Resides in Alexandria, Ind...raised a Reds fan, he idolized Brandon Phillips and Ken Griffey Jr...Attended Indiana State University, where he hit .305 with 10 doubles, three triples and 9 homers in 61 games as a senior in 2019 and led the Sycamores to their first NCAA Tournament win since 1995… helped lead the team to a 123-year university record-best start 27-8 in 2019...In 2016, played with the Savannah Bananas and named a Coastal Plain League All-Star...He graduated in 2015 from Yorktown HS (Ind.), where lettered four years in baseball and two years in football.
2024
In his first year in SD’s organization, split the campaign between Double-A San Antonio (34 games) and Triple-A El Paso (92 games)…reached base safely via a hit, walk or HBP in 111 of his 126 games played...The 126 games were one shy of his career-high 127 in 2022 with Omaha (AAA), and he posted career highs in doubles (29), runs scored (68) and walks (74), while matching his career highs in triples (8, 2x) and HR (9, 3x)...Opened the season with his first career weekly honor, earning Pacific Coast League Player of the Week on April 7… hit safely in 10 consecutive games to start the season from March 29-April 9, recording at least one RBI in nine of those 10 games for a total of 21 RBI...Posted a career-best six RBI and one of his two career multi-HR games in his fifth contest of the season on April 3 at Round Rock...Reached base safely in 27 of his 30 games for El Paso (.272 AVG) before landing on the 7-day IL on May 6...Reinstated on May 14 and was assigned to SA, where he reached base safely in 31 of 34 games for the Missions (.218 AVG) before being re-assigned to El Paso on June 25, where he remained for the balance of the season (.244 AVG in 62 G)...Defensively for El Paso, he owned a .969 fielding percentage (9 errors, 288 total chances) in 46 appearances (44 starts) at 2B, 23 appearances (22 starts) at 3B, 16 appearances (14 starts) at SS, six appearances (5 starts in CF), and four appearances (all starts) in LF...Defensively for San Antonio, he owned a .980 fielding percentage (2 errors, 102 total chances) in 24 G in CF, three in LF, three at SS, two at 3B and one at 2B...Swiped 25 bags in 31 attempts, three shy of his career-high 28 in 2021 with Double-A Northwest Arkansas…had three separate multi-steal games, including four stolen bases in a three-game stretch July 13-19...Following the season, played in 32 games for Aguilas de Mexicali in the Mexican Pacific Winter League and hit .207 with 4 XBH (3 2B, 1 3B)..
2023
Received his third consecutive Major League Spring Training invite...Spent the entirety of the campaign at the Triple-A Omaha for the second consecutive season, where he slashed .273/.386/.365 with 14 doubles, 1 triple, 3 home runs, 30 RBI and 50 runs scored in 89 games played...Walked 50 times compared to 68 strikeouts...Swiped 16 bags in 18 attempts (88.9% conversion rate)...Missed the first month of the season recovering on the IL from wrist surgery...His batting average sat at a season-high .302 across 47 games through July 26, including a .427 OBP…hit .246 with a .345 OBP across his final 41 games from July 28-Sept. 24...Following the season, was selected by SD from KC in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 Draft in Nashville, Tennessee.
2022
Spent all of 2022 with Triple-A Omaha, where he finished tied for first on the team in triples (four), second in games played (127), plate appearances (515) and runs (64), third in doubles (22), total bases (151), stolen bases (17) and walks (47), fourth in hits (94) and fifth in RBI (52).
2021
Spent the entire season with Double-A Northwest Arkansas and played in 108 games, slashing .288/.357/.405 (128-for-444) with 30 extra-base hits, 56 RBI and 28 stolen bases...Stole three bases in a pair of games for the Naturals, on May 19 at Springfield and Aug. 8 at Arkansas...Fell a double shy of a cycle on June 18 at San Antonio, going 3-for-4 with a home run, a triple and a single, driving in two...Was invited to Major League Spring Training.
2020
Participated in the club’s postseason camp at Kauffman Stadium.
2019
Spent his first professional season with Idaho Falls (Rookie)…started 43 games at shortstop and 19 games at second base...Named a Pioneer League midseason and postseason All-Star, as well as an MiLB.com Organization All-Star… led off and played second base in the annual Pioneer League-Northwest League All-Star Game...Led the Pioneer League in hits (91) and ranked second in average (.357) and doubles (19), fourth in on-base percentage (.427) and total bases (126) and tied for fifth in triples (5)...Slashed .429/.528/.607 (24-for-56) with three doubles, two triples and a homer vs. left-handed pitching…also batted .420 (29-for-69) with runners in scoring position...Went 6-for-6 with a pair of doubles, two RBI and two runs scored in his fifth professional game, vs. Billings on June 23...Had a 14-game hitting streak from July 20-Aug. 3, in which he batted .431 (25-for-58) with three doubles, a triple and 13 runs scored…also ended the regular season on a 13-game hitting streak (Aug. 22-Sept. 6)...Hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the seventh inning in a decisive Game 3 of the Pioneer League semifinals vs. Billings.
