New York Yankees · SP
Orange County native from Orange Lutheran High who turned down the Yankees as a 2008 first-rounder to pitch at UCLA, went first overall to the Pirates in 2011, struck out 326 for the Astros in 2019 and signed a record nine-year deal with the Yankees, winning the 2023 AL Cy Young. He and his wife, Amy, held his Uncork for a Cause charity wine nights at Hyde Park Prime Steakhouse (2016) and Sienna Mercato (2017) in Pittsburgh and at Georgia James in Houston (2019). At their winter home in Newport Beach they named Javier's, A Market, Louie's by the Bay and The Cannery as favorites, with sushi at San Shi Go and Sota Sushi (since temporarily closed) and French at Pescadou Bistro (since closed). In-N-Out is his fast-food pick.