Nick Nastrini #29

Single...Attended UCLA, where he went 5-3 with a 4.73 ERA (35 ER/66.2 IP) and 95 strikeouts (12.9 per 9.0 IP) over three seasons....Majored in sociology...Is a 2018 graduate of Cathedral Catholic High School in San Diego...Is an avid surfer.

2024

Appeared in 21 games (18 starts) with Class AAA Charlotte and nine (eight starts) with the White Sox...Limited opponents to a .234 (32-for-137) average, but recorded a 1.91 WHIP after issuing 36 walks in 35.2 IP (9.08 per 9.0 IP)...Went 0-3 with a 2.66 ERA (7 ER/23.2 IP) and .148 (12-for-81) opponents average in five games (four starts) at home and 0-4 with a 15.75 ERA (21 ER/12.0 IP) and a .357 opponents average (20-56) in four starts on the road...Made two starts with Charlotte before his contract was selected on 4/15 … made his MLB debut that night in a start vs. Kansas City … suffered the loss, allowing two runs on three hits with two walks and five strikeouts over 5.0 IP … retired the first 11 batters, the longest game-opening streak by a Sox starter in his MLB debut since at least 1961...Suffered the loss in his second start on 4/21 at Philadelphia (5 ER/3.0 IP) and was optioned to the Knights on 4/22...Went 0-2 with a 2.89 ERA (6 ER/18.2 IP), .211 (15-for-71) opponents average and 17 strikeouts over three starts with Charlotte from 5/3-16...Was recalled on 5/22 and started that night at Toronto (L, 8 ER/3.1 IP) … suffered the loss in two of his next three starts from 5/27-6/8 and was optioned to Charlotte on 6/9...Became the fifth pitcher in White Sox history to lose each of his first five career starts, joining Scott Ruffcorn (6/19/93-8/23/96), Randy Scarbery (6/16-8/11/79), Rich Gossage (10/4/72-5/25/73) and Bill Chamberlain (8/2-9/12/32)…Allowed two earned runs or less in eight of his 11 starts with the Knights from 6/21-8/24 … went 2-0 with a 2.45 ERA (5 ER/18.1 IP) in four starts from 8/7-24...Was recalled from Charlotte for the third time on 8/29 … started that night vs. Texas, suffering the loss despite recording his first career quality start … allowed just one run on three hits with one walk and three strikeouts over a career-high 6.0 IP...Suffered his seventh loss in his eighth start on 9/3 at Baltimore, allowing seven runs (four earned) on four hits with six walks and two strikeouts over 1.2 IP...Tossed 3.1 scoreless IP in his first career relief appearance on 9/9 vs. Cleveland, allowing one hit...Was optioned to the Knights on 9/10, where he finished the season … made three relief appearances (4 ER/6.0 IP) to close out the season with Charlotte...Preseason Rankings: No. 3 prospect and Best Changeup in the White Sox organization (BA) … No. 6 prospect in the Sox system (MLB.com).

2023

Combined to go 9-5 with a 4.08 ERA (52 ER/114.2 IP), .221 (96-435) opponents average and 139 strikeouts (10.9 per 9.0 IP) over 25 starts between Class AA Tulsa in the Dodgers system and Class AA Birmingham and Class AAA Charlotte in the White Sox organization...Began the season with Tulsa, averaging 10.4 strikeouts per 9.0 IP (85 SO/73.2 IP)...Posted a 2.83 ERA (9 ER/28.2 IP) and .175 (18-103) opponents average over his first seven starts of the season...Struck out eight batters in consecutive starts form 7/14-20...Was traded by the Dodgers with RHP Jordan Leasure and OF Trayce Thompson to the White Sox in exchange for RHPs Joe Kelly and Lance Lynn on 7/28...Made his Barons debut on 8/3 vs. Rocket City...Went 3-0 with a 2.70 ERA (5 ER/16.2 IP) and 25 strikeouts over three starts from 8/9-23...Was promoted to Charlotte on 8/29...Made his Knights debut on 8/31 at Jacksonville, suffering the loss despite allowing just two runs on two hits with two walks and nine strikeouts in 6.0 IP...Earned International League Pitcher of the Week honors for the period of 9/18-24...Earned the win in his lone start of the week on 9/24 at Memphis, tossing 5.0 perfect IP.

2022

Started the season with Advanced-A Great Lakes and was promoted to Double-A Tulsa on August 16...With Advanced-A Great Lakes, posted a 5-3 record with a 3.86 ERA (37 ER/86/1 IP) and 127 strikeouts against 39 walks in 21 starts...limited hitters to a .192 average...with Double-A Tulsa, recorded a 1-1 mark in six starts with a 4.15 ERA (14 ER/30.1 IP) and 42 strikeouts…walked 16 batters and kept hitters to a .140 average...set career-highs in multiple categories in his short career: wins (six), games started (27), innings pitched (116.2), and strikeouts (169)...earned Midwest League Pitcher of the Week for Aug. 14, 2022, with Advanced-A Great Lakes, after pitching 6.2 solid innings of one-run ball, striking out nine...fired a career-high 10 strikeouts on June 28 vs. Dayton with Advanced-A Great Lakes, taking away the win after five innings of one-run ball.

2021

Entered his first professional season after being drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 23 in the First Year Player Draft out of UCLA...pitched in a combined seven games with Rookie-level Dodgers and Single-A Rancho Cucamonga, recording a 1.93 ERA (3 ER/14.0 IP) with 32 strikeouts and just seven issued walks…started all seven contests but did not factor in any decisions...struck out a season-high nine batters on Sept. 17 vs. Visalia over 3.2 innings, allowing just one earned run on two hits…did not issue a walk in his longest outing of the season.