's been working on his pitch since at least August 2018, when he hit 96 mph during a pitching challenge at a minor league game in Nashville ...

According to Cut4's Adrian Garro, Patterson, who played baseball growing up, began training last year after hitting 96 mph on the radar gun during a speed pitch challenge at a minor league ballpark.