Drew Parrish

Andrew Patrick Parrish (born December 8, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals organization.

Drew Parrish
Parrish with the Omaha Storm Chasers in 2023
Kansas City Royals
Pitcher
Born: (1997-12-08) December 8, 1997
Rockledge, Florida
Bats: Left
Throws: Left

Amateur career

Parrish attended Rockledge High School in Rockledge, Florida, and Florida State University, where he played college baseball for the Florida State Seminoles.[1] The Royals selected Parrish in the eighth round, with the 229th overall selection, of the 2019 MLB draft,[2] and he signed with the Royals.[3]

Professional career

Parrish made his professional debut with the Burlington Royals.[4]

After the cancellation of the 2020 minor league season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Parrish began the 2021 season with the Quad Cities River Bandits, and was promoted to the Northwest Arkansas Naturals during the season.[5] In May 2021, Parrish was named to the roster of the United States national baseball team for the Americas qualifying tournament for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[6] He was not included on the roster for the Olympics.[7]

Parrish began the 2022 season with Northwest Arkansas and was promoted to the Omaha Storm Chasers in June.[8]

References
  1. "Unexpected struggles testing the resolve of FSU pitcher Drew Parrish". Tallahassee.com. March 30, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  2. "Brevard's Brady McConnell, Drew Parrish Selected in 2019 Major League Baseball Draft". Spacecoastdaily.com. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  3. "Parrish agrees to deal with Royals". The Osceola. June 30, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  4. Bob Sutton (August 24, 2019). "Parrish the thought: Royals pitcher makes it work - Sports - The Times-News - Burlington, NC". The Times-News. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  5. "Royals minor league report: Drew Parrish is dominating Texas League hitters Kansas City News". Bally Sports. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
  6. "Tallahassee Democrat". Tallahassee.com. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
  7. Keel, Fletcher (2021-07-02). "Former Seminole Parrish left off USA baseball Olympic roster". Wctv.tv. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
  8. Schinzel, Gene. "Drew Parrish's debut with Storm Chasers wasn't the first time he's played in Omaha". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved June 23, 2022.


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