Matthew John Mikulski (born May 8, 1999) is an American baseball pitcher in the San Francisco Giants organization. He played college baseball for the Fordham Rams. Mikulski was selected in the second round with the 50th overall pick of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft by the Giants.
| Matt Mikulski | |
|---|---|
| San Francisco Giants | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: May 8, 1999 Mohegan Lake, New York | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left |
Early life and amateur career
editMikulski was born and grew up in Mohegan Lake, New York. He was 5-8 and 175 pounds as a high school freshman, and attended John F. Kennedy Catholic High School for three years before transferring to Lakeland High School before his senior year.[1][2] As a senior, he went 5-1 with a 1.07 ERA and 73 strikeouts and 28 hits allowed in 45+2⁄3 innings pitched.[3]
Mikulski played baseball for the Fordham Rams. After his sophomore year in 2019, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League, where he posted a 1.86 ERA with 26 strikeouts in 19+1⁄3 innings pitched, and was named a league all-star.[4][5] Mikulski went 2-1 with a 1.29 ERA and 18 strikeouts as a junior before the season was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic.[6][7] Mikulski went undrafted in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft despite being ranked the 203rd-best prospect by Baseball America and within the top 200 prospects by MLB.com.[8][9] During his senior season, Mikulski committed to play in the Draft League, a summer collegiate league for 2021 MLB Draft prospects.[10] He was also added to the watchlist for the Golden Spikes Award.[11][12]
Mikulski finished his senior season with a 9-0 record on the mound with a 1.45 ERA (2nd in the conference) and 124 strikeouts (first) in 68+1⁄3 innings pitched with an 0.820 WHIP, 3.8 hits per nine innings, and 16.3 strikeouts per nine innings, and was named the Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Year.[13][14] He threw a 94-97 mph fastball that touched 100 mph, an 86-88 mph slider, a changeup, and a 76-77 mph curveball.[1] He was also named a unanimous All-America selection, First Team All-America by the NCBWA and American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings, Second Team by Collegiate Baseball and D1Baseball.com, and Third Team by Baseball America, First Team All-Atlantic 10, ABCA/Rawlings First Team All-Northeast Region, and the 2021 Vincent T. Lombardi Award winner as the top male athlete at Fordham.[15]
Professional career
editMikulski was selected in the second round with the 50th overall pick of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft by the San Francisco Giants.[16] He signed with the team on July 23, 2021, and received a $1.2 million signing bonus.[17] He made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League Giants with whom he pitched five innings in which he gave up one earned run.[18]
References
edit- ^ a b "GSA Spotlight: Matt Mikulski Turns Himself Into Dominant Street Fighter For Fordham". USA Baseball.
- ^ "Lakeland Baseball Ready to Hit the Diamond". TAPinto. March 29, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ^ Mercogliano, Vincent Z. (July 2, 2017). "Baseball: 2017 Westchester/Putnam all-stars and coach of the year". The Journal News. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ^ "Matthew Mikulski - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ "2019 CCBL All-Star Selections". capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ "Matt Mikulski driven to prove doubters wrong". Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ^ "Top 2020 MLB Draft Prospects In Each State". Baseball America. June 2, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ^ Law, Keith (April 28, 2021). "The best draft prospect in Fordham baseball history, and more MLB draft notes from Keith Law". The Athletic. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ^ Callis, Jim; Mayo, Jonathan (April 13, 2021). "Five guys on the rise in the Draft". MLB.com. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ^ Law, Keith; Ghiroli, Brittany (April 23, 2021). "Initial MLB Draft League rosters underwhelm longtime scouts: 'It looks like an open tryout for the indy leagues'". The Athletic. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ^ "Fordham's Matt Mikulski Adds To His Victims". 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Seven Storylines To Follow In Regular Season's Final Month". Baseball America. May 6, 2021.
- ^ "MLB Draft: Fordham pitcher Matt Mikulski drafted 50th by SF Giants". The Journal News. July 12, 2021. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ^ "Matt Mikulski Amateur, College & Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Matt Mikulski - Baseball". Fordham University Athletics.
- ^ Guardado, Maria (July 12, 2021). "Mikulski highlights SF's pitching-heavy Day 2". MLB.com. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
- ^ Webeck, Evan (July 23, 2021). "SF Giants sign first-round pick Will Bednar, 9 of first 10 MLB draft selections". The Vacaville Reporter. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ^ Lockard, Melissa. "San Francisco Giants top-30 prospects: Marco Luciano, Luis Matos and Kyle Harrison highlight a deep group". The Athletic.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Fordham Rams bio