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Former Tennessee baseball players traded ahead of 2025 MLB deadline
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Two former Vols were traded on Wednesday ahead of Major League Baseball's trade deadline.
Drew Gilbert and Blade Tidwell were traded from the Mets to San Francisco for right-handed pitcher Tyler Rogers .
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"The Giants are getting Jose Butto , Blade Tidwell and Drew Gilbert for Rogers," Joel Sherman of the New York Post announced .
MLB's trade deadline is Thursday at 6 p.m. EDT.
Tidwell (13-5) played for the Vols from 2021-22, appearing in 31 games (27 starts). He recorded 141 strikeouts and a 3.53 ERA, while leading all Tennessee pitchers with 18 starts as a true freshman in 2021 .
Gilbert played at Tennessee from 2020-22. He appeared in 141 games, including 134 starts, as a hitter. Gilbert (2-0) also appeared in 11 contests as a relief pitcher.
He recorded a .314 batting average, 22 home runs, 140 RBIs and 116 runs with the Vols.
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