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Former Oregon State third baseman Trent Caraway announces transfer destination
Former Oregon State third baseman Trent Caraway has a new home in college baseball.
Caraway announced his commitment to the LSU Tigers on Tuesday via social media.
Caraway, a rising junior, was the most outstanding player of the Corvallis regional during the 2025 postseason. He hit six home runs in the postseason overall, an OSU record, finishing the season batting .267 with 12 home runs and 47 RBI.
Caraway entered the transfer portal after Oregon State’s run to the College World Series, and had his name in the MLB Draft but did not get selected.
Seven OSU players were drafted, but Caraway not being selected was a surprise: MLB.com ranked him the No. 145 overall prospect, and there are 615 total picks across 20 rounds.
In the age of NIL, there is less incentive for underclassmen to make the jump to the professional level if their value does not exceed potential earnings in college. That could be the case for Caraway, who took a step back statistically in 2025 and could see a boost to his draft stock with improvement at LSU.
— Ryan Clarke covers the Oregon State Beavers for The Oregonian/OregonLive. Reach him at RClarke@Oregonian.com or on Twitter/X: @RyanTClarke. Find him on Bluesky: @ryantclarke.bsky.social.
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