Drew Waters #8
Kansas City Royals
- LF
- B/T: S/R
- 6' 1"/185
- Age: 26
- Andrew David Waters
- Status: Active
- Born: 12/30/1998 in Atlanta, GA
- Draft: 2017, Atlanta Braves, Round: 2, Overall Pick: 41
- High School: Etowah, Woodstock, GA
- MLB Debut: 8/22/2022
2025 Stats
| AB | AVG | HR | RBI | SB | OPS |
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| 208 | .236 | 7 | 29 | 7 | .713 |
2025 Stats
| AB | AVG | HR | RBI | SB | OPS |
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| 206 | .243 | 1 | 14 | 5 | .604 |
MiLB Career Stats
| AB | AVG | HR | RBI | SB | OPS |
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| 2566 | .279 | 66 | 283 | 120 | .802 |
MLB Career Stats
| AB | AVG | HR | RBI | SB | OPS |
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| 620 | .234 | 14 | 65 | 21 | .669 |
| Year | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | OPS |
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| 2025 MiLB Stats | 208 | 34 | 49 | 7 | 29 | 7 | .236 | .309 | .713 |
| 2025 MLB Stats | 206 | 21 | 50 | 1 | 14 | 5 | .243 | .288 | .604 |
| MiLB Career Stats | 2566 | 445 | 717 | 66 | 283 | 120 | .279 | .350 | .802 |
| MLB Career Stats | 620 | 77 | 145 | 14 | 65 | 21 | .234 | .300 | .669 |
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Splits
| Duration | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last 7 Games | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .083 | .214 | .083 |
| Last 15 Games | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0 | .138 | .242 | .138 |
| Last 30 Games | 70 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 1 | .171 | .237 | .171 |
| Last 3 Games | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB |
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| 7/3 @ SEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7/2 @ SEA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7/1 @ SEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 :
LF
(41)
CF
(22)
RF
(21)
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Drew Waters' impressive leaping catch
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Latest Transactions
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September 29, 2025 | Kansas City Royals recalled LF Drew Waters from Omaha Storm Chasers. |
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July 4, 2025 | Kansas City Royals optioned LF Drew Waters to Omaha Storm Chasers. |
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April 16, 2025 | RF Drew Waters changed number to 8. |
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April 15, 2025 | RF Drew Waters changed number to 42. |
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April 9, 2025 | Kansas City Royals recalled RF Drew Waters from Omaha Storm Chasers. |
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March 25, 2025 | Kansas City Royals optioned RF Drew Waters to Omaha Storm Chasers. |
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October 11, 2024 | Kansas City Royals activated RF Drew Waters. |
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September 30, 2024 | Kansas City Royals recalled RF Drew Waters from Omaha Storm Chasers. |
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July 28, 2024 | Omaha Storm Chasers activated OF Drew Waters. |
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July 28, 2024 | Kansas City Royals optioned OF Drew Waters to Omaha Storm Chasers. |
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July 18, 2024 | Kansas City Royals recalled OF Drew Waters from Omaha Storm Chasers. |
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June 18, 2024 | Kansas City Royals optioned OF Drew Waters to Omaha Storm Chasers. |
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June 11, 2024 | Kansas City Royals recalled OF Drew Waters from Omaha Storm Chasers. |
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March 28, 2024 | OF Drew Waters assigned to Omaha Storm Chasers from Northwest Arkansas Naturals. |
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March 25, 2024 | OF Drew Waters assigned to Northwest Arkansas Naturals from Omaha Storm Chasers. |
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March 22, 2024 | Kansas City Royals optioned OF Drew Waters to Omaha Storm Chasers. |
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August 13, 2023 | Kansas City Royals activated OF Drew Waters from the bereavement list. |
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August 10, 2023 | Kansas City Royals placed OF Drew Waters on the bereavement list. |
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May 26, 2023 | Kansas City Royals activated OF Drew Waters from the 10-day injured list. |
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May 2, 2023 | Kansas City Royals sent OF Drew Waters on a rehab assignment to Omaha Storm Chasers. |
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March 30, 2023 | Kansas City Royals placed OF Drew Waters on the 10-day injured list retroactive to March 27, 2023. Left oblique strain. |
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August 22, 2022 | Kansas City Royals activated OF Drew Waters. |
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August 22, 2022 | Kansas City Royals recalled OF Drew Waters from Omaha Storm Chasers. |
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July 11, 2022 | Kansas City Royals optioned OF Drew Waters to Omaha Storm Chasers. |
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July 11, 2022 | Atlanta Braves traded OF Drew Waters, RHP Andrew Hoffmann and 3B CJ Alexander to Kansas City Royals for Draft Pick. CBA Pick # 35. |
