Casey Gillaspie
| Casey Gillaspie | |
|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Rays | |
| First baseman | |
| Born: January 25, 1993 Omaha, Nebraska | |
Bats: Switch Throws: Left |
Casey Harold Gillaspie (born January 25, 1993) is an American professional baseball first baseman in the Tampa Bay Rays organization. He played college baseball at Wichita State. He was drafted by the Rays in the first round of the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft.
Career
Gillaspie attended Millard North High School in Omaha, Nebraska. As a senior he was the Nebraska Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year.[1][2]
As a freshman at Wichita State University in 2012, he started 57 of 59 games at either first base or designated hitter. He finished the year hitting .274 with eight home runs. He started all 66 games as a sophomore in 2013, hitting .299 with 11 home runs. After the season he played in the Cape Cod League, where he led in home runs with eight.[3] In 2012 Gillaspie played in the Northwoods League, for the Eau Claire Express, where he broke the team single season HR record, with 12. As a junior in 2014, he hit .389/.520/.682 with 15 home runs in 59 games.
The Tampa Bay Rays selected Gillaspie in the first round, 20th overall, of the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft.[4] He signed on June 10[5] and was assigned to the Hudson Valley Renegades, where he posted a .262 batting average with 7 home runs and 42 RBI's. Gillaspie began the 2015 season with the Bowling Green Hot Rods, was promoted to to the Charlotte Stone Crabs in June. He ended 2015 with a .253 batting average, with 17 home runs and 48 RBI's. In 2016, Gillaspie spent time with both the Montgomery Biscuits and the Durham Bulls, where he posted a combined .284 batting average with 18 home runs and 64 RBI's between the two clubs.[6]
Personal
His brother, Conor Gillaspie, also played college baseball at Wichita State and currently is on the San Francisco Giants.[7][8]
References
- ^ MILLARD NORTH HIGH SCHOOL STANDOUT NAMED GATORADE® NEBRASKA BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR
- ^ "Millard North?s Gillaspie Named Player of the Year". KETV. February 15, 2012.
- ^ "Trust a two-way street for Wichita State's Gillaspie". kansascity.
- ^ "Rays replenish system with slugging Casey Gillaspie". Tampa Bay Rays.
- ^ "Rays reach deal with first-round Draft pick Casey Gillaspie". Tampa Bay Rays.
- ^ http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=656459#/career/R/hitting/2016/ALL
- ^ "New Gillaspie a bigger, yet lighter model". kansas.
- ^ "USABaseball.com: News: Shockers' Gillaspie following in brother's footsteps". GoldenSpikesAward.com.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Wichita State Shockers bio
- 1993 births
- Living people
- All-American college baseball players
- Sportspeople from Milwaukee
- Baseball players from Wisconsin
- Wichita State Shockers baseball players
- Hudson Valley Renegades players
- Bowling Green Hot Rods players
- Minor league baseball players
- Charlotte Stone Crabs players
- Gulf Coast Rays players
- Mesa Solar Sox players
- Montgomery Biscuits players
- Durham Bulls players