Joseph Matthew Panik (born October 30, 1990) is an American former professional baseball second baseman.

He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants, New York Mets, Toronto Blue Jays, and Miami Marlins.

[3] After his sophomore season in 2010, Panik played collegiate summer baseball for the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League, where he batted .297 in 50 games,[4] was named the starting shortstop for the East Division All-Star team,[5] and received the league's sportsmanship award.

[8] Panik made his professional debut with the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes of the Class A-Short Season Northwest League.

[9] Panik spent the 2012 season with the San Jose Giants of the Class A-Advanced California League, batting .297 with 27 doubles, seven home runs, and 76 RBI in 130 games.

[11] In 2013, Panik was promoted to the Richmond Flying Squirrels of the Class AA Eastern League, where he was moved to second base and recorded a .333 on-base percentage and 27 doubles, four triples, four homers.

[14] Panik's first Major League start came the next day, when he batted seventh and played second base.

It was a three-run home run (one of Panik's four hits that night), which gave the Giants the lead in a game they eventually won 10–3.

[16] On September 1, Panik pinch-hit in the resumption of a game against the Colorado Rockies that began on May 22 but was suspended due to rain.

[25] On April 22, 2015, Panik hit a walk-off sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3–2.

[32] After the season, Panik revealed his "back inflammation" was actually a stress fracture of the L5 vertebra, which had fully healed by December.

[33] Panik played in a career-high 127 games in 2016, hitting 10 home runs and 62 RBIs, although his batting average dipped to .239.

[34] Panik missed most of July with concussion symptoms after being hit in the head by a pitch from (future teammate) Matt Moore on June 18.

[35] After the season, Panik was awarded a Gold Glove, becoming the first Giants second baseman to win since Robby Thompson in 1993.

On Opening Day against the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2018, Panik hit a solo home run off Clayton Kershaw, with the Giants winning the game 1–0.

[48][49] On February 12, 2021, Panik re-signed with the Blue Jays organization on a minor league contract that included an invitation to Spring Training.

On June 29, 2021, Panik was traded to the Miami Marlins alongside minor league pitcher Andrew McInvale in exchange for Adam Cimber and Corey Dickerson.