Nick Raquet #70

Originally selected by the Washington Nationals in the third round (103rd overall) of the 2017 Major League Baseball Draft...Played college baseball at the University of North Carolina (2015) and the College of William & Mary (2017). Sat out the 2016 due to NCAA transfer rules...Graduated from State College (PA) Area High School where he was rated as the No. 2 left-handed pitcher and No. 8 overall player in Pennsylvania by Perfect Game...His brother Brandon played at William & Mary (2017-20) and was on the same team as a freshman when Nick was a junior in 2017...Fan of the New England Patriots...Resides in The Villages, Fla.

2024

Signed by the Cardinals as a Minor League free agent in January and pitched for Springfield (AA) and Memphis (AAA)…Made 35 appearances with six starts. Combined to go 2-9 with a 4.80 ERA...Began the season with Springfield and posted an 0.56 ERA over his first eight appearances all in relief. Allowed a run in his first appearance followed by seven straight scoreless over his next 14 innings....Worked primarily out of the bullpen in Memphis, but made six spot starts. Maxed out with 5.0 innings vs. Jacksonville (6/18) allowing two runs on three hits in a 7-4 loss...21 of his 29 relief appearances were two innings or more...Struck out a season-high six batters over four innings at Columbus (7/26)…Ran off a 12 inning scoreless streak in Memphis (7/9-26).

2023

2023 Atlantic League co-Pitcher of the Year...2023 York Revolution team Pitcher of the Year...Was the only pitcher to rank in the top four in wins (13), ERA (3.71), innings pitched (145.2) and strikeouts (133)…Made five starts for the Gigantes del Cibao of the Dominican Winter League during the 2023-24 season. Pitched 21 innings and struck out 23 while going 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA.

2021-22

 Was out of baseball during the 2021 and 2022 working as a consultant for Ernst & Young.