| Caleb Durbin | |
|---|---|
 Durbin with the Somerset Patriots in 2023 | |
| Milwaukee Brewers – No. 21 | |
| Infielder | |
| Born: February 22, 2000 Evanston, Illinois, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 18, 2025, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
| MLB statistics (through August 24, 2025) | |
| Batting average | .249 |
| Home runs | 8 |
| Runs batted in | 44 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Caleb Durbin (born February 22, 2000) is an American professional baseball infielder for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Early life
[edit]Born in Evanston, Illinois,[1] Durbin was a 3-year letter winner in baseball, 4-year letter winner in wrestling, and lettered in football at Lake Forest High School in Lake Forest, Illinois. He played college baseball at Washington University in St. Louis while earning a degree in economics.[2]
Durbin played collegiate summer baseball in the Northwoods League for the Rockford Rivets in 2019, and then for the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders in 2020 and 2021.
Professional career
[edit]Atlanta Braves
[edit]He was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 14th round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.[2][3] Durbin made his professional debut with the Florida Complex League Braves. He played 2022 with the Augusta GreenJackets and Rome Braves.
New York Yankees
[edit]On December 28, 2022, the Braves traded Durbin and Indigo Diaz to the New York Yankees in exchange for Lucas Luetge.[4] He played 2023 with the High–A Hudson Valley Renegades and Double–A Somerset Patriots.[5] After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League.[6][7]
Durbin spent the 2024 campaign with the Triple–A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, also briefly appearing for the Single–A Tampa Tarpons and Somerset. In 82 games for Scranton, he slashed .287/.396/.471 with 10 home runs, 60 RBI, and 29 stolen bases. Following the season, the Yankees added Durbin to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[8]
Milwaukee Brewers
[edit]On December 13, 2024, the Yankees traded Durbin and Nestor Cortés Jr. to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Devin Williams.[9] He was optioned to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds to begin the 2025 season.[10] On April 16, 2025, Durbin was promoted to the major leagues for the first time, going 2-4 and scoring a run.[11] He hit his first MLB home run on April 21 off Robbie Ray of the San Francisco Giants.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Yankees, New York. "New York Yankees acquire INF Caleb Durbin and RHP Indigo Diaz | YES Network". www.yesnetwork.com. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
- ^ a b c Dorfman, Daniel I. (May 2, 2025). "Lake Forest High School graduate Caleb Durbin makes major-league debut with the Milwaukee Brewers". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
- ^ Caleb Durbin and Ryan Loutos hope to end long drought withour Washington U player in timesnewspapers.com Archived November 14, 2023, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Braves get LHP Luetge in trade with Yankees". December 29, 2022.
- ^ "Yankees second baseman Caleb Durbin flashing speed, low strikeout rate in Somerset". June 2, 2023.
- ^ "Speedy Yankees prospect Durbin hungry to make Fall League history". MLB.com.
- ^ Goodman, Max (October 24, 2023). "Yankees unranked prospect shining in Arizona Fall League". nj.com.
- ^ "Yankees Select Caleb Durbin, Jesus Rodriguez". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ^ Hoch, Bryan (December 13, 2024). "Yanks trade for closer Williams from Brewers". MLB.com. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
- ^ "Brewers Release Manuel Margot, Option Caleb Durbin". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
- ^ Adam McCalvy (April 16, 2025). "Brewers to call up Durbin for offensive spark at third base (source)". MLB.com. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from MLB · ESPN · Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors)