Nick Madrigal

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.[7] In 2018, as a junior, he slashed .367/.428/.511 with three home runs and 34 RBIs in 42 games and was named to the College World Series All-Tournament Team.[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]

His twin brother, Ty, played college baseball at Saint Mary's College of California.[16][17] He signed with the White Sox as an undrafted free agent on June 16, 2020.[18]

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
• Oregon State Beavers bio