• Full name Nicholas Lorusso
  • Born 09/11/2000 in Carmel, NY
  • Profile Ht.: 6'2" / Wt.: 212 / Bats: R / Throws: R
  • School Villanova
  • Drafted in the 9th round (276th overall) by the New York Mets in 2023 (signed for $50,000).
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    School: Maryland Source: 4YR

    Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
    Age At Draft: 22.8
    A fifth-year third baseman, Lorusso started his career at Villanova, where he had a pair of .300-plus hitting seasons before transferring to Maryland in 2022. He homered 15 times in 2022 and added 11 more in 2023 with 26 home runs and a .379/.446/.765 slash line as one of the best run producers in the country. His 105 RBIs were the most in the country and set a single-season program record for Maryland. He also became the career RBI leader for the Terrapins, with 175 in just two seasons with the program. Listed at 6-foot-2, 215 pounds, Lorusso hits the ball hard with a 92 mph average exit velocity and showed solid power to all fields. He also hit well in the Cape Cod League during the 2022 summer, though it was just a a seven-game stint and he also had a 9-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Lorusso could be an intriguing day two senior sign target with some power, but he will turn 23 two months after the draft.

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Career Transactions

  • Binghamton Rumble Ponies activated 3B Nick Lorusso from the 7-day injured list.
  • Binghamton Rumble Ponies placed 3B Nick Lorusso on the 7-day injured list.
  • 3B Nick Lorusso assigned to Binghamton Rumble Ponies from Brooklyn Cyclones.
  • 3B Nick Lorusso assigned to Brooklyn Cyclones from St. Lucie Mets.
  • 3B Nick Lorusso assigned to St. Lucie Mets.
  • New York Mets signed 3B Nick Lorusso.

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