| Caleb Durbin | |
|---|---|
 Durbin with the Somerset Patriots in 2023 | |
| Milwaukee Brewers – No. 21 | |
| Infielder | |
| Born:February 22, 2000 Evanston, Illinois, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 18, 2025, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
| MLB statistics (through September 14,2025) | |
| Batting average | .262 |
| Home runs | 11 |
| Runs batted in | 49 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Caleb Durbin (born February 22,2000) is an American professional baseball infielder for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Born in Evanston,Illinois, [1] Durbin was a 3-year letter winner in baseball,4-year letter winner in wrestling,and lettered in football at Lake Forest High School in Lake Forest,Illinois. He played college baseball at Washington University in St. Louis while earning a degree in economics. [2]
Durbin played collegiate summer baseball in the Northwoods League for the Rockford Rivets in 2019,and then for the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders in 2020 and 2021.
He was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 14th round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft. [2] [3] Durbin made his professional debut with the Florida Complex League Braves. He played 2022 with the Augusta GreenJackets and Rome Braves.
On December 28,2022,the Braves traded Durbin and Indigo Diaz to the New York Yankees in exchange for Lucas Luetge. [4] He played 2023 with the High–A Hudson Valley Renegades and Double–A Somerset Patriots. [5] After the season,he played in the Arizona Fall League. [6] [7]
Durbin spent the 2024 campaign with the Triple–A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders,also briefly appearing for the Single–A Tampa Tarpons and Somerset. In 82 games for Scranton,he slashed .287/.396/.471 with 10 home runs,60 RBI,and 29 stolen bases. Following the season,the Yankees added Durbin to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. [8]
On December 13,2024,the Yankees traded Durbin and Nestor Cortés Jr. to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Devin Williams. [9] He was optioned to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds to begin the 2025 season. [10] On April 16,2025,Durbin was promoted to the major leagues for the first time,going 2-4 and scoring a run. [11] He hit his first MLB home run on April 21 off Robbie Ray of the San Francisco Giants. [2]
