Joe Panik

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name = Joe Panik

|image = Joe Panik on September 16, 2016.jpg

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|caption = Panik with the Giants in 2016

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|position = Second baseman

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|10|30}}

|birth_place = Yonkers, New York, U.S.

|bats = Left

|throws = Right

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate = June 21

|debutyear = 2014

|debutteam = San Francisco Giants

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate = September 30

|finalyear = 2021

|finalteam = Miami Marlins

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|stat1label = Batting average

|stat1value = .264

|stat2label = Home runs

|stat2value = 42

|stat3label = Runs batted in

|stat3value = 258

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San Francisco Giants ({{mlby|2014}}–{{mlby|2019}})
New York Mets ({{mlby|2019}})
Toronto Blue Jays ({{mlby|2020}}–{{mlby|2021}})
Miami Marlins ({{mlby|2021}})

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Joseph Matthew Panik (born October 30, 1990) is an American former professional baseball second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants, New York Mets, Toronto Blue Jays, and Miami Marlins. Panik was an All-Star in 2015 and won a Gold Glove Award in 2016.

Early life

Joseph Matthew Panik was born on October 30, 1990, in Yonkers, New York, to Paul and Natalie Panik. The family lived in East Fishkill during his formative years. He attended John Jay High School in Hopewell Junction.{{cite web | url=https://www.lohud.com/story/sports/baseball/2016/10/11/yonkers-born-joe-panik-walk-off-hero-giants/91895136/ | title=Yonkers-born Joe Panik is walk-off hero for the Giants }}{{cite web | url=https://wrrv.com/joe-panik-retires-from-baseball/ | title=Hudson Valley Native Quietly Retires from MLB | date=May 20, 2022 }}

College career

Panik attended St. John's University, where he played college baseball for the St. John's Red Storm, competing in the Big East Conference.{{cite web|url=https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/sports/baseball/2014/06/23/joe-paniks-parents-recall-surreal-mlb-trip/11291707/ |title=Joe Panik's parents recall 'surreal' MLB trip |publisher=Poughkeepsie Journal|access-date=August 9, 2019}} After his sophomore season in 2010, Panik played collegiate summer baseball for the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League, where he batted .297 in 50 games,{{cite web|url=http://pointstreak.com/baseball/player.html?playerid=56750&seasonid=239 |title=Joe Panik – Profile |publisher=pointstreak.com |access-date=July 13, 2019}} was named the starting shortstop for the East Division All-Star team,{{cite web|url=http://capecodbaseball.org/news/asgnews/index.html?article_id=273 |title=Cape League announces All-Star team |publisher=capecodbaseball.org |access-date=July 13, 2019}} and received the league's sportsmanship award.{{cite web|url=http://www.capecodbaseball.org/news/season/index.html?article_id=1220 |title=Y-D's Panik honored with Sportsmanship Award |publisher=capecodbaseball.org |access-date=August 3, 2019}}

During his junior season, Panik compiled a .398 batting average with 19 doubles, 10 home runs, and 57 runs batted in (RBI), ranking tenth among college baseball players with a .509 on-base percentage (OBP). Panik played the first-ever game at Citi Field in a pre-season game between St. John's University and Georgetown on March 29, 2009.

Panik earned All-America honors from the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA), Baseball America and Louisville Slugger. Panik was also a finalist for the Brooks Wallace Award, an honor given to the nation's top shortstop. He was also a first team ABCA All-Northeast Region honoree, a first team All-Big East selection, and the Red Storm Most Valuable Player.{{cite web|url=http://www.redstormsports.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/013112aae.html |title=Francona & Hall Of Fame Guests Highlight Sixth Annual Baseball Bullpen Winter Banquet – ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE |publisher=Redstormsports.com |date=January 31, 2012 |access-date=October 12, 2013}}

