Nicholas Mark Ahmed (born March 15, 1990) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the San Francisco Giants organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Amateur career
Ahmed attended East Longmeadow High School in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, where he played as a pitcher (posting a career record of 21–3), was a member of the National Honor Society, and also played basketball. He then enrolled at the University of Connecticut, where he majored in sport management and played shortstop and pitcher for the Connecticut Huskies baseball team. As a freshman, he batted .288 and .300 as a sophomore, and played for the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League during the summer of his 2010 sophomore year. As a junior, Ahmed hit .326.
Ahmed was designated for assignment by San Francisco on July 9, 2024 and released the following day.
On July 24, 2024, Ahmed signed a major league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Rawlings Gold Glove Award 2019 Arizona Diamondbacks | Rawlings Gold Glove Award 2018 Arizona Diamondbacks |
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