Coleman Borthwick
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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
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
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
- ↑ 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
- Career statistics from MLB · Baseball Reference (Minors)