Nicholas Blake Solak (born January 11, 1995) is an American professional baseball second baseman and outfielder in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.

He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Atlanta Braves, and Detroit Tigers.

Solak made his major-league debut for the Rangers on August 20, 2019, and was voted the team's Rookie of the Year that season.

His father Mark worked for Motorola for 30 years,[2] while his mother Roseann (née Pawlak) has a background in community health and substance abuse prevention.

[1][2] Solak made his college baseball debut on February 16, 2014, pinch hitting for the Louisville Cardinals in their 6–1 win against the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens.

[13] As a sophomore in 2015, Solak attained a .324 batting average, and had three homeruns, forty RBIs, fifteen doubles, and eighteen stolen bases.

[14][15] In 2016, he played as a second baseman,[16] and despite suffering from an injury,[17] he was named a Second Team Academic All-American by the College Sports Information Directors of America, and earned second-team All-America recognition from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.

[16] Solak finished his collegiate career with a slash line of .346/.442/.484 with 10 home runs, 94 RBI, 36 stolen bases, and a .926 on-base plus slugging (OPS).

[23] He made his professional debut with the Short-Season Class A Staten Island Yankees and hit two three-run home runs during his first at-bat there.

[1] In 2017, Solak finished with a .301 batting average for the high-A Tampa Yankees,[20] hitting 10 home runs with 44 RBIs and 13 stolen bases.

After playing 100 games with Tampa, Solak was promoted to the then-Double-A Trenton Thunder on August 1, where he finished the season batting .286/.344/.429.

[34] He had the fastest sprint speed of all major league designated hitters, at 28.7 feet/second,[35] and was also voted the team's Rookie of the Year.

[1] His first home run of the season on August 9 was annulled after a referee changed it to an error committed by Jo Adell.

[36] Solak played 58 games (a tie for the club lead with Isiah Kiner-Falefa), finishing .268/.326/.344 and hitting two home runs.

[48] On April 14, 2023, the Chicago White Sox claimed Solak off of waivers and optioned him to the Triple-A Charlotte Knights.

[52] He appeared in one game against the Miami Marlins as a pinch runner for Sean Murphy before he was optioned to Gwinnett April 28.

[54] On June 9, 2023, Solak was claimed off waivers by the Detroit Tigers and optioned to the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens.

[61] In 90 games for the Triple–A Tacoma Rainiers, he hit .311 with nine home runs, 53 RBI, and 10 stolen bases, his highest batting average in a full season since 2016.