Nick Plummer

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Nick Plummer
New York Mets – No. 7
Outfielder
Born: (1996-07-31) July 31, 1996 (age 25)
Lathrup Village, Michigan
Bats: Left
Throws: Left

Nicholas Raymond Plummer (born July 31, 1996) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He attended Brother Rice High School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals with the 23rd overall selection in the 2015 Major League Baseball draft.

Amateur career[]

Plummer attended Brother Rice High School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Plummer became a starter on the varsity baseball team his freshman year.[1] As a junior, he batted .573 with eight home runs and 34 runs batted in (RBIs).[2] In 2015, the American Baseball Coaches Association named him the National Player of the Year among high schoolers.[3] Plummer committed to the University of Kentucky to play college baseball.[4]

Professional career[]

St. Louis Cardinals organization[]

Plummer was considered one of the top prospects for the 2015 Major League Baseball draft and was selected 23rd overall by the St. Louis Cardinals.[5][6] He signed on June 15, for a $2.124 million bonus.[7] He spent his entire first season in minor leagues with the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Cardinals, playing in 51 games and batting .228 with eight doubles, one home run and 22 RBIs. Prior to the 2016 season, Baseball America ranked him as the eighth-best prospect in the Cardinals' system.[8] He missed the entire 2016 season after surgery on his hand.[9] He returned in 2017, playing for the Peoria Chiefs of the Class A Midwest League, posting a .198 batting average with four home runs and 17 RBIs in 92 games.[10]

Plummer returned to Peoria in 2018, batting .205 with eight home runs and thirty RBIs in 104 games.[11] In 2019, he played for the Palm Beach Cardinals of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League, slashing .176/.312/.294 with five home runs and 29 RBIs over 96 games.[12]

Plummer began the 2021 season with the Springfield Cardinals of the Double-A Central.[13] On July 8, he hit three home runs, including a two run walk-off, in a game against the Tulsa Drillers, becoming the second Springfield player ever (alongside Nolan Gorman) to hit three home runs in a single regular season game.[14][15] St. Louis named him their Player of the Month for July after hitting .326 with six home runs, five doubles, one triple and 21 RBIs while reaching base safely in all 24 games for the month.[16] On August 7, he set a Springfield record after reaching base in his 33rd straight game, passing Tommy Edman who reached 32 straight times in 2018.[17] On August 23, after slashing .283/.404/.489 with 13 home runs, 46 RBIs, and 17 doubles over ninety games, he was promoted to the Memphis Redbirds of the Triple-A East.[18] Following the season’s end, after not being added to the Cardinals’ 40-man roster, Plummer elected free agency.[19]

New York Mets[]

On November 24, 2021, Plummer signed a one-year major league deal with the New York Mets.[20]

References[]

  1. ^ "Plummer making name for himself at Area Code Games". MLB.com.
  2. ^ "Brother Rice senior outfielder Nick Plummer has high MLB draft potential with strong bat, athleticism". mlive. April 14, 2015.
  3. ^ "2015 ABCA Players of the Year". www.abca.org. American Baseball Coaches Association. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  4. ^ "PREP NOTEBOOK: SEC, UK keep tapping area well, snag Rice's Plummer, area bids adieu military-bound contingent WITH PHOTO GALLERY". MIPrepZone.
  5. ^ "Nick Plummer ready for flocks of geese and pro scouts this spring WITH PHOTO GALLERY". MIPrepZone.
  6. ^ Goricki, David. "Prep Insider: Brother Rice's Nick Plummer drawing raves". The Detroit News.
  7. ^ Thompson, Luke (June 15, 2015). "Cards' top draft pick Nick Plummer inks deal, takes BP at Busch". foxsports.com. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  8. ^ Manuel, John (November 16, 2015). "St. Louis Cardinals top 10 prospects". Baseball America. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  9. ^ Eminian, Dave. "Chiefs outfielder Nick Plummer: 'I've been thinking about this moment for a year'". Journal Star.
  10. ^ "St. Louis Cardinals: Former first round picks and where they are now". February 15, 2018.
  11. ^ "Nick Plummer Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  12. ^ Saxon, Mark. "Top 10 Cards draft busts in the past 35 years: High school misses dot the list". The Athletic.
  13. ^ "Cards' 2015 1st-rounder finding right mindset". MLB.com.
  14. ^ "Plummer's 3 Homers Power Cards over Drillers". MiLB.com.
  15. ^ "Thursday's top prospect performers". MLB.com.
  16. ^ "Nick Plummer & Wilfredo Pereira named Cardinals top Minor Leaguers for the month of July". MLB.com.
  17. ^ "Nick Plummer sets Springfield Cardinals record, reaching base for 33rd straight game".
  18. ^ "Cardinals' Nick Plummer: Promoted to Triple-A".
  19. ^ https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/nick-plummer-chooses-minor-league-free-agency/
  20. ^ "Mets sign outfielder Nick Plummer". MLB.com. November 24, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2021.

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