Nathan Wayne Mondou (born March 24, 1995) is an American professional

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in the

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organization. He has previously played in

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(MLB) for the

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Amateur career

Mondou attended

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, and

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, where he played

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for the

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. In 2015, he played

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with the

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of the

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Professional career

Oakland Athletics

The

selected Mondou in the 13th round, with the 382nd overall selection, of the

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. He spent his first professional season with the Low-A

Vermont Lake Monsters The Vermont Lake Monsters are a collegiate summer baseball team located in Burlington, Vermont, United States, who were founded in 1994 as the Vermont Expos. They were members of Minor League Baseball, in the New York–Penn League (NYPL), ...

, also playing in 1 game for the rookie-level

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. In 60 games with Vermont, Mondou hit .298/.376/.364 with no home runs, 24 RBI, and 6 stolen bases. In 2017, Mondou split the season between the Single-A

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and High-A

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, batting a cumulative .287/.367/.381 with 2 home runs, 59 RBI, and 16 stolen bases across 125 games. He played in 136 games split between Stockton and the Double-A

Midland RockHounds The Midland RockHounds are a Minor League Baseball team based in Midland, Texas. The team, which plays in the Texas League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Athletics major league club. The RockHounds play in Momentum Bank Ballpark, which ope ...

in 2018, slashing .279/.356/.399 with career-highs in home runs (8) and RBI (75) paired with 10 stolen bases. In 2019, Mondou spent the year with Midland, playing in 122 games and hitting .248/.344/.333 with 5 home runs, 45 RBI, and 7 stolen bases. He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the

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. Mondou spent the 2021 season with the Triple-A

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, playing in 87 games and hitting .283/.371/.432 with 8 home runs and 49 RBI. He returned to Las Vegas in 2022, making 108 appearances and slashing .283/.374/.431 with 7 home runs and 64 RBI. On October 3, 2022, Mondou was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. He made his MLB debut the next day in a game against the

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, going 0-for-2 with a walk. On November 3, Mondou was removed from the 40-man roster and sent outright to Triple-A. He elected free agency following the season on November 10.

Chicago White Sox

On January 31, 2023, Mondou signed a minor league contract with the

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organization. He was assigned to the Double-A

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to begin the year, where he went 1-for-5 with a home run in two games. Mondou was promoted to the Triple-A

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after Lenyn Sosa was recalled to the White Sox. He played in 116 games for Charlotte, batting .270/.379/.434 with a career–high 13 home runs, 61 RBI, and 7 stolen bases. Mondou elected free agency following the season on November 6.

San Diego Padres

On December 8, 2023, Mondou signed a minor league contract with the

. In 101 appearances for the Triple-A

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, he slashed .267/.367/.404 with five home runs, 55 RBI, and 11 stolen bases. Mondou elected free agency following the season on November 4, 2024. On February 17, 2025, Mondou re-signed with the Padres organization on a new minor league contract.https://www.milb.com/transactions/2025-02-17

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