Nate LaRue signs free agent deal with Toronto Blue Jays

LaRue hit .202 with 13 home runs and 69 RBI in four seasons at Auburn.

Dreams came true for three members of Auburn baseball’s 2023 roster this week, as their names were called during the 2023 Major League Baseball draft.

Infielders [autotag]Cole Foster[/autotag] and [autotag]Bryson Ware[/autotag], as well as pitcher [autotag]Chase Isbell[/autotag], were selected by Major League clubs this week, and a fourth has signed a deal as a free agent.

Following the draft, the Toronto Blue Jays reached an agreement with Auburn catcher [autotag]Nate LaRue[/autotag]. The Blue Jays originally drafted LaRue out of high school in 2019, but LaRue elected to join the Tigers’ baseball program.

In four seasons on the Plains, LaRue hit .202 with 13 home runs and 69 RBI. Behind the plate, he fielded at a .994 clip with just six errors. Over the last two seasons, he appeared in 105 games with 87 starts.

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