Nolan Arenado

Nolan Arenado
Arenado with the Colorado Rockies
Colorado Rockies – No. 28
Third baseman
Born: (1991-04-16) April 16, 1991 (age 25) Newport Beach, California
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 28, 2013, for the Colorado Rockies
MLB statistics (through 2016 season)
Batting average	.285
Home runs	111
Runs batted in	376
Teams
Colorado Rockies (2013–present)
Career highlights and awards
2× All-Star (2015, 2016) 4× Gold Glove Award (2013–2016) 2× Silver Slugger Award (2015, 2016) 2× NL home run leader (2015, 2016) 2× NL RBI leader (2015, 2016)

Nolan James Arenado (/ɛərəˈnɑːdoʊ/; born April 16, 1991) is an American professional baseball third baseman for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his Major League debut on April 28, 2013, at the age of 22. An exceptionally skilled defender, he has achieved the Rawlings Gold Glove Award in each of his first four MLB seasons and is also a winner of the Fielding Bible and Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Awards for his position. In 2015, Arenado earned his first All-Star selection and Silver Slugger Award while leading the National League in home runs and runs batted in. He also led the National League in home runs and runs batted in in 2016.

Arenado attended El Toro High School in Lake Forest, California, where he played shortstop on the school's baseball team with fellow future major leaguer Austin Romine. In 2008, his junior year, El Toro won the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section championship. He was named to the Los Angeles Times' All-Star team after leading his division with a .456 batting average, 32 runs batted in (RBI), and 33 runs scored.