Nico Hoerner

Nico Hoerner
Chicago Cubs
Shortstop
Born: (1997-05-13) May 13, 1997
Oakland, California
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Nicholas Mackie Hoerner (born May 13, 1997) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Chicago Cubs organization.

Career

Hoerner attended Head-Royce School in Oakland, California where he played soccer, basketball, and baseball. He played for the varsity baseball team all four years of high school and in 2015, as a senior, batted .517 with six home runs, 30 RBIs, and 40 runs scored.[1] He was not drafted out of high school in the 2015 MLB Draft. He then enrolled at Stanford University to play college baseball for the Stanford Cardinal.

In 2016, as a freshman, Hoerner started 53 of Stanford's 54 games at second base, batting .254 with 53 hits, 24 RBIs, and eight doubles. After the season, he played in the Northwoods League where he hit .304 with two home runs, 31 RBIs, 11 stolen bases, and 12 doubles in 257 at-bats.[2] As a sophomore at Stanford in 2017, he switched positions, moving to shortstop. He started all 58 of Stanford's games that year and slashed .307/.357/.406 with 18 doubles, one home run, and 33 RBIs.[3][4] He was named to the All-Pac-12 and All-Pac-12 Defensive teams.[5] That summer, he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League with the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox where he batted .301 with six home runs, 30 RBIs, 16 stolen bases and eight doubles.[2] As a junior in 2018, he batted .345 with two home runs, 40 RBIs, and 15 stolen bases[6] and was named to the All-Pac-12 team for the second straight year.[7]

Hoerner was selected 24th overall by the Chicago Cubs in the 2018 Major League Baseball draft,[8] and signed for a $2.724 million signing bonus.[9] He made his professional debut with the AZL Cubs,[10] was reassigned to the Eugene Emeralds in June, and was promoted to the South Bend Cubs on July 11.[11] However, he was placed on the disabled list on July 18 with a strained a ligament in his left elbow, and was ruled out for the remainder of the regular season.[12] After the season, he was assigned to the Mesa Solar Sox of the Arizona Fall League.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "MaxPreps names Head-Royce's Nico Hoerner small schools player of the year". The Mercury News. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "2018 CBD TOP 100 COUNTDOWN: 49. NICO HOERNER (STANFORD)". College Baseball Daily. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Card's Hoerner hails new guard". Perfect Game USA. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Preseason baseball honors for Stanford's Hoerner, Bubic". Palo Alto Online. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  5. ↑ "California connection brings Stanford's Hoerner, Bubic to Y-D". Cape Cod Times. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  6. ↑ Gonzalez, Mark (June 5, 2018). "Cubs have faith No. 24 pick Nico Hoerner will hit for power: 'He's a guy who is very strong, has very strong hands'". Chicago Tribune.
  7. ↑ "Pac-12 announces baseball All-Conference honors". Pac-12 Conference.
  8. ↑ Muskat, Carrie (June 5, 2018). "Cubs draft Stanford's Hoerner in first round". MLB.com.
  9. ↑ Muskat, Carrie. "Cubs sign top Draft pick Hoerner". MLB.com. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  10. ↑ http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-spt-cubs-nico-hoerner-cole-roederer-20180627-story.html
  11. ↑ http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-spt-cubs-nico-hoerner-south-bend-20180712-story.html
  12. ↑ https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/cubs-nico-hoerner-suffers-elbow-injury/
  13. ↑ https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-cubs-nico-hoerner-arizona-fall-league-roster-492109511.html
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