- #
- 18
- Name
- Evan Edwards
- Nationality
United States- Position
- Infield
- Opening Day Age
- 26
- Birthplace
- Greensboro, NC
- Birthdate
- 6/21/1997
- Draft
- 4th, 2019, Miami
- B/T
- L-L
- Ht
- 5-11
- Wt
- 200
- Current Team
- Rockers
- Played in 101 games with the Rockers in 2024, posting a .272 average and hitting 22 homers and 70 RBI
- Hit 14 doubles and drew 56 walks with 13 stolen bases
- Longest hitting streak of the year was 7 games from 8/24-8/31
- 30 multi-hit games
- Three games with 5+ RBI, all on road (6/13 @ SI, 8/28 @ GAS, 9/11 @ LI)
- Ended the season on Long Island with an 11-22 week, homering in 5 of the 6 games in the series and racking up 11 RBI
- Reached Class AAA with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2023 where he hit .273
- A fourth round pick of the Miami Marlins in the 2019 MLB Draft, Edwards starred at NC State for two seasons, earning All-ACC third team honors in 2019
- Edwards led the Wolfpack with 60 RBI as a senior and ranked among the top 15 in the ACC in every offensive category
- Prior to his time in Raleigh, Edwards was a four-year starter at Southern Guilford High and a first team all-conference selection
- Played for the High Point American Legion post in 2016.
- 2023
• Spent time with both AA Montgomery and AAA Durham
• Played a total of 106 games and hit .252 with 16 homers and 69 RBI
• Promoted to AAA on September 12
2022
• Played the majority of the season in AA Montgomery, 66 games
• Injury kept him sidelined for a good chunk of the season, played 6 games in a rehab stint with FCL Rays
• Hit just .220 on the year in Double-A with 12 homers
2021
• Stayed at High-A all season, in 94 games he hit .226
•Posted an .810 OPS, his highest as a pro
•Strikeout numbers were high, 137 in 332 AB’s
2020
• Season canceled due to Covid-19
2019
• Played at both A-Clinton and A+ Batavia
• Season was his first pro experience after being drafted in June
• Got off to a good start, hitting .281 with 9 bombs and 50 RBI
• Prior to being drafted, put up incredible numbers at NC State, hitting .330 with 14 homers and 60 RBI over 61 games
• Posted an OPS over 1.000 (1.059)
• Walked 51 times while striking out just 47
• At NC State, was one of just two players nationally to start every game and not commit an error
• Reach base in 35 consecutive games
• Led the Wolfpack with 60 RBI, 51 walks and a .455 on-base percentage
• Was second on the team with a .330 batting average along with 14 home runs
• Ranked among the top 15 in the ACC in all 10 offensive categories
• Drove in a career-high six runs vs. Elon on 3/26/19
• Third team All-ACC selection and earned Rawlings Atlantic All-Region honors2018 (NC State)
• As a junior, appeared in 59 games and started 55 while posting a .297 batting average
• Was third on the club with 48 RBI
• Was second on the team and eighth in the ACC with 15 home runs2017
• Played at USC Lancaster where he hit .342 with 17 homers and 57 RBI in 57 games
• Named a third team JUCO All-American and first team All-Region pick2016
• As a freshman at USC Lancaster, hit .339 with 12 homers, 69 RBI and 53 runs scored to earn first team All-Region honors2014
• Named All-Mid-Piedmont 3-A Conference at Southern Guilford High
