James Eugene Tibbs III (born October 1, 2002) is an American professionalbaseballoutfielder in theLos Angeles Dodgers organization.

Tibbs attendedPope High School inMarietta, Georgia. He committed toFlorida State University to play college baseball.

As a freshman at Florida State in 2022, Tibbs played in 56 games and hit .300/.411/.553 with 10 home runs and 32 runs batted in (RBI) over 170 at bats.^[1] As a sophomore, he started all 54 games and hit .339/.471/.682 with 17home runs and 43 RBI over 195 at-bats.^[2] In 2023, he playedcollegiate summer baseball with theBrewster Whitecaps of theCape Cod Baseball League, and was named a league all-star.^[3][4]

Tibbs entered his junior season in 2024 as a top prospect for the2024 Major League Baseball draft.^[5]

Tibbs was drafted bySan Francisco Giants with the 13th overall pick of the2024 Major League Baseball draft.^[6][7] On July 24, 2024, Tibbs signed with the Giants on a $4.75 million contract.^[8]

Tibbs made his professional debut with the Low-ASan Jose Giants before being promoted to the High-AEugene Emeralds.^[9][10] Between the two affiliates in 2024, he had aslash line of .241/.293/.343 with two home runs and six RBI in 26 games.^[11]

Tibbs returned to Eugene to begin the 2025 season, and batted .246/.379/.478 with 12 home runs, 32 RBI, and three stolen bases across 57 appearances.^[12]

On June 15, 2025, the Giants traded Tibbs to theBoston Red Sox, along withKyle Harrison,Jordan Hicks, and Jose Bello, in exchange forRafael Devers.^[13][14] He was assigned to the Double-APortland Sea Dogs, where he batted .207 in 30 games.^[12]

On July 31, 2025, the Red Sox traded Tibbs and Zach Ehrhard to theLos Angeles Dodgers, in exchange forDustin May.^[15][16] The Dodgers sent him to theTulsa Drillers, where he played in 36 games with a .269 batting average, seven home runs, and 32 RBI.^[12]

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