Introduction
Arjun Nimmala (born October 16, 2005) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He is ranked third on Major League Baseball's 2023 Top 30 Blue Jays prospects list.
Amateur career
Nimmala lives in Valrico, Florida and attended Strawberry Crest High School. His parents immigrated to the United States from India. As a youth, Nimmala primarily played cricket and spent his summers visiting his relatives in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. He committed to play college baseball at Florida State while he was a freshman in high school. Nimmala was named the Florida Gatorade player of the Year and the Wade Boggs Athletic Award, given to the best player in Hillsborough County, Florida, as a senior after batting .479 with six home runs and 29 RBIs.
Professional career
Nimmala was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays with the 20th overall selection in the 2023 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the Blue Jays on July 17, 2023, for a below slot value of $3,000,000. Nimmala appeared in nine games for the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Blue Jays, recording a .200 batting average, three runs batted in (RBI), and 14 walks against eight strikeouts.