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Matheu Adam Nelson (born January 14, 1999) is an American professional baseball catcher in the Cincinnati Reds organization. He played college baseball for the Florida State Seminoles .
Amateur career [ edit ]
Nelson grew up in Largo, Florida and attended Calvary Christian High School , where one of his coaches was Hall of Fame pitcher Roy Halladay until his death.[1] He was named the Pinellas County Player of the Year after batting .465 with five home runs, 14 doubles and 45 RBIs.[2] Nelson was selected in the 39th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft by the Philadelphia Phillies , but opted not to sign with the team.[3]
Nelson batted .282 with six home runs and 29 RBI in 57 games as a freshman. After the 2019 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League .[4] Nelson hit .250 with a home run, 14 RBIs and 16 runs scored before his sophomore season was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic .[5] After the season was canceled, Nelson worked on his conditioning and lost 25 pounds.[6] [7] As a junior in 2021, he started 53 of the Seminoles games and was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Player of the Year after batting .330 with 17 doubles and a conference-leading 23 home runs.[8] [9] His 23 home runs also tied for the most in NCAA Division I and were the most by a Florida State player since the introduction of the BBCOR standard for bats in 2011.[10] Nelson was also named the National Player of the Year by Perfect Game/Rawlings as well as a first team All-American by the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper and the NCBWA as a catcher and by Baseball America as a designated hitter and won the Buster Posey Award as the nation's best catcher.[11] [12] [13]
Professional career [ edit ]
Nelson was selected the 35th overall pick in the 2021 Major League Baseball draft by the Cincinnati Reds .[14] Nelson signed with Cincinnati for a $2.1 million bonus.[15] He made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League Reds and was later promoted to the Dayton Dragons of the High-A Central .[16] Over ten games and 28 at-bats between the two teams, he batted .179 with two doubles. He missed time during the season after being hit in the hand while batting.[17]
References [ edit ]
^ Breen, Matt (June 6, 2018). "Phillies pick one of Roy Halladay's former players in MLB draft" . The Philadelphia Inquirer .
^ "Matheu Nelson - Profile" . pointstreak.com. Retrieved June 16, 2021 .
^ "Nelson's grand performance propels 'Noles to win" .
^ "Matheu Nelson's breakout season boosting FSU baseball, drawing Golden Spikes consideration" . Tallahassee Democrat . May 14, 2021.
^ "Matheu Nelson continues breakout season after Golden Spikes Award snub" .
^ "FSU's Mat Nelson named ACC Baseball Player of the Year" .
^ "Florida State baseball: Parker Messick and Matheu Nelson receive ACC awards" . Tallahassee Democrat . May 24, 2021.
^ Weiler, Curt (June 7, 2021). "Florida State catcher Matheu Nelson's special season comes to a bittersweet end" . Tallahassee Democrat .
^ "Nelson named Perfect Game/Rawlings Sports Player of the Year" . 19 June 2021.
^ "Led by Mat Nelson, FSU Baseball players continue to earn honors for past season" .
^ "Florida State's Mat Nelson wins Buster Posey Catcher of the Year" . KAKE.com . July 1, 2021.
^ "Matheu Nelson drafted by the Cincinnati Reds on first day of MLB Draft" . Tallahassee Democrat . July 11, 2021. Retrieved July 12, 2021 .
^ Sheldon, Mark (July 21, 2021). "Reds sign No. 35 overall Draft pick Nelson" . MLB.com . Retrieved July 24, 2021 .
^ "Reds' Matheu Nelson: Promoted to High-A" .
^ "Reds' Matheu Nelson: Overcomes hand injury" .
External links [ edit ]
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Matheu_Nelson&oldid=1230468115 "
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