Gavin Sheets

Gavin Sheets (born April 23, 1996) is an American professional baseball right fielder and first baseman for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021. Amateur career Sheets attended Gilman School in Baltimore, Maryland. The Atlanta Braves selected him in the 2014 Major League Baseball draft. He did not sign with the Braves, and instead enrolled at Wake Forest University to play college baseball for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. In 2016, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League. In 2017, his junior season, Sheets batted .317 with 21 home runs and 84 RBIs in 63 games and was named All-Atlantic Coast Conference. He also played for the Baltimore Redbirds of the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League. Professional career The Chicago White Sox selected Sheets in the second round, with the 49th overall selection, of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft. Sheets signed with the White Sox, receiving a $2 million signing bonus. He began his professional career with the Arizona White Sox of the Rookie-level Arizona League. After playing four games in Arizona, the White Sox promoted him to the Kannapolis Intimidators of the Class A South Atlantic League. Sheets posted a combined .279 batting average, four home runs, and 28 RBIs in 56 games between both clubs. Sheets spent 2018 with the Winston-Salem Dash of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League, where he slashed .293/.368/.407 with six home runs and 61 RBIs in 119 games. He spent 2019 with the Birmingham Barons of the Class AA Southern League, batting .267/.345/.414 with 16 home runs and 83 RBIs over 126 games. He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Glendale Desert Dogs following the season. Sheets did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and was not invited to participate at the White Sox' alternate training site.