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Drake Baldwin
B/T L/R · 6' 0" · 225 lb · born Madison, WI, USA · age 25 · draft 2022 rd 3 · MLB debut 2025-03-27
Scout’s note
A third-round catcher out of Madison, Wisconsin, Baldwin hit 19 homers as a 2025 rookie and pairs a .798 career OPS with top-decile contact at 108.4 mph. Catchers who hit like this at 25 don't stay affordable long — on cardboard or anywhere else.
The Wire
△ On the field: Fans note RBI singles a grand slam and catching technique praise while citing interference costs and unlucky hitting.
△ On cardboard: Collectors list Heritage Real One autos at 150 dollars Finest numbered cards at 10 dollars and a dual Topps Now at 115 with a prior PSA 10 auto sale at 1140.
X chatter, trailing 7 days · as of 2026-07-12 · newest post 2026-07-11 · summarized by Grok (xAI) · how this works →
The line
Last 14 days: 13 G · .250 AVG · 1 HR · 7 RBI · .692 OPS
| Year | Team | Lvl | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Atlanta Braves | MLB | 124 | 405 | 56 | 111 | 19 | 80 | 0 | 38 | 68 | .274 | .810 |
| 2026 | Atlanta Braves | MLB | 72 | 279 | 49 | 71 | 15 | 46 | 1 | 32 | 71 | .254 | .782 |
| MLB CAREER | 196 | 684 | 105 | 182 | 34 | 126 | 1 | 70 | 139 | .266 | .798 | ||
Bio & season lines: MLB StatsAPI · refreshed nightly · abbreviations →
Current signals
The read: Baldwin is hitting the ball harder than 78% of the 306 qualified MLB hitters in our sample (EV95 108.3; league median 106.1), while his results on contact run further below the physics than 97% of them. Loud bat, quieter stat line — the breakout shape; he ranks No. 12 of 20 on the breakout board.
- EV95 (mph)
- 108.32
- Luck gap (park-adj)
- -0.0716
- Overlay score
- 0.7503
- Age
- 25
The card rack
FlagshipDrake Baldwin #96 · 2025 Topps Cosmic Chrome · 653 recent sales
The rookieDrake Baldwin [Superfractor] #CDA-DBN · 2022 Bowman Draft Chrome Autographs · 0 recent sales
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