Trent Giambrone

Trent Joseph Giambrone (born December 20, 1993) is an American professional baseballl infielder in the Chicago Cubs organization. He made his MLB debut in 2021.

Trent Giambrone
Giambrone with the Iowa Cubs in 2021
Chicago Cubs
Infielder
Born: (1993-12-20) December 20, 1993
Metairie, Louisiana
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 29, 2021, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
(through 2021 season)
Batting average.154
Home runs0
Runs batted in0
Teams

Amateur career

Giambrone attended Grace King High School in Metairie, Louisiana.[1] He was drafted out of high school by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 30th round of the 2012 MLB draft, but did not sign and instead attended Jones County Junior College in Ellisville, Mississippi to play college baseball for two seasons.[2] He won the MACJC State Championship game with Jones County in 2014. [3] Giambrone then transferred to Delta State University where he played two seasons for the Statesmen.[2] He hit .386/.433/.601/1.034 with 9 home runs and 52 RBI during his senior season in 2016.[4] Giambrone was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 25th round of the 2016 MLB draft and signed with them for a $1,000 signing bonus.[5]

Professional career

Giambrone spent his professional debut season of 2016 with the Eugene Emeralds, hitting .292/.404/.433/.837 with 4 home runs and 22 RBI.[4] He spent the 2017 season with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, hitting .242/.297/.348/.644 with 12 home runs and 44 RBI.[4] Giambrone spent the 2018 season with the Tennessee Smokies, hitting .251/.333/.440/.772 with 17 home runs and 49 RBI.[6] Following the 2018 season, he played in the Arizona Fall League for the Mesa Solar Sox.[5] Giambrone spent the 2019 season with the Iowa Cubs, hitting .241/.314/.464/.779 with 23 home runs and 66 RBI.[4] He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Assigned back to Iowa for the 2021 minor league season, he hit .174/.274/.255/.529 with 3 home runs and 16 RBI.[7]

On September 29, 2021, Chicago selected his contract to the active roster and he made his MLB debut that day.[8] Giambrone went 2-for-13 in 5 games with the Cubs. He was outrighted off of the 40-man roster on November 5.[9]

References
  1. Walker, Rod. "'Best birthday present ever:' Karr's first-ever MLB draft pick, Tyree Thompson, selected by Texas Rangers in 26th round". NOLA.com. Retrieved September 29, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. Brozdowski, Lance (May 25, 2020). "Drag racing and baseball: Trent Giambrone's journey to the Cubs". Marquee Sports Network. Retrieved September 29, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "JCJC claims MACJC state title". Hattiesburg American. Retrieved September 29, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Trent Giambrone College, Minor, Fall & Winter Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 29, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. Mooney, Patrick. "How the Cubs see Trent Giambrone as a potential David Bote 2.0". The Athletic. Retrieved September 29, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. Wittenmyer, Gordon (March 7, 2019). "Tweet smarts: Cubs prospect Trent Giambrone's unexpected lesson in baseball biz". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved September 29, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "Cubs to Call Up Utility Man Trent Giambrone Today". www.bleachernation.com. September 29, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  8. Wittenmyer, Gordon. "Cubs to shut down Nico Hoerner, call up Trent Giambrone". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved September 29, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. "A very preliminary estimate of the Cubs 2022 payroll and luxury tax". November 15, 2021.
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