Amateur career
Black grew up in Toronto and attended St. Andrew's College in Aurora,Ontario. [1] He went undrafted out of high school and enrolled at Wright State University to play college baseball.
As a freshman at Wright State in 2019,Black was named the Horizon League Freshman of the Year and first team All-Conference after batting .353 with seven home runs,41 RBIs,and 23 total extra-base hits. [2] He batted .239 in 13 games during his sophomore season in 2020 before it was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic. [3] As a redshirt sophomore in 2021,Black hit .383 with 13 home runs,59 RBIs,and a .495 on-base percentage. Black was also named first team All-Horizon League. [4] [5]
Professional career
The Milwaukee Brewers chose Black with the 33rd overall selection of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft. [6] [7] He signed with the Brewers for a $2.2 million signing bonus. [8] Black made his professional debut with Rookie-level Arizona Complex League Brewers and was promoted to the Carolina Mudcats of the Low-A East during the season. Over 26 games between the two teams,he slashed .241/.426/.322 with one home run,eight RBIs,31 strikeouts and 26 walks over 87 at-bats. [9]
He opened the 2022 season with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers of the High-A Midwest League. [10] In 64 games for the team,Black batted .281/.406/.424 with four home runs,35 RBI,and 13 stolen bases. He split the 2023 campaign between the Double–A Biloxi Shuckers and Triple–A Nashville Sounds,accumulating a .284/.417/.513 batting line with career–highs in home runs (18),RBI (73),and stolen bases (55) across 123 games. [11]
Black began the 2024 season with the Triple–A Nashville Sounds,hitting .303/.393/.525 with five home runs and 18 RBI across 25 games. On April 30,2024,Black was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. [12] In 18 appearances for the Brewers during his rookie campaign,he batted .204/.316/.245 with two RBI and three stolen bases.
Black was optioned to Triple-A Nashville to begin the 2025 season. [13] On March 28,2025,it was announced that Black would miss six-to-eight weeks after suffering a fractured right hamate bone. [14]
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