AJ Gracia
| AJ Gracia | |||
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| Virginia Cavaliers – No. 29 | |||
| Outfielder | |||
| Born: October 27, 2004 New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S. | |||
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AJ Gracia (born October 27, 2004) is an American college baseball outfielder for the Virginia Cavaliers, representing the University of Virginia. He previously played for the Duke Blue Devils.
Amateur Career
Gracia attended Ranney School. During his freshman year of high school, he verbally committed to Duke as a left-handed pitcher and outfielder. [1] During his senior year of high school, he batted .467 with 12 home runs and was awarded the New Jersey Player of the Year Award by Prep Baseball. [2]
In his freshman year at Duke, he primarily played in left field, batting .305 and collecting 14 home runs with a .440 on-base percentage. He broke Duke’s freshman home run record when he hit 14 home runs. [3] At the conclusion of the season, Gracia was selected onto Baseball America’s Freshman All America Second Team. [4]
In June 2025, Gracia entered the transfer portal and subsequently committed to the University of Virginia to follow his former Duke coach, Chris Pollard, who had taken a head coaching position there a few months before. [5][6]
In December 2025, Gracia was recognized as a top prospect on MLB Pipeline’s top 100 Draft Prospects for 2026. [7]
External links
References
- ↑ "Ranney School Freshman AJ Gracia Verbally Commits to Duke". Ranney School. 2019-09-09. Retrieved 2026-01-28.
- ↑ "2023 New Jersey Player of the Year: AJ Gracia". www.prepbaseballreport.com. Retrieved 2026-01-28.
- ↑ "Virginia Baseball Player Profile: Duke Transfer AJ Gracia". Virginia Cavaliers On SI. 2025-06-19. Retrieved 2026-01-28.
- ↑ "Gracia, Johnson Add Baseball America Freshman All-America Honors". Duke University. Retrieved 2026-01-28.
- ↑ Flaherty, Peter (2025-06-11). "AJ Gracia Transfer: Duke Star Among Several Blue Devils To Enter Portal". College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America. Retrieved 2026-01-28.
- ↑ "Top Baseball Draft Prospects". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2026-01-28.
- ↑ "Top Baseball Draft Prospects". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2026-01-28.
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