Dante Nori

Dante Nori
Philadelphia Phillies – No. 84
Outfielder
Born: (2004-10-07) October 7, 2004
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Bats: Left
Throws: Left

Dante Nori (born October 7, 2004) is a Canadian-born American professional baseball outfielder in the Philadelphia Phillies organization. He was drafted by the Phillies in the first round of the 2024 MLB draft.

Amateur career

Nori attended Northville High School in Northville, Michigan, where he played baseball.[1] As a senior in 2024, he hit .477 with twenty stolen bases.[2] He committed to play college baseball at Mississippi State University.[3]

Nori was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the first round with the 27th overall selection of the 2024 Major League Baseball draft.[4] On July 24, 2024, Nori signed with the Phillies on $2.5 million contract.[5]

Professional career

Nori made his professional debut after signing with the Clearwater Threshers and hit .240 with four stolen bases across 14 games.

Nori returned to Clearwater to open the 2025 season.[6] In August, he was promoted to the Jersey Shore BlueClaws, and in September, he was promoted once again to the Reading Fightin Phils, with whom he finished the season.[7] Over 125 games played, Nori batted .261 with four home runs, 47 RBI, and 52 stolen bases.[8] After the season, he was assigned to play in the Arizona Fall League with the Surprise Saguaros.[9]

Personal life

Nori is the son of Micah Nori, a professional basketball coach.[10] Nori was born in Toronto while his father was working for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association.[11] He has a sister named Mia.

References

  1. ^ Wright, Ed (February 26, 2024). "Northville senior Nori a top-20 prospect for '24 MLB Draft". Social House News. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  2. ^ Inquirer, Alex Coffey The Philadelphia (July 19, 2024). "First-round pick Dante Nori has known Kyle Schwarber since he was seven years-old. Now, they're teammates". The Progress.
  3. ^ "Mississippi State State signee Dante Nori drafted by Philadelphia". 247Sports.
  4. ^ Robertson, Steve. "Mississippi State State signee Dante Nori drafted by Philadelphia". 247Sports. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  5. ^ Zolecki, Todd (July 24, 2024). "Phillies sign top Draft pick Dante Nori". MLB.com. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  6. ^ Breen, Matt (May 6, 2025). "Phillies prospect Dante Nori grew up collecting baseball cards. Now he's chasing his own rookie cards". Inquirer.com. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  7. ^ Phils, Jake Starr/Reading Fightin. "Phillies Prospects Dante Nori and Aroon Escobar Promoted to Double-A Reading". MiLB.com. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  8. ^ "Phils' 2024 first-rounder dynamically capping first full season in Fall League". MLB.com. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  9. ^ "Phillies' Nori rounds bases in 14.76 seconds (!!) during inside-the-parker". MLB.com. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  10. ^ Wright, Ed (July 7, 2023). "Northville family's NBA-flavored journey has been amazing". Social House News - Good News Only. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
  11. ^ Worden, Zach (July 24, 2024). "Canadian-born Phillies prospect has unique connection to Votto". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
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