Niko Decolati | |
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Free agent | |
Right fielder | |
Born: Boulder, Colorado | August 12, 1997|
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Nicholas Quinn Decolati (born August 12,1997) is an American professional baseball right fielder who is a free agent.
Decolati was born in Boulder,Colorado,before moving to Las Vegas due to his father's job;he attended Cimarron-Memorial High School in Las Vegas. [1] As a junior in 2014,he batted .414 with eight home runs. [2] In 2015,his senior year,he hit .411 with ten home runs,25 RBIs,and 39 runs,and was named the Southern Nevada Player of the Year. [3]
After graduating high school in 2015,Decolati enrolled at Loyola Marymount University where he played college baseball. As a freshman in 2016,he played in 47 games (making forty starts) in which he hit .306 with four home runs and 33 RBIs,earning a spot on the All-West Coast Conference Freshman Team. [4] In 2017,he played in 56 games,slashing .320/.426/.432 with four home runs and 24 RBIs. That summer,he played collegiate summer baseball for the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League,where he was named a league all-star. [5] [6] As a junior in 2018,he started 54 of 55 games and batted .271 with six home runs and 21 RBIs. [7] After his junior year,he was selected by the Colorado Rockies in the sixth round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft. [8]
Decolati signed with the Rockies and was assigned to the Grand Junction Rockies of the Rookie-level Pioneer League. After being a third baseman all through high school and college,the Rockies immediately moved him to right field. [9] He was named an All-Star. [10] Over 69 games in Grand Junction,he batted .327 with 11 home runs and 56 RBIs. [11] In 2019,he missed time at the beginning of the year after suffering a broken wrist,but returned to play in June with the Asheville Tourists of the Class A South Atlantic League,hitting .265 with six home runs and 38 RBIs over 77 games. [12] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 since the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [13] Decolati was assigned to the Spokane Indians of the High-A West for the 2021 season,slashing .264/.341/.402 with 11 home runs,56 RBIs,and 26 stolen bases over 100 games. [14] He spent the 2022 season with the Hartford Yard Goats of the Double-A Eastern League but missed time due to injury. [15] Over 44 games,he batted .199 with one home run and 17 RBIs. [16] He became a free agent after the 2024 season. [17]
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