Gavin Sheets
Gavin Sheets | |
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Chicago White Sox – No. 32 | |
Right fielder / First baseman | |
Born: Lutherville, Maryland, U.S. | April 23, 1996|
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
MLB debut | |
June 29, 2021, for the Chicago White Sox | |
MLB statistics (through April 17, 2024) | |
Batting average | .230 |
Home runs | 39 |
Runs batted in | 139 |
Teams | |
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Gavin Sheets (born April 23, 1996) is an American professional baseball right fielder and first baseman for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021.
Amateur career
Sheets attended
Professional career
2017-2020
The
Sheets spent 2018 with the
On November 20, 2020, Sheets was added to the 40-man roster.
2021-present
On June 3, 2021, following the placement of regular left fielder
Sheets made his MLB debut that day as the starting right fielder against the Minnesota Twins. In the game, Sheets recorded his first major league hit — a single to left field — off Kenta Maeda . In that same game, he recorded his first major league RBI, his first extra base hit, and scored his first major league run, off Maeda.[18] On June 30, he hit his first major league home run off of Matt Shoemaker.[19] On July 19, during the second game of a doubleHeader, Sheets recorded his first career walk-off hit, with a three run home run off José Berríos to win the game 5-3. Overall in 2021, Sheets appeared in 54 games with a .250 batting average while hitting 11 Home Runs and 34 RBI's. Sheets was added to the postseason roster that same year. Sheets made his postseason debut in game 1 against the Houston Astros, going 0-for-4. In game 4, Sheets hit his first postseason home run, off Lance McCullers Jr., which would be the only run the White Sox would score in that game as they lost 10–1 and were eliminated.
In 2023 with the White Sox, Sheets batted .203/.267/.331 in 311 at bats.[20] Against left-handers, he batted .053 with an OPS of .103 in 20 plate appearances.[21] On defense, he had a fielding run value of -6, placing him in the 13th percentile in MLB.[21]
Personal life
He is the son of former Major League Baseball outfielder Larry Sheets.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Gilman alumnus Gavin Sheets drafted 49th by White Sox out of Wake Forest". Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on June 16, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
- ^ Collins, Dan (April 20, 2016). "The right move: Sheets' decision to attend Wake instead of play pro ball has worked out | Wake Forest Football". journalnow.com. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
- ^ "#38 Gavin Sheets - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ Collins, Dan (May 23, 2017). "Gavin Sheets, named first-team All-ACC, has picked up where Will Craig left off | College Sports". journalnow.com. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
- ^ a b "Sheets hopes summer work pays off in the fall". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
- ^ Hayes, Dan (June 22, 2017). "White Sox sign top two draft picks Gavin Sheets and Jake Burger". CSN Chicago. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
- ^ Kane, Colleen (July 10, 2017). "White Sox draftees Jake Burger, Gavin Sheets make quick move to Class A". chicagotribune.com.
- ^ "Gavin Sheets Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Retrieved October 31, 2017.
- ^ "Gavin Sheets Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Retrieved October 24, 2018.
- ^ "2019 Birmingham Barons Season Preview".
- ^ "White Sox's Gavin Sheets: Joining major-league camp". CBSSports.com. January 21, 2020.
- ^ "Arizona Fall League rosters revealed". MLB.com.
- ^ Gregor, Scott (April 28, 2021). "Gavin Sheets Gets Versatile". Baseball America.
- ^ "White Sox Claim Emilio Vargas, Add Three Others To 40-Man Roster". MLB Trade Rumors. November 20, 2020.
- ^ Pope, LaMond (June 5, 2021). "Chicago White Sox prospect Gavin Sheets soaks in all he can after joining the team from Triple-A Charlotte: 'It's incredible'". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ "White Sox Activate Andrew Vaughn, Option Gavin Sheets". MLB Trade Rumors. June 5, 2021.
- ^ "Major League Baseball Transactions | MLB.com". Mlb.mlb.com. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
- ^ Schouwen, Daryl Van (June 29, 2021). "Gavin Sheets gives White Sox spark in victory over Twins". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
- ^ "White Sox bash six homers in rout of Twins". Reuters. July 1, 2021 – via www.reuters.com.
- ^ "Gavin Sheets Amateur, College, Minor & Fall Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ a b Kaminski, Mitchell (February 3, 2024). "How Kevin Pillar Signing Will Impact White Sox Outfield Competition".
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet