Drew Gagnon

Gagnon attended Liberty High School in Brentwood, California in 2008. As a senior, he compiled a 1.58 ERA.[1] He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the tenth round of the 2008 MLB draft, but he did not sign and instead enrolled at Long Beach State University where he played college baseball. In 2010, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and was named a league all-star.[2] In 2011, as a junior at Long Beach State, he was 4–10 with a 2.81 ERA in 15 starts, earning him a spot on the All-Big West Second Team.[3]

He was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the third round of the 2011 MLB draft, and he signed.[4]

Gagnon made his professional debut with the Helena Brewers, compiling an 8.05 ERA in 19 innings pitched. In 2012 he pitched for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers and Brevard County Manatees where he was a combined 7–3 with a 2.83 ERA in 23 total starts, in 2013 he played for Brevard County and the Huntsville Stars where he pitched to a 7–13 record and 5.43 ERA in 26 starts between both teams, and in 2014 he pitched with Huntsville where he compiled an 11–6 record and 3.96 ERA in 28 starts.[5] Gagnon spent the 2015 season with both the Biloxi Shuckers and Colorado Springs Sky Sox, pitching to a 2–12 record and 6.67 ERA in 26 total games (19 starts) between both teams, and he returned to those two teams in 2016, going a combined 3–1 with a 4.48 ERA in 36 games (31 relief appearances).[6]

On December 13, 2016, Gagnon, along with Martín Maldonado, was traded to the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for Jett Bandy.[7] He spent the 2017 season with the Salt Lake Bees where he compiled a 1–1 record and 6.25 ERA in 31 games (ten starts).[8] He became a free agent following the season on November 6, 2017.[9]

On December 22, 2017, Gagnon signed with the New York Mets.[10] He began the season with the Binghamton Rumble Ponies and was promoted to the Las Vegas 51s after one game.

Gagnon was called up to the Mets on July 10, 2018.[11] In 17 starts for Las Vegas prior to his promotion, he was 1–4 with a 4.67 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP.[12] Gagnon made his Major League debut in a July 10 start against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citi Field. He allowed six earned runs in 42⁄3 innings and hit a sacrifice fly.[13] Coincidentally, the starting pitcher for the Phillies in that game was Enyel De Los Santos, who was also making his Major League debut and earned the win for New York.

Gagnon was designated for assignment by the Mets on November 20, 2019, in order for him to pursue an opportunity in Korea.[14]

On December 10, 2019, Gagnon signed a one-year, $850,000 deal with the Kia Tigers of the KBO League.[15] He became a free agent following the season.

On December 26, 2020, Gagnon signed with the Wei Chuan Dragons of the Chinese Professional Baseball League for the 2021 season.[16] On April 8, 2021, Gagnon made his CPBL debut.