Nick Ahmed

Nick Ahmed is a defensive artist, and as someone who values glovework, I have always loved watching him play shortstop. Those back-to-back Gold Gloves in 2018 and 2019 were richly deserved, with the kind of range, footwork, and arm strength that turns sure hits into routine outs. His bat was never the headline, but elite defense up the middle wins games quietly. As a longtime Diamondback he was a steadying presence in the infield for years. He is the type of fundamentally sound player coaches dream about, and UConn should be proud.

Nick Ahmed (born March 15, 1990) is an American professional baseball shortstop. After playing college baseball at the University of Connecticut, he reached the major leagues with the Arizona Diamondbacks, where he spent most of his career and earned a reputation as one of the game's premier defensive shortstops, winning two Gold Glove Awards (2018 and 2019).

Name (English)

Nick Ahmed

Name (Japanese)

ニック・アーメド

Reading

にっく・あーめど

Born

March 15, 1990 (age 36)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Horse

Origin

East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, United States

Height

188cm

Occupation

Baseball player

University

University of Connecticut

Motto

Private

• Xhttps://x.com/NickAhmed_
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8B%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A1%E3%83%89

Tags

• From Massachusetts
• Baseball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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