Former NC State Catcher Andrew Knizner Signs 1-Year Deal with Texas

Former NC State Catcher Andrew Knizner has signed a 1-year contract with the Texas Rangers worth $1.825 million. Knizner spent his first 5 MLB seasons as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals, where he played in 255 games.

This past season, Knizner posted career numbers in Home Runs (10), RBI’s (31), Runs (30), Slugging Percentage (.424) and OPS (.712).

Knizner is now reunited with former Cardinals Pitching Coach Mike Maddux.

When Knizner originally arrived at NC State, he was a 3rd baseman, earning Freshman All-American honors at the position. As a Freshman, he earned All-ACC Third Team honors. His 47 RBI’s in his first year are the 7th most by a Freshman in school history.

As a Sophomore, he moved to Catcher, and earned All-ACC 2nd Team honors. As a Junior, Knizner batted .292, and threw out 16 of 37 base runners. After his Junior season, Knizner opted to enter the Draft.

The Cardinals drafted Knizner in the 7th round of the 2016 MLB Draft, and was called up to the majors for the first time in 2019.