Arjun Nimmala
Toronto Blue Jays
Shortstop
Born: (2005-10-16) October 16, 2005
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Arjun Nimmala (born October 16, 2005) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He is ranked third on Major League Baseball's 2023 Top 30 Blue Jays prospects list.[1]

Amateur career

Nimmala lives in Valrico, Florida and attends Strawberry Crest High School.[2] His parents immigrated to the United States from India.[3] As a youth, Nimmala primarily played cricket and spent his summers visiting his relatives in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.[4][5] He committed to play college baseball at Florida State while he was a freshman in high school.[6] Nimmala was named the Florida Gatorade player of the Year and the Wade Boggs Athletic Award, given to the best player in Hillsborough County, Florida, as a senior after batting .479 with six home runs and 29 RBIs.[7]

Professional career

Nimmala was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays with the 20th overall selection in the 2023 Major League Baseball draft.[8] He signed with the Blue Jays on July 17, 2023, for a below slot value of $3,000,000.[9] Nimmala appeared in nine games for the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Blue Jays, recording a .200 batting average, three runs batted in (RBI), and 14 walks against eight strikeouts.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Prospect Rankings 2023". MLB.com. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  2. ↑ O'Donnell, Kevin (March 6, 2023). "Strawberry Crest baseball player preparing for MLB Draft". FOX13News.com. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  3. ↑ McDaniel, Kiley (June 29, 2023). "MLB draft 2023: Arjun Nimmala swaps cricket for baseball". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  4. ↑ Palattella, Henry (June 27, 2023). "Get to know Draft prospect Arjun Nimmala". MLB.com. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  5. ↑ Kulkarni, Bhargavi (July 1, 2023). "Field of Dreams: Indian American Teen Arjun Nimmala Among Top-15 Pick of Major League Baseball Draft Class". American Kahani. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  6. ↑ Nevitt, Brett (November 15, 2022). "FSU Baseball Recruiting: 'Noles will Add 16 Prep Prospects in 2023 Recruiting Class". 247Sports.com. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  7. ↑ Lawrence White, D'Ann (June 15, 2023). "Wade Boggs Athletic Award Presented To Strawberry Crest High Student". Patch.com. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  8. ↑ Davidi, Shi (July 9, 2023). "Blue Jays swing big with 20th pick, bet on 17-year-old Nimmala's upside". Sportsnet. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Blue Jays Sign 2023 1st-Round Draft Pick Arjun Nimmala". si.com. July 17, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Arjun Nimmala Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
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