Derek Fisher (baseball)

Derek Fisher
Houston Astros
Outfielder
Born: August 21, 1993
Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Bats: Left Throws: Right

Derek Joseph Fisher (born August 21, 1993) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Houston Astros organization. He attended the University of Virginia, where he played college baseball for the Virginia Cavaliers.

Career

Fisher attended Cedar Crest High School in Lebanon, Pennsylvania.[1] Playing for the school's baseball team, Fisher had a .440 batting average with nine home runs in his junior year, and was named to the all-state's first team. He also competed in national showcases. Baseball America ranked Fisher as the ninth-best high school prospect and best Pennsylvania prospect available in the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft.[2] As a senior, he batted .484 with 11 home runs and 28 runs batted in (RBIs), and was named the Gatorade Player of the Year for Pennsylvania.[3] He was selected by the Texas Rangers in the sixth round of the draft,[4] but did not sign. He enrolled at the University of Virginia to play college baseball for the Virginia Cavaliers baseball team.[5][6]

As a freshman, Fisher batted .288 with seven home runs and 50 RBIs, and was named a Freshman All-American by Louisville Slugger and invited to participate in the College Home Run Derby.[5] Fisher was named a preseason All-American in 2014. In February 2014, he was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Week.[7] On March 17, 2014, Fisher had surgery to remove a hamate bone from his right wrist,[8][9][10] which caused him to miss 25 games of the 2014 season.[11]

The Houston Astros selected Fisher with the 37th overall selection in the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft. He signed with the Astros, receiving a $1,534,100 signing bonus, and began his professional career with the Tri-City ValleyCats of the Class A-Short Season New York-Penn League.[12][13] He batted .303 in 41 games for Tri-City, and was assigned to the Quad Cities River Bandits of the Class A Midwest League to start the 2015 season.[14]

References

  1. ↑ Sam Getty photo (February 14, 2014). "All eyes on prospect Derek Fisher, Virginia baseball at the start: NCAA notebook". PennLive.com. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
  2. ↑ Gross, Mike (September 11, 2013). "Scouts' eyes are on Fisher - Sports". lancasteronline.com. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
  3. ↑ Durrett, Richard. "2011 MLB Draft - Dallas Texas Rangers Blog - ESPN Dallas". Espn.go.com. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
  4. ↑ Tesfatsion, Master. "Derek Fisher - Dallas Texas Rangers Blog - ESPN Dallas". Espn.go.com. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 ESPN (July 3, 2012). "Former Cedar Crest and current University of Virginia baseball star Derek Fisher competing in College Home Run Derby tonight | PennLive.com". Blog.pennlive.com. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
  6. ↑ Jeff Dewees. "Q&A: Derek Fisher, Univ. of Virginia baseball | PennLive.com". PennLive.com. Blog.pennlive.com. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Broken wrist sidelines Cedar Crest grad Derek Fisher - Lebanon Daily News". Ldnews.com. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
  8. ↑ Ramspacher, Andrew. "Fisher back in form for UVa-Florida State baseball - Roanoke Times: UVa Sports News". Roanoke.com. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
  9. ↑ Ramspacher, Andrew (March 12, 2014). "Virginia baseball team loses Fisher to wrist injury - Cavalier Insider: Cavalier Insider". Dailyprogress.com. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
  10. ↑ "UVa Starting Outfielder Derek Fisher Out 4-6 Weeks - NBC29 WVIR Charlottesville, VA News, Sports and Weather". Nbc29.com. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Has Derek Fisher jumpstarted #1 UVa. baseball?". Augusta Free Press. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Astros’ draft pick Derek Fisher has full day after signing". Ultimate Astros. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Former Cedar Crest slugger Derek Fisher signs with Houston Astros: Report". PennLive.com. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  14. ↑ Steve Batterson. "Fisher, Musgrove expect Bandits to continue their winning ways". The Quad-City Times. Retrieved April 9, 2015.

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