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American baseball player (born 2005)
Baseball player
Arjun Nimmala (born October 16, 2005) is an American
professional baseball
shortstop in the
Toronto Blue Jays organization. He is ranked third on
Major League Baseball's 2024 Top 30 Blue Jays prospects list.
[1]
Early life
Nimmala's parents immigrated to the United States from India.
[2] As a youth, Nimmala primarily played
cricket and spent his summers visiting his relatives in
Vijayawada,
Andhra Pradesh.
[3]
[4] He lives in
Valrico, Florida.
[5]
Amateur career
Nimmala attended
Strawberry Crest High School. He committed to play
college baseball at
Florida State University while he was a freshman in high school.
[6]
Nimmala was named the Florida Gatorade player of the Year and the Wade Boggs Athletic Award, given to the best player in
Hillsborough County, Florida, as a senior after
batting .479 with six
home runs and 29
runs batted in (RBIs).
[7]
Professional career
The
Toronto Blue Jays selected Nimmala in the first round, with the 20th overall selection, in the
2023 Major League Baseball draft.
[8] He signed with the Blue Jays on July 17, 2023, for a below slot value of $3,000,000.
[9] Nimmala appeared in nine games for the
Rookie-level
Florida Complex League Blue Jays, batting .200 with three RBIs, and 14
walks against eight
strikeouts.
[10]
References
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"Prospect Rankings 2024". MLB.com. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
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^ McDaniel, Kiley (June 29, 2023).
"MLB draft 2023: Arjun Nimmala swaps cricket for baseball".
ESPN.com. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
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^ Palattella, Henry (June 27, 2023).
"Get to know Draft prospect Arjun Nimmala".
MLB.com. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
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^ Kulkarni, Bhargavi (July 1, 2023).
"Field of Dreams: Indian American Teen Arjun Nimmala Among Top-15 Pick of Major League Baseball Draft Class". American Kahani. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
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^ O'Donnell, Kevin (March 6, 2023).
"Strawberry Crest baseball player preparing for MLB Draft".
FOX13News.com. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
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^ Nevitt, Brett (November 15, 2022).
"FSU Baseball Recruiting: 'Noles will Add 16 Prep Prospects in 2023 Recruiting Class".
247Sports.com. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
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^ Lawrence White, D'Ann (June 15, 2023).
"Wade Boggs Athletic Award Presented To Strawberry Crest High Student".
Patch.com. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
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^ Davidi, Shi (July 9, 2023).
"Blue Jays swing big with 20th pick, bet on 17-year-old Nimmala's upside".
Sportsnet. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
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^
"Blue Jays Sign 2023 1st-Round Draft Pick Arjun Nimmala".
si.com. July 17, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
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^
"Arjun Nimmala Minor Leagues Statistics".
Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
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