Judson Edward Fabian (born September 27, 2000) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Baltimore Orioles organization.
| Jud Fabian | |
|---|---|
 Fabian with the Florida Gators in 2019 | |
| Baltimore Orioles | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: September 27, 2000 Ocala, Florida, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Left |
Amateur career
editFabian attended Trinity Catholic High School in Ocala, Florida, where he played baseball.[1] In 2018, his junior year, he batted .453 with 11 home runs.[2] He played in the Under Armour All-America Baseball Game at Wrigley Field that summer.[3][4] He graduated from high school early, and enrolled at the University of Florida to play college baseball in January 2019.[5]
In 2019, Fabian's freshman year at Florida, he played in 56 games (making 54 starts) in which he batted .232 with seven home runs, 26 RBIs, and seven stolen bases.[6][7] That summer, he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League with the Bourne Braves, and was the youngest ever selection to Cape Cod League All-Star Team.[8][9][10] As a sophomore in 2020, Fabian batted .294 with five home runs and 13 RBIs over 17 games before the season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11] He played in the Florida Collegiate Summer League that summer, batting .304 with two home runs and 11 RBIs alongside a .971 fielding percentage over 19 games.[12]
In 2021, as a redshirt sophomore (given a redshirt due to the cancellation of the 2020 season), Fabian began the season struggling with high strikeout rates.[13][14] Throughout the course of the year, he decreased his strikeout numbers (going from a 37.4% strikeout rate in April to 29% at the end of the season) and also began hitting for power, and was named to the All-Southeastern Conference First Team.[15][16] He finished the season batting .249 with twenty home runs and 46 RBIs over 59 starts in center field.[17] He became the fifth player in Gator baseball history to reach twenty home runs in a single season.[18] After the season, Fabian was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the second round with the 40th overall selection of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.[19] On August 1, after failing to agree with the club on a signing bonus, Fabian announced that he would return to Florida for his redshirt junior season.[20][21] For the 2022 season, Fabian appeared in 66 games and slashed .239/.414/.598 with 24 home runs and 55 RBIs, striking out 22.2% of the time while walking 20%.[22][23]
Professional career
editThe Baltimore Orioles selected Fabian 67th overall in the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.[24] He signed with the team for $1 million.[25]
Fabian made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Orioles and was later promoted to the Delmarva Shorebirds of the Single-A Carolina League.[26] In late August, he earned another promoted to the Aberdeen Ironbirds of the High-A South Atlantic League.[27] Over 22 games between both teams, he batted .333 with three home runs, 16 RBIs, and nine doubles.[28] To open the 2023 season, Fabian was assigned back to Aberdeen.[29] In mid-June, he was promoted to the Bowie Baysox of the Double-A Eastern League.[30] Over 120 games and 430 at-bats for the 2023 season, Fabian slashed .223/.349/.440 with 24 home runs, 74 RBIs, 169 strikeouts, and 31 stolen bases.[31] He was assigned to Bowie to open the 2024 season.[32]
References
edit- ^ Kardasz, Paul. "A to Z with Trinity Catholic's Jud Fabian". Ocala.com.
- ^ Writer, Josh KimbleStaff. "The Ocala Raptors: Then and Now". Ocala.com.
- ^ Staff report. "Celtics' Fabian makes Under Armour All-America baseball roster". Ocala.com.
- ^ "2018 Under Armour All-America Road to Wrigley - Jud Fabian". Baseball Factory. June 1, 2018.
- ^ Torre, Nick de la. "Ocala's Jud Fabian living out a childhood dream | GatorCountry.com".
- ^ "Fabian had a strong offseason to build his confidence". Swamp247.
- ^ "Jud Fabian ranks 2nd among 2021 MLB Draft prospects". MSN.
- ^ "#17 Jud Fabian". pointstreak.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ writer, Josh KimbleStaff. "Ocala's own Jud Fabian shines as Cape Cod League All-Star". Gainesville Sun.
- ^ Gersonagerson@capecodonline.com, Aria. "One of the Cape League's youngest, Jud Fabian fits right in with Bourne". capecodtimes.com. Archived from the original on 2020-08-07. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
- ^ "A season cut too short for top-ranked Gators". The Independent Florida Alligator.
- ^ "2020 All-Florida League Team | Florida Collegiate Summer League - Pointstreak Sites". www.floridaleague.com.
- ^ "Mock Draft: HS prospects surging up boards". MLB.com.
- ^ Meoli, Jon. "Two months from MLB draft, what type of talent might be available to the Orioles with the fifth overall pick?". baltimoresun.com.
- ^ Brudnicki, Alexis. "How Jud Fabian Cut Down On Strikeouts, Built Confidence Ahead Of 2021 MLB Draft". www.baseballamerica.com.
- ^ "Fabian, three others receive SEC baseball honors". Gator Sports.
- ^ "Jud Fabian named third-team All-American by Collegiate Baseball". Swamp247.
- ^ Abolverdi, Zach. "Florida clinches fifth straight SEC series with Jud Fabian's historic homers". Gator Sports.
- ^ Dunne, James (July 12, 2021). "Red Sox select Jud Fabian with second-round pick". SoxProspects.com. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
- ^ Polishuk, Mark (August 1, 2021). "Red Sox Notes: Bloom, Scherzer, Sale, Fabian". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
- ^ Roche, Conor (August 1, 2021). "Red Sox second-round pick Jud Fabian opts to return to college". Boston.com. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ^ "Carter's Corner: Gators Kept It Interesting Until Very End".
- ^ "Better know a draft prospect: Jud Fabian". 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Orioles' Jud Fabian: Popped by Orioles".
- ^ "Orioles 2022 Draft signings tracker". MLB.com.
- ^ "Orioles sending first overall pick Jackson Holliday to Low-A Delmarva to finish first pro season".
- ^ "Orioles minor league report: 2022 draft picks making their presence felt early with new affiliates".
- ^ "Jud Fabian Stats, Fantasy & News".
- ^ "Aberdeen IronBirds outfielder Jud Fabian is learning to find the zone, homers in 11-0 win over Asheville". Baltimore Sun. 2023-06-06. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
- ^ "César Prieto, Justin Armbruester, Jud Fabian among a host of minor league promotions". MASNsports.com - Orioles and Nationals on MASNsports.com. 2023-06-18. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Jud Fabian Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Here's where the Orioles' Top 30 prospects are starting the season". MLB.com. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Florida Gators bio