Nick Madrigal

Nick Madrigal
Chicago White Sox – No. 3
Second baseman
Born: (1997-03-05) March 5, 1997
Sacramento, California
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Nick Madrigal (born March 5, 1997) in an American professional baseball second baseman in the Chicago White Sox organization.

Career

Madrigal attended Elk Grove High School in Elk Grove, California, and was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 17th round of the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft.[1] He did not sign with the Indians and attended Oregon State University where he played college baseball for the Beavers.[2]

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 (RBI). He was named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and was a first team All-Pac-12 selection.[3][4] Madrigal was named the Pac-12 Player of the Year as a sophomore in 2017.[5] In 2018, as a junior, he was named to the College World Series All-Tournament Team.[6]

Madrigal was selected fourth overall by the Chicago White Sox in the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.[7] He signed for $6,411,400,[8] and was assigned to the AZL White Sox before being promoted to the Kannapolis Intimidators in July[9] 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.[10]

Personal

His twin brother, Ty, plays college baseball at Saint Mary's College of California.[11][12]

References

  1. ↑ "Indians draft Elk Grove's Madrigal in 17th round".
  2. ↑ "Oregon State freshman Nick Madrigal making immediate impact at plate: Beavers rundown". The Oregonian. OregonLive.com. February 22, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Nick Madrigal works his infield magic at OSU". Portland Tribune. Pamplin Media Group. May 11, 2017.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Hull, John. "Former Herd SS Madrigal named Pac-12 player of the year". Elk Grove Citizen.
  6. ↑ Boone, Tony (June 28, 2018). "CWS notes: Nick Madrigal, Trevor Larnach, Cadyn Grenier leave Beavers with championship". Omaha World-Herald.
  7. ↑ Van Schouwen, Daryl. "White Sox select second baseman Nick Madrigal with fourth pick in draft". Chicago Sun Times.
  8. ↑ http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/ct-spt-white-sox-nick-madrigal-20180705-story.html
  9. ↑ Bokun, Ben. "White Sox first-round pick Nick Madrigal was magical in his Kannapolis debut". NBC Sports Chicago.
  10. ↑ "Nick Madrigal Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Elk Grove's Madrigal brothers grow from tiny premature newborns to big baseball talents".
  12. ↑ Intern, Jared Rebensdorf - Citizen Sports. "Madrigal twins creating their own paths to success, separately".
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