Caleb Durbin
Caleb Durbin is an American professional baseball infielder for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball. He made his MLB debut in 2025.
Early life
Born in Evanston, Illinois, Durbin was a 3-year letter winner in baseball, 4-year letter winner in wrestling, and lettered in football at Lake Forest High School in Lake Forest, Illinois. He played college baseball at Washington University in St. Louis while earning a degree in economics.Durbin played collegiate summer baseball in the Northwoods League for the Rockford Rivets in 2019, and then for the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders in 2020 and 2021.
Professional career
Atlanta Braves
Durbin was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 14th round, 427th overall, of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft. He made his professional debut with the rookie-level Florida Complex League Braves. Durbin split the 2022 campaign between the Single-A Augusta GreenJackets and High-A Rome Braves, for whom he batted a combined.241/.352/.372 with eight home runs, 62 RBI, and 31 strikeouts across 105 appearances.New York Yankees
On December 28, 2022, the Braves traded Durbin and Indigo Diaz to the New York Yankees in exchange for Lucas Luetge. He played 2023 with the High–A Hudson Valley Renegades and Double–A Somerset Patriots. After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League.Durbin spent the 2024 campaign with the Triple–A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, also briefly appearing for the Single–A Tampa Tarpons and Somerset. In 82 games for Scranton, he slashed.287/.396/.471 with 10 home runs, 60 RBI, and 29 stolen bases. Following the season, the Yankees added Durbin to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.