Brigantine native and Holy Spirit baseball alum Trevor Cohen was drafted in the third round of the 2025 Major League Baseball draft on Sunday night.

Cohen, a three-year starter at Rutgers, was selected with the 85th overall pick by the San Francisco Giants.

Record-Breaking Rutgers Career

The former Spartan had an outstanding junior season, hitting .387 with two home runs, 24 doubles (tying a Rutgers record), a triple, 19 stolen bases, and was the overall Big Ten conference-only batting champion, hitting .467.

He set a Big 10 record with 56 hits in conference play.

Highlights from His Time at Rutgers

During his three seasons at Rutgers, the left-handed hitting outfielder has a .338 with four home runs, 100 RBIs, 39 doubles, five triples, 223 hits, and struck out just 62 times total in 660 at-bats in 163 games played for the Scarlett Knights.

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Standout Seasons at Holy Spirit High School

During his senior season at Holy Spirit, Cohen hit an eye-popping .505 and set a school record with nine home runs as a senior in 2022, adding 12 doubles, four triples, 28 RBIs, 34 runs scored, and 25 stolen bases for the Absecon school.

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As a junior in 2021 at Holy Spirit, Cohen hit .410 with 19 RBIs and batted .300 as a freshman.

Cohen was also the quarterback for the Spartans football team and won the state title as a sophomore and junior.

I got the chance to coach Cohen in both Ventnor and with the 13U Atlantic Shore All-Star team that advanced to the Babe Ruth World Series in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Cohen was a key member of that 2017 Mid-Atlantic Regional championship team, playing left field and getting key outs as a relief pitcher. As a 14-year old his team would go on to win the Babe Ruth World Series in Eagle Pass, TX in 2018.

His parents, Trevor and Laura, and his brother Gavin, who plays for Holy Spirit, have been big supporters every step of the way.

Holy Spirit alum Trevor Cohen and his family

SubmittedTrevor Cohen’s Journey to the MLB

It’s been quite a journey for Cohen from Brigantine to Babe Ruth World Series champion, Holy School standout, Big 10 record holder, and now the San Francisco Giants.

We’ll be sure to update South Jersey on the next chapter of his journey.

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