Nate Esposito

Biography

Nate Esposito enters his second season as an assistant coach to the CSUN Baseball team in 2025-26. Esposito serves as first base coach on the team and also works with the team's catchers. Esposito joined CSUN after serving as an undergraduate assistant coach at Oregon State from 2023-24. During his time with the Beavers, he worked with the team's catchers and served as first base coach. With Esposito on the bench, the Beavers posted a pair of 40-win seasons and NCAA Tournament berths each season, highlighted by a Super Regional appearance in 2024. As a player, Esposito lettered and played at catcher with Oregon State from 2012-14, playing in 41 games before concluding his collegiate career at Concordia-Portland. Esposito was selected in the 2015 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Kansas City Royals as he went on to complete six years in professional baseball. In the Royals' organization, Esposito played in 228 total games and advanced to the Triple-A level where he amassed 145 hits, 27 doubles, four home runs and 56 RBI over his career. Esposito retired from professional baseball after 17 games with Triple-A Omaha in 2021. Prior to college and pro ball, Esposito was a standout prep player at Granite Bay High School where he was an all-league and all-city selection while he played in the 2010 Area Code Games. He was also drafted out of high school by the Oakland Athletics in 2011.