Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Derek Fisher was born on August 21, 1993, in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. He is an outfielder in the MLB.

He previously played for the Houston Astros and Toronto Blue Jays. He attended the University of Virginia, where he played college baseball for the Virginia Cavaliers.

Fisher attended Cedar Crest High School in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. Playing for the school's baseball team, Fisher had a .440 batting average with nine home runs in his junior year, and was named to the all-state's first team. He also competed in national showcases. Baseball America ranked Fisher as the ninth-best high school prospect and best Pennsylvania prospect available in the 2011 Major League Baseball draft. As a senior, he batted .484 with 11 home runs and 28 runs batted in (RBIs), and was named the Gatorade Player of the Year for Pennsylvania. He was selected by the Texas Rangers in the sixth round of the draft, but did not sign. He enrolled at the University of Virginia to play college baseball for the Virginia Cavaliers baseball team.

As a freshman, Fisher batted .288 with seven home runs and 50 RBIs, and was named a Freshman All-American by Louisville Slugger and invited to participate in the College Home Run Derby. In 2013, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and was named a league all-star. The Houston Astros selected Fisher with the 37th overall selection in the 2014 Major League Baseball draft.