""Short guy, lower to the ground," Cora said of Durbin, per MassLive's Christopher Smith. "I got some people that work for the Brewers. They say that when he goes down on the ground, he comes up very quick. I know it's his wrestling background. He used to wrestle. So he's a great athlete.""
""I get asked a lot like what from wrestling translates into baseball," Durbin told The Athletic's Jen McCaffrey. "I think [staying low is] one of the biggest things. Obviously, you have to keep good positioning in wrestling. So it's something that definitely comes naturally to me on the field when I'm playing defense.""
""Caleb is an extremely tough young man, mentally and physically," Durbin's college baseball coach, Pat Bloom, said in a 2024 interview."
Caleb Durbin was acquired by the Red Sox in a February trade and is expected to provide infield versatility after playing mostly third base as a rookie with the Brewers. He hit .256 with 11 home runs and 53 RBIs in 136 games in 2025. Durbin wrestled at Lake Forest High School, helped the school set a record for dual team wins in 2015, and received Division III wrestling offers before choosing college baseball at Washington University in St. Louis. Coaches and manager Alex Cora credit his low stance, quickness, and toughness to his wrestling background.
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