Maton In Chicago

 

     Former Detroit Tigers Utility Player #0 Nick Maton recently signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox.  Maton played for the Detroit Tigers (mostly at Third Base) in 2023.  The Philadelphia Phillies selected Nick Maton in the 7th round (203rd overall pick) of the 2017 Major League Baseball Draft.  Nick Maton grew up in Chatham, Illinois. 

     Nick Maton spent much of the 2024 season in the minor league system with the Norfolk Tides.  Maton batted .258 with 16 home runs, and 57 RBI in 91 minor league games played last season.  The Norfolk Tides are the Triple-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles.  Former Tigers Short Stop Niko Goodrum also played last season with the Norfolk Tides. 

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-  Nick Maton is currently 28 years old.

-  Nick Maton wore #9 for the Detroit Tigers.

-  Nick Maton is listed at 6'1, 178 lbs.

-  Nick Maton played in the World Series for the Philadelphia Phillies in 2022.  The Houston Astros defeated the Phillies 4-2 in the best-of-seven game series. 

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Goodrum in San Diego

 

     Former Detroit Tigers Utility Player #0 Niko Goodrum recently signed a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres.  Goodrum played (mostly at Shortstop) for the Detroit Tigers from 2018-2021.  The Minnesota Twins selected Niko Goodrum in the 2nd round (71st overall pick) of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft.  Niko Goodrum is from Atlanta, Georgia. 

     Niko Goodrum spent much of the 2024 season in the minor league system with three different ball clubs.  Goodrum batted .284 with 7 homeruns, and 44 RBI in 60 minor league games played last season.  Niko Goodrum spent most of the 2024 season playing for the Norfolk Tides.  The Norfolk Tides are a Triple-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles.  

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-  Niko Goodrum is currently 33 years old.

-  Niko Goodrum wore #28 for the Detroit Tigers.

-  Niko Goodrum is listed at 6'2 220 lbs.

-  The Detroit Tigers signed #28 Javier Baez to play Shortstop in 2022.

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Virtual Baseball

     Niko Goodrum is representing the Detroit Tigers in the "MLB The Show" players league.  Major League Baseball players from each team are virtually competing against each other in a twenty nine game regular season, and the top eight players will advance to a postseason.  Niko Goodrum is currently tied for second place in the American League Central standings with an overall record of 5-3.  Virtual games can be watched on Facebook, Twitch, Twitter, and YouTube.
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-  "MLB The Show" players league games have only 3 innings.



-  Trevor Mays is representing the Minnesota Twins in the "MLB The Show" players league.  Mays is currently in 1st place in the American League Central standings with an overall record of 7-5.



-  Carlos Santana is representing the Cleveland Indians in the "MLB The Show" players league.  Santana is currently in 5th place in the American League Central standings with an overall record of 1-9.



-  Joey Gallo is representing the Texas Rangers in the "MLB The Show" players league.  Gallo is currently in 1st place in the American League West standings with an overall record of 11-1.



-  Blake Snell is representing the Tampa Bay Rays in the "MLB The Show" players league.  Snell is currently in 1st place in the American League East standings with an overall record of 10-2.











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Strat-O-Matic: Tigers

     A simulation of the Detroit Tigers 2020 season is taking place on the Strat-O-Matic website.  The Tigers are currently in fourth place in the American League Central standings with an overall record of 7-9.  Detroit is currently 5.5 games out of first place, but the Tigers are riding a 4 game winning streak.
     Several Tigers are batting over .300 in the Strat-O-Matic simulation including Jeimer Candelario, Niko Goodrum, and Austin Romine.  Miguel Cabrera, and JaCoby Jones are each hitting below .200.  Jonathon Schoop is currently on the 10-Day IL (injured list).
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-  The Kansas City Royals (according to the Strat-O-Matic simulation) are currently in 1st place in the American League Central standings with an overall record of 10-4.



-  The Cleveland Indians (according to the Strat-O-Matic simulation) are currently in 2nd place in the American League Central standings with an overall record of 11-5.



-  Detroit Tigers Pitcher Spencer Turnbull (according to the Strat-O-Matic simulation) has a 2-0 record with a 3.00 ERA (earned run average).



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