Graduated from Sandra Day O’Connor High School in Glendale, Ariz., in 2018...Batted .419 (116-277) with 32 HR, 118 RBI and 115 runs scored in his high school career...Hit .421 with 10 HR, 46 walks and a .640 OBP his senior season, helping lead O’Connor High School to the Arizona High School Class 6A State Championship over Mountain Ridge (7-1), playing against Matthew Liberatore...Is friend and a childhood teammate of Cardinals pitcher Matthew Liberatore...Both Gorman and Liberatore played on the same Gold Medal-winning World Cup team in 2017 in Canada...Named First Team Arizona High School All-State from 2016-18...Won three home run contests in less than a month while in high school in 2017: the High School Home Run Derby at the MLB All-Star Game at Marlins Park; the Under Armour All-America at Wrigley Field; and Area Code Games in Long Beach, Calif...Signed his letter of intent to the University of Arizona...Resides in Pompano Beach, Fla., with his wife, Madison.
2024
NL Ranks: Barrel Percentage (16.7, 3rd), Barrels/PA percentage (9.0, 1st), Launch Angle Sweet Spot Percentage (40.3, 6th)...Played the majority of the season in St. Louis before being optioned to Memphis (AAA) late in the season on Aug. 21...Hit 19 home runs in 365 at-bats with St. Louis, averaging a home run every 19.21 at-bats that would have led the team and ranked 18th in the NL, but did not have enough plate appearances to qualify...Gorman's barrel rate (16.7 percent) was in baseball’s top two percentile...His 19 homers ranked 4th among Major League second basemen behind Ketel Marte (36), Marcus Semien (33), and Jose Altuve (20)...Led the Cardinals in Barrel Rate, Launch Angle Sweet Spot Percentage and Barrels/PA percentage, while ranking second in overall barrels (36) to Paul Goldschmidt (46)...Belted walk-off two-run homer in the bottom of the 9th inning off Arizona's Kyle Nelson after entering the game as a defensive replacement at second base on April 22...Hit 14 of his 19 homers with the Cardinals tied or trailing...Slashed .375/.432/.950 (15-for-40) with seven homers over an 11-game stint from May 21-June 4, leading the National League in homers (7), total bases (38), slugging and OPS (1.382)...Homered on his 24th birthday at Milwaukee (May 10), becoming the 1st Cardinal to do so since Paul Goldschmidt did so when he turned 33 on Sept. 10, 2020 (G1) vs. Detroit...Hammered his 50th career homer on May 28 at Cincinnati after failing to lay down a bunt attempt...Homered for the third straight game (career-high) on 6/4 at HOU, teaming with Alec Burleson for a Cardinals record of teammates homering in three straight games...Hit his 2nd career grand slam on 7/2 at PNC Park in PIT...Batted .600 (9-for-15) with three doubles and four RBI while hitting safely in all four games of 7/5-8 series at Washington...His 151 strikeouts ranked T10th all-time among Cardinals in a single season...Led St. Louis in defensive games (105) and innings (871.1) at second base while recording a .975 fielding percentage and turning 68 double plays...Optioned to Memphis (AAA) on Aug. 21 and slugged a team-leading seven homers over his final 23 games played with the Redbirds.
