Nicholas Mark Ahmed…He and his wife, Amanda, have three children: Jackson, Cole and Bella…Both sets of great-grandparents came to America from Italy and immigrated through Ellis Island…His hometown of East Longmeadow, Mass., has a roundabout in the center of town that made the Guinness Book of World Records…There are seven streets connecting to it and no stoplights…Nick is a 2008 graduate of East Longmeadow (Mass.) High School…Earned Massachusetts State All-Star honors as a pitcher during his senior season (career 21-3 record)…Also lettered in basketball.
2024
Batted .229/.267/.295/.562 (48-for-210) over 71 games with San Francisco, Los Angeles-NL and San Diego…The right-handed hitter saw better results against LHP (.278 BA) than RHP (.198 BA), which aligned with his career trend (.259 BA vs. LHP; .222 BA vs. RHP)…Was signed by the Giants to a Minor League contract on 2/26 and had his contract selected on 3/28…Served as SF’s Opening Day shortstop on 3/28 at SD, going 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI…The start snapped a string of 12 consecutive seasons (2012-2023) over which Brandon Crawford was the Giants’ only Opening Day starting SS…Dealt with left wrist discomfort in late April and was placed on IL with a sprained left wrist on May 10…Went 6-for-35 (.171) over 13 games from 6/19-7/7 and was designated for assignment on 7/9…Signed with the Dodgers on 7/24 and appeared in 17 games while other infield candidates Mookie Betts and Miguel Rojas were out with injuries…In his second game as a Dodger on 7/25, hit the eventual game-winning two-run HR in the eighth inning against his former team as part of a 6-4 Dodgers win over the Giants…Hit .195 (8-for-41) with one BB/11 SO over his next 15 games (through 8/18) and was DFA’d on 8/19…Signed with San Diego as a Minor League free agent on 9/1 and had his contract selected on 9/22, appearing in two games for the Friars.
2023
Slashed .212/.257/.303 with 14 runs, 10 doubles, a triple, two home runs and 17 RBI over 72 games before being released on Sept. 9 by Arizona...Was his first season since undergoing right shoulder surgery in 2022 that ended his season...only played in 17 games in 2022...Opened the year hitting .304 with one homer, seven RBI, five runs scored and three steals in his first 14 games...Slashed .136/.208/.159 with three RBI over his next 18 games through the end of May...Appeared in only nine games during June but went 7-for-27 with four extra-base hits...Was 9-for-59 over his final 22 games with the D-Backs before being released in September...Ended his D-Backs career having appeared in 854 games at shortstop, most by any shortstop in franchise history...Stephen Drew (753 games) is second.
2022
Limited to just 17 games due to right shoulder surgery…hit .231 (12-for-52) with two doubles, three home runs and seven RBI...Began the season on the 10-day injured list from April 4-21 (right shoulder inflammation)...Had a 22-game errorless streak from Sept. 8, 2021-May 14...Placed on the 60-day injured list on June 8 and underwent right shoulder surgery June 15 (performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache).
2021
Hit .221 (96-for-434) with 30 doubles, five homers and 38 RBI in 129 games... Finished third in the Majors with 19 outs above average (OAA), behind Nicky Lopez/KC (25) and Francisco Lindor/NYM (20).
*OAA is the cumulative effect of all individual plays a filelder has been credited or debited with, making it a range-based metric of fi elding skill that accounts for the number of plays made and the difficulty of them (ie. a fi elder who catches a 25% Out Probability play gets +.75; one who fails to make the play gets -.25).
2020
Hit .266 (53-for-199)/.327 OBP/.402 SLG with 10 doubles, 1 triple, 5 home runs and 29 RBI in 57 games in his seventh season with the D-backs...Batted .303 with runners on base, .308 with runners in scoring position and .320 with RISP/2 outs (.249/.225/.188 in 2019)... Tied career high with a RBI in 4 straight games from Aug. 9-12 (6 RBI total)...In his last 42 games since Aug. 9, batted .311/.840 OPS with 10 doubles, 4 home runs and 27 RBI.
2019
Posted career-highs in games (158), average (.254), on-base pct. (.316), slugging pct. (.437), OPS (.753), hits (141), homers (19), RBI (82) and walks (52)…matched career bests in doubles (33 - 2018) and triples (6 - 2015)...His 81 RBI were a club record for a shortstop in a season and his 19 homers were second to Stephen Drew's 21 in 2008 [stats as SS only]…his 81 RBI were also fourth among NL shortstops...Ranked third among all shortstops with 17 defensive runs saved, behind Paul DeJong/STL (26) and Javier Báez/CHC (26)...Named NL Player of the Week for Aug. 12-18, batting .423 (11-for-26)/.464 OBP/1.038 SLG with 2 doubles, 4 home runs and 11 RBI in 7 games…it was his first career weekly honor and first ever by an Arizona shortstop.
2018
Established a career high in home runs (16), doubles (33), runs scored (61), RBI (70), hits (121), games (153) and total bases (212)...Ranked among NL shortstops in RBI (3rd, 69), home runs (4th), slugging pct. (5th, .410) and OPS (6th, .697) [stats as SS only]...His 69 RBI were the most as a shortstop in club history, while his 16 homers ranked third behind Stephen Drew (21 in 2008) and Jay Bell (18 in 1998) [stats as SS only]...The 21 DRS were the most by a D-backs shortstop since the stat started being tracked in 2003 [source: fangraphs.com]...Is 1 of 6 NL players since 2005 with a dWAR of 2.9 or better with 70+ RBI (also: Brandon Crawford/SF in 2015-16, Carlos Gomez/MIL in 2013, Yadier Molina/STL in 2012, Chase Utley/PHI in 2008 and Troy Tulowitzki/COL in 2007) [source: baseballreference.com]...Rated by Baseball America as the NL's Best Defensive Shortstop (No. 2).
