{{Short description|American baseball player (born 1997)}} {{Use American English|date=March 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name = Tristin English |image = Tristin English reaches for a foul ball, November 12, 2023 - 1 (cropped).jpg |caption = English with the Tigres del Licey in 2023 |team = Atlanta Braves |number = |position = First baseman |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|5|17}} |birth_place = Stockbridge, Georgia, U.S. |bats = Right |throws = Right |debutleague = MLB |debutdate = July 9 |debutyear = 2025 |debutteam = Arizona Diamondbacks |statyear = 2025 season |statleague = MLB |stat1label = Batting average |stat1value = .091 |stat2label = Home runs |stat2value = 0 |stat3label = Runs batted in |stat3value = 1 |teams = * Arizona Diamondbacks ({{mlby|2025}}) }}
'''Tristin Hall English''' (born May 14, 1997) is an American professional baseball first baseman in the Atlanta Braves organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
==Amateur career== English attended Pike County High School in Zebulon, Georgia. As a senior in 2015, he batted .632 with seven home runs and 45 RBIs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.maxpreps.com/news/lzi-vHsM_k2-HEs1FcBTIA/maxpreps-2015-medium-schools-all-american-baseball-team.htm|title=MaxPreps 2015 Medium Schools All-American Baseball Team|author=Kevin Askelan|date=July 9, 2015|website=MaxPreps.com|access-date=October 13, 2023}}</ref> He was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 39th round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign and instead enrolled at Georgia Tech to play college baseball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/mlb/post/_/id/6436/2015-draft-picks-cleveland-indians|title=2015 Draft Picks: Cleveland Indians|date=June 9, 2015|website=ESPN.com|access-date=October 13, 2023}}</ref>
After hitting .315 with five home runs and 44 RBIs as a freshman at Georgia Tech in 2016, he missed the 2017 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery.<ref>{{cite web | last=Awtrey | first=Stan | title=This Pike County native could go pro after NCAA tourney. It hasn't been an easy journey. | website=Macon Telegraph | date=May 29, 2019 | url=https://www.macon.com/sports/college/acc/georgia-tech/article230934343.html | access-date=February 24, 2024}}</ref> In 2018, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pointstreak.com/baseball/player.html?playerid=1258147&seasonid=31242 |title=#12 Tristin English - Profile |publisher=pointstreak.com |access-date=October 30, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/sports/2018/07/11/tristin-english-does-many-things/11549417007/|title=Tristin English does many things well for Chatham|first=Matt|last=Goisman|website=Cape Cod Times|access-date=October 13, 2023}}</ref> In 2019, he hit .346 with 18 home runs and 71 RBIs over 58 games for Georgia Tech.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/press-release/d-backs-2019-mlb-draft-day-2-selections|title=D-backs select 8 players on the second day of MLB's First-Year Player Draft|website=MLB.com|access-date=October 13, 2023}}</ref>
==Professional career== ===Arizona Diamondbacks=== The Arizona Diamondbacks selected English in the third round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ajc.com/sports/college/georgia-tech-english-mccann-thomas-taken-draft/NphynE7ssGTIE9hViOlSfM/|title=Georgia Tech's English, McCann, Thomas, Curry taken in draft|first=Ken|last=Sugiura|newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |access-date=October 13, 2023|via=AJC.com}}</ref> He signed and made his professional debut with the Hillsboro Hops, hitting .290 with seven home runs and thirty RBI over fifty games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/tristin-english-is-only-scratching-the-surface/|title=Tristin English Is Only Scratching The Surface|first=Nick|last=Piecoro|date=November 3, 2019|access-date=October 13, 2023}}</ref> English did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/2020-minor-league-baseball-season-canceled|access-date=December 11, 2025|website=mlb.com|language=en}}</ref>
