Drake Baldwin
ABOUT DRAKE BALDWIN
Former MLB third rounder, athlete, and baseball player that was taken by the Atlanta Braves during the 2022 Draft. Prior to his MLB career, he played college baseball at Missouri State University . He finished his collegiate career as Missouri State's all-time leader in fielding percentage.
He initially began his pro baseball career with the Florida Complex League Braves. He was later promoted to the Augusta GreenJackets.
He made his official major league debut while playing against the San Diego Padres on March 27, 2025. Unfortunately, he finished his debut going hit-less in three at-bats. He hit his first major league home run on April 16, against Toronto Blue Jays reliever Jeff Hoffman at Rogers Centre.
Growing up, he lived with his family in Madison, Wisconsin.
He played against Manny Machado and Luis Arraez during his MLB debut.