Nick Fortes is an American professional baseball catcher for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021.
As a student at DeLand High School in DeLand, Florida, Fortes developed an interest in photography. He attended the University of Mississippi, where he played college baseball for the Rebels after being undrafted out of high school.
He hit.319/.435/.519/.954 with 11 home runs and 49 RBI in his junior year at Ole Miss. During the 2018 MLB draft, the Miami Marlins selected him with the 144th overall pick.
2018 saw him play for the GCL Marlins, Batavia Muckdog, and Greensboro Muckdogs, each of which had him play half of the season for each team, with an overall batting average of 226/234/246/258/604.
With the Jupiter Hammerheads in 2019, he has three home runs and 29 RBI in a season-long batting average of.217/.293/.308/.601.
Because of the COVID-19 epidemic, the Minor League Baseball season was canceled in 2020. Pensacola Blue Wahoos and Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp split the 2021 minor league season, with him hitting.245/.332/367/3698 with 7 home runs and 44 RBIs.
Fortes’ contract was added to the active roster on September 17, 2021. The next day, he made his MLB debut and concluded the season with four home runs and seven RBI in 14 games.
Nick Fortes Children: Does Nick Fortes Have Any Kids?
Professional baseball catcher Nick Fortes has no children at the moment. There are no records of Nick Fortes having kids elsewhere. His personal life has been kept away from the spotlight.