Grant Lavigne
{{short description|American baseball player (born 1999)}}
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|position = First baseman
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|birth_place = Bedford, New Hampshire, U.S.
|bats = Left
|throws = Right
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Grant Douglas Lavigne (born August 27, 1999) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Olmecas de Tabasco of the Mexican League.
Amateur career
Lavigne attended Bedford High School in Bedford, New Hampshire.{{cite web|url=http://www.unionleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20160524%2FSPORTS21%2F160529590|title=Bedford's Lavigne top NH baseball player | New Hampshire|website=unionleader.com|accessdate=June 5, 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.unionleader.com/sports-Lavignes-time-has-come|title=Roger Brown's State of Sports: Lavigne's time has come | New Hampshire|website=unionleader.com|accessdate=June 5, 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.unionleader.com/article/20170720/SPORTS01/170729875|title=Lavigne, Reagan chosen for elite baseball teams | New Hampshire|website=unionleader.com|accessdate=June 5, 2018}} As a sophomore, he was named New Hampshire's Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year after batting .543 with six home runs and 21 RBIs through 14 games.{{cite web|url=http://www.newhampshire.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20160524/SPORTS21/160529590 |title=Bedford's Lavigne top NH baseball player |publisher=New Hampshire |date=May 25, 2016 |accessdate=July 5, 2018}} He was named the state's Gatorade Player of the Year once again as a senior.{{cite web|last=Newman |first=Kyle |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2018/06/04/rockies-draft-first-baseman-grant-lavigne/ |title=Rockies look to prep ranks, select first baseman Grant Lavigne at No. 42 |publisher=Denverpost.com |date=June 4, 2018 |accessdate=July 5, 2018}} He committed to play college baseball at Wake Forest University.{{cite web|url=https://www.fanragsports.com/spotlight/grant-lavigne-more-than-just-a-power-hitter/ |title=Meet Grant Lavigne — more than just a power hitter |publisher=FanRag Sports |date=July 23, 2017 |accessdate=July 5, 2018}}
Professional career
=Colorado Rockies=
The Colorado Rockies selected Lavigne with the 42nd overall selection in the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.{{cite web|url=http://www.unionleader.com/HS-Sports/Rockies-pick-Bedfords-Lavigne-in-MLB-draft-06042018|title=Rockies pick Bedford's Lavigne in MLB draft | New Hampshire|website=unionleader.com|accessdate=June 5, 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.wmur.com/article/bedford-senior-drafted-to-colorado-rockies-in-mlb-first-round-draft/21076653|website=wmur.com|title=Site Not Available|date=June 5, 2018|accessdate=June 5, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2018/06/04/rockies-draft-first-baseman-grant-lavigne/|website=denverpost.com|title=Rockies look to prep ranks, select first baseman Grant Lavigne at No. 42|date=June 5, 2018|accessdate=June 5, 2018}} He signed with the Rockies for a $2 million signing bonus and was assigned to the Grand Junction Rockies of the Rookie-level Pioneer League.{{cite web|author=Bedford |url=https://patch.com/new-hampshire/bedford-nh/nh-baseball-star-grant-lavigne-signs-2m-contract-rockies |title=NH Baseball Star Grant Lavigne Signs $2M Contract With Rockies | Bedford, NH Patch |publisher=Patch.com |date= June 20, 2018|accessdate=July 5, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/milb/news/grant-lavigne-homers-in-third-straight-game-for-grand-junction-rockies/c-283849966 |title=Lavigne goes yard in third straight game |publisher=MiLB.com |date=July 1, 2018 |accessdate=July 5, 2018}} Over 59 games for Grand Junction, he slashed .350/.477/.519 with six home runs, 38 RBI, and 12 stolen bases.{{Cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/news/nh-star-grant-lavigne-to-attend-baseball-dinner-299936132|title = NH Star Grant Lavigne to Attend Baseball Dinner}} Lavigne spent the 2019 season with the Asheville Tourists of the Single-A South Atlantic League, batting .236/.347/.327 with seven home runs and 64 RBI over 126 appearances.{{Cite web|url=https://www.unionleader.com/sports/sports_columns/q-a-catching-up-with-bedfords-grant-lavigne/article_3e5bd0d8-9032-5d4e-a62e-d851c75499ba.html|title = Q&A: Catching up with Bedford's Grant Lavigne}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/rockies-grant-lavigne-heads-to-asheville/|title = Rockies' Grant Lavigne: Heads to Asheville}}
Lavigne did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/2020-minor-league-baseball-season-canceled|title=2020 Minor League Baseball season canceled|website=MLB.com}} He split the 2021 season between the Fresno Grizzlies of the Low-A West and the Spokane Indians of the High-A West.{{Cite web|url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2021/aug/03/spokane-indians-welcome-reinforcements-from-low-a-/|title=Spokane Indians welcome reinforcements from Low-A Fresno | The Spokesman-Review|website=www.spokesman.com}} Over 104 games between both teams, he slashed .264/.380/.412 with nine home runs, 58 RBI, and 18 doubles.
