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Matt Gorski
American baseball player (born 1997) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Matthew Gorski (born December 22, 1997) is an American professional baseball outfielder and first baseman in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. He played college baseball for the Indiana Hoosiers. He was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the second round of the 2019 MLB draft, and he made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2025.
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Early life and amateur career
Gorski grew up in Fishers, Indiana and attended Hamilton Southeastern High School.
Gorski played college baseball at Indiana for three seasons. As a freshman, he batted .288 with four home runs. After the season, Gorski played collegiate summer baseball for the Amsterdam Mohawks of the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League.[1] Gorski was named first team All-Big Ten Conference as a sophomore after he hit for .356 average with eight home runs and a team-high 79 hits.[2] He played for the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League in the following summer of 2018.[3] Gorski batted .271 with 12 home runs and was named second team All-Big Ten in his junior season.[4]
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Pittsburgh Pirates
Gorski was selected in the second round, with the 57th overall pick, of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates.[5] After signing with the team he was assigned to the West Virginia Black Bears of the Low-A New York–Penn League, with whom he hit .224 with three home runs, 22 RBI, and 11 stolen bases.[6] Gorski did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
Gorski spent the 2021 season with the High-A Greensboro Grasshoppers and batted .223 with 17 home runs and 56 RBI.[8] Gorski began the 2022 season with Greensboro.[9] In late May, he was promoted to the Double-A Altoona Curve.[10] In late June, Gorski suffered a quadriceps injury and was placed on the 60-day injured list.[11]
On April 24, 2025, Gorski was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[12] In his first major-league at bat with the Pirates, Gorski hit a home run, becoming the 136th player to do so.[13] In 15 games for the Pirates, he hit .195 with two home runs and four RBI. On July 11, Gorski was designated for assignment by Pittsburgh.[14] He was released by the team the next day after clearing waivers.[15]
Los Angeles Dodgers
On July 23, 2025, Gorski signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers.[16]
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