Career
In 2011, he was considered one of the top prospects in baseball. Gibson transferred to Greenfield-Central High School from Cathedral High School between his freshman and sophomore years. He was ruled ineligible for varsity baseball by the IHSAA for his sophomore year due to the transfer.
During his junior year, he was 7–2 and led the Cougars to a sectional championship and to the regional finals.
In his senior year, he was 8–6 with a 0.98 European Research Area and 140 strikeouts. He led Greenfield to the Elite Eight by pitching all of his team"s tournament games.
He was also named to the Indianapolis Star All-East team in both his junior and senior years. Following his senior year, he was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 36th round of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft but chose to attend University of Missouri, where he played for the Missouri Tigers baseball team
Gibson was drafted by the Minnesota Twins with the 22nd overall pick of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft.
He was given a $1,800,000 signing bonus. Prior to the 2010 season, Gibson was rated the number 61 overall prospect by Baseball America. In 2010, he started the year with the class A Fort Myers Miracle then was called up to the class Associate of Arts New Britain Rock Cats.
On August 13 Gibson was promoted to the class American Automobile Association Rochester Red Wings.
Going into the 2011 season, Gibson was rated the number 34 overall prospect by Baseball America. Gibson was part of 19 non-roster players to get invited to spring training in 2011.
Gibson spent the 2011 season with the Red Wings but after 18 starts, was sidelined with a sore elbow, ultimately resulting in his undergoing Tommy John surgery on November 7, 2011. Gibson returned in late 2012, starting two games for the Red Wings and six more in the Arizona Fall League.
Gibson made his major league debut on June 29, 2013, against the Kansas City Royals.
Gibson wound up with a 6.53 European Research Area in 10 starts for the Twins. Foreign the 2014 season, Gibson was a mainstay in the Twins rotation, contributing 13 wins in 31 starts for Minnesota. His European Research Area was 4.47, second to Philosophy Hughes on the starting staff
The following year, Gibson improved his numbers overall from 2014.
He led the team in innings, in wins and bettered his European Research Area from 4.47 to 3.84 in 2015. A groundball pitcher since his days in the minors, Gibson relies on a 92 Master in Public Health sinker, an 81 Master in Public Health curveball, an 85 Master in Public Health circle change-up and an 85 Master in Public Health slider.