Nick Solak

Positions: Second Baseman, Leftfielder and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 185lb (178cm, 83kg)

Born: January 11, 1995 in Woodridge, IL us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 2nd round of the 2016 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Louisville (Louisville, KY).

High School: Naperville North HS (Naperville, IL)

School: University of Louisville (Louisville, KY)

Debut: August 20, 2019 (Age 24-221d, 22,023rd in major league history)
vs. LAA 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2020 season

2024 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2024): 2.131 • Arb Eligible: 2025 • Free Agent: 2028

Agents: CAA Sports • Previously: Sosnick Cobbe & Karon

Full Name: Nicholas Blake Solak

Pronunciation: \SO-lack\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.6

865

218

.252

118

RBI

OBP

.328

SLG

.372

OPS

.700

OPS+

Summary of 21 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 2 tying, 6 go ahead

1 Tm
TEX	21

Platoon
vs RHP	12
vs LHP	9

Home/Road
Away	11
Home	10

Outs
1	9
0	6
2	6

11 Opps
LAA	4
TBR	3
BAL	3
COL	2
OAK	2
TOR	2
SDP	1
CLE	1
SEA	1
NYY	1
CHW	1

20 Pitchers
Hyun Jin Ryu	2
Dylan Cease	1
Pete Fairbanks	1
Jaime Barria	1
John Means	1
Jose Quintana	1
Trevor Stephan	1
Emilio Pagán	1
Marco Gonzales	1
Ryan Yarbrough	1
Junior Guerra	1
Jameson Taillon	1
Ryan Castellani	1
Griffin Canning	1
Keegan Akin	1
Rich Hill	1
Domingo Acevedo	1
Germán Márquez	1
Ryan Buchter	1
Jorge López	1

12 Parks
GlbLifeField (ARL)	7
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	3
RingCentral Col (OAK)	2
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
Coors Fld (DEN)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
TropicanaFld (STP)	1
Petco Pk (SAN)	1
Progressive (CLE)	1
Guaranteed (CHI)	1
Camden Yards (BAL)	1
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	1

Where Hit
9	10
7	7
8	2
89	1
78	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	6
1	4
3	3
6	2
4	2
7+	2
5	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	19
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	14
-2-	4
1--	2
--3	1

28 RBI
RISP	5
0 on	14
1 on	7
Any on	7

Inning
1	1
2	3
4	3
5	5
6	3
7	2
8	2
9	2

1-3	4
4-6	11
7-end	6

RelScore
+4..	1
+2	2
+1	2
Tied	4
-1	4
-2	2
-4..	6

Ahead	5
Tied	4
Behind	12

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-1	5
0-0	4
2-2	3
1-1	2
3-1	2
3-2	1
1-2	1
1-0	1
2-1	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
2B	12
LF	3
DH	2
3B	2
PH	1
CF	1

OrderPos
6th	6
4th	5
2nd	3
7th	2
5th	2
1st	1
9th	1
8th	1

Leverage
High Lev	3
Medium Lev	10
Low Lev	8

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2019	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2019-08-20 (2)	TEX		LAA	Jaime Barria	tied 0-0	b 5	1	---	2,(0-1) TX	1	7	4	0.133	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2	2	2	1	2019-09-05	TEX	@	BAL	John Means	behind 0-1	t 7	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	4	DH	0.336	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); E. Andrus Scores
3	3	3	1	2019-09-10	TEX		TBR	Ryan Yarbrough	ahead 1-0	b 4	1	-2-	5,(3-1) BBFBX	2	4	5	0.138	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); W. Calhoun Scores
4	4	4	1	2019-09-12	TEX		TBR	Pete Fairbanks	ahead 3-1	b 4	2	--3	4,(1-2) FB.FX	2	4	DH	0.121	88%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); E. Andrus Scores
5	5	5	1	2019-09-21	TEX	@	OAK	Ryan Buchter	behind 2-11	t 8	1	---	6,(2-2) BCBFFX	1	4	5	0.001	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2020	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	2020-08-14	TEX	@	COL	Ryan Castellani	behind 0-1	t 5	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	8	0.121	50%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
7	7	2	1	2020-08-20	TEX	@	SDP	Emilio Pagán	behind 6-7	t 9	0	---	2,(0-1) .SX	1	1	7	0.336	50%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
2021	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	2021-04-07	TEX		TOR	Hyun Jin Ryu	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	4	4	0.104	66%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
9	9	2	1	2021-04-15	TEX	@	TBR	Rich Hill	tied 0-0	t 2	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	6	4	0.111	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
10	10	3	1	2021-04-16	TEX		BAL	Jorge López	behind 1-5	b 5	0	---	6,(3-2) TBBBFX	1	6	4	0.070	19%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
11	11	4	1	2021-04-20	TEX	@	LAA	Griffin Canning	behind 0-2	t 6	0	---	3,(1-1) BSX	1	5	4	0.118	34%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
12	12	5	1	2021-04-23	TEX	@	CHW	Dylan Cease	behind 0-5	t 4	1	-2-	2,(0-1) CX	2	6	4	0.077	17%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); N. Lowe Scores
13	13	6	1	2021-04-27	TEX		LAA	Jose Quintana	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	5,(3-1) BBBCX	1	2	4	0.100	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
14	14	7	2	2021-04-27	TEX		LAA	Junior Guerra	ahead 5-1	b 7	1	---	4,(2-1) BBFX	1	2	4	0.017	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
15	15	8	1	2021-05-18	TEX		NYY	Jameson Taillon	behind 3-5	b 5	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	4	0.124	38%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
16	16	9	1	2021-06-29	TEX	@	OAK	Domingo Acevedo	ahead 3-2	t 9	1	1--	7,(2-2) CBBSFFX	2	8	4	0.124	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); J. Heim Scores
17	17	10	1	2021-08-26	TEX	@	CLE	Trevor Stephan	behind 4-9	t 6	2	---	3,(1-1) FBX	1	7	4	0.025	6%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
18	18	11	1	2021-08-30	TEX		COL	Germán Márquez	ahead 2-0	b 6	2	-2-	2,(0-1) CX	2	6	4	0.107	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); D. Peters Scores
2022	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
19	19	1	1	2022-04-10	TEX	@	TOR	Hyun Jin Ryu	behind 0-4	t 2	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	6	7	0.058	18%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
20	20	2	1	2022-04-21	TEX	@	SEA	Marco Gonzales	behind 4-5	t 5	2	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	5	7	0.286	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); A. García Scores/unER; N. Solak Scores/unER
21	21	3	1	2022-08-01	TEX		BAL	Keegan Akin	behind 1-7	b 8	0	---	7,(2-2) .BBCFFFX	1	9	PH	0.010	2%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)