Andrew Robert Thorpe (born October 1, 2000) is an American

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for the

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(MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.

Amateur career

Thorpe grew up in Washington, Utah, and attended Desert Hills High School in

St. George, Utah St. George is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Utah, United States. Located in southwestern Utah on the Arizona border, it is the principal city of the St. George Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The city lies in the northe ...

. He played

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after graduating Desert Hills High School for the

Peninsula Oilers The Peninsula Oilers are a college summer baseball club in the Alaska Baseball League. The Oilers are based in Kenai, Alaska, and their name refers to the Kenai Peninsula region. They are the league's southernmost team. The team was founded in 1 ...

of the

Alaska Baseball League The Alaska Baseball League (ABL) is an amateur collegiate summer baseball league. Players in the league must have attended one year of college and must have one year of NCAA eligibility remaining. The Midnight Sun Game, held at Growden Memorial ...

. Thorpe attended

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (California Polytechnic State University, Cal Poly"Cal Poly" may also refer to California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt in Arcata, California or California State Polytechnic Univ ...

, where he played for the

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. 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. As a sophomore, he posted a 6–6 record with 3.79 ERA and 104 strikeouts in innings pitched. After the 2021 season, Thorpe played for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox of the

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. He was named the

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Pitcher of the Year as a junior after posting a 10–1 record with a 2.32 ERA and 149 strikeouts in innings pitched.

Professional career

New York Yankees

The

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selected Thorpe in the second round, with the 61st overall selection, in the

2022 Major League Baseball draft The 2022 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft took place on July 17–19, 2022, in Los Angeles. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to Major League Baseball (MLB) teams. The draft order was based on the reverse order of the 2021 ...

. He signed with the team on July 25, 2022, and received a $1.187 million signing bonus. 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 innings of work.

Chicago White Sox

On December 6, 2023, the Yankees traded Thorpe, Michael King, Randy Vásquez,

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, and

Kyle Higashioka Kyle Harris Higashioka (born April 20, 1990) is an American professional baseball catcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was drafted in the seventh round of the 2008 MLB draft, and made his MLB debut in 2017. Career ...

to the San Diego Padres in exchange for

Juan Soto Juan José Soto Pacheco (born October 25, 1998) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Washington Nationals. Soto signed with the Nation ...

and

Trent Grisham Trenton Marcus Grisham ('' né'' Clark; born November 1, 1996) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Milwaukee Brewers, who selected him in the first ...

. Then on March 13, 2024, the Padres traded Thorpe, Steven Wilson, Jairo Iriarte, and Samuel Zavala to the

in exchange for

Dylan Cease Dylan Edward Cease (born December 28, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2019. Amateur career Cease attended Milton High School in Milton, Georgi ...

. He began the 2024 season with the Double–A

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, compiling a 7–1 record and 1.35 ERA with 56 strikeouts across 11 starts. On June 11, 2024, Thorpe was selected to the

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and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. Thorpe made his Major League debut the same night against the

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, striking out four batters and allowing one run over five innings of work in a 4-3 loss.

References

External links

Cal Poly Mustangs bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Thorpe, Drew 2000 births Living people All-American college baseball players Baseball players from Utah Birmingham Barons players Cal Poly Mustangs baseball players Chicago White Sox players Hudson Valley Renegades players Major League Baseball pitchers Peninsula Oilers players People from Washington County, Utah Somerset Patriots players Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox players