Nicholas Anthony Yorke..Is a 2020 graduate of Archbishop Mitty (Calif.) High School...Was committed to play at the University of Arizona...His mother, Robyn, was a four-time All-American softball player at Fresno State (Calif.) University...His stepfather, David Specht, was a swimmer during his time at the Air Force (Colo.) Academy (also served as a fighter pilot)...His brother, Joe, played baseball at Boise State (Idaho) University (2020) and Cal Poly (2021-24)...His other brother, Zachary, played baseball at Grand Canyon (Ariz.) University (2023-25) before transferring to LSU (2026)...Was signed by Red Sox scout Josh Labandeira.
2025
Spent the majority of the season with Indianapolis...Was the Indians' Opening Day starter at second base on March 28 at St. Paul...Was placed on the seven-day injured list with right shoulder discomfort on April 6 (retro to April 4)...Was reinstated from the IL on April 11 and hit his first home run that night at Louisville...Hit safely in each of his first five games from March 28-April 11 (.300, 6-for-20)...Batted .322 (28-for-87) in 24 May games...Tripled, homered and had four RBI on July 1 at Louisville...Went 3-for-6 and connected for his final home run with Indianapolis on Aug. 3 at Iowa...Had a career high-tying five RBI on Aug. 21 at Syracuse...Hit .337 (34-for-101) with eight doubles, 15 RBI, 18 runs scored and an .828 OPS in 24 August games...Was tied for the lead among all Pirates farmhands in doubles, while also ranking tied for second in hits, tied for fourth in runs scored, sixth in total bases (45) and tied for sixth in extra-base hits (nine) during the month (ranked third among full-season players in batting, seventh in OBP and ninth in slugging and OPS)...Also ranked tied for third in the International League in hits and tied for seventh in doubles during the month...Made 57 starts at second base, 22 starts in right field, 13 as the designated hitter, five starts at first base and four in left field with Indianapolis...Was recalled when rosters expanded to 28 players on Sept. 1...Made his first Major League appearance at first base on Sept. 2 vs. Los Angeles (NL)...Recorded his first Major League double (two-run) on Sept. 4 vs. Los Angeles (NL)...Hit his lone home run with the Pirates on Sept. 20 vs. the A's...Had a career-high five-game hitting streak from Sept. 17-23 (.389, 7-for-18)...Made 12 starts at second base, four at first base and three in right field with Pittsburgh (appeared at third base on Sept. 17 vs. Chicago-NL).
2024
Was named to the International League post-season All-Star team (utilityman)…Hit .333 (99-for- 297) with 25 doubles, eight home runs, 45 RBI and a .918 OPS in 78 games at the Triple-A level between Worcester and Indianapolis...Entered the season ranked as Boston’s No. 8 prospect according to Baseball America while also being recognized as the organization’s “Best Hitter for Average” for the third straight season by the same publication...Was a non-roster invitee with the Red Sox in Spring Training... Began season with Portland (Red Sox’ AA), where he made 33 starts at second base and 11 in left field...Was promoted to Worcester on 6/5...Hit safely in 18 of his 20 Triple-A game in June, going 27-for-79 (.342) with six doubles, 10 RBI, a .435 OBP and a .929 OPS...Homered twice and had five RBI on 7/2 at Syracuse...Hit two home runs again on 7/10 vs. Rochester (his only four home runs hit in July)…Hit a combined .278 (89-for-320) with 16 doubles, 10 home runs, 46 RBI, 14 stolen bases, a .363 on-base percentage, .422 slugging percentage and .785 OPS in 83 games between Portland Worcester before being acquired by the Pirates on 7/29... Went 1-for-3 with an RBI in his debut with Indianapolis on 7/31 vs. Toledo...Had a two-run, game-winning double in the eighth inning on 8/1 vs. Toledo...Hit safely in each of his first 11 games with Indianapolis thru 8/11, going 14-for-38 (.368) with four doubles, six RBI and an .896 OPS...Had a 15-game hitting streak at the Triple-A level from 7/25 through 8/11 (18-for- 52, .346)...Went 3-for-5 with two doubles and three RBI on 8/22 at Columbus...Doubled three times on 9/4 at Toledo... Went 4-for-4 with a double, a home run and a stolen base on 9/11 vs. Rochester...Was selected to the big league roster on 9/16...Ranked first in the International League in hits (54) and doubles (17), third in batting (.355), tied for third in extra base hits (19), fourth in total bases (77) and fifth in OBP (.431) since making his debut with Indy on 7/31...Made his Major League debut on 9/16 at St. Louis and went 0-for-3 with a stolen base while making the start at second base...Went 3-for-4 in his second game on 9/17 at St. Louis; singled off Lance Lynn for his first Major League hit...Had two hits and tallied his first big league RBI while making his first start at third base on 9/18 at St. Louis...Connected off Fernando Cruz for his first Major League home run on 9/22 at Cincinnati...Also homered at Yankee Stadium on 9/28.
