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Grant Douglas Lavigne (born August 27, 1999) is an American professional baseball first baseman in the Colorado Rockies organization.

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]

References

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

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