Nick Nastrini

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49+1⁄3 innings. [2] That summer, he played in the West Coast League for the Bellingham Bells. [3]

Nastrini went undrafted in the 2018 Major League Baseball draft and enrolled at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to play college baseball for the UCLA Bruins. As a freshman at UCLA in 2019, Nastrini made four starts and posted a 1.37 ERA over 19+2⁄3 innings, missing a majority of the season due to thoracic outlet syndrome. [4] He returned healthy that summer and played for the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League. [5] [6] He started four games in 2020 before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He played in the California Collegiate League for the Santa Barbara Foresters over the summer. [7] As a junior in 2021, Nastrini made 12 appearances (seven starts) and went 2–2 with a 6.89 ERA, 48 strikeouts, and 38 walks over 31+1⁄3 innings. [8]

Professional career

The Los Angeles Dodgers selected Nastrini in the fourth round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft, and signed. [9] Nastrini made his professional debut with the Arizona Complex League Dodgers and was promoted to the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes after one start. Over seven starts between the two clubs, he posted a 1.93 ERA with 32 strikeouts and seven walks in 14 innings. [10] He opened the 2022 season with the Great Lakes Loons and was promoted to the Tulsa Drillers on August 15. [11] [12] Between the two levels, he made 27 starts and finished with a 6–4 record, a 3.93 ERA and 169 strikeouts over 116+2⁄3 innings. [13] In 2023 with Tulsa, he made 17 starts and had a 5–3 record and 4.03 ERA. [13]

On July 28, 2023, Nastrini, Trayce Thompson, and Jordan Leasure were traded to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for pitchers Lance Lynn and Joe Kelly. [14] He was assigned to the Birmingham Barons before being promoted to the Charlotte Knights in late August. [15] Over 25 starts between Tulsa, Birmingham, and Charlotte, Nastrini went 9-5 with a 4.08 ERA and 139 strikeouts over 114+2⁄3 innings. [16]

He was assigned to Charlotte to open the 2024 season. [17] On April 15, 2024, Nastrini was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. [18]

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  3. ↑ "Pippins shut down by Bellingham". June 29, 2018.
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Nick Nastrini
Chicago White Sox – No. 43
Pitcher
Born: (2000-02-18) February 18, 2000 (age 24)
San Jose, California, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 15, 2024, for the Chicago White Sox
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