On Tuesday, Texas power hitter Will Gasparino announced that he will be transferring to UCLA for the 2026 college baseball season.
Gasparino has spent the past two seasons playing for the Texas Longhorns in Austin. While there, he developed good power in his swing with 25 home runs in those two seasons combined.
He hit double figures in home runs in both the 2024 and 2025 college baseball seasons respectively.
In 2025, he helped lead the Texas Longhorns to their first SEC regular season title in their first season in the conference. This landed the team the second-overall national seed in the 2025 NCAA Tournament.
A Return Home to Los Angeles – The decision to transfer to UCLA is a homecoming move for Gasparino, as he is a native of Los Angeles.
He played for Harvard-Westlake High School, where he became a talented recruit in the 2023 class. According to Perfect Game, he was the number one outfielder and a top ten player from the state of California.
He was also a top ten outfielder and top 50 player nationally in the 2023 high school class.
UCLA Bruins are Retooled for 2026 – In 2025, the UCLA Bruins went to the College World Series after a solid season where they went 48-18 overall and 22-8 in Big Ten play.
Head coach John Savage’s team won a share of the Big Ten regular season title with the Oregon Ducks. It was the Bruins first season in the Big Ten conference.
Along with Gasparino, UCLA will feature one of the best players in college baseball in its lineup in Roch Cholowsky.
The addition of Gasparino makes the Bruins more potent and poised for another great season in 2026.
Gasparino Playing Summer Ball in the Cape Cod League – For right now, Gasparino is currently playing summer baseball in the Cape Cod League for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox.
He has three hits, three RBI, and three walks over the course of eight games.
It is Gasparino’s second season in the Cape Cod League after he played for the Chatham Anglers in 2024.
Photo: Will Gasparino, right, celebrates a home run against Texas St. with third base coach Nolan Cain during an NCAA baseball game on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Stephen Spillman)
