Nick Sandlin | |
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Toronto Blue Jays | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Evans, Georgia, U.S. | January 10, 1997|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 1, 2021, for the Cleveland Indians | |
MLB statistics (through 2024 season) | |
Win–loss record | 19–8 |
Earned run average | 3.27 |
Strikeouts | 223 |
Teams | |
Nick Howard Sandlin (born January 10,1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Cleveland Indians / Guardians.
Sandlin - a sidearm style pitcher - attended Greenbrier High School in Evans,Georgia. [1] He enrolled at the University of Southern Mississippi and played college baseball for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. In 2017,he played collegiate summer baseball with the Hyannis Harbor Hawks of the Cape Cod Baseball League. [2] In 2018,his junior year,Sandlin won the C Spire Ferriss Trophy,given to the best collegiate baseball player in Mississippi. [3] and was named Conference USA's Baseball Pitcher of the Year [4] and the National Pitcher of the Year Award from Perfect Game/Rawlings. [5]
The Cleveland Indians selected Sandlin in the second round,with the 67th overall selection,of the 2018 MLB draft. [6] He signed with Cleveland,receiving a $750,000 signing bonus. [1] [7] He spent the 2018 season with the AZL Indians,Lake County Captains,Lynchburg Hillcats,and Akron RubberDucks,compiling a combined 2–0 record and 3.00 ERA with 36 strikeouts in 24 total relief innings pitched between the four clubs. [8]
In 2019,he played for the Akron RubberDucks and Columbus Clippers. He went a combined 1–0 with a 2.39 ERA over 26+1⁄3 innings. On July 1, it was announced that he would miss the rest of the season due to a right forearm strain. [9] Sandlin did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [10]
On April 30, 2021, Sandlin was promoted to the major leagues for the first time. [11] On May 1, Sandlin made his MLB debut against the Chicago White Sox and struck out White Sox outfielder Adam Eaton for his first major league punchout.
On December 10, 2024, Sandlin, alongside Andrés Giménez, was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Spencer Horwitz and Nick Mitchell. [12]
His older brother, Jake, also played baseball for Greenbrier and Southern Miss. [13]
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