Professional career

=Draft and minor leagues=

Out of St. John's, the San Francisco Giants drafted Panik in the first round, with the 29th overall selection, of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft.{{cite web|author=Shea, John |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/06/06/SPBK1JQCVT.DTL |title=SF Giants draft St. John's shortstop Joe Panik |publisher=Sfgate.com |date=June 6, 2011 |access-date=October 12, 2013}} Panik made his professional debut with the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes of the Class A-Short Season Northwest League. He led the league with a .341 batting average, 49 runs scored, 54 RBI and a .401 on-base percentage (OBP) for Salem-Keizer, winning the league's Most Valuable Player Award.{{cite web|url=http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120118&content_id=26385208&vkey=news_sf&c_id=sf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120200548/http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120118&content_id=26385208&vkey=news_sf&c_id=sf |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 20, 2012 |title=Top Draft picks Gary Brown, Joe Panik among Giants' non-roster Spring Training invitees |publisher=Sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com |date=May 24, 2013 |access-date=October 12, 2013}} He was rated the tenth best second base prospect prior to the 2012 season{{cite web|last=Mayo |first=Jonathan |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120120&content_id=26403738&vkey=affililiate&c_id= |title=Prospect Watch: Top 10 second basemen | MLB.com: News |publisher=Mlb.mlb.com |date=January 20, 2012|access-date=October 12, 2013}} and was invited to spring training.

File:Joe Panik on April 4, 2013.jpg in {{baseball year|2013}}]]

Panik spent the 2012 season with the San Jose Giants of the Class A-Advanced California League, batting .297 with 27 doubles, seven home runs, and 76 RBI in 130 games.{{cite web |url=http://sjgiants.mlblogs.com/2014/10/16/a-look-back-when-they-were-san-jose-giants/ |title=A Look Back: When They Were San Jose Giants |first=Joe |last=Ritzo |date=October 16, 2014 |publisher=MLB Advanced Media|access-date=February 8, 2015}} In 2013, Panik was promoted to the Richmond Flying Squirrels of the Class AA Eastern League, where he was moved to second base and recorded a .333 on-base percentage and 27 doubles, four triples, four homers.{{cite news |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/giants/ci_26468736/giants-joe-paniks-quick-rise-from-prospect-rising |title=Giants' Joe Panik's quick rise from prospect to rising star |first=Alex |last=Pavlovic |date=September 4, 2014 |work=San Jose Mercury News|access-date=February 8, 2015}} In 2014, Panik started the season with the Fresno Grizzlies of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League, where he hit .321, with five home runs, 45 RBIs, and 50 runs scored in 74 games.{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/11118034/san-francisco-giants-call-top-2b-prospect-joe-panik |title=Giants call up top prospect Joe Panik |date=June 22, 2014 |agency=Associated Press |work=ESPN.com|access-date=February 8, 2015}}

=San Francisco Giants (2014–2019)=

==2014–2015==

Panik made his MLB debut on June 21, 2014, pinch-hitting for the pitcher in the eighth inning and drawing a walk against Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher Matt Stites in a game the Giants won 6–4.{{cite news|title=Giants end season-high six-game skid in win over Diamondbacks|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=340621129&teams=san-francisco-giants-vs-arizona-diamondbacks|access-date=June 23, 2014|agency=Associated Press|work=ESPN.com|date=June 21, 2014}} Panik's first Major League start came the next day, when he batted seventh and played second base. In his second at-bat in that game he registered his first MLB hit.{{cite news|title=Bumgarner dominates, Giants beat Diamondbacks 4–1|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=340622129&teams=san-francisco-giants-vs-arizona-diamondbacks|access-date=June 23, 2014|agency=Associated Press|work=ESPN.com|date=June 22, 2014}} Panik hit his first home run on August 22, against Doug Fister of the Washington Nationals. It was a three-run home run (one of Panik's four hits that night), which gave the Giants the lead in a game they eventually won 10–3.{{cite news|title=Panik's huge night helps Giants halt Nats' surge |first=Chris |last=Haft |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2014_08_22_sfnmlb_wasmlb_1&mode=recap&c_id=sf |date=August 23, 2014|access-date=February 8, 2015}} On September 1, Panik pinch-hit in the resumption of a game against the Colorado Rockies that began on May 22 but was suspended due to rain. Per MLB record-keeping policy, Panik's debut is formally recognized as May 22, 2014.

