Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Brock Stassi was born August 7, 1989, in Yuba City, California, He is an infielder in the MLB.

His breakout season came with the Class AA Fightin Phils in 2015, when he posted a .300/.394/.470 slash line with 15 home runs and 90 RBI in 133 games, helping lead Reading to first place in the Eastern League Division standings while earning an All-Star berth. Besides, Stassi led the league in RBI and doubles (32), ending second in total bases (225) and walks (77), third in on OBP and runs scored (76), fifth in hits (140), and sixth in home runs. In addition to his offensive contributions, Stassi led Eastern League's first baseman with a .995 fielding percentage, making five errors in 112 games. At the end of the season, he was selected as the winner of the 2015 Eastern League Most Valuable Player Award.[4]

In 2016, playing for the Class AAA Lehigh Valley IronPigs in the International League, he hit .267/.369/.437.

Stassi made the Phillies' Opening Day roster in 2017. He made his major league debut on Opening Day. He was designated for assignment on August 31, 2017, to make room for newly-acquired Juan Nicasio on the 40-man roster. Stassi elected free agency on November 6, 2017.