Nick Maton #1

Married Bailie...Attended Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield, Ill., where he batted .408/.507/.722 (69-for-169) with eight home runs, 46 RBI, 60 runs scored and 33 stolen bases in 2017...Played at Eastern Illinois University in 2016, where he was named to the Ohio Valley Conference All-Freshman Team...Graduated in 2015 from Glenwood (Ill.) High School … earned First Team All-State honors as a senior...Was selected by Oakland in the 40th round of the 2015 First Year Player Draft, but did not sign...His older brother, Phil, has pitched in eight seasons in the Major Leagues with San Diego (2017-19), Cleveland (2019-21), Houston (2021-23), Tampa Bay (2024) and New York-NL (2024)…His younger brother, Jacob, is a pitcher in the Texas Rangers organization (2023-24).

2024

Spent his first season in the Baltimore organization after being acquired from Detroit on 2/7 in exchange for cash considerations...Appeared in 87 games Class AAA Norfolk while also playing in five games over two stints with the Orioles...Began the season with Norfolk, batting .353 (6-for-17) with a home run and five RBI in the first five games before being placed on the injured list on 4/9 with a left groin strain...Was reinstated from the injured list on 5/7 after a four-game rehab assignment with Class A Aberdeen…hit a grand slam in his first game back that night at Memphis…went 5-for-6 with two doubles and three RBI on 5/10 at Memphis...His contract was selected by Baltimore on 6/19…made his season debut on 6/20 at New York-AL, entering the game as a defensive replacement at second base...Was designated for assignment on 6/24 and outrighted to Norfolk on 6/27...Hit four home runs with 11 RBI over a four-game stretch from 7/13-24…homered twice with six RBI on 7/13 at Memphis...Drew a walk in six straight games from 8/16-23 and drove in eight runs in four games from 8/27-30...His contract was selected by Baltimore for the second time on 9/2…played in four games with the Orioles, going 0-for-5, before being DFA on 9/15…was outrighted to the Tides on 9/17.

2023

Slashed .173/.288/.305 (43-for-249) with nine doubles, eight home runs, 29 runs scored, 32 RBI, 38 walks and one stolen base in 93 games for the Tigers...Made the Opening Day roster for the first time in his career and had two stints with Detroit...Hit his first career walk-off home run in the 11th inning on 4/14 vs. SF...In 38 total games with Triple-A Toledo, he hit .293/.414/.457 (41-for-140) with 12 doubles, one triple, three home runs, 32 runs scored, 27 RBI, 27 walks and three stolen bases...Hit for the cycle with the Mud Hens on 9/6 at Indianapolis (5-for-5, 2-2B, 3B, HR, 2 R, 4 RBI). 

2022

Split the 2022 season between Triple A Lehigh Valley and Philadelphia... Reached base in all five plate appearances for Lehigh Valley on May 20 at Rochester, going 4x4 with three doubles, a home run and four RBI....Sidelined from June 4-July 26 with a right shoulder sprain....Finished a triple shy of the cycle and tied a career high with four RBI on Aug. 7 vs. Washington... Recorded his first career walk-off hit on Aug. 23 vs. Cincinnati with a pinch-hit RBI single in the ninth inning... Homered in consecutive games for the first time in his career on Sept. 8 vs. Miami and Sept. 10 vs. Washington....Hit his second home run of the season against Sandy Alcantara on Sept. 13 at Miami...was the only Major League player with multiple homers against Alcantara in 2022... Singled against his brother, Phil, in the final game of the regular season on Oct. 5 at Houston....Made one appearance for the Phillies in the postseason, pinch hitting in Game 2 of the World Series... Ranked as the No. 22 prospect in the Phillies organization by Baseball America.

2021

Had six stints with the Phillies: 4/19-6/6, 6/16-22, 6/25-7/1, 7/11-21, 8/7-11 and 8/29-9/2; also played for Lehigh Valley (AAA)..Made his MLB debut on 4/19 vs SF; at 24 years, 60 days old, became the youngest Phillies player to make his ML debut at shortstop since Jimmy Rollins (21 years, 295 days) did so on 9/17/00 vs FLA...In his MLB debut, collected his first career hit (single in the sixth inning against Kevin Gausman)...Had five hits in his first three career games; only four left-handed hitting Phillies players ever had more hits in their first three career games: Hall of Famer Richie Ashburn, Art Mahan, John Bolling and Ralph Caldwell (allhad 6 hits)...Collected multiple hits in four straight games, 4/21-25...Had 11 hits in his first six career games; in the modern era (since 1900), only one Phillie ever had more hits in his first six career games: Art Mahan (12 hits in 1940)...Became the first Phillies rookie to begin his career with a six-game hitting streak since 2000, when Jimmy Rollins did so...Became the first Phillies player with at least five multi-hit games in his first 10 career games since September 2000, when Jimmy Rollins did so (6 multi-hit games in first 10)...Hit his first career HR on 5/16 at TOR (Robbie Ray) as part of a multi-HR game (also hit his 2nd HR off Ray)...Made his first career professional pitching appearance on 6/28 at CIN (0.1 IP, SO); struck out Tony Santillan.

2020

Was a non-roster invite to ML spring training and was part of Philadelphia’s player pool at the alternate training site in Lehigh Valley...Following the season, was named the No. 10 prospect in the Phillies minor league system by Baseball America.

2019

Named an Organization All-Star by MiLB.com for the 2nd consecutive season...Spent most of the season with Clearwater (A) and was selected as a Florida State League midseason All-Star...Slashed .298/.383/.404 in 49 home games for Clearwater...Named Phillies Minor League Player of the Week, 5/6-12...Promoted to Reading (AA) on 8/9...Combined to hit .266/.349/.376 in 114 games between the two levels...Following the season, played for Scottsdale in the Arizona Fall League (.333/.385/.667 in 3 G)...Ranked by Baseball America as the 10th-best prospect in the Phillies minor league system following the season.

2018

Spent his 2nd pro season with Lakewood (A)...Named a South Atlantic League midseason All-Star...Won Defensive Player of the Game in the SAL All-Star Game...Selected as an Organization All-Star by MiLB.com...Led all qualifying SAL shortstops with a .966 fielding percentage...Named Phillies Defender of the Month for May...Hit a grand slam, 8/15 vs Rome...Homered in Game 1 of the SAL Championship Series, 9/10 at Lexington.

2017

Began pro career with Williamsport (A)...Among all qualified shortstops in the New York-Penn League, ranked 1st in assists (175) and T-1st in double plays (33) n Among all NYPL players, ranked T-9th in runs and T-10th in BB...Hit his first pro home run, 8/5 vs Auburn...Participated in Florida Instructional League.