Son of Danny Ardoin, who played 165 MLB games from 2000-08 with the Twins, Rangers, Rockies, Orioles and Dodgers...Selected by Colorado in the 36th round of the 2019 First-Year Player Draft, but did not sign.
2024
Named a non-roster invitee to Major League Spring Training and was reassigned to Minor League camp on March 8...Spent the entire season with Double-A Bowie and slashed .200/.299/.275 (72-for-360) with 13 doubles, one triple, four home runs, 26 runs scored, 34 RBI, 47 walks, five hit-by-pitches and three stolen bases in 104 games with the Baysox...Set professional career highs in games, at-bats, triples and hit-by-pitches...Slashed .319/.436/.462 (29-for-91) in 25 day games compared to a .160/.249/.212 (43-for-269) line across 79 night games...Drove in a career-high-tying four runs on May 24 vs. Richmond, going 2-for-3 with a three-run homer, two runs scored and a sacrifice fly...Had a season-high hitting streak of eight games from July 28 to Aug. 9, slashing .407/.543/.481 (11-for-27) with two doubles, five runs scored, four RBI, eight walks and two stolen bases in that span.
2023
Spent his first full professional season between Double-A Bowie and High-A Aberdeen; promoted to the Baysox on 8/1...Slashed .238/.366/.361 (76-for-319) with 15 doubles, eight home runs, 47 runs scored, 38 RBI, 61 walks and six stolen bases in 96 combined games between the two levels...Hit his first professional home run on 4/18 vs. Jersey Shore, a three-run homer off Rafael Marcano...Had a career-high eight-game hitting streak from 4/25-5/9; slashed .303/.343/.455 (10-for-33) with five doubles, two runs scored, six RBI and two walks during the stretch...Reached safely in a career-best 18 straight games from 6/25 to 7/26; batted .311/.455/.574 (19-for-61) with four doubles, four homers, 13 runs scored, seven RBI, 15 walks, one hit-by-pitch and two stolen bases during that period...Set a career high with four hits on 6/30 vs. Winston-Salem (4-for-4, RBI)...Tallied his first career multi-homer game on 7/4 at Greensboro (2-for-2, 2 HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB)...Finished the year batting .310/.370/.452 (26-for-84) with three doubles, three home runs, 15 runs scored, eight RBI, seven walks, one hit-by-pitch and two stolen bases in his final 22 games with the Baysox.
2022
Made his professional debut with the FCL Orioles on 8/4 vs. FCL Rays...Drew seven walks in his first two career games and nine free passes in his first three games...Promoted to Single-A Delmarva on 8/16.