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May 3, 2022 | Gwinnett Stripers activated OF Drew Waters. |
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April 28, 2022 | Gwinnett Stripers sent OF Drew Waters on a rehab assignment to Rome Braves. |
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April 5, 2022 | Gwinnett Stripers placed OF Drew Waters on the 7-day injured list. |
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March 23, 2022 | Atlanta Braves optioned OF Drew Waters to Gwinnett Stripers. |
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November 18, 2021 | Atlanta Braves selected the contract of OF Drew Waters from Gwinnett Stripers. |
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July 10, 2021 | National League Futures activated OF Drew Waters. |
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May 4, 2021 | OF Drew Waters assigned to Gwinnett Stripers from Mississippi Braves. |
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February 15, 2021 | OF Drew Waters assigned to Atlanta Braves . |
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February 15, 2021 | Atlanta Braves invited non-roster CF Drew Waters to spring training. |
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November 17, 2020 | CF Drew Waters assigned to Mississippi Braves from Gwinnett Stripers. |
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September 29, 2020 | CF Drew Waters assigned to Gwinnett Stripers from Braves Alternate Training Site. |
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July 19, 2020 | CF Drew Waters assigned to Braves Alternate Training Site from Mississippi Braves. |
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January 22, 2020 | Atlanta Braves invited non-roster CF Drew Waters to spring training. |
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November 19, 2019 | CF Drew Waters assigned to Mississippi Braves from Gwinnett Stripers. |
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August 5, 2019 | CF Drew Waters assigned to Gwinnett Stripers from Mississippi Braves. |
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June 17, 2019 | OF Drew Waters assigned to SOU South Division All-Stars. |
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April 2, 2019 | CF Drew Waters assigned to Mississippi Braves from Florida Fire Frogs. |
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January 28, 2019 | Atlanta Braves invited non-roster CF Drew Waters to spring training. |
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August 1, 2018 | CF Drew Waters assigned to Florida Fire Frogs from Rome Braves. |
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May 9, 2018 | Rome Braves activated CF Drew Waters from the 7-day disabled list. |
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April 23, 2018 | Rome Braves placed CF Drew Waters on the 7-day disabled list. |
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April 5, 2018 | CF Drew Waters assigned to Rome Braves from Danville Braves. |
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March 27, 2018 | OF Drew Waters assigned to Atlanta Braves Futures. |
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July 16, 2017 | CF Drew Waters assigned to Danville Braves from GCL Braves. |
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June 27, 2017 | OF Drew Waters assigned to GCL Braves. |
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June 17, 2017 | Atlanta Braves signed OF Drew Waters. |
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July 28, 2016 | OF Drew Waters assigned to PG East. |
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July 21, 2016 | OF Drew Waters assigned to UA American. |
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Awards
SAL Mid-Season All-Star
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| 2018 | Rome Braves | SAL |
SAL Post-Season All-Star
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| 2018 | Rome Braves | SAL |
Baseball America Low Class A All-Star
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| 2018 | Rome Braves | SAL |
MiLB.com Organization All-Star
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| 2018 | Atlanta Braves | NL |
| 2019 | Atlanta Braves | NL |
SOU Player of the Week
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| 06/16/2019 | Mississippi Braves | SOU |
SOU Mid-Season All-Star
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| 2019 | Mississippi Braves | SOU |
SOU Most Valuable Player
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| 2019 | Mississippi Braves | SOU |
SOU Post-Season All-Star
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| 2019 | Mississippi Braves | SOU |
SOU Batting Champion Award
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| 2019 | Mississippi Braves | SOU |
Futures Game Selection
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| 2021 | Gwinnett Stripers | AAA E |
INT Player of the Week
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| 07/14/2024 | Omaha Storm Chasers | INT |
| 09/22/2024 | Omaha Storm Chasers | INT |
| 04/06/2025 | Omaha Storm Chasers | INT |
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League Rankings
Triples
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| 2025 | 3 | in AL |
| 2025 | 2 | in INT |
| 2023 | 5 | in AL |
| 2023 | 2 | in INT |
Caught Stealing
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| 2023 | 5 | in AL |
| 2023 | 0 | in INT |