Arizona Diamondbacks
The Arizona Diamondbacks selected English in the third round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft. [7] He signed and made his professional debut with the Hillsboro Hops,hitting .290 with seven home runs and thirty RBI over fifty games. [8] English did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [9]
English returned to Hillsboro for the 2021 season,batting .242 with ten home runs and 48 RBI over 83 games. English split the 2022 season between Hillsboro and the Amarillo Sod Poodles and hit a combined .269 with 12 home runs and 49 RBI over 104 games. [10] He returned to Amarillo to open the 2023 season and was promoted to the Reno Aces in early May. [11] [12] Over 102 games between both teams,he batted .300 with 23 home runs and 93 RBI. [13] English was assigned to Reno to open the 2024 season and hit .263 with 16 home runs and 63 RBI over 111 games. [14] He returned to Reno to open the 2025 season.
On July 6,2025,English was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. He made his MLB debut on July 9. [15] In seven appearances for Arizona,English went 2-for-22 (.091) with one RBI and one walk. English was designated for assignment by the Diamondbacks following the promotion of Taylor Rashi on August 27. [16] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple-A Reno on August 30. [17] English elected free agency following the season on November 6. [18]
