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Mick Abel

ミック・エイベル　/　みっく・えいべる

American baseball player

August 18, 2001 (age 24)　・　Portland, Oregon, United States

Oregon
baseball player

My Take

What strikes me about Mick Abel is how young the resume already is. Drafted 15th overall by the Phillies in 2020 straight out of Jesuit High in Portland, he carried that first-round pitching pedigree all the way to his MLB debut in 2025, and he's since landed with the Minnesota Twins. I find it telling that a kid from Oregon, not exactly a baseball hotbed, climbed that high so fast. To me he reads as a developing arm still writing his story, and I'm curious whether the Twins are where he finally settles in and turns potential into a steady big-league career.

Overview

McLean Stine "Mick" Abel (born August 18, 2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Philadelphia Phillies. Abel was selected by the Phillies in the first round with the 15th overall pick of the 2020 MLB draft and made his MLB debut in 2025.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Mick Abel
Name (Japanese): ミック・エイベル
Reading: みっく・えいべる
Born: August 18, 2001 (age 24)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Snake
Origin: Portland, Oregon, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: baseball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Jesuit High School
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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