Nick Madrigal
Nicklaus M. Madrigal (born March 5, 1997) is an American professional baseball second baseman for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB).
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![]() Madrigal with the Charlotte Knights in 2019 | |||
Chicago White Sox – No. 1 | |||
Second baseman | |||
Born: Sacramento, California | March 5, 1997|||
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MLB debut | |||
July 31, 2020, for the Chicago White Sox | |||
MLB statistics (through August 2, 2020) | |||
Batting average | .308 | ||
Home runs | 0 | ||
Runs batted in | 1 | ||
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Career
Madrigal attended Elk Grove High School in Elk Grove, California. In 2015, his senior year, he batted .449 with 28 stolen bases.[1][2] He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 17th round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft.[3] He did not sign with the Indians and attended Oregon State University where he played college baseball for the Beavers.[4]
As a freshman at Oregon State, Madrigal started in 49 games and hit .333/.380/.456 with one home run and 29 runs batted in (RBIs). He was named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and was a first team All-Pac-12 selection.[5][6] In 2017, Madrigal's sophomore year, he batted .380 with four home runs and forty RBIs in sixty games and was named the Pac-12 Player of the Year. He was also named to the College World Series All-Tournament Team.[7] In 2018, as a junior, he slashed .367/.428/.511 with three home runs and 34 RBIs in 42 games.[8]
Madrigal was selected fourth overall by the Chicago White Sox in the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.[9] He signed for $6,411,400,[10] and was assigned to the AZL White Sox before being promoted to the Kannapolis Intimidators in July[11] and the Winston-Salem Dash in August. In 43 games between the three clubs, Madrigal slashed .303/.353/.348 with 16 RBIs and eight stolen bases.[12] He returned to Winston-Salem to begin 2019 and was promoted to the Double-A Birmingham Barons in June after slashing .272/.346/.377 with 52 hits, 20 runs scored, and 17 stolen bases in 49 games with the team.[13] Madrigal was named to the 2019 All-Star Futures Game.[14] After the 2019 MLB Trade Deadline, Nick was promoted to the Triple-A Charlotte Knights.[15]
On July 31, 2020, Madrigal was promoted to the MLB. He started at second base and batted ninth against the Kansas City Royals. He went 0-3.[16]
On August 4, 2020, Madrigal suffered a separated shoulder while sliding into third base during a game against the Milwaukee Brewers. The next day he was placed on the injured list.
Personal life
His twin brother, Ty, played college baseball at Saint Mary's College of California.[17][18] He signed with the White Sox as an undrafted free agent on June 16, 2020.[19]
References
- "2015 Indians 17th rd pick: SS Nick Madrigal". 247sports.com. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
- Oregonian/OregonLive, Connor Letourneau | The (June 10, 2015). "Nick Madrigal, Oregon State Beavers recruit, goes to Cleveland Indians in 17th round". oregonlive.
- "Indians draft Elk Grove's Madrigal in 17th round".
- "Oregon State freshman Nick Madrigal making immediate impact at plate: Beavers rundown". The Oregonian. OregonLive.com. February 22, 2016.
- "Nick Madrigal works his infield magic at OSU". Portland Tribune. Pamplin Media Group. May 11, 2017.
- Moran, Danny (March 25, 2017). "Nick Madrigal strives for greatness, and wants to push Oregon State to Omaha in the process". The Oregonian. OregonLive.com.
- Hull, John. "Former Herd SS Madrigal named Pac-12 player of the year". Elk Grove Citizen.
- Boone, Tony (June 28, 2018). "CWS notes: Nick Madrigal, Trevor Larnach, Cadyn Grenier leave Beavers with championship". Omaha World-Herald.
- Van Schouwen, Daryl. "White Sox select second baseman Nick Madrigal with fourth pick in draft". Chicago Sun Times.
- Sullivan, Paul. "White Sox sign first-round pick Nick Madrigal". chicagotribune.com.
- Bokun, Ben. "White Sox first-round pick Nick Madrigal was magical in his Kannapolis debut". NBC Sports Chicago.
- "Nick Madrigal Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
- Duber, Vinnie (June 5, 2019). "Highly ranked White Sox prospect Nick Madrigal getting promoted to Double-A Birmingham". NBC Sports Chicago. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
- Jim Callis (June 28, 2019). "Here are the 2019 Futures Game rosters". MLB.com. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
- Pope, LaMond. "White Sox promote Nick Madrigal to Triple-A Charlotte while No. 3 pick Andrew Vaughn heads to Winston-Salem". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
- Scott Merkin (August 1, 2020). "No. 4 prospect Madrigal makes Majors debut". MLB.com. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
- "Elk Grove's Madrigal brothers grow from tiny premature newborns to big baseball talents".
- Intern, Jared Rebensdorf - Citizen Sports. "Madrigal twins creating their own paths to success, separately".
- https://twitter.com/JamesFox917/status/1272888648166453252
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Oregon State Beavers bio