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Nick Fortes

Nick Fortes
Fortes with the Miami Marlins in 2023
Tampa Bay Rays – No. 40
Catcher
Born: (1996-11-11) November 11, 1996 (age 28)
DeLand, Florida, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 18, 2021, for the Miami Marlins
MLB statistics
(through August 26, 2025)
Batting average.221
Home runs26
Runs batted in100
Teams

Nicholas Fortes (born November 11, 1996) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Miami Marlins. He played college baseball for the Ole Miss Rebels and was selected by the Marlins in the fourth round of the 2018 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut in 2021 with the Marlins.

Amateur career

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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 RBI.[1]

Fortes played collegiate summer baseball for the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders of the Northwoods League in 2017, soon becoming the first Dock Spider alumnus to play in the majors.[2]

Professional career

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Miami Marlins

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Fortes was drafted by the Miami Marlins in the 4th round, with the 117th overall selection, of the 2018 MLB draft.[3] He began his professional career in 2018 by splitting the season between the rookie-level Gulf Coast League Marlins, the Batavia Muckdogs, and the Greensboro Grasshoppers, hitting a combined .226/.346/.258 with no home runs and 11 RBI.[4] He spent the 2019 season with the Jupiter Hammerheads, hitting .217/.293/.308 with three home runs and 29 RBI.[4]

Fortes did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] He split the 2021 minor league season between the Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos and Triple-A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, hitting a combined .245/.332/.367 with seven home runs and 44 RBI.[6]

On September 17, 2021, Fortes' contract was selected to the active roster.[7] 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.[8]

Tampa Bay Rays

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On July 28, 2025, Fortes was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for minor league outfielder Matthew Etzel.[9][10]

Personal life

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Fortes and his wife Jessica were married in November 2020.[11]

References

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  1. ^ Kellenberger, Hugh. "Here's who from Ole Miss was drafted in the MLB Draft". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "Northwoods League Alumni in Major League Baseball" (PDF). northwoodsleague.com.
  3. ^ Boyle, Chris. "DeLand product Nick Fortes, Stetson's Brooks Wilson picked on Day 2 of MLB draft". Daytona Beach News-Journal Online. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Nick Fortes Amateur, College & Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  5. ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  6. ^ "Nick Fortes Provides Walk-Off Blast In Ninth For The Blue Wahoos : NorthEscambia.com". Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  7. ^ "Marlins Select Payton Henry, Nick Fortes". MLB Trade Rumors. September 17, 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  8. ^ "Nick Fortes' walk-off home run | 06/26/2022". MLB.com.
  9. ^ "Defensive stud Fortes crosses state to join favorite childhood team". mlb.com. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  10. ^ "Rays trade for Marlins catcher Nick Fortes after dealing Jansen". ESPN.com. Associated Press. July 29, 2025. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  11. ^ "Instagram".
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