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Biography
Michael Joseph Nikorak (born September 16, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Colorado Rockies organization. He was drafted by the Rockies in the first round of the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft.
Career
Nikorak attended Stroudsburg High School in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. He played baseball and football. In September 2013 he committed to the University of Alabama to play college baseball. As a junior, he went 4–3 with a 1.01 earned run average (ERA) and 66 strikeouts in 47 ⁄3 innings and also batted .460. Nikorak impressed scouts during numerous showcases during the summer 2014 after he hit 97 miles per hour.
Nikorak was selected by the Colorado Rockies with the 27th selection in the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft. He signed with the Rockies, and was assigned to the Grand Junction Rockies, where he posted a 0-4 record with an 11.72 ERA in 17.2 innings pitched. Nikorak returned to Grand Junction in 2016, where he improved, going 1-0 with a 3.68 ERA in 28.1 innings pitched.
On April 12, 2017, it was revealed that Nikorak would undergo Tommy John surgery, causing him to miss the 2017 season.
Personal life
His brother Steve Nikorak played in the Chicago White Sox organization.