Caleb Durbin

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Biographical Information[edit]

Diminutive infielder Caleb Durbin first garnered attention as the forgotten man in the high-profile trade that sent Milwaukee Brewers closer Devin Williams to the New York Yankees in return for P Nestor Cortes on December 13, 2024. With the other two players involved being recent All-Stars, Durbin's name was only mentioned in passing, but he had recently been added to the Yankees' 40-man roster, in order not to expose him to the 2024 Rule V Draft. It was also his second major league trade, having been acquired by the Yankees from the Atlanta Braves in return for P Lucas Luetge on December 28, 2022.

Durbin went to Washington University in St. Louis, an institution better known for its academics than for its sports teams, from where he was drafted by the Braves in the 14th round of the 2021 amateur draft after getting his degree in economics. He had hit .385 with 7 homers in 40 games in his final season, and also done well when playing in the Summer collegiate Northwoods League for three seasons. He spent two seasons in the Braves' system, hitting .268 in 17 games for the FCL Braves in 2021, and .241 in 105 games between the Augusta GreenJackets and Rome Braves in 2022.

After moving to the Yankees' system, he played for the High A Hudson Valley Renegades and AA Somerset Patriots in 2023, hitting .304/.395/.427 in 69 games while missing almost two months with an injury. In 2024, he missed another month of action and made rehabilitation assignments in the Florida State League and Eastern League, but otherwise played 82 games in AAA with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, where he hit .287 with 10 homers and 60 RBIs, earning his promotion to the major league roster. He was a shortstop in college, but second base was his primary position in the pros.

Following the trade to Milwaukee, he started the 2025 season in the minors with the Nashville Sounds where he hit .278 in his first 13 games while playing mainly at third base. On April 17th, it was reported that he was about to be called up by the Brewers as they were disappointed with the production they were getting from the hot corner. He made his debut the next day, starting at third base and batting ninth against The Athletics, going 2 for 4 and scoring a run in a 5-3 win. He ended up playing regularly for Milwaukee the rest of the season, with 136 games, a .256 batting average, 11 homers and 53 RBIs. He went 18 for 24 in stolen base attempts. His OPS+ was 101 and he was the regular third baseman for the Brewers, finishing third in the voting for the 2025 National League Rookie of the Year Award and making the 2025 MLB All-Rookie Team. In the postseason, he went 4 for 16 (.250) in Milwaukee's win over the Chicago Cubs in the Division Series, and 4 for 13 (.308) with 2 doubles and a triple in the team's loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS.

On February 9, 2026, just as spring training was about to begin, he was traded again, this time going to the Boston Red Sox in a six-player trade. Boston also received IFs Andruw Monasterio and Anthony Seigler and a Competitive Balance Round B pick in the 2026 amateur draft, while Milwaukee obtained Ps Kyle Harrison and Shane Drohan and IF David Hamilton.

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Further Reading[edit]

  • Ian Browne: "Red Sox get '25 ROY finalist Durbin from Crew in 6-player trade", mlb.com, February 9, 2026. [1]
  • Ian Browne: "Red Sox excited about small, scrappy infielder ... sound familiar?", mlb.com, February 11, 2026. [2]
  • Adam McCalvy: "Brewers to call up Durbin for offensive spark at third base", mlb.com, April 17, 2025. [3]

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