Top 25 Mets Prospects for 2025: Drew Gilbert (6)

Name: Drew Gilbert

Position: OF

Born: 9/27/2000

Height: 5’9”

Weight: 195 lbs.

Bats/Throws: L/L

Acquired: Trade (August 1, 2023: Traded by the Houston Astros with Ryan Clifford to the New York Mets for Justin Verlander)

2024 Stats: 56 G, 229 AB, .215/.313/.393, 46 H, 8 2B, 0 3B, 10 HR, 25 BB, 51 K, 3/4 SB, .234 BABIP (Triple-A)

Drew Gilbert is the son of Andy Gilbert, who played soccer at Bethel University, and Cindy, who was a gymnast at Ball State University. He inherited his parents’ athletic genes and became a standout two-way player at Stillwater High School in Oak Park Heights, Minnesota. In 2019, he won the Gatorade Player of the Year (Minnesota) Award, posting a 0.14 ERA with 97 strikeouts…