Nick Fortes

Given name:	Nicholas Fortes
Nicknames:	None
Primary Pos:	Catcher
Hght/Wght:	5'11" / 198 lbs
Bats/Throws:	R / R
Born:	Nov 11, 1996 in Miami, FL
Age:	28
Debut:	Sep 18, 2021

Biography

Nicholas Fortes (born November 11, 1996) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball at the University of Mississippi. He was drafted by the Marlins in the 4th round of the 2018 MLB draft. 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 and played college baseball for the Rebels. In his junior season at Ole Miss, he hit .319/.435/.519 with 11 home runs and 49 RBIs. He was drafted by the Miami Marlins in the 4th round of the 2018 MLB draft.

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 with no home runs and 11 RBIs. He spent the 2019 season with the Jupiter Hammerheads, hitting .217/.293/.308 with 3 home runs and 29 RBIs.

He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the 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 with 7 home runs and 44 RBIs.

On September 17, 2021, Fortes' contract was selected to the active roster. He made his MLB debut the next day and finished the season with 4 home runs and 7 RBIs in 14 games.

On June 26, 2022, Fortes hit a walk-off home run off of Adam Ottavino of the New York Mets, 3-2.

Personal life

Fortes and his wife Jessica were married in November 2020.

Batting: Traditional

Clear Selected

Year	Age	Team	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	G	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	R	RBI	RP	BB	SO	SB	CS	NS
2021	24	Marlins	.290	.353	.677	1.030	14	34	31	9	0	0	4	21	6	7	13	3	8	1	0	1	0	0
2022	25	Marlins	.230	.304	.392	.696	72	240	217	50	6	1	9	85	41	24	65	18	45	5	3	2	5	0
2023	26	Marlins	.204	.263	.299	.562	108	323	294	60	10	0	6	88	33	26	59	17	59	4	2	2	7	2
2024	27	Marlins	.227	.259	.318	.577	110	335	308	70	16	0	4	98	28	29	57	11	41	0	1	-1	4	5
2025	28	Marlins	.205	.244	.308	.552	15	42	39	8	2	1	0	12	2	3	5	1	7	0	0	0	1	0
Totals			---	---	---	---	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
162 Game Average			---	---	---	---	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Batting: Advanced

Year	Age	Team	wOBA	wVAL	BpO	XBH	ISO	AB/HR	TB%	RP%	SB%	SBe	BB%	K%	BB/K
2021	24	Marlins	.429	.441	1.091	4	.387	7.8	.618	.382	100.0	1	8.8	23.5	0.38
2022	25	Marlins	.306	.307	.647	16	.162	24.1	.354	.271	62.5	-4	7.5	18.8	0.40
2023	26	Marlins	.253	.252	.479	16	.095	49.0	.272	.183	66.7	-2	5.3	18.3	0.29
2024	27	Marlins	.256	.249	.475	20	.091	77.0	.293	.170	0.0	-3	3.3	12.2	0.27
2025	28	Marlins	.241	.240	.452	3	.103	---	.286	.119	---	0	2.4	16.7	0.14