Gavin’s uncle and mentor is Augie Schmidt, longtime head coach of the Carthage (Wisc.) College baseball team and the No. 2 overall pick in the 1982 First-Year Player Draft after winning the Golden Spikes Award the same year…he credits his uncle for helping him learn both the mental and physical sides of the game since he was six years old...Gavin’s mother, Heather, encouraged him to participate in several sports during his childhood, including gymnastics, swimming, basketball, soccer and baseball…when he was in elementary school, he told his mother he wanted to dedicate himself to baseball...On his left arm, Gavin has a tattoo depicting a man wearing a No. 44 jersey staring into the horizon with rays of sun reaching out to greet him in honor of his childhood friend and teammate, Clay Davison, who passed away at the age of 16...While the start of the 2020 season was delayed, Gavin participated in the inaugural MLB The Show Players League tournament as the Dodgers representative…one player from each team took to the virtual field, completing a group stage before the top-eight players moved on to a tournament-style bracket…Gavin qualified for the tournament with a 19-10 record, but fell to eventual champion and then-Ray Blake Snell in the quarterfinals…gaming is still one of Gavin’s favorite hobbies, and he occasionally streams video games on his Twitch channel (@glux9)...During 2019, he created a YouTube channel to showcase his offseason training (@gavinlux)... Gavin and his wife, Molly, were married last November in California…several of his former Dodgers teammates and coaches attended the wedding, including Will Smith, Chris Taylor and manager Dave Roberts...After receiving his signing bonus from the Dodgers in 2016, one of the first purchases Gavin made was a Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG...Entering 2026, Tropicana Field is one of two major league ballparks Gavin has yet to play at along with Seattle’s T-Mobile Park... Selected by the Dodgers in the first round (20th overall) of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft out of Indian Trail (Wis.) High School…named the Wisconsin Gatorade Player of the Year in 2016...Committed to Arizona State University before signing with the Dodgers.
2025
In his lone year with the Reds, set career marks in games played (140), hits (120), doubles (28), RBI (53), walks (56), on-base pct. (.350) and times on base (176)…made 127 starts between designated hitter (57), left field (49), second base (16) and third base (five)...Hit a career-high .282 (110-for-390) against right-handed pitchers…also recorded a career-best .287 (33-for-115) mark with RISP...Recorded a career-best 19.5 pct. chase rate, fifth lowest in the AL/eighth in the Majors...Hit a career-best .315 (74-for-235) with a 14.9 pct. whiff rate and 26 of his 35 XBH against fastballs...Traded from the Dodgers to the Reds on Jan. 6 in exchange for OF Mike Sirota and a Competitive Balance Round A selection (37th overall) in the 2025 First-Year Player Draft...Made his fourth career Opening Day roster and first with Cincinnati…served as the Opening Day starter in left field, his first appearance at the position since July 31, 2022 at COL as a member of the Dodgers...Became the first player in the expansion era (since 1961) to have two of his first four hits with a club break up perfect game bids of 4.0 IP or more…accomplished the feat on March 30 vs. SF (1B off Robbie Ray, 5.0IP) and April 1 vs. TEX (1B off Nathan Eovaldi, 4.0IP)...From Opening Day through April 19, became the sixth Reds left-handed batter since 1950 to record 20 hits or more and 10 walks or more through his first 20 games with the club, joining Shin-Soo Choo (2013), Chris Dickerson (2008), Jay Bruce (2008), Adam Dunn (2001) and Joe Morgan (1972)...On April 11 vs. PIT, logged his second career outfield assist, throwing out Endy Rodriguez attempting to stretch a single into a double, a play that survived a Pirates challenge…was his first helper as an outfielder since Sept. 24, 2021 at AZ as a member of the Dodgers...Recorded a career-long 12-game hitting streak from April 13-28, going 22-for-43 (.512) with six XBH and nine RBI…min. 20 AB, led the majors in batting average during that span...On April 20 at BAL, matched a career high with five times on base, tying June 9, 2022 at CWS… joined Austin Hays, Noelvi Marte, and Austin Wynns as the first set of four (or more) Reds teammates to each reach base safely five times or more in a game since July 6, 1949 vs. CHC… capped a two-game stretch from April 19-20 over which he reached base nine times (4H, 5BB), tied for fourth most by a Reds left-handed batter over such a span since 1901 and the most since Joey Votto (nine) from Aug. 27-29, 2017...Batted .341 (29-for-85) with a .429 on-base pct. over 25 games in April, ranking second in the NL to NYM Pete Alonso (.358/.483) in both categories…the 29 hits marked a career high for a calendar month...Collected half (14) of his career-high 28 doubles over his first 47 games through May 24, tied for fifth most in the NL in that timeframe…tied the sixth most two-baggers by a Reds batter within his first 47 games with the club in the expansion era (since 1961)…tallied 14 doubles in his final 93 games from that point on...On June 7 vs. AZ, hit his third career grand slam off Kendall Graveman…at 351 ft., it marked the second-shortest home run of his career, farther than only his 338-ft. homer on July 11, 2024 at PHI (Aaron Nola)...Delivered the second walk-off plate appearance of his career on June 24 vs. NYY, a pinch-hit single off Mark Leiter Jr. in the 11th frame…tied the latest pinch-hit walk-off by a Reds batter since 2008 (4x, last: Santiago Espinal, 11th-inning single on Sept. 1, 2024 vs. MIL...On June 27 vs. SD, recorded his 400th career hit, an RBI-single off Yuki Matsui...On July 22 at WSH, went 4-for-4 with four singles in his 500th career game…became the first Red and 15th player in MLB history to tally four hits (or more) in his 500th career game…was part of a career-long streak of six straight at-bats hitting safely between July 21-23.
