Nigel Belgrave #51

Selected by Miami out of the University of Maryland (College Park, Md.) where he pitched in two seasons from 2022-23 as a redshirt freshman and redshirt sophomore...Made 29 appearances during his sophomore season, finishing with a 4-0 record, two saves and 43 strikeouts over 33.2 innings...Son of Nigel and Arlene Belgrave...Lists his sports hero as right-handed pitcher Marcus Stroman...Attended Auburn Senior HS (Auburn, Mass.), where he led the Rockets to a MIAA Division 3 District Championship in 2018.

2025

Combined to post a 5-3 record and 2.51 ERA (19 ER/68 IP) with six saves, 29 walks and 92 strikeouts in 41 appearances between Triple-A Jacksonville (five games) and Double-A Pensacola (36 games). Set career highs in innings pitched and strikeouts...Converted six of nine save opportunities, including one of one at Triple-A in his Jumbo Shrimp debut on Sept. 9 vs. Memphis...Started and spent most of the season with the Blue Wahoos, ranking second in the club's bullpen in appearances (36), tied for third in saves (five) and tied for fifth on the staff in strikeouts (85)...Held opponents to a .178 AVG (43x241) between the two levels, including an .067 mark (1x15) in five innings during his first stint at the Triple-A level. Promoted to Triple-A Jacksonville on Sept. 9, posting a 0.00 ERA (0 ER/5 IP). Walked one batter against seven strikeouts...Made four-straight scoreless and hitless appearances from Sept. 9-18. Allowed one unearned run in his final regular season appearance on Sept. 21...Appeared in two games during the playoffs with the Triple-A National Champion Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp...Tossed one scoreless inning in Game 2 of the IL Championship Series on Sept. 24 and recorded just one out in the eighth inning of the title-clinching game on Sept. 27 (0.1 IP, 1 R/1 ER, 2 HB, 1 BB, 1 K).