Nick Ahmed | |
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San Francisco Giants – No. 16 | |
Shortstop | |
Born: Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S. | March 15, 1990|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 29, 2014, for the Arizona Diamondbacks | |
MLB statistics (through March 28,2024) | |
Batting average | .234 |
Home runs | 70 |
Runs batted in | 324 |
Teams | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Nicholas Mark Ahmed (born March 15,1990) is an American professional baseball shortstop for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Arizona Diamondbacks. He has won the Gold Glove Award twice,in 2018 and 2019.
Nicholas Mark Ahmed was born on March 15,1990,in Springfield,Massachusetts. Ahmed attended East Longmeadow High School in East Longmeadow,Massachusetts, [1] where he played as a pitcher (posting a career record of 21–3),was a member of the National Honor Society,and also played basketball. [2]
He then enrolled at the University of Connecticut,where he majored in sport management [1] and played shortstop and pitcher for the Connecticut Huskies baseball team. [3] As a freshman,he batted .288 and .300 as a sophomore,and played for the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League during the summer of his 2010 sophomore year. [4] As a junior,Ahmed hit .326. [5]
The Atlanta Braves drafted Ahmed in the second round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft,85th overall. [1] He played in minor league baseball for the Lynchburg Hillcats in 2012, [3] and was named fastest baserunner in the league by Baseball America. [6]
After the 2012 season,the Braves traded Ahmed,Martin Prado,Randall Delgado,Zeke Spruill,and Brandon Drury to the Diamondbacks for Justin Upton and Chris Johnson. [7]
Ahmed was called up to the major leagues for the first time on June 29,2014. [8] He collected his first Major League hit off of Odrisamer Despaigne. In 25 games,he hit an even .200 in 70 at bats.
Ahmed began the 2015 season as the Diamondbacks' starting shortstop. In 134 games,he hit .226 with nine home runs. Ahmed's 2016 season was cut short due to a right hip impingement,causing him to miss the last two months of the season. On June 27,2017,his right hand was broken by a fastball,leading to a long layoff,and two months later his right wrist was fractured when he was hit by a pitch in a rehab appearance. [9]
Ahmed entered the 2018 season fully healthy and went on to finish the season with career bests offensively. In 153 games,Ahmed hit .234 with 16 home runs,70 RBIs and 33 doubles. He also had his best defensive season,leading National League shortstops with 21 defensive runs saved en route to his first career Gold Glove Award. [10] The following season,Ahmed continued his offensive resurgence from 2018,hitting a career high .254 along with career highs in home runs (19) and RBI (82) while also netting his second straight Gold Glove Award.
Before the 2020 season,Ahmed signed a four-year contract with the Diamondbacks that guaranteed him $32.5 million. [11] In the pandemic-shortened 2020 season,Ahmed hit .266 with five home runs and 29 RBIs in 57 games. Ahmed appeared in 129 games for the Diamondbacks in 2021,posting a slash of .221/.280/.339 with 5 home runs,38 RBI,and 7 stolen bases. [12] Ahmed played in 17 games for Arizona in 2022,slashing .231/.259/.442 with 3 home runs and 7 RBI. On June 8,2022,he was placed on the 60-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation. [13]
In 2023,Ahmed became the first player in Diamondbacks history to play 10 seasons with the club. [14] In 72 games for Arizona,he batted .212/.257/.303 with 2 home runs,17 RBI,and 5 stolen bases. On September 6,2023,Ahmed was designated for assignment following the promotion of Jordan Lawlar. [15] He was released by the Diamondbacks on September 9. [16]
On February 26,2024,Ahmed signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants. [17] On March 28,Ahmed had his contract selected after beating out Marco Luciano for the starting shortstop position in spring training. [18]
Ahmed is married to Amanda (Coughlin) Ahmed. [19] They have two sons and a daughter. Ahmed is a Christian. [20]
Ahmed has a younger brother,Michael,who played college baseball for the Holy Cross Crusaders and was selected in the 20th round (604th overall) of the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers. [1] [21] His uncle,Raphael Cerrato,is the head baseball coach at the University of Rhode Island. [1] [22]
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