Nic Enright

Not to be confused with Nick Enright.

Nicholas Crispen Enright (born January 8, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2025.

Career

Enright attended The Steward School in Richmond, Virginia.[1] As a senior in 2015, he was the Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year for Virginia.[2] He was drafted by the New York Mets in the 19th round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign and played college baseball at Virginia Tech.[3] In 2018, he briefly played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[4] Enright was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 20th round of the 2019 MLB draft, and signed.

Enright made his professional debut with the Arizona League Indians. He did not play for a team in 2020 due to the Minor League Baseball season cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He returned in 2021 to play for the Lake County Captains and Akron RubberDucks. Enright started 2022 with Akron before being promoted to the Columbus Clippers.[5]

On December 7, 2022, Enright was selected by the Miami Marlins in the 2022 Rule 5 draft, adding him to their 40-man roster.[6]

On February 13, 2023, Enright announced that he was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in December, and had already completed his first round of treatments.[7] Enright began a rehab assignment with the Single-A Jupiter Hammerheads on April 28,[8] and was later elevated to the Triple-A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp.[9] On May 29, Enright was activated off of the injured list and designated for assignment by the Marlins.[10]

Enright was returned to the Guardians on June 1, 2023.[11] In 16 appearances for the Triple–A Columbus Clippers, he logged a 1.06 ERA with 31 strikeouts and 3 saves across 17 innings pitched. On November 19, 2024, the Guardians added Enright to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[12]

Enright was optioned to Triple-A Columbus to begin the 2025 season.[13] In nine appearances for the Clippers, he recorded a 2.00 ERA with seven strikeouts and one save over nine innings pitched. On May 24, 2025, Enright was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[14]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Nic Enright undergoes thorough MLB evaluation in preparation for draft". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Archived from the original on December 7, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  2. ^ "Virginia Baseball POY: Nic Enright". May 28, 2015. Archived from the original on December 7, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  3. ^ "Steward's Nic Enright sticking with Virginia Tech, won't go pro". June 24, 2015. Archived from the original on December 7, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  4. ^ "#22 Nic Enright - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  5. ^ "High heat with 'ride' may pave Nic Enright's pitching path to big leagues". May 4, 2022. Archived from the original on December 7, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  6. ^ McDonald, Darragh (December 7, 2022). "2022 Rule 5 Draft Results". MLB Trade Rumors. Archived from the original on May 25, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  7. ^ "Marlins' Nic Enright: Diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma". cbssports.com. Archived from the original on February 13, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  8. ^ "Marlins' Nic Enright: Heading out on rehab assignment". cbssports.com. April 28, 2023. Archived from the original on May 30, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  9. ^ "Marlins' Nic Enright: Scheduled for four innings Saturday". cbssports.com. May 20, 2023. Archived from the original on May 30, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  10. ^ "Marlins' Nic Enright: Activated, dropped from 40-man". cbssports.com. Archived from the original on May 30, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  11. ^ "Guardians' Nic Enright: Returned to Cleveland". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on June 1, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  12. ^ Franco, Anthony (November 19, 2024). "Guardians Designate Three Players For Assignment". MLB Trade Rumors.
  13. ^ "Cleveland Guardians Make First Roster Moves of Spring Training". si.com. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  14. ^ "Guardians Promote Nic Enright". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved May 24, 2025.