Grant Lavigne

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Grant Lavigne
Colorado Rockies – No. 89
First baseman
Born: (1999-08-27) August 27, 1999 (age 24)
Bedford, New Hampshire
Bats: Left
Throws: Right

Grant Douglas Lavigne (born August 27, 1999) is an American professional baseball first baseman in the Colorado Rockies organization.

Amateur career[edit]

Lavigne attended Bedford High School in Bedford, New Hampshire.[1][2][3] As a sophomore, he was named New Hampshire's Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year after batting .543 with six home runs and 21 RBIs through 14 games.[4] He was named the state's Gatorade Player of the Year once again as a senior.[5] He committed to play college baseball at Wake Forest University.[6]

Professional career[edit]

Lavigne was selected by the Colorado Rockies with the 42nd overall selection in the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.[7][8][9] He signed with the Rockies for a $2 million signing bonus and was assigned to the Grand Junction Rockies of the Rookie-level Pioneer League.[10][11] Over 59 games for Grand Junction, he slashed .350/.477/.519 with six home runs, 38 RBIs, and 12 stolen bases.[12] Lavigne spent the 2019 season with the Asheville Tourists of the Class A South Atlantic League, batting .236/.347/.327 with seven home runs and 64 RBIs over 126 games.[13][14]

Lavigne did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the season.[15] He split the 2021 season between the Fresno Grizzlies of the Low-A West and the Spokane Indians of the High-A West.[16] Over 104 games between both teams, he slashed .264/.380/.412 with nine home runs, 58 RBIs, and 18 doubles.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Bedford's Lavigne top NH baseball player | New Hampshire". unionleader.com. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  2. ^ "Roger Brown's State of Sports: Lavigne's time has come | New Hampshire". unionleader.com. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  3. ^ "Lavigne, Reagan chosen for elite baseball teams | New Hampshire". unionleader.com. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  4. ^ "Bedford's Lavigne top NH baseball player". New Hampshire. May 25, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  5. ^ Newman, Kyle (June 4, 2018). "Rockies look to prep ranks, select first baseman Grant Lavigne at No. 42". Denverpost.com. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  6. ^ "Meet Grant Lavigne — more than just a power hitter". FanRag Sports. July 23, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  7. ^ "Rockies pick Bedford's Lavigne in MLB draft | New Hampshire". unionleader.com. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  8. ^ "Site Not Available". wmur.com. June 5, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  9. ^ "Rockies look to prep ranks, select first baseman Grant Lavigne at No. 42". denverpost.com. June 5, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  10. ^ Bedford (June 20, 2018). "NH Baseball Star Grant Lavigne Signs $2M Contract With Rockies | Bedford, NH Patch". Patch.com. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  11. ^ "Lavigne goes yard in third straight game". MiLB.com. July 1, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  12. ^ "NH Star Grant Lavigne to Attend Baseball Dinner".
  13. ^ "Q&A: Catching up with Bedford's Grant Lavigne".
  14. ^ "Rockies' Grant Lavigne: Heads to Asheville".
  15. ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season canceled". MLB.com.
  16. ^ "Spokane Indians welcome reinforcements from Low-A Fresno | the Spokesman-Review".

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