Xavier Edwards

Xavier James Edwards

• Bats Both, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 175 lb.
• High School North Broward Preparatory School
• Debut May 2, 2023

• Born August 9, 1999 in Mineola, NY USA

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Biographical Information

Infielder Xavier Edwards was the #38 choice in the 2018 amateur draft, by the San Diego Padres in Competitive Balance Round A from a preparatory school in Florida.

Edwards played for two teams in his first professional season, 2018, the AZL Padres 1 and the Tri-City Dust Devils of the Northwest League. He had a great start, going a combined .346/.453/.409, with 40 runs scored in 45 games. In 2019, he again received a mid-season promotion, this one taking him from the Fort Wayne TinCaps of the Midwest League to the Lake Elsinore Storm of the California League. He continued to hit very well, with a combined slash line of .322/.375/.396 in 123 games, with 76 runs scored and 34 stolen bases in 45 attempts.

In the 2019 Premier 12, he backed up C.J. Chatham at second base and Jake Cronenworth at shortstop for Team USA. He was 2 for 6 with two runs and handled five chances error-free; his hits came off Jim Ploeger and Carlos Sanó. He was then forced to remain idle in 2020 by the cancellation of the minor league season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He was then traded with Hunter Renfroe and a player to be named later (Esteban Quiroz) to the Tampa Bay Rays for Tommy Pham and Cronenworth on December 6, 2019. While in the rays organization, he was named to the American League squad for the 2021 Futures Game. Following the 2022 season, he was traded again on November 15th, heading to the Miami Marlins alongside J.T. Chargois in return for minor league pitchers Marcus Johnson and Santiago Suarez.

Edwards made his major league debut with the Marlins as a pinch-hitter for Luis Arraez in the 9th inning of a 6-0 loss to the Atlanta Braves. He lined out against Joe Jiménez.

Related Sites

• Xavier Edwards on mlb.com
• BR Minors page