2017
Limited to 53 games after suffering a pair of right-hand injuries, hitting .251 with 8 doubles, 1 triple, 6 home runs and 21 RBI ... Was initially placed on the 10-day disabled list on June 28 and underwent surgery to place 3 pins in his right hand that day (performed by Dr. Don Sheridan)…suffered a broken right wrist after being hit by a pitch on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Reno on Aug. 27, ending his season ... Rated by Baseball America as the NL's second Best Defensive Shortstop, behind the Giants' Brandon Crawford.
2016
Limited to 90 games after suffering a right hip impingement…hit .218 with 9 doubles, 1 triple, 4 home runs and 20 RBI... Finished sixth in the NL in Defensive WAR (1.8), trailing Addi-son Russell (2.7), Brandon Crawford (2.7), Nolan Arenado (2.3), Buster Posey (2.0) and Javier Baez (2.0)…at the time he was placed on the DL, he ranked second among all shortstops with 12 defensive runs saved (Brandon Crawford, 17)... Placed on the 15-day disabled list on July 23 and underwent season-ending arthroscopic surgery on Aug. 25 in Vail, Colo. (performed by Dr. Marc Philippon)...Led all No. 9 hitters with 4 home runs...Missed a pair of games from July 2-3 while on the Paternity List for the birth of his first child, Jackson James.
2015
Appeared in 134 games in his first full season with Arizona, hitting .226 (95-for-421) with 17 doubles, 6 triples, 9 home runs and 34 RBI…Finished third in the NL in Defensive WAR (2.8), trailing Andrelton Simmons (3.5) and Brandon Crawford (2.9) and tied for fi fth overall in defensive runs saved (20)…only Simmons (25) had more DRS at shortstop and was tied with Crawford…Ranked among all NL shortstops in total chances per 9.0 IP (1st, 4.93) and putouts (5th, 190)…His .977 fielding percentage was the fourth best by a D-backs shortstop in club history and best since Stephen Drew's club record of .984 in 2010…set the franchise record with 4.93 TC/9.0 IP, breaking Jay Bell's previous mark (4.69 in 1998)…Had 24 straight errorless games from April 13-May 15 and 20 from June 30-July 28…Recorded 10 assists on July 20 vs. Marlins, the second most in a game by a D-backs shortstop…Suffered a jammed lower back on Sept. 22 at Dodgers and missed the remainder of the season.
2014
Appeared in 25 games in his first Major League season with the D-backs, hitting .200 (14-for-70) with two doubles, one home run and 4 RBI...Played 18 games (17 starts) at shortstop and two (one start) at second base…compiled a .970 fielding percentage (two E in 67 TC) at shortstop... Made his Major League debut on June 29 @ Padres and collected his first hit (single off Odrisamer Despaigne)... Hit his first home run on July 31 vs. Pirates (off Stolmy Pimentel)... Batted .312 (127-for-407) with 26 doubles, four home runs, 47 RBI and 14 stolen bases in 104 games with Triple-A Reno... Ranked sixth in the Pacific Coast League in average... Appeared in 91 games at shortstop and 14 at second base…his .979 fielding percentage (9 E in 439 TC) at shortstop led the PCL (min. 90 games)... Hit .361 (53-for-147) in his final 32 games prior to his first stint with Arizona (May 26-June 28)...Rated by Baseball America as the Best Defensive shortstop in the PCL…entered the season by the same publication as possessing the Best Infield Arm in the D-backs' organization, and the No. 11 Prospect by MLB.com.
2013
Hit .236 (115-for-487) with 21 doubles, five triples, four home runs, 46 RBI and 26 stolen bases in 135 games with Double-A Mobile...Earned the Minor League Rawlings® Gold Glove Award as the top defensive shortstop…ranked among all full-season shortstops (min. 80 G) in games (1st, 133), assists (1st, 441), total chances (2nd, 650) and fielding percentage (T-4th, .980)... Named as the Best Defensive Shortstop in the Southern League by Baseball America... Played with Salt River in the Arizona Fall League... Entered the season rated by MLB.com as the No. 7 Prospect in Arizona's farm system and by Baseball America as the Braves' Best Defensive Infielder.
2012
Spent the season with Single-A Lynchburg and hit .269 (136-for-506) with 36 doubles, 6 home runs and 49 RBI...Named to the Carolina League mid-and postseason All-Star Teams...Ranked among CL leaders in doubles (1st), stolen bases (1st, 40), runs scored (1st, 84), games (T-1st, 130), hits (3rd) and total bases (6th, 198)...Batted .357 (10-for-28) with five doubles and three RBI in seven postseason games for the CL champion Hillcats...named Mills Cup Finals Most Valuable Player, going 7-for-17 (.412) with four doubles and one RBI...Played with Phoenix in the Arizona Fall League and participated in the AFL Rising Stars Game...Named by Baseball America as the No. 13 Prospect in the CL following the season.
2011
Made his professional debut with Rookie Danville, batting .262 (65-for-248) with 13 doubles, four home runs and 24 RBI in 59 games.
