Drew Thorpe

Andrew Robert Thorpe (born October 1, 2000) is an American baseball pitcher in the San Diego Padres organization.

Thorpe grew up in Washington, Utah and attended Desert Hills High School.

He played summer collegiate baseball after graduating high school for the Peninsula Oilers of the Alaska Baseball League.

Thorpe attended Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, where he played for the Cal Poly Mustangs.

Thorpe made four starts and went 1–1 with a 3.21 ERA during his freshman season before it was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic.

As a sophomore, he posted a 6–6 record with 3.79 ERA and 104 strikeouts in 90 1⁄3 innings pitched.

After the 2021 season, Thorpe played for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League.

He was named the Big West Conference Pitcher of the Year as a junior after posting a 10–1 record with a 2.32 ERA and 149 strikeouts in 104 2⁄3 innings pitched.

The New York Yankees selected Thorpe in the second round, with the 61st overall selection, in the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.

He signed with the team on July 25, 2022, and received a $1.187 million signing bonus.

He made his professional debut in 2023, splitting time between the High–A Hudson Valley Renegades and Double–A Somerset Patriots.

In 23 combined starts, he accumulated a 14–2 record and 2.52 ERA with 182 strikeouts across innings of work.

On December 6, 2023, the Yankees traded Thorpe, Michael King, Randy Vásquez, Jhony Brito, and Kyle Higashioka to the San Diego Padres in exchange for Juan Soto and Trent Grisham.