| Jordan Lawlar | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Lawlar with theArizona Diamondbacks in 2023 | |
| Arizona Diamondbacks – No. 10 | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born: (2002-07-17)July 17, 2002 (age 22) Carrollton, Texas, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 7, 2023, for the Arizona Diamondbacks | |
| MLB statistics (through 2023 season) | |
| Batting average | .129 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 0 |
| Teams | |
Jordan Jeffrey-Joseph Lawlar (born July 17, 2002) is an American professionalbaseballshortstop for theArizona Diamondbacks ofMajor League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.
Lawlar began playingbaseball around age five.[1] He attendedJesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas inDallas,Texas.[2][3] He began playing varsity as a sophomore in 2019.[4] As a sophomore, he batted .409 with five home runs, and in 2020, his junior season, he hit .485 with one home run and 13 RBIs over 12 games before the season ended due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[5] That summer, he played in the Perfect Game All-American Classic, and was named the Jackie Robinson Perfect Game Player of the Year.[6][7] As a senior in 2021, he hit .412 with six home runs, 37 RBIs, and 32 stolen bases.[8] He was subsequently named the Texas Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year.[9] He committed to playcollege baseball atVanderbilt University.[10]
TheArizona Diamondbacks selected Lawlar in the first round, with the sixth overall selection, of the2021 Major League Baseball draft.[11] He signed for a bonus of $6.7 million.[12] He made his professional debut with theRookie-levelArizona Complex League Diamondbacks.[13] After two games, it was announced that he had injured his left shoulder and would be undergoing season-ending surgery.[14]
Lawlar was assigned to theVisalia Rawhide of theLow-ACalifornia League to begin the 2022 season.[15] In late May, he was placed on the injured list with a back injury.[16] He returned in mid-June.[17] After batting .351 with nine home runs, 32 RBIs, and 24 stolen bases over 44 games, he was promoted to theHillsboro Hops of theHigh-ANorthwest League in late July.[18] He was selected to represent the Diamondbacks alongsideCorbin Carroll at the 2022All-Star Futures Game.[19] Lawlar played in thirty games for Hillsboro in which he hit .288 with three home runs, 17 RBIs, and 13 stolen bases before he was promoted to theAmarillo Sod Poodles of theDouble-ATexas League.[20] Over twenty games with Amarillo to finish the season, he batted .212 with four home runs and 11 RBIs.[21] He was selected to play in theArizona Fall League for theSalt River Rafters after the season.[22] While with the Rafters, Lawlar suffered a fractured leftscapula after being hit by a wayward pitch fromBaltimore Orioles prospect Nick Richmond, and was ruled out for six–to–eight weeks.[23]
Lawlar returned to Amarillo to open the 2023 season.[24] In mid-August, he was promoted to theReno Aces of theTriple-APacific Coast League.[25] On September 6, Lawlar selected to the40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[26] In 14 games during his rookie campaign, he batted .129/.206/.129 with no home runs or RBIs.
Lawlar was optioned to Triple–A Reno to begin the 2024 season.[27] On March 27, 2024, it was announced that Lawlar would miss 8–10 weeks after undergoing thumb surgery. The injury stemmed from an incident in which he had suffered a rupturedulnar collateral ligament of his thumb trying to pick up a ball during a spring training game.[28] Following the 2024 season, Lawler announced he would playwinter league baseball forTigres del Licey of theDominican Professional Baseball League.[29]
The Diamondbacks optioned Lawlar to Triple-A Reno to begin the 2025 season.[30]
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