2023
NL Ranks: home runs (27, 19th), barrel percentage (16.5, fourth), sweet spot percentage (38.8, 10th)...Second-year player set career highs in every offensive category while leading the Cardinals in home runs (27), AB/HR (15.04) and AB/RBI (5.34)...Nominated for the All-MLB Team Ballot at second base...Among players in their sophomore seasons, his 27 homers ranked fifth in MLB to Julio Rodriguez (32), Spencer Torkelson (31), Bobby Witt (30) and Gunnar Henderson (28) and rank second on the Cardinals all-time list behind Albert Pujols (34 in 2002)...Gorman (27 HR) and Jordan Walker (16 HR) became the first Cardinals duo age 23 or younger to hit at 15 or more home runs in a season (since 1900)...His 76 RBI were most by a Cardinals primary second baseman since Tom Herr (83 in 1987)...Hit 27 home runs as a primary second baseman, second-most in MLB to Ozzie Albies (33) and third-most among Cardinals in history to Rogers Hornsby (42 in 1922 and 39 in 1925). Minimum 70% games at second base...Blasted 18 home runs while playing second base, sixth in MLB and fourth-most among Cardinals in single-season history to Rogers Hornsby (42 in 1922, 39 in 1925, 25 in 1924)...The Cardinals were 17-5 in games when Gorman homered (4-1 in multi-homer games)...Hit seven homers in the 8th inning of games, second in MLB in 2023 to Matt Olson (11) and tied for third in Cardinals single-season history behind Mark McGwire (nine in 1998) and Albert Pujols (eight in 2004)...Averaged team-leading 411 feet on his home runs. 23 of 27 home runs traveled 400+ feet, including a season-high 446 feet on April 2 vs. Toronto (fourth-longest by a Cardinal)...Slugged .569 on fastballs, 17th-best in MLB...Recorded five multi-homer games, T-fifth in MLB and most by a Cardinal since Albert Pujols (six in 2010). Is tied with Pujols with six career multi-homer games before turning age 24...With runners in scoring position, ranked among NL leaders in home runs (10, T-fourth), slugging percentage (.626, fifth), OPS (.981, 12th) and isolated power (.355, third)...At Busch Stadium, batted .274/.361/.537 (52-190) with 14 home runs and .970 OPS, ranking among NL leaders at home in slugging (ninth) and OPS (11th)...Established the Cardinals single-season April record of home runs by a primary second baseman (six). Homered four times as a second baseman in April, tying the Cardinals March/April record (Kolten Wong 2019; Jedd Gyorko 2016; Rogers Hornsby 1922 & 1924)...Went yard seven times as a second baseman in July, T-second-most among Cardinals second basemen behind Rogers Hornsby (10 in 1922)...Compiled 22 RBI in first 22 games of the the season, third-most for Cardinal age 22 or younger, behind Joe Medwick (24 in 1934) and Albert Pujols (25 in 2001)...Was 4-for-10 (.400) with HR & two doubles as a pinch hitter...Logged an .840 OPS (19-73) off left-handed pitching with 8-of-19 hits going for extra bases (four HR, four 2B)...Recorded a career-best 15-game hit streak (5/8-25) and 17-game on-base streak (5/7-5/26)...Hit .414/.414/.879 (24-58) with eight home runs and 1.293 OPS on the first pitches of at-bats, ranking T-fourth in homers, 10th in slugging and in 11th in OPS...Began his season with a .927 OPS through his first 53 games, going yard 14 times with 44 RBI...Homered off Shohei Ohtani on May 3 at age 22.358, youngest to do so during the season...Named NL Player of the Week for the May 15-21 period. Hit .458/.519/1.000 (11-24) with four homers, one double, 11 RBI and five runs scored in six games, leading the NL in RBI, ranking second in batting, T-second in home runs and slugging, third OBP and total bases (24) and T-fourth in hits...Hit first career pinch-hit homer on 5/12 at Boston, a ninth inning game-winning-RBI off Kenley Jansen. Became the fourth player since 1969 to hit his first career PH HR off an established member of the seven-member 400-save club...Drove in a career-high five runs on 5/15 vs. Milwaukee...Hit his first career homer off a left-handed pitcher (Julio Urías) as part of his third career multi-homer game on 5/18...Hit 445 foot blast on 7/22 at Wrigley Field, fifth-longest hit by a Cardinal at Wrigley in the Statcast Era (2015-23)...Phoenix native combined 869 ft of HR on 7/26 at Chase Field (437 ft & 432 ft). Joined Paul Goldschmidt (Sept. 1, 2021) and Harrison Bader (Sept. 15, 2019) as the third Cardinal in the Statcast Era with multiple homers of 430+ ft. in same game...Missed a total of 28 total games due to lower back (11 games) and right hamstring strains (17 games)...Led St. Louis in defensive games (75) and innings (579.2) at second base while recording a .984 fielding percentage. Also appeared at third base in 18 games.
