Chris Pollard and his staff will have a new hole to fill on their roster in the coming months.
Senior outfielder Devin Obee opted for the transfer portal and will leave the Duke baseball team after graduating this summer, according to a Tuesday report from D1Baseball’s Kendall Rogers.
His name officially began appearing in the transfer portal database that same day.
The loss is significant for Duke from an on- and off-field perspective, as Obee was a leader amongst the team. As a junior, he was a terrific defender with great instincts and provided some significant power with 16 home runs last year alone. He also batted .309 with 11 doubles and two triples, one of two Blue Devils to reach all four of those numbers in 2024.
Duke has seen many departures from the program this past summer due to graduation, the MLB draft, and other transfers out of the program.
Chase Krewson, a terrific freshman expected to have a significant role in the future, opted to transfer to UCF. At the same time, Ben Miller shocked everyone by announcing his return to the Duke program for one more season. Pitchers Jonathan Santucci, Charlie Beilenson, and others were drafted to the professional ranks this summer.
TRANSFER UPDATE: @DukeBASE OF Devin Obee 'officially' enters Transfer Portal. Obee graduates in the next couple months, so will have the abilty to transfer at holiday break. Hit .309 with 11 doubles, two triples, 16 homers and 50 RBIs this past season.https://t.co/F2mEcVz9t4
— Kendall Rogers (@KendallRogers) August 20, 2024
With Obee on the way out, Duke will need contributions from players who played minor roles or weren’t even on the team last year to supplement guys like Miller, AJ Gracia, Kyle Johnson, and Ben Miller as they attempt to defend their ACC Tournament title and break through to Omaha for the first time in 2025.