- Full name Andrew Costello
- Born 01/22/2007 in
- Profile Ht.: 5'10" / Wt.: 190 / Bats: R / Throws: R
Top Rankings
Draft Prospects
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School: Cathedral Prep HS, Erie, Penn. Committed: Wake Forest
Age At Draft: 19.5
Costello turns 19 in January of his draft year, so while he’s on the older end for the class, his talent on both sides of the ball make him one of the top 2026 catchers in the country. A gold medal winner at the U-15 World Cup in 2022, Costello shows flashes of above-average raw power and doesn’t need to sell out his swing to generate that pop, helping him tap into that power in games. He has a simple, compact swing with good sequence, keeping his hands quiet and generating stretch with his lower half before rotating powerfully. His barrel explodes through the zone with above-average bat speed to drive the ball in the air consistently from the middle of the field over to his pull side and a chance to develop into a 20-plus home run threat. Costello projects to stick behind the plate. He has a solid-average arm with quick footwork and a swift transfer on his throws, enabling him to regularly record pop times under 2.0 seconds with his best bolts cutting under 1.9 seconds.
