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Tennessee Volunteers Baseball Players in Professional Baseball - 2024 Tracker

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Players in MLB Yan Gomes ,   C, Chicago Cubs Nick Senzel , IF/OF, Washington Nationals Garrett Crochet , LHP, Chicago White Sox Trey Lipscomb , IF, Washington Nationals Jordan Beck , OF, Colorado Rockies Players in AAA Drew Steckenrider , RHP, Las Vegas Aviators (Oakland Athletics) Garrett Stallings , RHP, Norfolk Tides (Baltimore Orioles) Andre Lipcius , IF, Oklahoma City Baseball Club (Los Angeles Dodgers) Drew Gilbert , OF, Syracuse Mets (New York Mets) Chad Dallas , RHP, Buffalo Bisons (Toronto Blue Jays) Players in AA Jake Rucker , IF/OF, Wichita Wind Surge (Minnesota Twins) Andrew Schultz , RHP, Reading Fightin Phils (Philadelphia Phillies) Sean Hunley , RHP, Montgomery Biscuits (Tampa Bay Rays) Blade Tidwell , RHP, Binghamton Rumble Ponies (New York Mets) Zach Daniels , OF, Corpus Christi Hooks (Houston Astros) Alerick Soularie , IF/OF, Wichita Wind Surge (Minnesota Twins) Connor Pavolony , C, Bowie Baysox (Baltimore Orioles) Will Mabrey , LHP, Amarillo Sod Poodles (Arizona Diam
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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
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2023 Pro BaseVols Season Recap: Single-A & High-A

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The Tennessee Volunteers baseball program has seen a historic rise in players drafted recently, with 28 players selected since 2020. For a handful of these former Vols, they spent the majority of their seasons in various leagues in the Southeast and Midwest in Single-A and High-A. Here's how some head-turning prospects and Rocky Top fan favorites performed in the 2023 Minor League season. Seth Stephenson, OF, Tigers (7th-round pick in 2022 draft) 2023 cumulative stats: 113 games, .280 AVG, .381 OBP, .400 SLG, .781 OPS, 95 R, 4 HR, 21 2B, 9 3B, 37 RBI, 70 SB Stephenson used his ability to get on base, his speed, and his defense to establish himself as the left fielder and lead-off man on the Vols 2022 SEC Championship team, and he did the same thing in 2023 to break out as a notable outfield prospect in the Tigers system. Stephenson's baserunning ability put him on the map, as he finished the season with 70 stolen bases, which ranks 4th in all of Minor League Baseball.  Stephens
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Pro BaseVols Season Recap: 2023 Draft Class

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  As the Minor League Baseball season is winding down, and the regular seasons for the Rookie, Single-A, High-A, and Double-A levels have ended, it's time to take a look at how the Vols selected in the 2023 MLB Draft fared in their first taste of professional baseball. The first two Vols selected in the MLB Draft, pitcher Chase Dollander (Rockies first-round pick) and shortstop Maui Ahuna (Giants fourth-round pick) did not play in the minor leagues this season.  Andrew Lindsey, RHP, Marlins (5th-round pick) Lindsey, one of the breakout stars on the 2023 Vols College World Series team, shot up draft boards all through the season and was selected by the Miami Marlins with the 146th overall pick in the draft. With 71.1 innings pitched in the college season, and the majority of those coming towards the back half of the season, it appeared the Marlins did not want to add much more wear and tear on Lindsey's arm this year. Lindsey appeared in 2 games for the Rookie level FCL Marlin
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