'He is a battery': MLB's No. 13 Draft prospect comes with fully charged personality

PHOENIX -- Whenever Trevor Condon did anything on the baseball field this season, you saw it flapping along behind him. When he unleashed one of his hellacious left-handed swings geared for hard contact or took off down the first-base line seeking an extra 90 feet or went all-out in pursuit of a fly ball, his hoodie wasn't far behind. Teammates affectionately donned it his “cape” under his uniform, a nod to the Superman-esque traits the 2026 Draft prospect displays when he steps between the white lines.

“He works his ass off,” said Giants manager Tony Vitello, who recruited Condon to the University of Tennessee. “Just his mentality about the 24 hours that are in a day is super impressive. Trevor's the same guy all the time – super confident, super energetic.”

Whereas most teenagers entering their senior year of high school have modest aspirations for the year ahead, Condon’s was to win the Georgia Gatorade Player of the Year Award. MLB’s No. 13 Draft prospect told his dad, Craig, that it was on his radar -- and then he went out and did it, hitting .504 for Etowah High School en route to a state title.

“Some people think I was always this [highly ranked prospect]. I wasn't. I was unranked for a long time,” said Condon. “I felt the difference between success and failure. … I put my head down and I put the blinders on and I went and got it, and that's why I'm here today.”

“Every day is the best day of his life, and it comes from his parents,” said Vitello. “They're super grounded people, they've made him a little bit into who he is.

“He's taken his skills, and with his work ethic, he's jumped over a bunch of people.”

As a 5-foot-11 left-handed-hitting outfielder, Condon has heard the comparisons – Pete Crow-Armstrong. Brett Gardner. Even Lenny Dykstra. But he models his game after none of them. He’s intensely knowledgeable about his self-honed swing and the mechanics behind it, often pantomiming it in front of the mirror to practice.

But Condon’s first love was actually football. He played the game up until his sophomore year of high school, realizing that his baseball dreams weren’t all that far off from reality. He has embraced the “pressure is a privilege” ethos, seeing that the platform he could soon have will allow him to make an impact beyond himself.

“I've had dreams since I was 6 years old of not only being a professional but a Hall of Famer,” said Condon. “I want to leave a legacy behind. I hope I impact some of the younger generations to go and be great.”

Condon wears his happy-go-lucky personality wherever he goes. He played Little League with current University of Georgia football defensive lineman Carter Luckie, forming a bond that’s carried on as they’ve grown older. But it’s also opened Condon’s eyes to things beyond the playing field.

Carter’s younger brother, Cannon, battles FOXG1 syndrome, a rare genetic neurodevelopmental disorder that impacts his day to day life. Condon recently got “This is for those who can’t” tattooed on his right quad, a nod to Cannon, whom he has been around for the better part of a decade.

“We had a conversation when we were younger about [Cannon] and that we wouldn't know what he would have been [if not for the disorder],” said Condon. “He could have been Barry Sanders. He could have followed me in baseball. He could have been the greatest of all time at something. But he can't.

“But we can, so that's why we practice the way we practice, why we play the way we play, because we can. We get to. We're blessed.”

Maybe it’s not surprising given the energy that he does nearly everything with, but Condon can fly on a baseball field. His 70-grade run tool is among the highest in the 2026 Draft class and he was clocked at 4.38 seconds on a 40-yard dash as a 16-year-old. He’s been training with a track coach, Chris Vernon, since he was around 12 years old and is an advocate of running hills as a means of increasing his explosivity and straight line wheels.

“I can get people riled up, but I can also get the motors turning for my team,” said Condon. “I flip the energy immediately. Even if it’s down 5-0 and just hitting a double, that’s the little turn you need. That takes you a lot farther than running or my bat goes, because as you get older, you lose speed. But I can’t lose this personality; this is who I am.”

In an age of various trainers, coaches and gurus who influence young players, Condon has opted to keep his baseball circle small. He relies on his sister, Brionna, a former softball player at South Carolina and Georgia Tech and his dad to improve defensively and in the batter’s box.

“He is a battery,” said Vitello. “It doesn't matter if it's his rookie year, whatever team it is -- when he makes it up to the big league team, he's going to let his presence be known.”

“I love to win,” said Condon. “I love being on that field, and I know that one day that timer is gonna tick off. I don't know when that time is and I'll never play again. So I'm never gonna let the game have an opportunity where I'm not giving it my all because that might be my last play.”