2022
Home Runs (14, T5th), walks (28, T10th), XBH (27, T7th), GW RBI (five, T5th). ..Played in 89 games in St. Louis and ranked T4th on the team with 14 home runs. Hit 30 home runs between St. Louis (14) and Memphis (16)...Hit 11 of 14 home runs with two strikes, T8th among N.L. players...Batted .344 (11-32, HR) on the season when putting the ball in play on the first pitch...All 14 HR and & 33 of 35 RBI were vs. RHP; saw only 19 at-bats vs. left-handed pitchers...Made his MLB debut at PIT (5/20) and recorded a single in his first plate appearance coming off Zach Thompson...Hit safely in each of his first three games (5/20-22 at PIT) and batted .387 (12-31, 2 HR) in 10 games during the month of May...Hit his first home run off Adrian Houser vs. MIL (5/28), a 449'blast, ranking as the second-longest home run by a Cardinals player in 2022...Averaged 410’ per home run and hit two of the six longest home runs by the Cardinals...Batted .545 (6-11, HR, seven RBI) in his first eight games with a plate appearance with runners in scoring position...His 11 HR while playing as a second baseman tied for the most by a Cards rookie second baseman since Kolten Wong (11) in 2014. ..Hit the second of four consecutive record-setting first inning HR's by the Cardinals at PHI (7/2). ..Became the first Cardinals player in franchise history to record a four-hit/four-RBI game in one of his first 10 MLB games (5/28 vs. MIL). The most recent MLB player since Jose Siri (HOU, 2021, sixth game)...Hit home runs in consecutive games twice during the season...Named International League Player of the Month for April while playing in 19 games at Memphis (AAA). Batted .338 with 11 HR, 16 RBI and posted a 1.201 OPS. 13 of his 25 hits during the month went for extra bases.
2021
Invited to Major League Spring Training for the second consecutive year, both seasons entering as the Cardinals 2nd-youngest player in camp behind catcher Ivan Herrera... Hit .279/.333/.481 with a .814 OPS in 119 games between Springfield (AA) and Memphis (AAA), setting career highs in hits (134), home runs (25), RBI (75), runs scored (71), total bases (231), and stolen bases (7)... Led the Cardinals minor league system in plate appearances (523), at-bats (480), hits, and total bases, and shared the organizational lead in games played (119)... Appeared defensively in 77 games at second base, committing seven errors in 349 total chances (.980 fielding pct.). Also appeared in 32 games at third base... Hit 13 home runs as a second baseman, T6th-most by any minor league second baseman... Among Cardinals minor league second baseman since 2005, only Aaron Herr (21 for AA-Springfield in 2005) and Jarrett Hoffpauir (14 for AAA-Memphis in 2009) have hit more home runs in a single season... Decreased his strikeout total from 152 in 2019 (512 PA) to 115 in 2021 (523 PA)... Hit combined .305 (110-361) off right-handers and .202 (24-119) off left-handed pitchers...Began the season in Springfield, hitting .288/.354/.508 (51-177) with 11 home runs, six doubles and a .862 OPS in 43 games... Opened the season as the 4th-youngest player in the Double-A Central League, behind C.J Abrams, Bobby Witt Jr., and teammate Iván Herrera... Averaged a home run every 17.73 plate appearances... Named Double-A Central Player of the Week for the June 7-13 period... Blasted seven home runs over six games, hitting .346/.393/1.154 (9-26) with nine runs, 12 RBIs and two walks... Hit three home runs in his first three at-bats on 6/12 vs. Arkansas (AA-Mariners), one day after hitting two homers against the Travelers (6/11)... His three-homer game was the first in Springfield Cardinals regular season history... Promoted to Memphis on 6/29...After batting .103 (4-39) with four singles in his first 10 games with the Redbirds, finished his season hitting .299/.345/.519 (79-264) with 14 home runs, 14 doubles, 46 RBI and a .864 OPS in his final 66 games to end the season... Hit .316/.364/.561 (31-98) with a .926 OPS in 25 August games, his most successful month of the season... Started at third base for the National League in the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game at Coors Field. Went 1-for-2 with a run scored and an RBI double in the third inning... Played an injury-shortened season with the Glendale Dessert Dogs of the Arizona Fall League...Hit .375/.565/.625 (6-18) with a home run, eight runs scored, and a 1.190 OPS in six games. Started five games at second base... Named to the Fall Stars Game, but did not appear due to a hamstring injury... Named the Double-A Central League's Best Defensive Third Baseman in Baseball America's Best Tools Survey by league managers... Following the season, named the No. 8 prospect of the Double-A Central League by Baseball America.
2020
Did not play due to the COVID-19 protocols eliminating the 2020 season...Trained at the Alternate Training Site in Springfield, Mo., but did not travel as a member of the Taxi Squad.
