Gavin Sheets

Gavin Sheets (born April 23, 1996) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Gavin Sheets
Chicago White Sox
First baseman
Born: (1996-04-23) April 23, 1996
Lutherville, Maryland
Bats: Left Throws: Left

Career

Sheets attended Gilman School in Baltimore, Maryland. The Atlanta Braves selected him in the 2014 Major League Baseball draft. He did not sign with the Braves, and instead enrolled at Wake Forest University to play college baseball for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.[1][2] In 2016, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[3] In 2017, his junior season, Sheets batted .317 with 21 home runs and 84 RBIs in 63 games and was named All-Atlantic Coast Conference.[4] He also played for the Baltimore Redbirds of the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League.[5]

The Chicago White Sox selected Sheets in the second round, with the 49th overall selection, of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft.[1] Sheets signed with the White Sox, receiving a $2 million signing bonus.[6] He began his professional career with the Arizona White Sox of the Rookie-level Arizona League. After playing four games in Arizona, the White Sox promoted him to the Kannapolis Intimidators of the Class A South Atlantic League.[7] Sheets posted a combined .279 batting average, four home runs, and 28 RBIs in 56 games between both clubs.[8]

Sheets spent 2018 with the Winston-Salem Dash of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League where he slashed .293/.368/.407 with six home runs and 61 RBIs in 119 games.[9] He spent 2019 with the Birmingham Barons of the Class AA Southern League,[10] batting .267/.345/.414 with 16 home runs and 83 RBIs over 126 games.[11] He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Glendale Desert Dogs following the season.[12]

On November 20, 2020, Sheets was added to the 40-man roster.[13]

Personal life

He is the son of former Major League Baseball outfielder Larry Sheets.[5]

References
  1. "Gilman alumnus Gavin Sheets drafted 49th by White Sox out of Wake Forest". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  2. 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.
  3. "#38 Gavin Sheets - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  4. 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.
  5. "Sheets hopes summer work pays off in the fall". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  6. Hayes, Dan. "White Sox sign top two draft picks Gavin Sheets and Jake Burger". CSN Chicago. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  7. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/ct-white-sox-minor-league-report-spt-0711-20170710-story.html
  8. "Gavin Sheets Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  9. "Gavin Sheets Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  10. http://www.chicagonow.com/future-sox/2019/04/2019-birmingham-barons-season-preview/
  11. https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/white-soxs-gavin-sheets-joining-major-league-camp/
  12. https://www.mlb.com/news/2019-arizona-fall-league-rosters
  13. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/11/white-sox-claim-emilio-vargas-add-three-others-to-40-man-roster.html
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