Georgia prep center fielder Trevor Condon plays the game with a rare combination of explosiveness, energy and confidence that has made him one of the fastest-rising players in the 2026 MLB draft class.
The Tennessee Volunteers commit has emerged as a potential top-20 pick ahead of July’s draft thanks to his dynamic athleticism, elite speed and advanced bat-to-ball skills. Scouts also are enamored with the intensity he brings every time he steps on the field.
Whether he is sprinting out a routine ground ball, chasing down a fly ball in center field or attacking a fastball at the plate, Condon plays with an edge that consistently stands out to evaluators.
“I think my strengths are my bat-to-ball skills and my speed,” Condon said. “I’m a very good contact hitter, also very good to the whole field.”
Condon’s game begins with speed.
Scouts routinely place plus-plus grades on his running ability, and his quick first step allows him to impact games offensively and defensively. He plays center field with an aggressive mentality, chasing balls fearlessly and routinely flashing the range necessary to remain at the position long term.
“I’m a speedster. I go and get the ball,” Condon said. “Not scared to lay out for one, run into the fence. I’d say my defense is like my hair’s on fire.”
That style has become part of his identity as a player.
Condon consistently plays with high energy, frequently sprinting out routine ground balls and pressuring defenses with his speed. Evaluators also are intrigued by an offensive profile built more around contact, athleticism and all-fields hitting ability than pure power projection.
His swing, however, is what often draws the most attention.
Condon starts with his hands high before dropping them lower with a pronounced rhythm and waggle before firing the barrel through the zone. The movement is not common, but it is a swing he has refined throughout high school while learning how to better control the barrel as he added strength.
“Freshman year, my hands were on my shoulders,” Condon said. “Honestly, I wasn’t really strong enough to control the barrel. It was just a long, lengthy swing.”
As he matured physically, his swing evolved.
Condon said he began experimenting with more rhythm and movement inspired partly by watching Barry Bonds. At one point, his hand movement became exaggerated during the summer showcase circuit before he simplified it entering events such as USA Baseball and East Coast Pro.
“It just works for me,” Condon said.
Despite the unorthodox mechanics, scouts believe the swing works because of his hand speed, timing and ability to consistently square up quality velocity.
Condon said one area he still wants to improve is driving the baseball with more authority.
“I want to be able to drive it up away even more,” he said. “Get a little deeper, more power, and express it that way instead of it just being the one-hop off the wall.”
His development over the last four years has been fueled partly by motivation stemming from a difficult freshman season. Condon said he started the first nine games of his high school career before losing his spot in the lineup.
“I kind of took it personal,” Condon said. “I got hungry, bigger chip on my shoulder, and I just wanted to prove to everyone that would never happen to me again.”
Off the field, Condon describes himself as grounded by faith and family. He said his parents have played the biggest role in his baseball journey, particularly his father, who rarely missed games while traveling extensively to support his career.
“That to me is a supportive staff that wants me to be there,” Condon said. “I couldn’t do it without them.”
Condon originally committed to Miami before flipping to Tennessee during his junior year after developing a strong relationship with the Volunteers’ coaching staff.
He said the program’s culture and player development environment stood out immediately.
“There was just this emotion to it,” Condon said. “I could feel the connection.”
For now, though, Condon is attempting to stay focused on the present while draft attention continues to build around him.
“I just try to live in the moment, take one step at a time,” Condon said. “When the draft comes, if they call my name, they call my name.”
Dan Zielinski III has covered the MLB draft for 11 years. He has interviewed 613 of the top draft prospects in that period, including four No. 1 overall picks. Multiple publications, including Baseball America, USA Today, MLB.com, The Arizona Republic and The Dallas Morning News, have quoted his work, while he has appeared on radio stations as an “MLB draft expert.” Follow him on Twitter @DanZielinski3.
