Silas Ardoin #96

Son of Danny Ardoin, who played 165 MLB games from 2000-08 with the Twins, Rangers, Rockies, Orioles and Dodgers...Became Louisiana’s first-ever high school ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove winner as a senior in 2019...Attended the University of Texas...Graduated from Sam Houston (La.) High School and was selected by Colorado in the 36th round of the 2019 First-Year Player Draft, but did not sign.

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.