Career
He previously played in MLB for the Giants and the Chicago White Sox. San Francisco Giants
Gillaspie played in the Cape Cod Baseball League during the summer of 2007, leading the entire league in hitting with a.345 batting average. He led the Falmouth Commodores to the championship series against the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox, but could not play in the series as he had to return to school.
He was named the Most Valuable Player of the Cape League.
Gillaspie was drafted by the San Francisco Giants 37th overall in the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft out of Wichita State University. He played only 24 games in the minors before being called up to the majors on September 6, 2008.
He got his first major league hit off Dan Haren on September 16, 2008. On June 5, 2011, Gillaspie was recalled to the major leagues when Brandon Belt was placed on the 15-day disabled list.
On Tuesday September 27, 2011, Gillaspie hit an inside the park home run against Rockies pitcher Esmil Rogers.
Gillaspie began 2012 with Triple-A Fresno, hitting.362 with 3 Human Resources and 13 Reserve Bank of India in 23 games before being recalled to San Francisco when Pablo Sandoval was placed on the 15-day Doctor of Laws. He got his first hit (a single) of the 2012 season on June 10 against the Texas Rangers. Chicago White Sox
On February 22, 2013, the San Francisco Giants traded Gillaspie to the Chicago White Sox for minor-league pitcher Jeff Soptic. He was designated for assignment on July 19, 2015.
Los Angeles Angels
He was designated for assignment on August 18.