English returned to Hillsboro for the 2021 season, batting .242 with ten home runs and 48 RBI over 83 games. English split the 2022 season between Hillsboro and the Amarillo Sod Poodles and hit a combined .269 with 12 home runs and 49 RBI over 104 games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amarillo.com/story/sports/minors/2022/09/19/sod-poodles-end-the-season-with-a-win-over-san-antonio/69502532007/|title=Sod Poodles end the season with a win over San Antonio|author=<!--Not stated--> |website=Amarillo Globe-News|access-date=October 13, 2023}}</ref> He returned to Amarillo to open the 2023 season and was promoted to the Reno Aces in early May.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Gernan |first=Doug |date=May 25, 2023 |title=Former Pike County pitchers working way up minor league system |url=https://www.griffindailynews.com/sports/former-pike-county-pitchers-working-way-up-minor-league-system/article_1fa9dfb7-b518-5b6a-8087-815db67f6850.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=November 1, 2024 |website=Griffin Daily News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kolotv.com/2023/06/14/move-full-time-infielder-paying-off-aces-1b-tristin-english/|title=Move to full-time infielder paying off for Aces 1B Tristin English|first=Kurt|last=Schroeder|date=June 14, 2023|website=kolotv.com|access-date=October 13, 2023}}</ref> Over 102 games between both teams, he batted .300 with 23 home runs and 93 RBI.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/player/tristin-english-663536|title=Tristin English Stats, Fantasy & News|website=MiLB.com|access-date=October 13, 2023}}</ref> English was assigned to Reno to open the 2024 season and hit .263 with 16 home runs and 63 RBI over 111 games.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 29, 2024 |title=Reno Aces Announce 2024 Opening Day Roster |url=https://www.milb.com/news/reno-aces-announce-2024-opening-day-roster |access-date=June 14, 2024 |website=MiLB.com |language=en}}</ref> He returned to Reno to open the 2025 season.
On July 6, 2025, English was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. He made his MLB debut on July 9.<ref>https://www.azcentral.com/videos/sports/mlb/diamondbacks/2025/07/10/arizona-diamondbacks-tristin-english-major-league-debut/84540715007/</ref> In seven appearances for Arizona, English went 2-for-22 (.091) with one RBI and one walk. English was designated for assignment by the Diamondbacks following the promotion of Taylor Rashi on August 27.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McDonald |first=Darragh |date=August 27, 2025 |title=Diamondbacks Designate Tristin English For Assignment, Select Taylor Rashi |url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/08/diamondbacks-designate-tristin-english-for-assignment-select-taylor-rashi.html |access-date=2026-01-01 |website=MLB Trade Rumors |language=en-US}}</ref> He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple-A Reno on August 30.<ref>https://www.mlb.com/dbacks/roster/transactions</ref> English elected free agency following the season on November 6.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Minor League Free Agents 2025|url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/minor-league-free-agents-2025/|access-date=November 29, 2025|website=baseballamerica.com|language=en}}</ref> With Reno, he hit .325 with 14 home runs and 77 RBI over 93 games.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tristin English Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News |url=https://www.milb.com/player/tristin-english-663536 |access-date=2026-03-12 |website=MiLB.com |language=en}}</ref>
===Atlanta Braves=== On December 22, 2025, English signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Braves Sign Tayler Scott, Tristin English To Minor League Deals|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/01/braves-sign-tayler-scott-tristin-english-to-minor-league-deals.html|access-date=January 24, 2026|website=mlbtraderumors.com|language=en}}</ref>
==Personal life== English and his fiancé, Rachel, had their first child, a daughter, in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nevadasportsnet.com/sports/reno-aces/reno-aces-infielder-tristin-english-balances-baseball-and-fatherhood|title=Reno Aces infielder Tristin English balances baseball and fatherhood|first=Shannon|last=Kelly|date=July 11, 2023|website=Nevada Sports Net|access-date=October 13, 2023}}</ref>
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==External links== {{Baseballstats|mlb=663536|espn=42983|br=e/englitr01|fangraphs=26148|brm=englis000tri}} *[https://ramblinwreck.com/roster/tristin-english/ Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets bio]
{{DEFAULTSORT:English, Tristin}} Category:1997 births Category:Living people Category:Amarillo Sod Poodles players Category:American expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic Category:Arizona Complex League Diamondbacks players Category:Arizona Diamondbacks players Category:Baseball players from Georgia (U.S. state) Category:Chatham Anglers players Category:Columbus Clingstones players Category:Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball players Category:Gwinnett Stripers players Category:Hillsboro Hops players Category:Major League Baseball first basemen Category:People from Pike County, Georgia Category:Reno Aces players Category:Tigres del Licey players