POSTSEASON: Appeared in both games of the Reds AL Wild Card Series at LAD, going 3-for-6 (.500) with two runs scored…became the 12th player in franchise history to appear in his first postseason game as a Red against a team he once played for, including the first since Lucas Sims in the 2020 NL Wild Card Series at ATL...Traded to the Rays along with RHP Chris Clark in a three-team deal with the Angels on Jan. 15… the Reds acquired LHP Brock Burke from the Angels, while the Angels added OF Josh Lowe from the Rays.
2024
Was National League Player of the Week for July 15-21, his first career weekly honor...Made 12 postseason appearances for the World Series champion Dodgers...Homered in the team's season-saving victory at San Diego in Game 4 of the NLDS...Ranked among Dodgers team leaders in doubles (24, tied for fourth), hits (110, sixth), total bases (168, sixth), RBI (50, sixth), walks (44, seventh) and home runs (10, ninth)...Made 138 appearances at second base, third-most in the National League behind MIL's Brice Turang (152) and CHC's Nico Hoerner (144)...Hit safely in a career-high 10 straight games from July 25-Aug. 5...Batted .304 with a .391 OBP, .508 SLG and an .899 OPS in 61 games after the All-Star break.
2023
Missed the entire season with a torn ACL, suffered in his second Spring Training game on Feb. 27.
2022
Set career-highs in numerous categories during the 2022 season: games (129), at-bats (421), runs (66), hits (116), doubles (20), triples (seven), walks (47) and stolen bases (seven)…tied for second in Major League with seven triples on the year...Registered a .276/.346/.399 slashline and a .745 OPS…ranked sixth on the team in hits with 116...Smacked his first career walk-off RBI on May 15 against PHI...Spent time at a few different positions: second base (102 G, 93 GS), shortstop (nine G), and left field (28 G, 24 GS)…also started one game as the designated hitter...Recorded a .973 fielding percentage at second base, committing nine errors over 337 total chances and assisting in 45 double plays Had his best month in July, going 24-for-75 and slashing .320/.416/.533 including four doubles, three triples, two home runs and 13 RBI …appeared in all four postseason games, going 3-for-13 (.231) with one double and one RBI…clubbed a .280 batting average (90-for-322) off of righties and .263 (26-for-99) off of lefties…owned a seven game hit streak from July 4-10 (also has four separate five-game hitting streaks, last June 24-29)…boasted a season-high three RBI on Aug. 30 at NYM…recorded the first four-hit game of his career June 9 at CWS including one double and one RBI.
2021
Set career-highs in multiple categories, including: games (102), runs (49), hits (81), doubles (12), triples (4), home runs (7), RBI (46) walks (41), and stolen bases (4) while playing in 102 games with the Dodgers…slashed .242/.328/.364 with a .692 OPS... Ranked 10th in the National League with four triples... Logged time at several positions: second base (27 G), third base (1 G), shortstop (59 G), left field (11 G), center field (6 G), and right field (1 G)... Played 59 games (50 starts) at shortstop, logging a .966 fielding percentage with 129 assists while Corey Seager was on the Injured List... Belted two home runs against St. Louis on May 31, going 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI, was his second career multi-homer game (other: 9/8/20 vs. ARI)... Ripped his first career grand slam on May 18 and drove in a career-best four runs vs. ARI…swatted his second-career grand slam on May 23 against SF... Had a six-game hitting streak from Sept. 15-23, hitting .478 with eight RBI during that span...Logged time at several positions: second base (27 G), third base (1 G), shortstop (59 G), left field (11 G), center field (6 G), and right field (1 G)... Played 59 games (50 starts) at shortstop, logging a .966 fielding percentage with 129 assists while Corey Seager was on the Injured List... Appeared in 17 games with Triple-A Oklahoma City while on rehab from a left hamstring strain…batted .279/.338/.382 with four doubles and ten RBI during that span...Notched four RBI in a game three times (5/18 vs. Ari, 5/23 at SF, 6/11 vs. TEX)…batted .214 (3-for-14) in nine Postseason games, registering three walks and three strikeouts…had his best offensive performance in September, producing a .367/.466/.510 slashline with two doubles, one triple, and one homer for nine RBI…hit .286 (28-for-98) with five homers and 19 RBI in 27 games during the month of May…faired well during day games, averaging .292 (31-for-106) with two homers and 13 RBI…was dependable in bases-loaded situations, batting .308 (4-for13) with 16 RBI…stole a career-high four bases (4/3 at COL, 6/27 vs. CHC, 7/3 at WSH, and 9/23 at COL)…had two stints on the Injured List: Apr. 18-26 with right wrist soreness and July 19-Aug.8 with a left hamstring strain before going on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Oklahoma City.