Panik's five hits in his first two career postseason games are the most in Giants franchise history.{{cite web | url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2014/10/03/nlds-giants-joe-panik-hits-playoffs-running/ | title=NLDS: Giants' Joe Panik hits playoffs running | date=October 3, 2014 }} On October 16, in the 2014 National League Championship Series, Panik hit a two-run home run in Game 5 to help lead the Giants to an eventual 6–3 victory over the Cardinals to advance to the 2014 World Series against the Royals.{{cite news |title=Giants among men: SF walks off to win NL pennant |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2014_10_16_slnmlb_sfnmlb_1&mode=recap&c_id=sf |first=Chris |last=Haft |date=October 17, 2014|access-date=February 8, 2015}} On October 29, in Game 7 of the World Series, the Giants beat the Kansas City Royals 3–2 to win the series. In the bottom of the third inning with a runner on first, Panik made a diving stop on a ball up the middle and flipped the ball with his glove to shortstop Brandon Crawford to get the lead runner out. Crawford then threw to first to try to get a sliding Eric Hosmer out. Initially, Hosmer was called safe on the play, but after a three-minute replay review, the call was overturned for the 4–6–3 double play. It was the first-ever overturned call in the World Series since the replay review system was implemented,{{cite news |url=http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/10/29/giants-manager-bruce-bochy-wins-first-instant-replay-overturn-in-world-series-history/ |title=Giants manager Bruce Bochy wins first replay challenge overturn in World Series history |first=Drew |last=Silva |date=October 29, 2014 |publisher=NBCSports.com}} and the double play was regarded by multiple sportswriters as one of the most spectacular plays in World Series history.{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/giants/article/Joe-Panik-s-Series-saving-flip-echoed-Jeter-s-5981270.php |title=Joe Panik's Series-saving flip echoed Jeter's |first=John |last=Shea |date=December 27, 2014 |work=San Francisco Chronicle}}{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2014/10/30/world-series-game-7-giants-get-key-contributors-joe-panik/18163793/ |title=Giants' Joe Panik makes game-saving play of World Series |first=Steve |last=Gardner |work=USA TODAY |date=October 30, 2014}}{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/53137/joe-panik-with-the-play-of-the-series |title=Joe Panik with the play of the Series |first=David |last=Schoenfield |work=ESPN.com |date=October 29, 2014}}{{cite news |url=http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/just-a-bit-outside/story/joe-panik-giants-double-play-world-series-game7-103114= |title=Anatomy of The Biggest Double Play |first=Rob |last=Neyer |date=October 31, 2014 |work=FOX Sports}}

In the 2014 regular season, Panik played in 73 games and recorded 269 at bats. He scored 31 runs and 82 hits. He had 10 doubles and two triples along with one home run. Panik also recorded 18 runs batted. He was walked 16 times and struck out 33 times. He did not steal any bases. He finished with a .305 average and an on base percentage of .343.{{cite web|url=http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=605412#gameType=%27R%27§ionType=career&statType=1&season=2015&level=%27MLB%27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617025945/http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=605412#gameType=%27R%27§ionType=career&statType=1&season=2015&level=%27MLB%27|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 17, 2011|title=Joe Panik Stats|website=mlb.com|access-date=May 8, 2015}}

Panik was named to the Giants' 2015 Opening Day 25-man roster.{{cite press release |url=http://m.giants.mlb.com/news/article/116473810/giants-set-2015-opening-day-roster |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150409001347/http://m.giants.mlb.com/news/article/116473810/giants-set-2015-opening-day-roster |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 9, 2015 |title=Giants set 2015 Opening Day roster |date=April 5, 2015 |publisher=SFGiants.com}} On April 22, 2015, Panik hit a walk-off sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3–2.{{cite news |url=http://m.mlb.com/news/article/20150423119997656?game_pk=413865 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150425220807/http://m.mlb.com/news/article/20150423119997656?game_pk=413865 |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 25, 2015 |title=Panik caps eventful 9th with walk-off vs. Dodgers |first1=Alex |last1=Espinoza |first2=Chris |last2=Haft |date=April 22, 2015 |work=MLB.com}} Panik hit another walk-off nine days later on May 1, a pinch-hit, bases-loaded single against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.{{cite news |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/giants-edge-angels-on-joe-paniks-walk-off-single/c-121792340 |title=Giants edge Angels on Panik's walk-off single |first1=Alden |last1=Gonzalez |first2=Chris |last2=Haft |date=May 1, 2015 |work=MLB.com}} On May 3, in a 5–0 win over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Panik batted second and homered off Jered Weaver right after Nori Aoki homered to start the game. It was the first time the Giants started off a game with consecutive home runs since {{mlby|1964}}.{{cite news |url=http://m.giants.mlb.com/news/article/122189852/giants-nori-aoki-joe-panik-hit-back-to-back-leadoff-homers-vs-angels |title=Aoki, Panik power Giants to quick advantage |first=Eric |last=Gilmore |date=May 3, 2015 |work=MLB.com |access-date=May 23, 2015 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055902/http://m.giants.mlb.com/news/article/122189852/giants-nori-aoki-joe-panik-hit-back-to-back-leadoff-homers-vs-angels |url-status=dead }} On July 6, Panik was selected as a reserve player for the 2015 All Star Game.{{cite news|first=Grant |last=Brisbee|title=Brandon Crawford, Joe Panik, and Madison Bumgarner make 2015 National League All-Star team|url=http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2015/7/6/8903439/brandon-crawford-joe-panik-and-madison-bumgarner-make-2015-national|access-date=July 7, 2015|work=McCovey Chronicles|date=July 6, 2015}}

