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2023
◆ Fourth Major League season and second with the Cubs...Appeared in 92 games (68 starts) and batted .263
(71/270) with a .263 on-base percentage, 16 doubles, 34 runs, and 28 RBI, all career highs.
◆ Hit first career pinch-hit home run Aug. 16, a solo shot off LHP Aaron Bummer in the 8th inning.
◆ Missed final 13 games of the season on injured list with a right hamstring strain.
2022
◆ Completed first full season with the Cubs, but was limited to 59 games due to three injured list stints...Batted
.424 (25/59) with a 1.192 OPS in 16 games across three rehab assignments with Triple-A Iowa.
◆ Batted .249 (52/209) with seven doubles, seven RBI, and 14 walks.
2021
◆ Made first career Opening Day roster in his second season with the White Sox and appeared in 54 games with
Chicago (A.L.); posted 1.2 bWAR and slashed .305/.349/.425 with 30 runs scored, 16 extra-base hits, and 21 RBI.
◆ Recorded his first career walk-off hit, a RBI double in the 9th inning on Apr. 24 vs. TEX.
◆ Hit first career home run on May 17 at MIN, a solo shot off J.A. Happ.
◆ Suffered a proximal right hamstring tear while running to first base on June 9 at Toronto, and missed the rest of the season.
MADRIGAL
◆ While on the 60-day injured list, was traded from the White Sox to the Cubs on July 30 along with RHP Codi
Heuer in exchange for RHP Craig Kimbrel.
2020
◆ Opened season at White Sox Alternate Training Site...Contract selected by White Sox on July 31 and made Major
League debut that day at KC.
◆ Batted .340 (35/103), the second-highest average among Major League rookies behind Detroit's Willi Castro
(.349) and the highest by a White Sox rookie since 1940 (both min. 100 plate appearances).
◆ Struck out seven times in 109 plate appearances...15.57 at bats per strikeout ratio ranked second in the Majors
among players with at least 100 PA behind Tommy La Stella (19.00).
◆ Hit .321 with two strikes, tied with the Yankees' DJ LeMahieu for second in the Majors behind the Angels' David Fletcher.
◆ Had four hits, including his first career hit, a single off LHP Jakob Junis, on Aug. 2 at KC.
◆ Missed time on the 10-day I.L. from Aug. 5-28 with a separated left shoulder.
◆ Started all three games of the A.L. Wild Card series against Oakland, and went 3-for-12 with a run scored.
POSTSEASON SUMMARY
◆ Made postseason debut for White Sox in 2020 Wild Card Series against Athletics...Batted .250 (3/12) with a run
scored in the Sox' three-game loss to Oakland...Collected two hits but made two errors in Chicago's 5-3 loss in
Game 2.
WILD CARD SERIES TOTALS
Year Club, Opp AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HBP BB IBB SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E
2020— CWS, OAK .250 3 12 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 2
NOTABLE MINOR LEAGUE AWARDS AND HONORS
◆ 2019 Futures Game Selection...MiLB.com Organization All-Star...Rawlings MiLB Gold Glove (2B)...Carolina
League Mid-Season All-Star.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
◆ June 10, 2015...Selected by Cleveland in the 17th round of First-Year Player Draft (did not sign).
◆ June 4, 2018...Selected by White Sox in the first round (fourth overall) of First-Year Player Draft.
◆ July 30, 2021...Traded by White Sox to Cubs with RHP Codi Heuer for RHP Craig Kimbrel.
◆ Jan. 31, 2025...Signed by Mets to one-year contract.
◆ Jan. 9, 2026...Signed by Angels as minor league free agent.
PERSONAL/MISC
◆ Nicklaus Michael Madrigal...On X: @NickMadrigal3
◆ Married his wife, Alisa, in November 2025.
◆ Attended Oregon State University where he studied Sociology...Helped the Beavers win the College World Series
in 2018 and was named to the All-Tournament team...Was named to the 2018 All Pac-12 and All-Defensive teams,
and was a semifinalist for the USA Baseball Golden Spikes and Dick Howser Awards.
◆ Graduated from Elk Grove High School (Elk Grove, CA) in 2015.
◆ Member of the 2014 USA Baseball 18U National Team that won the gold medal in La Paz, Mexico.
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