| Jud Fabian | |
|---|---|
 Fabian with the Florida Gators in 2019 | |
| Baltimore Orioles – No. 90 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born:September 27, 2000 Ocala, Florida, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Left |
Judson Edward Fabian (born September 27,2000) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Baltimore Orioles organization.
Fabian attended Trinity Catholic High School in Ocala,Florida,where he played baseball. [1] In 2018,his junior year,he batted .453 with 11 home runs. [2] He played in the Under Armour All-America Baseball Game at Wrigley Field that summer. [3] [4] He graduated from high school early,and enrolled at the University of Florida to play college baseball in January 2019. [5]
In 2019,Fabian's freshman year at Florida,he played in 56 games (making 54 starts) in which he batted .232 with seven home runs,26 RBIs,and seven stolen bases. [6] [7] That summer,he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League with the Bourne Braves,and was the youngest ever selection to Cape Cod League All-Star Team. [8] [9] [10] As a sophomore in 2020,Fabian batted .294 with five home runs and 13 RBIs over 17 games before the season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [11] He played in the Florida Collegiate Summer League that summer,batting .304 with two home runs and 11 RBIs alongside a .971 fielding percentage over 19 games. [12]
In 2021,as a redshirt sophomore (given a redshirt due to the cancellation of the 2020 season),Fabian began the season struggling with high strikeout rates. [13] [14] Throughout the course of the year,he decreased his strikeout numbers (going from a 37.4% strikeout rate in April to 29% at the end of the season) and also began hitting for power,and was named to the All-Southeastern Conference First Team. [15] [16] He finished the season batting .249 with twenty home runs and 46 RBIs over 59 starts in center field. [17] He became the fifth player in Gator baseball history to reach twenty home runs in a single season. [18] After the season,Fabian was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the second round with the 40th overall selection of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft. [19] On August 1,after failing to agree with the club on a signing bonus,Fabian announced that he would return to Florida for his redshirt junior season. [20] [21] For the 2022 season,Fabian appeared in 66 games and slashed .239/.414/.598 with 24 home runs and 55 RBIs,striking out 22.2% of the time while walking 20%. [22] [23]
The Baltimore Orioles selected Fabian 67th overall in the 2022 Major League Baseball draft. [24] He signed with the team for $1 million. [25]
Fabian made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Orioles and was later promoted to the Delmarva Shorebirds of the Single-A Carolina League. [26] In late August,he earned another promoted to the Aberdeen Ironbirds of the High-A South Atlantic League. [27] Over 22 games between both teams,he batted .333 with three home runs,16 RBIs,and nine doubles. [28] To open the 2023 season,Fabian was assigned back to Aberdeen. [29] In mid-June,he was promoted to the Bowie Baysox of the Double-A Eastern League. [30] Over 120 games and 430 at-bats for the 2023 season,Fabian slashed .223/.349/.440 with 24 home runs,74 RBIs,169 strikeouts,and 31 stolen bases. [31] He was assigned to Bowie to open the 2024 season. [32]