Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Nick Nelson was born December 5, 1995, in Panama City, Florida. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

Nelson attended Rutherford High School in Panama City, Florida. He was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 31st round of the 2014 MLB draft, but did not sign and played college baseball at Gulf Coast Community College. He was then drafted by the New York Yankees in the fourth round of the 2016 MLB draft and signed.

Nelson made his professional debut with the Pulaski Yankees, with a 3.38 ERA over 21 1⁄3 innings. He pitched in 2017 with the Charleston RiverDogs, and in 2018 with Charleston, the Tampa Tarpons, and the Trenton Thunder, pitching to a combined 8–6 record with a 3.55 ERA over 26 games (25 starts) between the three teams. During 2019 with Tampa, Trenton, and the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, Nelson went 8–3 with a 2.81 ERA over 18 games (17 starts), striking out 114 over 89 2⁄3 innings.

Nelson was added to the Yankees' MLB roster on July 26, 2020. He made his MLB debut in the August 1 game against the Boston Red Sox, pitching three shutout innings in relief, and was credited with the win.

The Yankees traded Nelson and Donny Sands to the Philadelphia Phillies for T. J. Rumfield and Joel Valdez on November 19, 2021.