2020
Split time between the Dodgers and the Alternative Training Site…made all defensive appearances at second base and hitting .175 with three homers and eight RBI...Had a two home run game on September 8 at Arizona, his first multi-homer game of his career...his second home run of the game was in the 10th inning and helped secure the win...Each of his three home runs came against right-handed pitchers, posting a .189/.259/.396 slash line against righties...hit a 453 ft. two-run home run on September 18 at Colorado, the longest Dodger home run of the season (previous: 447 ft., Seager).
2019
After ranking as the No. 2 Minor League prospect by MLB Pipeline, made his Major League debut on Sept. 2 against Colorado…went 2-for-5 with a double and scored three runs…became the first rookie in Dodger history to score three runs in a Major League debut... Slashed .240/.305/.400 with four doubles, a triple, two home runs and nine RBI in 23 Major League games...Reached base in 15 of his 23 regular season games and notched a hit in 12 contests, including 10 in the last 17 games of the season...Collected five multi-hit efforts and ranked among the top NL rookies during September in runs (12, T-10th), hits (18, T-19th), doubles (4, T-11th), home runs (2, T-15th), RBI (9, T-12th), walks (7, T-11th), average (.240, 18th), OBP (.305, T-21st) and slugging (.400, 16th)...clubbed his first home run on Sept. 10 at Baltimore, ended the night going 3-for-4 with a double for his first three-hit game and multi-extra-base effort of his Major League career…became the youngest Dodger to homer in a Postseason game at 21 years and 314 days after launching a pinch-hit homer in his first career Postseason at-bat in the eighth inning of Game 1 of the NLDS…named Baseball America’s Minor League Player of the Year after slashing a combined .347/.421/.607 with 25 doubles, eight triples, 26 homers and 76 RBI in 113 games bet ween Double-A Tulsa and Triple-A Oklahoma City…also named Baseball America’s Minor League All-Star for the PCL…recipient of the Dodgers’ Branch Rickey Minor League Player of the Year award…earned PCL July Player of the Month honors after leading the league in average (.435), OBP (.519) and OPS (1.356) while tying for the lead in runs (29) and triples (4) with eight doubles, seven homers and 26 RBI during the span…selected to the 2019 Texas League All-Star Game and played in the 2019 Sirius XM Futures Game…began the season at Double-A Tulsa and was promoted to Triple-A Oklahoma City on June 27… played 91 games at shortstop bet ween Tulsa and Oklahoma City, registering a .961 fielding percentage (13 E/7 76.0 INN)…saw action in 19 games at second base with a .988 fielding percentage (1 E/151.2 INN) and translated those numbers into a .970 fielding percentage (2 E/178.0 INN) at the big-league level across 22 games (19 games started) at second base…ranked fourth among all qualifying rookie second basemen during the month of September (minimum 17 games) in fielding percentage, total chances (67), putouts (27), assists (38) and zone rating (.765), while ranking third in innings (178.0) and second in games played (22).
2018
Was named a 2018 MiLB.com Organizational All-Star, Baseball America Minor League All-Star and Postseason All-Star for his time in Rancho Cucamonga...Wrapped the season with a combined .234/.399/.514 slashline between Advanced-A Advanced Rancho Cucamonga (88 games) and Double-A Tulsa (28 games)...had a career-high 57 RBIs, 27 doubles, eight triples and 15 homers in 116 games...on April 27, as a member of the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, drove in a career-best five RBI against the Lancaster JetHawks in a 14-9 win...promoted to Double-A Tulsa on Aug. 1, where he played in 28 games and hit .324/.408/.495 with four doubles, four home runs and nine RBI.
2017
Spent his first full professional season with Single-A Great Lakes, slashing .24 4/.331/.362 with 14 doubles, eight triples, seven home runs and 39 RBI with 27 stolen bases...tied for fourth in the Midwest League in triples and tied for seventh with a team-leading 56 walks on the season...paced the team in runs scored (68), hits (106), triples (8) and stolen bases (27), while ranking second in total bases (157), third in RBI (39) and fifth in doubles (14).