Lavigne returned to Spokane to begin the 2022 season. In 68 games, he slashed .315/.406/.469 with five home runs and 38 RBI. Midway through the season, Lavigne was promoted to the Double-A Hartford Yard Goats of the Eastern League.{{Cite web |last=Tansino |first=Marissa |date=2022-07-07 |title=Bedford native promoted to AA returns to New Hampshire in Fisher Cats-Yard Goats matchup |url=https://www.wmur.com/article/bedford-native-new-hampshire-fisher-cats-yard-goats-7622/40535270 |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=WMUR |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Downey |first=K. C. |date=2022-07-06 |title=Rockies promote minor leaguer from New Hampshire to AA ahead of Fisher Cats matchup |url=https://www.wmur.com/article/grant-lavinge-bedford-new-hampshire-promotion/40526931 |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=WMUR |language=en}} With the Yard Goats, Lavigne batted .245 with five home runs in 57 games. In the offseason, Lavigne played for the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League.{{Cite web |title=Rockies' Lavigne looking to unlock power stroke in AFL |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/grant-lavigne-homers-in-arizona-fall-league |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=MLB.com |language=en}} He slashed .328/.409/.557 in 17 games with seven doubles, two triples and one home run.{{Cite web |title=A Rockies prospect with 'intriguing power potential' |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/grant-lavigne-stands-out-in-arizona-fall-league-for-rockies |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=MLB.com |language=en}} Lavigne returned to Hartford for the 2023 season where he batted .227 with 17 homers and 51 RBI over 125 games.{{Cite web |title=Grant Lavigne - Game Logs - 2023 - Batting |url=https://www.fangraphs.com/players/grant-lavigne/sa3007743/game-log?position=1B&gds=&gde=&type=-1&season=2023 |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=FanGraphs Baseball |language=en}}
Lavigne opened the 2024 season with the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes.{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Roger |date=2024-04-04 |title=Six NH pro players start the baseball season in the minors |url=https://www.unionleader.com/sports/red_sox/six-nh-pro-players-start-the-baseball-season-in-the-minors/article_18d41cbe-f151-11ee-9d31-3719e962e52e.html |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=UnionLeader.com |language=en}} In 130 appearances for Albuquerque, he batted .243/.359/.426 with 18 home runs, 53 RBI, and nine stolen bases. Lavigne elected free agency following the season on November 4, 2024.{{cite web | last=Eddy | first=Matt | title=Minor League Free Agents 2024 | website=Baseball America | date=2024-11-06 | url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/minor-league-free-agents-2024/ | access-date=2025-02-15}}
=Charros de Jalisco=
On May 3, 2025, Lavigne signed with the Charros de Jalisco of the Mexican League.{{Cite web|title=LMB: Movimientos en listas de reserva - 3 de mayo de 2025|url=https://lmb.com.mx/noticias/lmb-movimientos-en-listas-de-reserva-3-de-mayo-de-2025|access-date=May 13, 2025|website=lmb.com.mx|language=es}} In 18 appearances for Jalisco, Lavigne batted .196/.305/.373 with three home runs and seven RBI.
=Olmecas de Tabasco=
On May 28, 2025, Lavigne was traded to the Olmecas de Tabasco of the Mexican League in exchange for José Félix.{{Cite web|title=LMB: Movimientos en listas de reserva - 28 de mayo de 2025|url=https://lmb.com.mx/noticias/lmb-movimientos-en-listas-de-reserva-27-de-mayo-de-2025|access-date=May 29, 2025|website=lmb.com.mx|language=es}}
References
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External links
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Category:People from Bedford, New Hampshire
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Category:Grand Junction Rockies players
Category:Asheville Tourists players
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Category:Salt River Rafters players
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