Mickey Gasper

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Michael Gasper
(Mick the Kid)

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Biographical Information[edit]

Mickey Gasper went 0 for 18 in his first taste of the major leagues for the Boston Red Sox in 2024. Originally drafted by the New York Yankees in the 27th round of the 2018 amateur draft, he had joined the Red Sox organization after being taken in the minor league portion of the 2023 Rule V Draft. With Boston, he played 6 games at second base and 2 at first base, but in the minor leagues he has split his time between first base and catcher, with occasional other appearances at other positions. As befits a low-level draft pick, he was principally a back-up in the minors, never appearing in as many as 100 games in any season and only making it to AAA in 2023. Still, he hit a solid .328/.440/.531 in 92 games between the AA Portland Sea Dogs and AAA Worcester Red Sox in 2024, justifying his call-up to the Show.

On December 24, 2024, he was traded to the Minnesota Twins in return for P Jovani Moran, who had missed the previous season while recovering from Tommy John surgery. He started the 2025 season with Minnesota, but hit just .176 in 17 games through May 2nd and was sent down to AAA. He hit better with the St. Paul Saints, batting .285 with 10 homers and 26 RBIs in 47 games. He returned to Minnesota at the end of July but continued to struggle at the plate. Going into the game of August 26th, his batting average was down to .115 as he had collected just one hit since his return - and that was in his first game back. Nothing pointed to the fact that he was about to have a career game, but that's exactly what happened that day against the Toronto Blue Jays. He hit a pair of singles to break his slump, then came up as the first batter in the 9th with Minnesota trailing 4-3. He promptly hit his first career home run off closer Jeff Hoffman, a no-doubter to right field at the Rogers Centre that tied the score, and teammate Matt Wallner followed with a three-run blast later in the inning to give Minnesota a great come-from-behind win, a rare highlight in what was a difficult season for the team.

Further Reading[edit]

  • Do-Hyoung Park: "Twins add to depth with deal for versatile Gasper", mlb.com, December 25, 2024. [1]

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