Led the nation in hits (102) as a junior at East Carolina University in 2021...Attended East Carolina University (Greenville, N.C.), where he slashed .392/.458/.596 (133x339) in 105 games over three collegiate seasons from his freshman to junior year... Brother, Ethan, is a left-handed pitcher at East Carolina University...Is a big Minnesota Vikings fan.
2024
Acquired by Miami from Baltimore with OF Kyle Stowers in exchange for LHP Trevor Rogers on July 31. Was ranked Baltimore’s No. 5 prospect by MLB Pipeline at the time of the trade...Slashed .247/.315/.445 (36x146) with 29 runs, eight doubles, seven home runs and 17 RBI in 36 games with Miami to finish the season...Recalled from Triple-A Jacksonville and made his Marlins debut on Aug. 19 vs. ARI...Began his Marlins tenure with a 10-game hitting streak (Aug. 19-29), becoming the third player in Marlins history to record a double-digit hitting streak to begin their stint with the franchise. The feat was most recently done by Juan Pierre from March 31-April 12, 2003 and has also been achieved by Gary Sheffield from June 25-July 7, 1993...His 10-game hitting streak was the longest by a Marlins rookie since M. Ozuna (16-game streak and 10-game streak) and C. Yelich (10- game streak) in 2013. It was also tied for the longest hitting streak by any Marlins hitter in 2024 with J. Bell (May 27-June 8)...His 29 runs scored in his first 36 games to start his stint with the franchise mark the second-most in club history, trailing H. Ramírez from April 3-May 15, 2006 (34 runs)...Matched a club record (36th occurrence) with four runs scored on Sept. 17 vs. LAD. Was the first Marlin to accomplish the feat since both Nick Fortes and Jazz Chisholm Jr. on Sept. 17, 2023 vs. ATL...His six extra base hits through his first six games with Miami set a club record, surpassing the previous best mark of five shared by four players (P. Lo Duca, M. Ozuna, C. McGehee and H. Ramírez)...Including his final game with Baltimore on July 29, owned a career-best 11-game hitting streak until Aug. 29, batting .341 (15x44) in the span...Hit first career lead-off home run on Aug. 25 vs. CHC on the first pitch of the at-bat, marking the fourth first-pitch lead-off HR by a Marlin in 2024. Tied the club record set by the 2008 Marlins...Recorded first multi-homer game of career on Sept. 8 vs. PHI...Appeared defensively for the Marlins in 30 games (30 starts) at third base and three games (two starts) at second base...Made two stints with the Orioles after making his ML debut on June 3 at TOR. Went 6x32 with one double, two home runs and three RBI. Recalled for his second stint with Baltimore on July 25, hitting his second career homer off RHP Roddery Muñoz at LoanDepot park...Spent the majority of the first half of the season with Triple-A Norfolk, posting a .297/.389/.519 (95x320) slash line with 21 doubles, one triple, 16 home runs and 57 RBI in 80 games...In 14 games with Triple-A Jacksonville after trade, hit .271 (16x59) with three doubles, one home run and three RBI.
2023
Spent the entire season with Triple-A Norfolk...Batted .290/.359/.483 (164-for-565) with 40 doubles, three triples, 21 home runs, 104 runs scored, 92 RBI, 57 walks, six hit-by-pitches and 10 stolen bases; set career highs in hits, doubles, runs, RBI and walks...Led the International League in hits, runs and total bases (273), tied for the lead in doubles, second in extra-base hits (64) and ranked third in RBI but was not selected to the league's Post-Season All-Star team...Named an MiLB Organization All-Star...Recorded a hit in his first eight games of the year through 4/9...Notched four hits three times (5/26, 9/6 & 9/21), tying a career high...Had six hitting streaks of at least eight games, including a season-high 10 straight from 7/2-16...Reached safely in 22 straight games from 7/2 to 8/1...Drove in a run in a career-high seven straight games from 7/4-14...Scored a run in eight straight games from 7/25 to 8/2...Hit a grand slam in back-to-back games from 9/19-20 at Buffalo; also drove in four runs on 4/8 vs. Gwinnett...Started all four Postseason games for the Tides, slashing .471/.526/.941 (8-for-17) with one triple, two home runs, five runs scored and three RBI as the Tides won the International League Championship over Durham and Triple-A National Championship over Oklahoma City; reached safely in all five plate appearances in the Triple-A National Championship, going 3-for-3 with a home run, two runs, two RBI and two walks...Appeared in 105 games (102 starts) at second base, 27 (26 starts) in left field, five (four starts) in right field and made one start at shortstop; posted a .962 fielding percentage (454 TC, 17 E) at the four positions...Finished the season ranked as the No. 6 O's prospect by Baseball America and MLB Pipeline.
2022
Appeared in a combined 121 games between High-A Aberdeen, Double-A Bowie and Triple-A Norfolk, slashing .279/.360/.526 (133-for-477) with 23 doubles, four triples, 29 home runs, 92 runs scored, 73 RBI, 55 walks, 16 stolen bases and an .886 OPS...Led O's Minor Leaguers in home runs and ranked third in OPS and total bases (251); fourth in hits, extra-base hits, runs, and slugging percentage; fifth in RBI; sixth in average; and tied for seventh in walks...Began the year with Aberdeen and was promoted to Bowie on 6/28 and to Norfolk on 9/20...Named the Eastern League Player of the Month and Orioles Minor League Player of the Month for August after slashing .339/.405/.661 (37-for-109) with six doubles, one triple nine home runs, 25 runs scored, 26 RBI, 12 walks, four stolen bases and a 1.066 OPS in 26 games with Bowie...Named an Eastern League Post-Season All-Star and an MiLB.com Organization All-Star...Finished the season ranked as Baltimore's No. 11 prospect by MLB Pipeline and No. 12 by Baseball America.
2021
Made his professional debut with the FCL Orioles before earning a promotion to Low-A Delmarva, where he finished the season slashing .283/.413/.434 (28-for-99) in 26 games...Participated in the team's Fall Instructional League camp at the Ed Smith Stadium complex in Sarasota, Fla...Finished the year ranked as the No. 9 Orioles prospect, according to MLB Pipeline.
