Nick Sogard | |
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Boston Red Sox – No. 75 | |
Infielder | |
Born: Los Angeles, California, U.S. | September 9, 1997|
Bats: Switch Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 2, 2024, for the Boston Red Sox | |
MLB statistics (through 2024 season) | |
Batting average | .273 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 8 |
Teams | |
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Nicholas John Sogard (born September 9,1997) is an American professional baseball infielder for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.
Sogard attended Jesuit High School in Carmichael,California, [1] and Loyola Marymount University,where he played college baseball for the Loyola Marymount Lions. [2]
The Tampa Bay Rays drafted Sogard in the 12th round of the 2019 MLB draft,with the 368th overall selection. [3] [4] He made his professional debut with the Low-A Hudson Valley Renegades,recording a .290 batting average in 63 games. Sogard did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor-league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [5]
On February 17,2021,the Rays traded Sogard and Ronaldo Hernández to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Jeffrey Springs and Chris Mazza. [6] Sogard split the year between the High-A Greenville Drive and Double-A Portland Sea Dogs,posting an aggregate .276/.346/.461 slash line with 13 home runs and 42 runs batted in (RBI) across 80 total games. [7]
Sogard split the 2022 campaign between Portland and the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox. In 125 total games with the two affiliates,he slashed .254/.359/.349 with four home runs,43 RBI,and 18 stolen bases. [8] Sogard returned to Worcester in 2023,playing in 112 games and slashing .266/.370/.391 with seven home runs,47 RBI,and 17 stolen bases. [9] He began the 2024 campaign with Worcester,slashing .279/.382/.439 with 12 home runs,54 RBI,and 10 stolen bases over 89 appearances prior to being called up. [10]
On July 31,2024,the Red Sox selected Sogard to the 40-man roster and promoted him to the major leagues for the first time. [3] He made his major-league debut on August 2. [11]
Sogard's cousins Eric Sogard and Alex Sogard both played professional baseball. Eric was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the second round of the 2007 MLB draft,and played in the major leagues from 2010 to 2021. Alex was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 26th round of the 2010 MLB draft,but never reached the majors and retired following the 2015 campaign. [12] Sogard is also a nephew of former major-league players Steve Sax and Dave Sax. [3]
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