Gavin Cross #75

Gavin resides in Bristol, Tenn....Graduated from Tennessee High School in 2019, where he set the state single-season record with 41 stolen bases as a junior in 2018...He was a two-time First-Team All-State player (2018-19), a three-time All-Region honoree (2017-19) and four-time First-Team All-Conference selection (2016-19) at Tennessee High School...His father, Adam, played professionally for three seasons in the Braves organization from 1995-96 and in the Padres organization in 1997.

2024

Cross played in 101 games for the Double-A Northwest Arkansas Naturals and slashed .261/.342/.428 (100-for-383, .770 OPS), connecting for 19 doubles, 15 home runs and driving in 59 RBI with 30 stolen bases, the fifth most among Royals farmhands...Batted third for the Royals in the first-ever Spring Breakout game vs. Milwaukee on March 17...Was joined by RHP Ben Kudrna as Kansas City’s representatives at the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game in Arlington, Texas...His combination of 15 or more home runs and 30 or more stolen bases was matched by only 18 other Minor Leaguers, including just three others at the Double-A level...He was just one of seven Minor Leaguers to steal at least 30 bases while being caught no more than twice...Enjoyed his second career multi-homer game on Aug. 8 at Amarillo, his first since Aug. 17, 2022 with Single-A Columbia.