Nolan Arenado is a highly acclaimed American professional baseball third baseman currently playing for the St. Louis Cardinals. Renowned for his exceptional defense, he's the only infielder to win a Rawlings Gold Glove Award in each of his first ten MLB seasons. He debuted with the Colorado Rockies in 2013 before being traded to the Cardinals in 2021. His defensive prowess places him among the best third basemen in MLB history.
In 1957, Frank Malzone won the Rawlings Gold Glove Award in the American League. This was the last time that a player had won a Rawlings Gold Glove Award as a rookie until Nolan Arenado's achievement in 2013.
On April 16, 1991, Nolan James Arenado was born. He would grow up to become a professional baseball third baseman.
In 1996, Andrés Galarraga led the majors in RBI with 150. Arenado was the first to do it since then in 2015.
Larry Walker led the NL in home runs with 49 in 1997. This was the first time a Rockies player had led the NL in home runs until Arenado in 2015.
In 1999, Chipper Jones had 87 extra base hits, which Arenado surpassed in 2015 with 89, setting a major league record.
In 2008, Nolan Arenado's junior year, El Toro High School won the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section championship. Arenado was named to the Los Angeles Times' All-Star team after leading his division with a .456 batting average, 32 runs batted in (RBI), and 33 runs scored.
In 2009, the Colorado Rockies selected Nolan Arenado in the second round with the 59th overall selection of the MLB draft. He signed with the Rockies and made his professional baseball debut with the Casper Ghosts of the Rookie-level Pioneer League.
Carlos Gonzalez was the previous Rockies player to complete the cycle with a walk-off home run. This happened on July 31, 2010.
In 2010, Nolan Arenado played for the Asheville Tourists of the Class A South Atlantic League, where he posted a .308 batting average and 41 doubles.
Before the 2011 season, Baseball America ranked Nolan Arenado as the Rockies' third-best prospect and 80th overall. During this season, he improved his defense while playing for the Modesto Nuts.
In 2012, Nolan Arenado played for the Tulsa Drillers and was again named to appear in the All-Star Futures Game. He finished the year with a .285 batting average, 12 home runs, and 56 RBI.
On October 29, 2013, Nolan Arenado became the first NL rookie to win a Rawlings Gold Glove Award at third base.
Despite starting the 2013 season in the minor leagues, Nolan Arenado was promoted to the major league club after batting .364 with the Colorado Springs Sky Sox. He was promoted to the major league club on April 28, 2013.
On April 5, 2014, Nolan Arenado had the first multi-home run game of his career against Brandon McCarthy of the Arizona Diamondbacks, contributing to a 9–4 Rockies win.
In 2015 Nolan Arenado's salary was $512,000.
In 2015, Nolan Arenado earned his second NL Player of the Week Award on June 28 and became an MLB All-Star for the first time as a National League reserve.
In 2015, Nolan Arenado tied Bryce Harper for the NL home run title with 42 and led the National League with 130 RBI and 354 total bases, winning his first Silver Slugger Award.
In 2015, Nolan Arenado won his third consecutive Gold Glove, and both the Fielding Bible and Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Awards. He was also named the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame's Professional Athlete of the Year.
On January 15, 2016, Nolan Arenado and the Rockies avoided salary arbitration, agreeing to a one-year, $5 million contract.
In 2016, Nolan Arenado won his fourth consecutive Gold Glove, as well as his second Silver Slugger, Fielding Bible and Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Awards. He also finished in fifth place in the NL MVP Award voting.
On January 13, 2017, Nolan Arenado and the Rockies avoided arbitration for the second straight year by agreeing to a two-year, $29.5 million contract.
On March 22, 2017, Nolan Arenado played for Team USA, who won 8–0 against Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic, marking the first time the United States won the WBC.
On June 18, 2017, Nolan Arenado hit for the cycle against the San Francisco Giants, completing it with a walk-off home run off Mark Melancon in a 7−5 Rockies win.
In 2018 Arenado received $17,750,000 as part of the two-year contract agreement with the Rockies.
On February 26, 2019, Nolan Arenado agreed to an eight-year, $260 million contract extension with the Rockies.
On April 27, 2022, Nolan Arenado was ejected for inciting a bench-clearing brawl against the New York Mets, resulting in a two-game suspension, which was later reduced to one game after an appeal.
On July 2, 2022, Nolan Arenado hit the first of four consecutive home runs for the Cardinals. Teammates Nolan Gorman, Juan Yepez and Dylan Carlson followed with home runs in the first inning. Arenado later won the game in the ninth inning with his second home run of the game.
On October 29, 2022, Nolan Arenado informed the Cardinals that he would not opt out of his contract, remaining in St. Louis through the 2027 season.
On April 8, 2023, Nolan Arenado hit his 300th career home run against Brewers pitcher Eric Lauer.
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