Grant Lavigne Explained

Grant Lavigne
Team:Free agent
Position:First baseman
Birth Date:27 August 1999
Birth Place:Bedford, New Hampshire
Bats:Left
Throws:Right
Debutleague:MLB
Statleague:MLB

Grant Douglas Lavigne (born August 27, 1999) is an American professional baseball first baseman who is a free agent.

Amateur career

Lavigne attended Bedford High School in Bedford, New Hampshire.[1] [2] [3] As a sophomore, he was named New Hampshire's Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year after batting .543 with six home runs and 21 RBIs through 14 games.[4] He was named the state's Gatorade Player of the Year once again as a senior.[5] He committed to play college baseball at Wake Forest University.[6]

Professional career

The Colorado Rockies selected Lavigne with the 42nd overall selection in the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.[7] [8] [9] He signed with the Rockies for a $2 million signing bonus and was assigned to the Grand Junction Rockies of the Rookie-level Pioneer League.[10] [11] Over 59 games for Grand Junction, he slashed .350/.477/.519 with six home runs, 38 RBIs, and 12 stolen bases.[12] Lavigne spent the 2019 season with the Asheville Tourists of the Class A South Atlantic League, batting .236/.347/.327 with seven home runs and 64 RBIs over 126 games.[13] [14]

Lavigne did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the season.[15] He split the 2021 season between the Fresno Grizzlies of the Low-A West and the Spokane Indians of the High-A West.[16] Over 104 games between both teams, he slashed .264/.380/.412 with nine home runs, 58 RBIs, and 18 doubles.

Lavigne returned to Spokane to begin the 2022 season. In 68 games, he slashed .315/.406/.469 with five home runs and 38 RBIs. Midway through the season, Lavigne was promoted to the Double-A Hartford Yard Goats of the Eastern League.[17] [18] With the Yard Goats, Lavigne batted .245 with five homers in 57 games. In the offseason, Lavigne played for the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League.[19] He slashed .328/.409/.557 in 17 games with seven doubles, two triples and one home run.[20]

Lavigne returned to Hartford for the 2023 season where he batted .227 with 17 homers and 51 RBIs over 125 games.[21] He opened the 2024 season with the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes.[22] On November 6, he elected free agency.[23]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bedford's Lavigne top NH baseball player | New Hampshire. unionleader.com. June 5, 2018.
  2. Web site: Roger Brown's State of Sports: Lavigne's time has come | New Hampshire. unionleader.com. June 5, 2018.
  3. Web site: Lavigne, Reagan chosen for elite baseball teams | New Hampshire. unionleader.com. June 5, 2018.
  4. Web site: Bedford's Lavigne top NH baseball player . New Hampshire . May 25, 2016 . July 5, 2018.
  5. Web site: Newman . Kyle . Rockies look to prep ranks, select first baseman Grant Lavigne at No. 42 . Denverpost.com . June 4, 2018 . July 5, 2018.
  6. Web site: Meet Grant Lavigne — more than just a power hitter . FanRag Sports . July 23, 2017 . July 5, 2018.
  7. Web site: Rockies pick Bedford's Lavigne in MLB draft | New Hampshire. unionleader.com. June 5, 2018.
  8. Web site: Site Not Available. wmur.com. June 5, 2018. June 5, 2018.
  9. Web site: Rockies look to prep ranks, select first baseman Grant Lavigne at No. 42. denverpost.com. June 5, 2018. June 5, 2018.
  10. Web site: Bedford . NH Baseball Star Grant Lavigne Signs $2M Contract With Rockies | Bedford, NH Patch . Patch.com . June 20, 2018. July 5, 2018.
  11. Web site: Lavigne goes yard in third straight game . MiLB.com . July 1, 2018 . July 5, 2018.
  12. Web site: NH Star Grant Lavigne to Attend Baseball Dinner.
  13. Web site: Q&A: Catching up with Bedford's Grant Lavigne.
  14. Web site: Rockies' Grant Lavigne: Heads to Asheville.
  15. Web site: 2020 Minor League Baseball season canceled. MLB.com.
  16. Web site: Spokane Indians welcome reinforcements from Low-A Fresno | The Spokesman-Review. www.spokesman.com.
  17. Web site: Tansino . Marissa . 2022-07-07 . Bedford native promoted to AA returns to New Hampshire in Fisher Cats-Yard Goats matchup . 2024-06-13 . WMUR . en.
  18. Web site: Downey . K. C. . 2022-07-06 . Rockies promote minor leaguer from New Hampshire to AA ahead of Fisher Cats matchup . 2024-06-13 . WMUR . en.
  19. Web site: Rockies' Lavigne looking to unlock power stroke in AFL . 2024-06-13 . MLB.com . en.
  20. Web site: A Rockies prospect with 'intriguing power potential' . 2024-06-13 . MLB.com . en.
  21. Web site: Grant Lavigne - Game Logs - 2023 - Batting . 2024-06-13 . FanGraphs Baseball . en.
  22. Web site: Staff . Roger Brown Union Leader . 2024-04-04 . Six NH pro players start the baseball season in the minors . 2024-06-13 . UnionLeader.com . en.
  23. https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/minor-league-free-agents-2024/

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