2023
Spent the entire season with Double-A Portland, where he was named the team’s MVP after leading the Sea Dogs in runs scored (74), hits (119), doubles (25) and RBI (61)...Also ranked among the Eastern League’s top 10 in AVG (sixth), hits (second), doubles (third), triples (T-2nd), XBH (eighth), total bases (fourth, 193) and runs scored (third)...Posted a .984 fielding percentage at 2B, which ranked second in the Eastern League...Was selected to play in the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game on 7/8, playing the entire game at 2B and going 1-for-3 with a double.
2022
Entered the season rated by Baseball America as the No. 31 prospect in all of baseball...Spent the entire season with Greenville (Red Sox' High-A)...Had a career-high five hits and collected four RBI on April 13 at Asheville...Was on the seven-day injured list from May 30-June 6...Was named to the Arizona Fall League's Rising Stars Team after hitting .342 (26-for-76) with 10 extra-base hits 18 RBI, 12 walks, 18 runs and a .950 OPS over 19 games with the Scottsdale Scorpions.
2021
Appeared in 12 spring games as a non-roster invitee with Boston (at age 18, was the only teenager invited to camp)...Made his professional debut with Salem (Red Sox' Low-A) on May 4 at Delmarva...Hit his first professional home run on June 20 at Delmarva...Posted his first career multi-homer game on Aug. 8 vs. Lynchburg...Had a career-high, 21-game hitting streak from July 15-Aug. 12 (the longest by any player in Low-A East during the season), during which he went 32-for-83 (.386) with 10 extra-base hits, 16 RBI, 12 walks, 18 runs scored and a 1.107 OPS...Reached base safely in a career-high 42 straight games from June 12-Aug. 14 (third-longest streak in Minor League Baseball that season), during which he went 60-for-162 (.370) with 18 extra-base hits, 28 RBI, 26 walks, 37 runs scored and a 1.052 OPS...Homered twice and had a career-high five RBI on Aug. 21 at Lynchburg...Was named Low-A East's Player of the Week for the week of Aug. 16-22 after going 11-for-23 (.478) with five extra-base hits and 10 RBI in five games...Was also named Low-A East's Player of the Month for August after leading the league in OBP (.513), slugging (.839), OPS (1.352) and runs (22), while also ranking tied for first in home runs (seven) and total bases (52), second in batting (.419), fourth in extra-base hits (11) and tied for ninth in hits (26)...Was named a Low-A East All-Star (postseason) after leading the league in batting and OPS, while also ranking second in OBP and third in slugging...Was promoted to Greenville on Aug. 24...Hit his first career grand slam on Sept. 8 at Hickory...Hit a combined .325 (123-for-378) with 20 doubles, 14 homers, 62 RBI, 52 walks, 76 runs and a .928 OPS in 97 games split between the two teams...Was named an MiLB.com Organizational All-Star and the Red Sox' Minor League Offensive Player of the Year after leading the system in batting, hits, runs, OPS and total bases (195).
