Shorebirds' Nate George (3) hit a double against the Red Sox Tuesday, June 10, 2025, at Perdue Stadium in Salisbury, Maryland.
Nate George, a 19-year-outfielder who just completed his first season of professional baseball, has been named the Orioles’ minor league player of the year. Trey Gibson, a 23-year-old right-hander who finished his third year of pro ball, is the team’s minor league pitcher of the year.
George was the Orioles’ 16th-round draft pick in 2024 and combined to hit .337 with an .896 OPS for the Florida Complex League Orioles, Single-A Delmarva and High-A Aberdeen. He hit five home runs, drove in 42 runs and stole 50 bases in 75 attempts.
His .337 average is the third highest of all minor leaguers with at least 300 at-bats.
“This is just the beginning for me,” George said. “I know that I still have so much more development and so much more work to do, so I’m looking forward to it.”
George is ranked as the Orioles’ No. 2 prospect by Baseball America and No. 8 by MLB Pipeline. He’s the 78th overall prospect in Baseball America’s Top 100.
Gibson, an undrafted free agent in 2023, began the season at Aberdeen, moved up to Double-A Chesapeake and to Triple-A Norfolk.
“I played at three different levels and got all the way up to Triple-A,” Gibson said. “Being around those older guys, the experience they had, being around them day-in and day-out is pretty special.”
He was 5-8 with a 4.26 ERA in 26 games. Gibson struck out 166 in 120 1/3 innings and averaged 7.6 hits per nine innings.
Gibson was named the International Pitcher of the Week on August 17th.
He’s the No. 8 Orioles prospect by Baseball America and No. 12 by MLB Pipeline.
FCL Orioles manager Christian Frias has been named the winner of the Cal Ripken Sr. Player Development Award. Frias completed his fourth season as FCL Orioles manager.
Longtime major league outfielder Rich Amaral, who played the final two seasons of his career with the Orioles, has been named the team’s Scout of the Year.
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