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Tennessee Volunteers Baseball Players in Professional Baseball - 2025 Tracker

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Tennessee Volunteers Baseball Players in Professional Baseball Players in MLB Garrett Crochet , LHP, Boston Red Sox Ben Joyce , RHP, Los Angeles Angels Seth Halvorsen , RHP, Colorado Rockies Jordan Beck , OF, Colorado Rockies Christian Moore , IF, Los Angeles Angels Players in AAA Garrett Stallings , RHP, Nashville Sounds (Milwaukee Brewers) Andre Lipcius , IF, Charlotte Knights (Chicago White Sox) Blade Tidwell , RHP, Sacramento RiverCats (San Francisco Giants) Chase Dollander , RHP, Albuquerque Isotopes (Colorado Rockies) Drew Gilbert , OF,  Sacramento RiverCats (San Francisco Giants) Chad Dallas , RHP, Buffalo Bisons (Toronto Blue Jays) Trey Lipscomb , IF, Rochester Red Wings (Washington Nationals) Sean Hunley , RHP, Durham Bulls (Tampa Bay Rays) Nick Senzel , IF, Oklahoma City Comets (Los Angeles Dodgers) Players in AA Jake Rucker , IF/OF, Wichita Wind Surge (Minnesota Twins) Will Mabrey , LHP, Amarillo Sod Poodles (Arizona Diamondbacks) Cortland Lawson , IF, Harrisburg Senator...

2023 Pro BaseVols Season Recap: Double-A

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  The Double-A level of Minor League Baseball was loaded with former Tennessee Volunteers in 2023, with 12 Vols spending significant time there this year. Here's how multiple Top 100 MLB prospects, and several Rocky Top legends performed in Double-A. Drew Gilbert, OF, Mets (1st-round pick in 2022 draft) 2023 cumulative stats: 116 games, .289 AVG, .381 OBP, .487 SLG, .868 OPS, 79 R, 18 HR, 26 2B, 3 3B, 59 RBI, 12 SB The instant Drew Gilbert launched a hanging breaking ball into the Knoxville night in the 2021 NCAA Regionals, he became a Tennessee sports legend and one of the most recognizable names in college baseball. After a ridiculous 2022 season at Tennessee, the Houston Astros drafted him with the 28th overall pick in the MLB Draft. Early into the 2023 season, prospect evaluators tabbed Gilbert as the top prospect in the Astros system, and a consensus Top 100 prospect in baseball. However, top prospect status can make players desirable at the trade deadline, and the Astros sent...