Austin Drury returns to Sioux City for his third season with a career record of 9-10 and a 4.38 ERA in 36 starts. He has pitched 199.1 innings for the Explorers, striking out 192 with a 1.425 WHIP. Drury has excelled in the postseason, going 2-0 with a 1.67 ERA in three starts. In 2024, he began the season in Mexico before joining the Explorers, finishing 4-5 with a 5.10 ERA. Drury averaged 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings and ended the season strong with a 2.82 ERA over his last eight games. He also played right field and earned his first professional hit and RBI in 2024. Drury was added to the Team USA roster for the 2024 Premier 12 tournament, making two relief appearances.

Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 34th round of the 2018 MLB Draft, Drury pitched in their organization from 2018-22, including AA Tulsa. In 2019, he was named to the Midwest League All-Star Team and posted a 2.39 ERA at Great Lakes before a promotion to High-A Rancho Cucamonga. Drury played college baseball at the University of North Florida, earning Freshman All-American honors and finishing with a 16-7 record and a 3.94 ERA. Born in Land O’Lakes, Florida, Drury will turn 28 on August 13. His uncle, Ronald Kelly, played in the Baltimore organization, and his grandfather, Roy Kelly, was a professional player in the 1950s.