Drew Millas

Andrew Theodore Millas (born January 15, 1998) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Drew Millas
Millas with the Lansing Lugnuts in 2021
Washington Nationals – No. 81
Catcher
Born: (1998-01-15) January 15, 1998
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 28, 2023, for the Washington Nationals
MLB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Batting average.286
Home runs1
Runs batted in6
Teams

Career

Millas starred for three years with the Bears at Missouri State University as a catcher. In 2018, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1] The Oakland Athletics selected Millas in the seventh round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft. He was regarded as one of the top catching prospects in the draft and perhaps the best prospect in the Missouri Valley Conference.[2] Millas signed with Oakland, but he did not make his professional debut until 2021, as he was held out of minor league games in 2019 and the 2020 minor league season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

After Millas hit .255 over 59 games for the High-A Lansing Lugnuts, the Athletics traded him July 30, 2021, in a five-player deal with the Washington Nationals that also included veteran catcher Yan Gomes and utilityman Josh Harrison.[4][5] Millas was assigned to the High-A Wilmington Blue Rocks after the trade.[6] He was one of eight Nationals prospects to play for the Surprise Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League in 2021.[7]

References
  1. "#13 Drew Millas - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  2. Wheeler, Wyatt D. (June 4, 2019). "Missouri State's Drew Millas picked by Oakland Athletics in seventh round of MLB Draft". Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  3. Hill, David (March 20, 2021). "Drew Millas adds to Oakland A's riches behind the plate". FanSided. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  4. "Nationals acquire Richard Guasch, Drew Millas and Seth Shuman". MASN Sports. July 30, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  5. Longenhagen, Eric (July 30, 2021). "Oakland Patches Role-Playing Holes with Harrison and Gomes, Part with Drew Millas and Others". FanGraphs. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  6. Driver, David (August 19, 2021). "Wilmington Blue Rocks touched by Washington Nationals' trades..." Federal Baseball. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  7. Dougherty, Jesse (November 7, 2021). "Drew Millas is a young catcher with a distinct skill set. That's intriguing for the Nationals". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
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