Nolan Gorman


Nolan Brian Gorman is an American professional baseball third baseman in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Career

Gorman attended Sandra Day O'Connor High School in Phoenix, Arizona. He committed to play college baseball at the University of Arizona in August 2015. In 2016, as a sophomore at Sandra Day O'Connor High School, he batted.490 with 11 home runs and 49 RBIs, and in 2017, as a junior, he batted.361 with 11 home runs and 34 RBIs. That July, he won in the MLB High School Home Run Derby in Miami, Florida. Later in the month he played in the Under Armour All-America Baseball Game and won their home run derby. In September, he played for the USA Baseball 18U National Team, helping lead Team USA to their fourth consecutive gold medal. In 2018, as a senior, Gorman slashed.421/.641/.894 with ten home runs, helping lead O'Connor to a 6A baseball state championship.
Gorman was selected 19th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2018 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with St. Louis for $3,231,000 and was assigned to the Johnson City Cardinals of the Rookie Appalachian League. He homered in the second at-bat of his first professional game. During his stint in Johnson City, he was named an Appalachian League All-Star along with being named the league's Player of the Week for July 30-August 5. After batting.345/.440/.662 with 11 home runs and 28 RBIs in 37 games, he was promoted to the Peoria Chiefs of the Class A Midwest League in August. He finished the season with Peoria, batting.202 with six home runs and 16 RBIs in 25 games for the Chiefs.
Gorman returned to Peoria to begin the 2019 season. He was named the Midwest League's first Player of the Week for the 2019 season on April 15 after batting.395 with four home runs and 13 RBIs. In June, he was named to the Midwest League All-Star Game, and competed in the Home Run Derby. On June 19, he was promoted to the Palm Beach Cardinals of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League. In July, he represented the Cardinals in the 2019 All-Star Futures Game alongside Dylan Carlson. Over 125 games between Peoria and Palm Beach, Gorman slashed.248/.326/.439 with 15 home runs and 62 RBIs.

Personal

Gorman has been friends with fellow 2018 1st round pick and Cardinals prospect, Matthew Liberatore, since they were 5. Gorman was the first player born in the year 2000 to be drafted by an MLB team.