WATCH: Drew Gilbert Takes Former Tennessee Teammate Deep For Second Career Home Run
Former Tennessee baseball star Drew Gilbert turned in the best performance of his young career Sunday, recording three hits and coming up a home run short of hitting for the cycle in just his 17th career game. Gilbert got that home run just one day later and it was Vol on Vol crime. With a […]
Pair Of Former Tennessee Baseball Stars Moved Ahead Of MLB Trade Deadline
A pair of former Tennessee baseball stars are on the move ahead of Thursday’s MLB trade deadline. The Mets are sending right-handed pitcher Blade Tidwell, outfielder Drew Gilbert and relief pitcher Jose Butto to the San Fransisco Giants in return for top reliever Tyler Rogers, Jon Heyman first reported. Gilbert and Tidwell were both currently […]
Former Tennessee Baseball Star Earns First Professional Win Wednesday Night
Former Tennessee pitcher Blade Tidwell has spent the first half of the 2025 season going back-and-forth from AAA to the New York Mets’ big league team. Back with the Mets Wednesday, Tidwell turned in the best performance of his young career. The right-handed pitcher allowed three runs on five hits and two walks while striking […]
How Every Tony Vitello Era Vol To Reach MLB Has Fared
The Los Angeles Angels called up Christian Moore to The Show on Thursday night less than a year after Moore helped lead Tennessee to the 2024 national championship. Moore is the ninth Tony Vitello era Vol to make it to the MLB. How have the eight other players fared? Taking a look here. More From […]
Blade Tidwell Inks Rookie Contract with the New York Mets
Former Tennessee RHP Blade Tidwell has officially put pen to paper and signed his rookie contract with the New York Mets. According to MLB.com’s Jim Callis, Tidwell signed with the Mets for 1.85-million-dollars. Tidwell’s $1.85 million is a good chunk above the value for the No. 52 slot, which sits right at $1,475,100. Tidwell was […]
New York Mets Select Blade Tidwell In Second Round Of MLB Draft
The New York Mets selected Tennessee pitcher Blade Tidwell with the 52nd pick in the 2022 MLB Draft Sunday night. The right-handed pitcher became the third Tennessee player selected in the 2022 MLB Draft joining first round selections Drew Gilbert and Jordan Beck. Tidwell was a draft prospect coming out of west Tennessee’s Loretto High […]
Tennessee Baseball Guide To The MLB Draft
The 20-round MLB Draft begins at 7 p.m. ET Sunday night and it’s poised to be a big three days for Tennessee baseball. Tennessee could tie or even break its record — eight — for most draft picks in the history of the MLB Draft. It would be quite the achievement for the 2022 Tennessee […]
Where Five Vols are Projecting for Sunday’s MLB Draft
After an electric and historic season that ended up being cut short, a handful of Tennessee baseball players are hoping to hear their names called in this Sunday’s MLB Draft. In three recent MLB mock drafts from this week, a total of five Tennessee players are accounted for in some form or fashion: Drew Gilbert, […]
What MLB Draft Experts Are Saying About Drew Gilbert, Blade Tidwell, and Jordan Beck
With the Tennessee Volunteers’ baseball season ending in the NCAA Super Regionals round, a few of Tennessee’s players are gearing up for the MLB Draft this summer. The Vols’ SEC Championship-winning team could have three potential first-round draft picks in Blade Tidwell, Drew Gilbert, and Jordan Beck. The three mock drafts that are examined today […]
Tennessee Drops Super Regional Opener, Is On Brink Of Elimination
KNOXVILLE, Tn — Tennessee’s season is on the brink after Notre Dame took the Knoxville Super Regional opener, 8-6. The Fighting Irish hit four home runs in four innings while jumping out to a massive lead the Vols couldn’t overcome while a pair of ejections set Tennessee back the rest of the weekend. Here’s everything to […]