Drew Gilbert Reunites With College Coach Tony Vitello: How Gilbert Fared in His Debut Season with the Giants
Former Tennessee Baseball superstar Drew Gilbert will be reuniting with his collegiate head coach after the bombshell news that Tony Vitello is leaving Knoxville to be the manager of the San Francisco Giants. Gilbert and Vitello spent three seasons together on Rocky Top, winning two SEC Championships in the process. Gilbert was selected by the […]
Drew Gilbert’s ‘Over The Top Hype Ritual’ Will Have Tennessee Fans Remembering His Best Days in Knoxville
Former Tennessee Baseball superstar Drew Gilbert has unsurprisingly brought his trademark personality with him to Major League Baseball. With the San Francisco Giants looking to continue their push for one of the National League Wild Card spots, Gilbert’s “over-the-top hype ritual” is getting his teammates plenty fired up to keep sprinting in the race with […]
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 […]
Former Tennessee Star Drew Gilbert Comes Up One Leg Short of the Cycle in Season-Best Game
Former Tennessee star Drew Gilbert came up one leg short of hitting the cycle during the San Francisco Giants’ 13-2 blowout win over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday afternoon in Oracle Park. Gilbert, who got the start at centerfield and hit from the ninth spot in the order, went 3-for-5 on Sunday with three RBIs […]
WATCH: Former Tennessee Baseball Star Drew Gilbert Pummels First MLB Home Run
Former Tennessee baseball star under Tony Vitello, Drew Gilbert, mashed his first home run at the MLB level on Sunday. Now with the San Francisco Giants, he lifted a ball deep into right field just shy of splashing into the bay. The solo shot in the bottom of the seventh made it a 5-0 game […]
Drew Gilbert Makes Outstanding Play in the Field During Major League Debut With the Giants
Have a debut, Drew Gilbert. After being traded from the New York Mets to the San Francisco Giants, Gilbert officially made his debut on Friday night against the Washington Nationals. It didn’t take long for the former Tennessee Vol to make a SportsCenter Top 10-worthy play, either. With the Giants looking to hold a 2-0 […]
San Fransisco Giants Calling Drew Gilbert Up To The Show
At long last, Drew Gilbert is set to make his MLB debut. The San Fransisco Giants called up Gilbert to the show just over a week after trading for Gilbert from the New York Mets. Gilbert is the 10th Tony Vitello era Tennessee player to make it to the MLB, joining Garrett Crochet, Ben Joyce, […]
WATCH: Drew Gilbert Hits Walk-Off In Third Game After Being Traded
Former Tennessee baseball star Drew Gilbert is making the most of a new situation after the New York Mets traded him to the San Fransisco Giants at last week’s MLB Trade Deadline. It was the second time in three years that Gilbert had been dealt at the deadline with the Houston Astros trading Gilbert to […]
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 […]
Could This Be the Next Tennessee Baseball Alum to Crack the MLB?
Former Tennessee baseball star outfielder Drew Gilbert couldn’t be playing much better baseball right now. At the Triple-A level, just one step below the MLB, the Tony Vitello Era center fielder was just named the Syracuse Mets Player of the Week. Through five games, he hit at a .353 clip with three home runs, six […]