Нолан Шубарт: осознание своих сильных сторон помогло новичку «Гардианс» набрать 20 хоум-ранов в дебютном сезоне

Know thyself is an ancient Greek principal that centers around the foundation of self awareness. Nolan Schubart isn’t a Greek philosopher (though at 6-foot-4, 227 pounds with a long, strong lower half, broad shoulders, and claws for hands, he has a build like a Greek God) but he does have a keen sense of awareness about himself between the lines. Middle-middle BP pitch for Nolan Schubart. And I think he might have forced someone to call their car insurance provider. Geez. pic.twitter.com/QV3INnou6E — Justin L. (jlbaseball on bluesky) (@JL_Baseball) April 25, 2026 A big part of baseball, and really in life and career are learning and doing what you are good at and like to do. Lucky for the Guardians, Nolan Schubart knows what he’s good at and what he likes to do — and it’s exactly what he was drafted to do. “… When (the pitchers) make a mistake and I can put the bat on the ball and do some damage. That’s what I like to do,” Schubart said of his plan of attack at the plate. The Guardians knew that’s what Schubart was good at going when they drafted him out of Oklahoma State in the third round of the 2025 draft. In 2025 for the Cowboys, he hit .300/.436/.640 with 19 homers. He totaled 59 round-trippers in his college career. So it’s no surprise he’s already hit 20 this year. Those totals were with the Captains during the first half of the season. Schubart has since been promoted and will start the second half at Double-A Akron. Nolan Schubart just one upped Jace LaViolette the next at bat later, 112 off the bat and 418 feet to dead center. The ball is FLYING tonight in Lake County. pic.twitter.com/v3s315bLnu — Justin L. (jlbaseball on bluesky) (@JL_Baseball) July 10, 2026 But what’s most impressive about Schubart is his approach day-to-day, at-bat to at-bat and how quickly he accepts that failure is part of the game. Just ask the hitters in the MLB All-Star Game in 2026, as they struck out 27 times in the game. That’s despite the fact he’s not failing that much these days, at least one plate appearance in the last 43 games where he’s reached base. The streak started May 17 and in those 43 games, he’s hit .299/.437/.643 with 13 of his 20 homers and 38 walks. While he’s accepted that failure is part of the game, he’s not put much thought or weight on his on-base streak. “(You) try not to think about it,” Schubart said on July 9. “Just trying to do the same thing I’m doing every day. The more you think about it, the more it’ll build up on you. So, just trying to take one step at a time. You trust the approach. That’s what got me here. Keep building and keep adjusting.” On 19 occasions, Schubart extended the streak with an extra-base hit, and 10 times a walk kept it alive. Not only does Schubart accept that failure is part of the game, but he also does something that other mature players must have as part of the game — knowing yourself and your game. He knows part of the failure in his game is strikeouts. He has a 33.5% strikeout rate this year and it was still 30.5% over his 43 game on-base streak. Strikeouts will be part of who he is now and going forward, but it hasn’t gotten in the way of his success now and he won’t let it change things. “Just getting pitches that I can drive and do damage on,” said Schubart said. “If a pitcher makes a good pitch, it’s frustrating, but you also sometimes tip the cap. But you have to understand that it’s going to happen. Then take the walks. And I have guys behind me that can hit for power, so I don’t need to try and do that every time. “This is professional baseball. Everybody’s good here. They’re all here for a reason. So the more I can get on base, it’s more runs created for the team. So I just keep taking that approach and then when they make a mistake, I can put the bat on the ball and do some damage. That’s what I like to do.” Aside from being aware of his strengths and the realities of the game, Schubart has been around plenty of talented players and coaches, which has led to plenty of winning. He attended St. Mary’s in Orchard Lake, Michigan, where he played with current Guardians prospect Alex Mooney as well as his younger brother and Texas Rangers 2022 fourth-rounder Brock Porter, and won three state titles. From there, he ended up at Oklahoma State, after a coaching change at his original school, Michigan. With the Cowboys, he played for Josh Holliday (brother of former big league All-Star Matt Holiday) and teammates like Carson Benge, a 2024 first-rounder who is now in the majors with the New York Mets. “Just a bunch of guys that grew up playing together,” Schubart said about the success at St. Mary’s. “I’ve known (the Mooney’s) for a while. I played with (Porter) since I was 10. So, there’s just a bunch of guys that you grew up playing against each other and it ended up just kind of aligning that everybody went there and then once we got there and kind of built the culture. It just kind of pushed everybody else to be better and then it became what it is.” While Schubart hasn’t changed who he is or his approach at the plate, he has realized the big adjustment every player has to make in pro ball is the grind of playing everyday instead of every weekend. Growing up in Michigan, Schubart was of course a Tigers fan. After watching Miguel Cabrera torture Cleveland for years, and looking to take things from Magglio Ordonez’s game, he’ll have to adjust to helping the Guardians beat the Tigers in the future. Schubart will be carrying his 43 game on-base streak with the RubberDucks after his promotion from High Single-A Lake County on July 12. For the season, he’s hitting .243/.397/.522 with 20 homers and 68 walks in 75 games. His 20 homers were tied for the Midwest League lead after the first half, and his 69 RBI were second. He’ll join his fellow 2025 draft class members in Akron for that first Double-A game on July 17, Dean Curley and Aaron Walton, who have all shown off power at High-A in their first year to help earn that promotion at the season’s unofficial halfway point. RAKE. COUNTY. AGAIN. ⚓️ Aaron Walton and Nolan Schubart hit back-to-back home runs to give the Captains the lead! 💥💥 pic.twitter.com/N7XSNV4m92 — Lake County Captains (@LCCaptains) June 6, 2026 “(These guys) can hit the crap out of the ball and put some good at-bats early together.” Schubart said of his teammates this year. “Put the pressure on (pitchers), put some barrels on and showcase what we can do. It’s what we were brought here for and and definitely have shown that.”