Billy Gasparino

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Billy Gasparino is the Vice-President in charge of Amateur Scouting for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball.

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Playing career

Gasparino attended Oklahoma State University (OSU), where he played college baseball for the Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team as an infielder. [1] In 1997, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League. [2] [3] He was drafted out of OSU by the Colorado Rockies in the 17th round (520th overall) of the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft. [4] He hit .260/.373/.388 in his lone minor league (MiLB) career.[ citation needed ]

Scouting career

San Diego Padres (2012–2014)

In the fall of 2010, Gasparino was hired by the San Diego Padres from the Toronto Blue Jays to serve the position as the national crosschecker. [5] Afterwards, in 2012, Gasparino was promoted out of his crosschecker position to become their director of scouting. [6]

Los Angeles Dodgers

On November 7, 2014, Gasparino was hired by the Los Angeles Dodgers. [7]

Under Gasparino as scouting director, the Dodgers have drafted current players such as Walker Buehler, Dustin May, Will Smith, Tony Gonsolin, Edwin Rios, Gavin Lux, Matt Beaty, and Mitchell White.

Other draftees under Gasparino include Devin Smeltzer, Luke Raley, Andre Scrubb, A.J. Alexy, Dean Kremer, Connor Wong, Zach Pop and Rylan Bannon, all of whom were used in trades to acquire key veterans.

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References

  1. ↑ Longenecker, Clint (November 8, 2014). "Dodgers Appoint Gasparino As Scouting Director". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
  2. ↑ Bradstreet, Douglas P. (June 19, 1997). "Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox 0-4 But Optimistic". Yarmouth Register. Yarmouth, MA. p. 21.
  3. ↑ "Player Stats". Cape Cod Baseball League. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  4. ↑ McBrayer, Wayne (July 26, 2013). "A Chat with Padres Director of Scouting – Billy Gasparino". padres360.com. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Padres name Gasparino director of scouting". mlb.com. September 1, 2012. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Gasparino Named Padres Scouting Director". okstate.com. September 6, 2012. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
  7. ↑ Dilbeck, Steve (November 7, 2014). "Dodgers hire Gabe Kapler as farm director, Billy Gasparino as scouting director". latimes.com. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
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