Grant Lavigne
| Grant Lavigne | |
|---|---|
| Colorado Rockies | |
| First baseman | |
| Born: August 27, 1999 Bedford, New Hampshire | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right |
Grant Douglas Lavigne (born August 27, 1999) is an American professional baseball first baseman in the Colorado Rockies organization.
Career[]
Amateur career[]
Lavigne attended Bedford High School in Bedford, New Hampshire.[1][2][3] As a sophomore, he was named New Hampshire's Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year after batting .543 with six home runs and 21 RBIs through 14 games.[4] He was named the state's Gatorade Player of the Year once again as a senior.[5] He committed to play college baseball at Wake Forest.[6]
Professional career[]
The Colorado Rockies chose Lavigne with the 42nd overall selection in the 2018 MLB draft.[7][8][9] He signed with the Rockies for a $2 million signing bonus[10] and was assigned to the Grand Junction Rockies of the Rookie-level Pioneer League.[11] In 59 games for Grand Junction, he slashed .350/.477/.519 with six home runs, 38 RBIs, and 12 stolen bases.[12] Lavigne spent the 2019 season with the Asheville Tourists of the Class A South Atlantic League,[13] batting .236/.347/.327 with seven home runs and 64 RBIs over 126 games.[14]
References[]
- ^ "Bedford's Lavigne top NH baseball player | New Hampshire". unionleader.com. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
- ^ "Roger Brown's State of Sports: Lavigne's time has come | New Hampshire". unionleader.com. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
- ^ "Lavigne, Reagan chosen for elite baseball teams | New Hampshire". unionleader.com. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
- ^ "Bedford's Lavigne top NH baseball player". New Hampshire. May 25, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
- ^ Newman, Kyle (June 4, 2018). "Rockies look to prep ranks, select first baseman Grant Lavigne at No. 42". Denverpost.com. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
- ^ "Meet Grant Lavigne — more than just a power hitter". FanRag Sports. July 23, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
- ^ "Rockies pick Bedford's Lavigne in MLB draft | New Hampshire". unionleader.com. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
- ^ "Site Not Available". wmur.com. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
- ^ "Rockies look to prep ranks, select first baseman Grant Lavigne at No. 42". denverpost.com. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
- ^ Bedford. "NH Baseball Star Grant Lavigne Signs $2M Contract With Rockies | Bedford, NH Patch". Patch.com. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
- ^ "Lavigne goes yard in third straight game". MiLB.com. July 1, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
- ^ "Grant Lavigne Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/rockies-grant-lavigne-heads-to-asheville/
- ^ https://www.unionleader.com/sports/sports_columns/q-a-catching-up-with-bedfords-grant-lavigne/article_3e5bd0d8-9032-5d4e-a62e-d851c75499ba.html
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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- Living people
- 1999 births
- People from Bedford, New Hampshire
- Baseball first basemen
- Baseball players from New Hampshire
- Grand Junction Rockies players
- Asheville Tourists players
- American baseball first baseman stubs