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SEC Players in MLB on Opening Day

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (March 30, 2023)-----A total of 88 baseball players formerly from Southeastern Conference universities are listed on 2023 Major League Baseball Opening Day rosters. The list includes 70 players on active rosters and 18 on injured lists.

Each SEC university is represented on MLB Opening Day rosters, with all 14 teams boasting at least three former SEC players on rosters. Twenty-nine Major League clubs have at least one former SEC player on the team's roster.

Opening Day for all 30 teams is scheduled for Thursday. A complete list of players formerly from SEC universities on MLB Opening Day rosters follows:

SEC on MLB Opening Day Rosters

26-man rosters + injured lists

(* = injured list)


Alabama

Matt Foster*, Chicago White Sox

Tommy Hunter, New York Mets

Jimmy Nelson*, Los Angeles Dodgers

David Robertson, New York Mets

Spencer Turnbull, Detroit Tigers


Arkansas

Brian Anderson, Milwaukee Brewers

Jalen Beeks, Tampa Bay Rays

Andrew Benintendi, Chicago White Sox

Zach Jackson, Oakland Athletics

James McCann*, Baltimore Orioles

Drew Smyly, Chicago Cubs

Ryne Stanek, Houston Astros

Trevor Stephan, Cleveland Guardians


Auburn

Garrett Cooper, Miami Marlins

Davis Daniel*, Los Angeles Angels

Josh Donaldson, New York Yankees

Casey Mize*, Detroit Tigers

Keegan Thompson, Chicago Cubs

Trey Wingenter, Detroit Tigers


Florida

Pete Alonso, New York Mets

Harrison Bader*, New York Yankees

Anthony DeSclafani, San Francisco Giants

Dane Dunning, Texas Rangers

Dalton Guthrie, Philadelphia Phillies

Jonathan India, Cincinnati Reds

A.J. Puk, Miami Marlins

Brady Singer, Kansas City Royals

Kirby Snead*, Oakland Athletics

Mike Zunino, Cleveland Guardians

Georgia

Kyle Farmer, Minnesota Twins

Jared Walsh*, Los Angeles Angels

Alex Wood, San Francisco Giants

Kentucky

Trevor Gott, Seattle Mariners

Luke Maile, Cincinnati Reds

James Paxton*, Boston Red Sox

Zach Pop, Toronto Blue Jays

Taylor Rogers, San Francisco Giants

Zack Thompson, Kentucky

LSU

Alex Bregman, Houston Astros

Jake Fraley, Cincinnati Reds

Kevin Gausman, Toronto Blue Jays

Alex Lange, Detroit Tigers

DJ LeMahieu, New York Yankees

Aaron Nola, Philadelphia Phillies

Austin Nola, San Diego Padres

Josh Smith, Texas Rangers

Ole Miss

Nick Fortes, Miami Marlins

Lance Lynn, Chicago White Sox

Drew Pomeranz*, San Diego Padres

Ryan Rolison*, Colorado Rockies

Mississippi State

Adam Frazier, Baltimore Orioles

Kendall Graveman, Chicago White Sox

Nathaniel Lowe, Texas Rangers

Hunter Renfroe, Los Angeles Angels

Brent Rooker, Oakland Athletics

Chris Stratton, St. Louis Cardinals

Brandon Woodruff, Milwaukee Brewers

Missouri

Pete Fairbanks, Tampa Bay Rays

Kyle Gibson, Baltimore Orioles

Tanner Houck, Boston Red Sox

Bryce Montes de Oca*, New York Mets

Max Scherzer, New York Mets

Rob Zastryzny, Pittsburgh Pirates

South Carolina

Jackie Bradley, Jr., Kansas City Royals

Wil Crowe, Pittsburgh Pirates

Whit Merrifield, Toronto Blue Jays

Jordan Montgomery, St. Louis Cardinals

Cody Morris*, Cleveland Guardians

Clarke Schmidt, New York Yankees

Christian Walker, Arizona Diamondbacks

Tennessee

Garrett Crochet*, Chicago White Sox

Yan Gomes, Chicago Cubs

Nick Senzel*, Cincinnati Reds

Texas A&M

Corbin Martin*, Arizona Diamondbacks

A.J. Minter, Atlanta Braves

Brooks Raley, New York Mets

Ross Stripling, San Francisco Giants

Michael Wacha, San Diego Padres

Vanderbilt

Walker Buehler*, Los Angeles Dodgers

Curt Casali, Cincinnati Reds

Jason Delay, Pittsburgh Pirates

Sonny Gray, Minnesota Twins

Tony Kemp, Oakland Athletics

Bryan Reynolds, Pittsburgh Pirates

Dansby Swanson, Chicago Cubs

Drew VerHagen, St. Louis Cardinals

Kyle Wright*, Atlanta Braves

Mike Yastrzemski, San Francisco Giants


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Re: SEC Players in MLB on Opening Day

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10 ties us with one other by my count - UT has 3.
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charlestonalum wrote: Fri Mar 31, 2023 9:23 am 10 ties us with one other by my count - UT has 3.
And Vandy has a relatively large number of players in AAA right now awaiting promotion.
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More hitters than pitchers for vandy which I wouldn't have guessed
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