On August 3, Panik was placed on the 15-day disabled list with lower back inflammation.{{cite news |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/joe-panik-on-dl-with-injury-angel-pagan-out/c-140907568 |title=Panik goes on DL; Pagan to rest ailing knee |first=Chris |last=Haft |date=August 3, 2015 |work=MLB.com |access-date=August 6, 2015}} He returned for three games in September before he was shut down for the season.{{cite news |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/giants/ci_28826188/giants-panik-done-season |title=Giants' Panik done for season |first=Andrew |last=Baggarly |date=September 16, 2015 |work=San Jose Mercury News}} For the 2015 season, Panik batted .312, with 8 home runs, 37 RBIs, and 59 runs scored.{{cite news |url=http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/sports/high-school/2015/09/16/joe-panik-placed-60-day-dl-season-finished/32514727/ |title=Joe Panik placed on 60-day DL, season finished |first=A.J. |last=Martelli |date=September 16, 2015 |work=Poughkeepsie Journal}} After the season, Panik revealed his "back inflammation" was actually a stress fracture of the L5 vertebra, which had fully healed by December.{{cite news |url=http://blogs.mercurynews.com/giants/2016/02/22/joe-paniks-back-injury-last-season-no-mystery-hell-get-extra-protection-mlb-rulebook-season/ |title=Joe Panik's back injury last season was no mystery — and he'll get extra protection in the MLB rulebook this season |first=Andrew |last=Baggarly |date=February 22, 2016 |work=San Jose Mercury News|access-date=February 26, 2016}}

==2016–2019==

Panik played in a career-high 127 games in 2016, hitting 10 home runs and 62 RBIs, although his batting average dipped to .239.{{cite web |url=http://www.outsidepitchmlb.com/panik-2016-season-recap/55057 |title=San Francisco Giants season review: second baseman Joe Panik |first=Harrison |last=Howard |date=October 24, 2016 |publisher=OutsidePitchMLB |access-date=December 23, 2016 |archive-date=May 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170512003615/https://www.outsidepitchmlb.com/panik-2016-season-recap/55057 |url-status=dead }} Panik missed most of July with concussion symptoms after being hit in the head by a pitch from (future teammate) Matt Moore on June 18.{{cite news |url=http://blogs.mercurynews.com/giants/2016/07/28/giants-activate-joe-panik-concussion-dl/ |title=Giants activate Joe Panik from concussion DL |first=Andrew |last=Baggarly |date=July 28, 2016 |work=Bay Area News Group}} After the season, Panik was awarded a Gold Glove, becoming the first Giants second baseman to win since Robby Thompson in 1993.{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/giants/article/Three-Giants-win-Gold-Glove-awards-10602294.php |title=3 Giants — Posey, Panik, Crawford — win Gold Glove awards |first=Henry |last=Schulman |date=November 8, 2016 |work=San Francisco Chronicle}}

In 2017, Panik set a Giants franchise record, and tied the MLB record, with 12 hits in a three-game series against the Colorado Rockies from September 4–6.{{cite news |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/joe-panik-hits-way-into-giants-record-books-c252937108 |title=Joe Panik hits way into Giants' record books |first=Chris |last=Haft |date=September 7, 2017 |work=MLB.com}} He was the first major leaguer to accomplish the feat since Jerry Remy in 1981. For the season, he batted .288/.347/.421.

