John Nogowski

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John Nogowski
Nogowski with Florida State in 2013
Free agent
First baseman
Born: (1993-01-05) January 5, 1993 (age 31)
Tallahassee, Florida
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
MLB debut
August 16, 2020, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
(through 2021 season)
Batting average.233
Home runs1
Runs batted in14
Teams

John Francis Nogowski (born January 5, 1993) is an American professional baseball first baseman who is a free agent. He was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 34th round of the 2014 MLB draft. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2020, and has also played for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Career

Oakland Athletics

Nogowski attended North Florida Christian School and played college baseball at Florida State University, batting .307/.431/.443 in 2014.[1] He was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 34th round of the 2014 MLB draft. He spent the 2014 season with the AZL Athletics and the Vermont Lake Monsters, batting a combined .264/.351/.347.[1] In 2015, he was assigned to the Stockton Ports, and batted .274/.352/.364.[1] He would spend the entire 2015 season with Stockton. He played in Stockton and for the Midland RockHounds in 2016. Nogowski was released before the season started on March 27, 2017.

Sioux City Explorers

On May 18, 2017, Nogowski signed with the Sioux City Explorers of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball. Nogowski played in 32 games for Sioux City, slashing .402/.482/.607.

St. Louis Cardinals

The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Nogowski’s contract on June 27, 2017.[2][3] He would finish the 2017 season with the Double-A Springfield Cardinals. He would also spend most of the 2018 season with them, batting .309/.392/.463. He spent 2019 with the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds, batting .295/.413/.476 in 380 at bats while coming in third in the PCL with 69 walks and 10 hit-by-pitch, and tying for fourth by grounding into 15 double plays.[4]

Nogowski was called up to the majors for the first time on August 15, 2020.[5] He made his major league debut the next day against the Chicago White Sox and got his first major league hit off of Dallas Keuchel. In 2021, Nogowski made the Opening Day roster after batting .333 with two home runs over 33 spring training at-bats.[6] Nogowski limped to a .056/.150/.056 slash line in 19 games with St. Louis before being designated for assignment on June 28, 2021.[7]

Pittsburgh Pirates

On July 3, 2021, Nogowski was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for cash considerations.[8] After hitting .261 with 1 home run and 14 RBI's through 33 games with the Pirates, he was designated for assignment on August 16, 2021.[9] On August 20, Nogowski cleared waivers and was assigned outright to the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians.[10] On September 20, the Pirates released Nogowski.[11]

San Francisco Giants

On September 22, 2021, Nogowski signed a two-year minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants organization.[12] Nogowski appeared in 8 games for the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats, hitting just .185/.290/.444 with 2 home runs and 5 RBI.

Atlanta Braves

On December 8, 2021, the Atlanta Braves selected Nogowski from the Giants in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft.[13] He was released on June 16, 2022.

Washington Nationals

On June 22, 2022, Nogowski signed a minor league deal with the Washington Nationals. He elected free agency on November 10, 2022.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "John Nogowski College, Minor, Fall, Independent & Winter Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com.
  2. ^ Keegan, Harrison. "First baseman not wasting second chance with Cardinals". Springfield News-Leader.
  3. ^ Henry, Jim. "Nogowski making most of his second opportunity". Tallahassee Democrat.
  4. ^ "2019 Pacific Coast League Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com.
  5. ^ Schneider, Joey. "St. Louis Cardinals to promote top prospect Dylan Carlson". ky3.com.
  6. ^ "Cardinals finalize 2021 Opening Day roster". MLB.com.
  7. ^ "Cardinals Select Roel Ramirez, Designate John Nogowski". MLB Trade Rumors.
  8. ^ "Cardinals Trade John Nogowski To Pirates For Cash Considerations". MLB Trade Rumors.
  9. ^ "Pirates Designate John Nogowski For Assignment". MLB Trade Rumors.
  10. ^ "John Nogowski Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com.
  11. ^ "Pirates Release John Nogowski, Ka'ai Tom".
  12. ^ "SF Giants sign veteran 1B John Nogowski to minor league deal".
  13. ^ Mayo, Jonathan (December 8, 2021). "Rule 5 Draft results, pick by pick". MLB.com. Retrieved December 10, 2021.

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