Drew Gilbert

Andrew Christopher Gilbert

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 5' 9", Weight 195 lb.
• School University of Tennessee
• High School Stillwater Area High School

• Born September 27, 2000 in St. Paul, MN USA

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Biographical Information

Outfielder Drew Gilbert was taken by the Houston Astros in the 1st round of the 2022 amateur draft, with the 28th overall pick, out of the University of Tennessee. In the 2019 amateur draft, the Minnesota Twins had selected him in the 35th round as a "hometown pick", given he was coming out of a high school in Minnesota. At Tennessee, he played three seasons, capping off his career by batting .362 in 2022, with 11 homers and 78 RBIs in 58 games. He was a two-way player in high school and did some pitching in his first two seasons with the Volunteers, but was a full-time outfielder as a junior. He played in the 2021 College World Series.

He began his professional career with 11 games in 2022, split between the FCL Astros Orange and the Fayetteville Woodpeckers of the Carolina League. He hit .313 with 2 homers and 6 RBIs. In 2023, he started off with the Asheville Tourists of the South Atlantic League, hitting .361 in 21 games to earn a quick promotion to the AA Corpus Christi Hooks of the Texas League. He hit .241 in 60 games there, played in the 2023 Futures Game, then on August 1st was one of two young players sent to the New York Mets in return for ace pitcher Justin Verlander, the other being OF Ryan Clifford. His bat went red hot again after he was assigned to the Binghamton Rumble Ponies to finish the year, with a .325 average in 25 games. Overall, his slash line was .289/.381/.487 in 116 games, with 26 doubles and 18 homers, 79 runs scored and 59 RBIs. After the season, he was named a Mets organizational All-Star.

Related Sites

• University of Tennessee bio