On Opening Day against the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2018, Panik hit a solo home run off Clayton Kershaw, with the Giants winning the game 1–0.{{cite web|url=https://www.sfgate.com/giants/article/Giants-blank-Dodgers-on-Opening-Day-win-on-Panik-12792677.php|title=Giants blank Dodgers on Opening Day, win on Joe Panik home run|website=sfgate.com|date=March 30, 2018|access-date=March 31, 2018}} The next evening, Panik hit a solo home run off Kenley Jansen in the top of the ninth inning, again lifting the Giants to a 1–0 victory,{{cite web|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/03/30/panik-in-los-angeles-giants-second-baseman-delivers-game-winning-blow-again/|title=Panik in Los Angeles, Giants' second baseman delivers game-winning blow again|date=March 31, 2018|website=mercurynews.com|access-date=March 31, 2018}} and becoming the first player in MLB history to homer for his team in back-to-back 1–0 victories.{{cite web|first=Nick|last=Schwartz|url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/03/giants-joe-panik-makes-history-with-back-to-back-game-winning-homers|title=Giants' Joe Panik makes history with back-to-back game winning homers|date=March 31, 2018|website=usatoday.com|access-date=March 31, 2018}} He also hit a solo shot in the Giants' home opener against the Seattle Mariners, making him the first MLB player to score his team's first 3 runs in a season off solo home runs.{{Cite web|first=Eric|last=Chesterton|url=https://www.mlb.com/cut4/joe-panik-had-a-splash-landing-and-continued-to-carry-the-giants-offense/c-270667882|title=Joe Panik's splash landing was his third dinger of the season and also the Giants' third run of 2018|website=MLB.com|date=April 4, 2018 |language=en|access-date=April 6, 2018}} On July 7, he was placed on the disabled list. He was reactivated on July 30, 2018. For the season he batted .254/.307/.332 with 4 home runs in 358 at bats.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/panikjo01.shtml|title=Joe Panik Stats|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}

On August 6, 2019, Panik was designated for assignment. He had been hitting .235/.310/.317, with an OPS of .627 and 3 home runs.{{cite web |last1=Pavlovic |first1=Alex |title=Joe Panik DFA'd by Giants few days after trade for Scooter Gennett|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/giants/joe-panik-dfad-giants-few-days-after-trade-scooter-gennett |website=nbcsports.com |date=August 6, 2019 |access-date=August 6, 2019}} He was placed on release waivers on August 7.

=New York Mets (2019)=

On August 9, 2019, Panik signed with the New York Mets.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/joe-panik-signs-with-mets|title=Mets make it official with Panik, DFA Hechavarria|work=MLB.com|date=August 9, 2019|first=Sarah|last=Langs}} He tallied his first Mets hit as part of a ninth-inning rally on August 9, and recorded his first Mets RBI two days later. He batted .277/.333/.404, with 12 RBIs and 2 home runs, during his time with the Mets.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/panikjo01.shtml|title=Joe Panik Stats|website=Baseball-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=November 7, 2019}} Panik became a free agent following the 2019 season.

=Toronto Blue Jays (2020–2021)=

On January 18, 2020, Panik signed a minor league deal with the Toronto Blue Jays. He impressed in Spring Training and was added to the 40-man roster on March 15. Overall with the 2020 Blue Jays, Panik batted .225 with one home run and 7 RBIs in 41 games.{{cite web |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/joe-panik-605412?stats=career-r-hitting-mlb&year=2020 |title=Joe Panik Stats, Fantasy & News |website=MLB.com |access-date=October 3, 2020}} In the AL Wild Card Series against the Tampa Bay Rays, he went 1 for 6,{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=panikjo01&t=b&year=0&post=1 |title=Joe Panik Postseason Batting Game Logs |website=Baseball Reference |access-date=October 3, 2020}} making the final out in both games as the Blue Jays were swept in the best-of-3 series.{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TBA/TBA202009290.shtml |title=2020 American League Wild Card Series (ALWC) Game 1, Blue Jays at Rays, September 29 |website=Baseball Reference |access-date=October 3, 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TBA/TBA202009300.shtml |title=2020 American League Wild Card Series (ALWC) Game 2, Blue Jays at Rays, September 30 |website=Baseball Reference |access-date=October 3, 2020}}

On February 12, 2021, Panik re-signed with the Blue Jays organization on a minor league contract that included an invitation to Spring Training.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/02/blue-jays-sign-joe-panik.html|title=Blue Jays Re-Sign Joe Panik|website=MLB Trade Rumors|date=February 12, 2021 }} On April 1, 2021, Panik was selected to the 40-man roster.{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=Steve |date=April 4, 2021 |title=Blue Jays Outright Reese McGuire, Breyvic Valera |url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/04/blue-jays-dfa-reese-mcguire-breyvic-valera.html |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=MLB Trade Rumors}} In 42 games for Toronto, Panik batted .246/.293/.351 with 2 home runs and 11 RBI.

=Miami Marlins (2021)=

On June 29, 2021, Panik was traded to the Miami Marlins alongside minor league pitcher Andrew McInvale in exchange for Adam Cimber and Corey Dickerson.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/corey-dickerson-to-marlins-in-trade-for-joe-panik|title = Cimber, Dickerson to Toronto in Miami swap|website = MLB.com}} Panik played in 53 games for the Marlins, hitting .172 with 1 home run and 7 RBIs. Panik was designated for assignment by Miami on October 1. On October 4, Panik elected free agency.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/10/players-recently-electing-free-agency.html|title=Players Recently Electing Free Agency|website=MLB Trade Rumors|author=Franco, Anthony |date=October 7, 2021|access-date=October 8, 2021}}

Panik announced his retirement from professional baseball on May 19, 2022.{{cite web |last1=Heyman |first1=Jon |title=Chris Paddack's medical red flag killed Mets-Padres deal |url=https://nypost.com/2022/05/19/chris-paddacks-medical-red-flag-killed-mets-padres-deal/ |website=New York Post |date=May 19, 2022 |access-date=May 20, 2022}}

Post-playing career

On March 26, 2023, Panik rejoined the San Francisco Giants organization as a special assistant.{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/giants/how-joe-panik-returned-giants-special-assistant-year-after-retiring|title=Panik looks to give back in return as Giants special assistant|work=NBC Sports|first=Alex |last=Pavlovic|date=March 26, 2023|accessdate=March 26, 2023}}

Personal life

Panik and his wife, Brittany (née Pinto), have known each other since they were children{{cite web|url=http://m.giants.mlb.com/news/article/109135118/bow-bridge-connects-giants-joe-panik-fiancee-after-proposal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214060004/http://m.giants.mlb.com/news/article/109135118/bow-bridge-connects-giants-joe-panik-fiancee-after-proposal|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 14, 2015|title=Bow Bridge connects Panik, fiancee after proposal|last=Haft|first=Chris|date=February 13, 2015|website=giants.mlb.com|access-date=February 26, 2015}} and married in December 2016.{{cite web |url=https://www.mlb.com/cut4/photo-giants-players-celebrate-at-joe-panik-s-wedding-c210224602 |title=A few Giants players looked their snazziest for Joe Panik's wedding |date=December 4, 2016 |first=Ben |last=Cosman |work=MLB.com}} They live in Hopewell Junction, New York.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hudsonvalleysportsreport.com/joe-panik-the-hometown-hero-comes-home/|title=JOE PANIK, THE HOMETOWN HERO, COMES HOME|date=August 9, 2019}} In 2021, they had their first child, a daughter.

He has participated in a baseball clinic hosted by Matt Barnes at a Newtown, Connecticut, Youth Academy for elementary school students in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/red-sox-prospect-matt-barnes-baseball-clinic-benefits-newtown-youth/c-102811038|title=Barnes' baseball clinic benefits Newtown youth: Red Sox prospect started the event following Sandy Hook tragedy|first=Tim|last=Healey|work=MLB.com|date=December 1, 2014|access-date=December 1, 2014}} His brother, Paul Panik, is a college baseball coach.{{cite web |url=https://buffalonews.com/2014/10/23/brotherly-love-pushes-giants-panik/ |title=Brotherly love pushes Giants' Panik |author=Harrington, Mike |date=October 23, 2014 |work=The Buffalo News|access-date=June 26, 2018}}