Nick Fanti


Nicholas Fanti is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies organization.

Career

Fanti attended Hauppauge High School in Hauppauge, New York. As a senior, he pitched consecutive no-hitters for the school's baseball team. In his senior year, he won the Carl Yastrzemski Award, given to the best high school baseball player in Suffolk County. He committed to attend Marist College.
The Philadelphia Phillies selected Fanti in the 31st round of the 2015 MLB draft. He signed with the Phillies, and made his professional debut with the Gulf Coast Phillies of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League after he signed, posting a 2.55 ERA in 1.72 innings. He also pitched for the Gulf Coast Phillies in 2016, going 7-0 with a 1.57 ERA in 11 games. Fanti pitched for the Italian national baseball team in the 2017 World Baseball Classic.
Pitching for the Lakewood BlueClaws of the Class A South Atlantic League in 2017, Fanti pitched the first innings of a no-hitter on May 6. He threw a no-hitter on July 17, allowing just one base runner against the Charleston RiverDogs, becoming the first Blueclaws pitcher to throw a complete-game, no-hitter since 2002. In 21 total games for Lakewood, he posted a 9-2 record and 2.54 ERA.
Fanti signed with the Sydney Blue Sox of the Australian Baseball League for the 2018/19 season.

Personal life

Fanti has four older sisters. Fanti is currently in a relationship with New York Knicks dancer Mackenzie Levenberg.