Nolan Arenado's Success and Achievements in Timeline

A success timeline featuring the most significant achievements of Nolan Arenado.

Nolan Arenado is a prominent American professional baseball third baseman, currently playing for the St. Louis Cardinals. He debuted in MLB with the Colorado Rockies in 2013 before being traded to the Cardinals in 2021. Arenado is celebrated as an exceptional defensive player, particularly at third base. Notably, he is the only infielder to win the Rawlings Gold Glove Award in each of his first ten MLB seasons, underscoring his consistent defensive excellence.

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Full Timeline Career & Achievements Success & Recognition

2008: Wins Southern Section championship

In 2008, during Nolan Arenado's junior year, El Toro High School won the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section championship. He was named to the Los Angeles Times' All-Star team.

2011: Led the minor leagues in RBI

In 2011, Nolan Arenado led the minor leagues in RBI with 155 over 163 games.

2011: Named MVP of the Arizona Fall League

In 2011, Nolan Arenado was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the Arizona Fall League (AFL) after hitting .388 with six home runs and 33 RBI.

2012: Named to All-Star Futures Game

In 2012, Nolan Arenado was named to appear in the All-Star Futures Game for the second time, while playing for the Tulsa Drillers of the Class AA Texas League.

October 29, 2013: Wins first Gold Glove Award

On October 29, 2013, Nolan Arenado became the first National League rookie to win a Rawlings Gold Glove Award at third base.

2015: Tied for NL home run title

For the 2015 season, 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.

2015: Earns Second NL Player of the Week Award

In 2015, Nolan Arenado earned his second NL Player of the Week Award on June 28, leading the major league with three multi-home run games in six games, seven home runs and 14 RBI.

2015: Wins Third Consecutive Gold Glove

In 2015, Nolan Arenado won his third consecutive Gold Glove and also won the Fielding Bible and the Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Awards.

2015: Leads all major leaguers in RBIs

Since the start of the 2015 season, Nolan Arenado has led all major leaguers in runs batted in (RBIs).

2016: Youngest Rockies player to reach 100 home runs

In 2016, Nolan Arenado became the youngest player in Rockies franchise history to reach 100 home runs.

2016: Second Silver Slugger

In 2016, Nolan Arenado won his second Silver Slugger, Fielding Bible and Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Awards.

March 22, 2017: Team USA wins World Baseball Classic

On March 22, 2017, Nolan Arenado's Team USA won the World Baseball Classic 8–0 against Puerto Rico, marking the first time the United States won the WBC.

2017: Wins Gold Medal in World Baseball Classic

In 2017, Nolan Arenado helped the United States national team win its first gold medal in a World Baseball Classic (WBC) tournament.

July 2, 2022: Hit first of four consecutive home runs

On July 2, 2022, Nolan Arenado hit the first of four consecutive home runs for the Cardinals against the Phillies, the 11th such occurrence in major league history. Teammates Nolan Gorman, Juan Yepez and Dylan Carlson followed with home runs against starter Kyle Gibson. Arenado also won the game in the ninth inning with his second home run, which was the 5,000th at bat of his career.