Nick Solak

Nicholas Blake Solak

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9", Weight 175 lb.
• School University of Louisville
• High School Naperville North High School
• Debut August 20, 2019

• Born January 11, 1995 in Woodridge, IL USA

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Biographical Information

Second baseman Nick Solak was drafted in the second round of the 2016 amateur draft by the New York Yankees, out of the University of Louisville. He began his pro career that season with the Staten Island Yankees, hitting a solid .321 in 64 games. In 2017, he began the season in the Florida State League with the Tampa Yankees, for whom he played 100 games, then was promoted to the Trenton Thunder of the AA Eastern League for an additional 30 games. Between the two stops, his batting line was .297/.384/.452, with 72 runs, 26 doubles, 12 homes and 53 RBIs.

On February 20, 2018, just after the opening of spring training, he was traded by the Yankees first to the Arizona Diamondbacks along with P Taylor Widener in return for 2B/3B Brandon Drury, then immediately to the Tampa Bay Rays along with P Anthony Banda and two players to be named later (Sam McWilliams and Colin Poche) in return for OF Steven Souza. The Rays had suddenly decided, as spring training opened, to shed some salary and Souza was the third veteran to be dealt by the team in the span of four days in return for prospects. He spent the season with the Montgomery Biscuits in the Southern League where he hit .282/.384/.450 in 126 games, with 19 homers and 76 RBIs. He played a lot of outfield in addition to second base that season. In 2019, he started the year in AAA with the Durham Bulls, where he hit .266 with 17 homers and 47 RBIs in 85 games. On July 13th, he was traded to the Texas Rangers in return for P Peter Fairbanks. He made his major league debut with the Rangers on August 20th, and hit .293 in 33 games with 5 homers and 17 RBIs; he also drew 15 walks for an excellent OBP of .393.

In 2020, he made the Rangers' opening day roster as a utility player. On August 9th, he had a homer taken away from him by the official scorer. Against the Los Angeles Angels, he hit a drive into the right field corner, which bounced in an out of RF Jo Adell's glove and over the fence, allowing him to circle the bases. The official scorer reversed his initial decision of giving him credit for a homer, however, as he ruled that the ball would not have cleared the fence were it not for Adell's assistance, and that it was catchable with ordinary effort. It was the first four-base error in a major league game in over five years.

Related Sites

• Nick Solak on mlb.com
• BR Minors page