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Drew Thorpe
Chicago White Sox – No. 33
Pitcher
Born: (2000-10-01) October 1, 2000 (age 24)
St. George, Utah, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 11, 2024, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
(through 2024 season)
Win–loss record3–3
Earned run average5.48
Strikeouts25
Teams

Andrew Robert Thorpe (born October 1, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.

Amateur career

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Thorpe grew up in Washington, Utah, and attended Desert Hills High School in St. George, Utah.[1] He played summer collegiate baseball after graduating Desert Hills High School for the Peninsula Oilers of the Alaska Baseball League.[2]

Thorpe attended Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, where he played for the Cal Poly Mustangs. Thorpe made four starts and went 1–1 with a 3.21 ERA during his freshman season before it was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic.[3] As a sophomore, he posted a 6–6 record with 3.79 ERA and 104 strikeouts in 90+1⁄3 innings pitched.[4] After the 2021 season, Thorpe played for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[5][6] He was named the Big West Conference Pitcher of the Year as a junior after posting a 10–1 record with a 2.32 ERA and 149 strikeouts in 104+2⁄3 innings pitched.[7]

Professional career

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New York Yankees

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The New York Yankees selected Thorpe in the second round, with the 61st overall selection, in the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.[8] He signed with the team on July 25, 2022, and received a $1.187 million signing bonus.[9] He made his professional debut in 2023, splitting time between the High–A Hudson Valley Renegades and Double–A Somerset Patriots. In 23 combined starts, he accumulated a 14–2 record and 2.52 ERA with 182 strikeouts across 139+1⁄3 innings of work.[10]

Chicago White Sox

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On December 6, 2023, the Yankees traded Thorpe, Michael King, Randy Vásquez, Jhony Brito, and Kyle Higashioka to the San Diego Padres in exchange for Juan Soto and Trent Grisham.[11][12] Then on March 13, 2024, the Padres traded Thorpe, Steven Wilson, Jairo Iriarte, and Samuel Zavala to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for Dylan Cease.[13]

He began the 2024 season with the Double–A Birmingham Barons, compiling a 7–1 record and 1.35 ERA with 56 strikeouts across 11 starts. On June 11, 2024, Thorpe was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[14][15] Thorpe made his Major League debut the same night against the Seattle Mariners, striking out four batters and allowing one run over five innings of work in a 4–3 loss. In 9 starts for the White Sox, he logged a 3–3 record and 5.48 ERA with 25 strikeouts over 44+1⁄3 innings pitched. On September 1, it was announced that Thorpe would be undergoing season–ending surgery to remove a bone spur from his right elbow.[16]

References

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  1. ^ "Desert Hills high school stars named to MLB Draft Combine". The Spectrum. June 13, 2022. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "Knights baseball: Corvallis signs three from Cal Poly". Corvallis Gazette-Times. December 24, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "Former Desert Hills baseball standout Drew Thorpe named to Collegiate Freshman All-American team". St George News. June 5, 2020. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "Cal Poly's Drew Thorpe Steps Into The College Pitcher Void". Baseball America. April 23, 2022. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  5. ^ "Drew Thorpe". pointstreak.com. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  6. ^ "Brooks Lee, Drew Thorpe Invited to Play for Collegiate National Team". Santa Maria Times. June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  7. ^ "Drew Thorpe named finalist for NCAA National Pitcher of the Year Award". The Spectrum. June 3, 2022. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  8. ^ Miller, Randy (July 18, 2022). "MLB Draft 2022: Yankees pick control-freak college arm Drew Thorpe in 2nd round". NJ.com. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  9. ^ "SLO County baseball players sign contracts with MLB teams. Here's how much they'll get". San Luis Obispo Tribune. July 27, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  10. ^ "Thorpe tops next wave of prospects for Yankees". mlb.com. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  11. ^ Gonzalez, Alden (December 6, 2023). "Yankees acquire Juan Soto in 7-player trade with Padres". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  12. ^ "Yankees get Juan Soto in blockbuster trade with Padres". MLB.com.
  13. ^ "Padres land Cease in blockbuster with White Sox". MLB. March 14, 2024.
  14. ^ "White Sox Promote Drew Thorpe For MLB Debut". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  15. ^ "No. 3 prospect Thorpe set to be called up for MLB debut". MLB.com. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  16. ^ "White Sox's Drew Thorpe to have surgery on pitching elbow". espn.com. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
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