Brandon Drury

Lore & Background

Drury attended Grants Pass High School in Grants Pass, Oregon, where he played shortstop for the school's baseball team. He committed to play college baseball at Oregon State University. The Atlanta Braves selected Drury in the 13th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft. He signed and made his professional debut for the Gulf Coast Braves. On January 24, 2013, the Braves traded Drury, along with Martín Prado, Randall Delgado, Zeke Spruill, and Nick Ahmed to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Justin Upton and Chris Johnson. He made his MLB debut with the Diamondbacks on September 1, 2015. On February 20, 2018, the Diamondbacks traded Drury to the New York Yankees in a three-team trade. He later played for the Toronto Blue Jays, New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres, and Los Angeles Angels. On February 4, 2026, Drury signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals.

Reader's Guide

Drury played for the Arizona Diamondbacks from 2015 through 2017. During his time with the Diamondbacks, he occasionally started in the outfield as well as second and third base. He did not play first base regularly in the majors for Arizona. After being traded to the Yankees in February 2018, he played for multiple teams before signing with the Kansas City Royals in 2026.

Did You Know?

• Drury collected his first major league hit, a single, off Colorado Rockies pitcher Jon Gray.
• He hit his first major league home run on September 22, 2015, off Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Adam Liberatore.
• Drury was named the most valuable player of the Appalachian League in 2011 along with Eddie Rosario.
• He hit a grand slam as a San Diego Padre on August 3, 2022, though it was not his first pitch or first at-bat with the team.