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Biography
Nicholas Michael Pratto (born October 6, 1998) is an American professional baseball first baseman in the Kansas City Royals organization.
Career
Pratto hit a walk-off single for Huntington Beach in the 2011 Little League World Series championship game against Japan.
Pratto attended Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California his first two years of high school before transferring to Huntington Beach High School in Huntington Beach, California. In 2015, he played for Team USA at the 18U Baseball World Cup.
Pratto was considered one of the top prospects for the 2017 Major League Baseball draft. He was committed to the University of Southern California (USC) to play college baseball. He was teammates with Hagen Danner, who is also a top prospect for the 2017 draft. The Kansas City Royals selected Pratto with the 14th overall pick in the draft.