Nick Frasso

Nicholas Paul Frasso (born October 18, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.

Nick Frasso
Frasso pitches in an inter squad game during spring training
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1998-10-18) October 18, 1998 (age 27) Torrance, California, U.S.
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Amateur Career

Frasso played college baseball for the Loyola Marymount Lions. He began his freshman season as a starter before being moved to the bullpen and was named to the West Coast Conference All-Freshman team.^[1] Frasso was named second team All-WCC as a sophomore after going 2–2 with 10 saves and a 2.22 ERA in 19 appearances.^[2] In 2019, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League.^[3]

Professional career

Toronto Blue Jays

Frasso was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the fourth round of the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.^[4] He was assigned to the Low-A Dunedin Blue Jays in 2021, where he pitched in three games before suffering a partial tear in the ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow.^[5] Frasso returned to Dunedin at the start of the 2022 season.^[6] Frasso had a 0.70 ERA with 48 strikeouts in 25+2⁄3 innings pitched at Dunedin before being promoted to the Vancouver Canadians of the High-A Northwest League.^[7]

Los Angeles Dodgers

On August 2, 2022, Frasso and Moises Brito were traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Mitch White and Alex De Jesus.^[8] The Dodgers assigned him to the Great Lakes Loons, where he allowed only one earned run in 5+2⁄3 innings the rest of the season.^[9] In 2023 he made 21 starts for the Double-A Tulsa Drillers and four for the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers, pitching to a combined 4–6 with a 3.77 ERA and 107 strikeouts in 93 innings.^[9]

On November 14, 2023, the Dodgers added Frasso to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.^[10] He underwent labrum surgery in November 2023, necessitating a year long recovery and causing him to miss the entirety of the 2024 campaign.^[11]

Frasso started on Opening Day for Oklahoma City in 2025, his first game action in over a year.^[12] After beginning the season in the rotation and struggling, Frasso was moved to the bullpen. He pitched in 43 games, with a 6–1 record and 5.49 ERA with 68 strikeouts.^[9] On September 26, 2025, Frasso was placed on the 60-day injured list due to an undisclosed injury, ending his season.^[13] On November 21, he was non-tendered and became a free agent.^[14]