Drew Thorpe

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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

New York Yankees

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

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]

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Drew Thorpe
Chicago White Sox – No. 33
Pitcher
Born: (2000-10-01) October 1, 2000 (age 23)
St. George, Utah, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 11, 2024, for the Chicago White Sox
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