Casey Gillaspie
Casey Gillaspie |
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Tampa Bay Rays |
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First baseman |
Born: (1993-01-25) January 25, 1993 Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Bats: Switch |
Throws: Left |
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Casey Gillaspie (born January 25, 1993) is an American professional baseball first baseman in the Tampa Bay Rays organization. He played college baseball at Wichita State. He was drafted by the Rays in the first round of the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft.
Career
Gillaspie attended Millard North High School in Omaha, Nebraska. As a senior he was the Nebraska Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year.[1][2]
As a freshman at Wichita State University in 2012, he started 57 of 59 games at either first base or designated hitter. He finished the year hitting .274 with eight home runs. He started all 66 games as a sophomore in 2013, hitting .299 with 11 home runs. After the season he played in the Cape Cod League, where he led in home runs with eight.[3] In 2012 Gillaspie played in the Northwoods League, for the Eau Claire Express, where he broke the team single season HR record, with 12. As a junior in 2014, he hit .389/.520/.682 with 15 home runs in 59 games.
The Tampa Bay Rays selected Gillaspie in the first round, 20th overall, of the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft.[4] He signed on June 10.[5]
Personal
His brother, Conor Gillaspie, also played college baseball at Wichita State and currently plays in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox.[6][7]
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- 1996: Wilder
- 1997: Standridge
- 1998: None
- 1999: Hamilton
- 2000: Baldelli
- 2001: Brazelton
- 2002: Upton
- 2003: Young
- 2004: Niemann
- 2005: Townsend
- 2006: Longoria
- 2007: Price
- 2008: Beckham
- 2009: Washington
- 2010: Sale, O'Conner, Vettleson
- 2011: Guerrieri, Mahtook, Hager, Martin, Goeddel, Ames, Snell, Carter, Garvin, Harris
- 2012: Shaffer
- 2013: Ciuffo, Stanek
- 2014: Gillaspie
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