Coleman Borthwick
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| San Diego Padres | |||||||||||||||
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| Born: April 13, 2008 South Walton Beach, Florida, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
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Coleman Borthwick (born April 13, 2008) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Diego Padres organization.
Amateur career
[edit]Borthwick attended South Walton High School in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida. As a junior, he recorded a .471 batting average with six home runs and 51 RBI.[1] Following his junior year, Borthwick played for the United States national under-18 baseball team at the 2025 U-18 Baseball World Cup, batting .300 with five RBI.[2] He also pitched ten innings, recording 12 strikeouts in nine games, and was named the tournament's MVP.[3] Additionally, he was named the WBSC 2025 Baseball Player of the Year.[4] As a senior in 2026, he had an 11-0 record, a 0.21 ERA, and 121 strikeouts to seven walks in 65+2⁄3 innings alongside batting .460 with nine home runs.[5] He was named the Florida Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year.[6] He committed to play college baseball at Auburn University.[7]
Professional career
[edit]Borthwick was considered a top prospect for the 2026 Major League Baseball draft.[8] He was selected by the San Diego Padres in the first round with the 21st overall pick as a pitcher.[9] On July 24, 2026, he signed with the Padres for a signing bonus of $3.8 million.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ↑ Stringer, Seth. "South Walton's Coleman Borthwick voted Daily News Male Athlete of the Year for 2024-2025". The Northwest Florida Daily News. Retrieved 2026-05-13.
- ↑ Granville, Sam. "South Walton's Borthwick selected to Team USA".
- ↑ Smith, Hayden (2025-09-14). "Coleman Borthwick leads Team USA to Gold in Japan". WJHG. Retrieved 2026-05-13.
- ↑ Vega, Delaney. "South Walton's Coleman Borthwick earns WBSC Player of the Year".
- ↑ Bamidele, Adebanji. "Before MLB Draft, Bay County coaches knew Borthwick was different". Panama City News Herald. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
- ↑ Stringer, Seth. "Coleman Borthwick named Gatorade Florida Baseball Player of the Year". The Northwest Florida Daily News. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
- ↑ Flowers, Patrick K. (2026-03-05). "MLB Draft Prospect of the Week: Coleman Borthwick". Retrieved 2026-05-13.
- ↑ Stringer, Seth. "USA MVP, South Walton ace Coleman Borthwick continues to dominate". The Northwest Florida Daily News. Retrieved 2026-05-13.
- ↑ Cassavell, AJ (2026-07-11). "Padres' top Draft pick Borthwick 'ready to go beat the Dodgers'". MLB.com. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
- ↑ Cassavell, AJ (2026-07-24). "Padres ink first-round Draft pick Borthwick to deal below slot value (source)". MLB.com. Archived from the original on 2026-07-25. Retrieved 2026-07-25.
- ↑ Sanders, Jeff (2026-07-24). "Padres agree to deal with first-rounder Coleman Borthwick, other 2026 draftees". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2026-07-25.
External Links
[edit]- Career statistics from MLB · Baseball Reference (Minors)
