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'{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2021}} {{short description|American baseball player}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name = Nick Fortes |team = Miami Marlins |number = 84 |position = [[Catcher]] |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|11|11}} |birth_place = [[DeLand, Florida]] |bats = Right |throws = Right |debutleague = MLB |debutdate = September 18 |debutyear = 2021 |debutteam = Miami Marlins |statleague = MLB |statyear = October 2, 2021 |stat1label = [[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]] |stat1value = .276 |stat2label = [[Home run]]s |stat2value = 3 |stat3label = [[Run batted in|Runs batted in]] |stat3value = 5 |teams = * [[Miami Marlins]] ({{mlby|2021}}–present) }} '''Nicholas Fortes''' (born November 11, 1996) is an American professional [[baseball]] [[catcher]] for the [[Miami Marlins]] of [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021. ==Amateur career== Fortes attended [[DeLand High School]] in [[DeLand, Florida]]. Undrafted out of high school, he attended the [[University of Mississippi]] to played [[college baseball]] for the [[Ole Miss Rebels baseball|Rebels]]. In his junior season at Ole Miss, he hit .319/.435/.519/.954 with 11 home runs and 49 RBI.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kellenberger|first=Hugh|title=Here's who from Ole Miss was drafted in the MLB Draft|url=https://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/college/ole-miss/2018/06/05/heres-who-ole-miss-drafted-mlb-draft-college-baseball-nick-fortes/673919002/|url-status=live|access-date=September 17, 2021|website=The Clarion-Ledger}}</ref> He was drafted by the [[Miami Marlins]] in the 4th round of the [[2018 MLB draft]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Boyle|first=Chris|title=DeLand product Nick Fortes, Stetson's Brooks Wilson picked on Day 2 of MLB draft|url=https://www.news-journalonline.com/sports/20180605/deland-product-nick-fortes-stetsons-brooks-wilson-picked-on-day-2-of-mlb-draft|url-status=live|access-date=September 17, 2021|website=Daytona Beach News-Journal Online}}</ref> ==Professional career== He began his professional career in 2018 by splitting the season between the [[GCL Marlins]], the [[Batavia Muckdogs]], and the [[Greensboro Grasshoppers]], hitting a combined .226/.346/.258/.604 with 11 RBI.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Nick Fortes Amateur, College & Minor Leagues Statistics & History|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=fortes000nic|url-status=live|access-date=September 17, 2021|website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref> He spent the 2019 season with the [[Jupiter Hammerheads]], hitting .217/.293/.308/.601 with 3 home runs and 29 RBI.<ref name=":0" /> He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the [[Minor League Baseball]] season because of the [[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports|COVID-19 pandemic]]. He split the 2021 minor league season between the [[Pensacola Blue Wahoos]] and the [[Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp]], hitting a combined .245/.332/.367/.698 with 7 home runs and 44 RBI.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nick Fortes Provides Walk-Off Blast In Ninth For The Blue Wahoos : NorthEscambia.com|url=http://www.northescambia.com/2021/06/nick-fortes-provides-walk-off-blast-in-ninth-for-the-blue-wahoos|access-date=September 17, 2021}}</ref> On September 17, 2021, Fortes' contract was selected to the active roster.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Marlins Select Payton Henry, Nick Fortes|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/09/marlins-select-payton-henry-nick-fortes.html|url-status=live|access-date=September 17, 2021|website=MLB Trade Rumors}}</ref> He made his MLB debut the next day and finished the season with 4 home runs and 7 RBI in 14 games. ==Personal life== Fortes and his wife Jessica were married in November 2020.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/CIBWUGknhb1/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading&hl=en</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{baseballstats|mlb=663743|espn=41674|br=|fangraphs=|brm=fortes000nic}} *[https://olemisssports.com/sports/baseball/roster/nick-fortes/34 Ole Miss Rebels bio] {{Miami Marlins roster navbox}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Fortes, Nick}} [[Category:1996 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from DeLand, Florida]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Volusia County, Florida]] [[Category:Baseball players from Florida]] [[Category:Major League Baseball catchers]] [[Category:Miami Marlins players]] [[Category:Ole Miss Rebels baseball players]] [[Category:Gulf Coast Marlins players]] [[Category:Batavia Muckdogs players]] [[Category:Greensboro Grasshoppers players]] [[Category:Jupiter Hammerheads players]] [[Category:Pensacola Blue Wahoos players]] [[Category:Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp players]]'