BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (March 29, 2019)-----Ninety-six baseball players formerly from Southeastern Conference universities were on 2019 Major League Baseball Opening Day rosters. A total of 80 former baseball student-athletes from SEC schools were on 25-man rosters, and an additional 16 were listed on 40-man rosters or disabled lists.
Every SEC university was represented on MLB Opening Day rosters, with each team boasting at least two former SEC players on MLB active rosters. A complete breakdown, as provided by each school, is available below:
Opening Day Major League Baseball Rosters
(Active, 40-man, Disabled List)
Alabama
Alex Avila, Arizona Diamondbacks
Wade LeBlanc, Seattle Mariners
Adam Morgan, Philadelphia Phillies
Jimmy Nelson, Milwaukee Brewers
David Robertson, Philadelphia Phillies
Spencer Turnbull, Detroit Tigers
Tommy Hunter, Philadelphia Phillies*^
Arkansas
Brian Anderson, Miami Marlins
Jalen Beeks, Tampa Bay Rays
Andrew Benintendi, Boston Red Sox
Logan Forsythe, Texas Rangers
James McCann, Chicago White Sox
Blake Parker, Minnesota Twins
Drew Smyly, Texas Rangers
Ryne Stanek, Tampa Bay Rays
Auburn
Garrett Cooper, Miami Marlins
Josh Donaldson, Atlanta Braves
Trey Wingenter, San Diego Padres
Grant Dayton, Atlanta Braves^
Florida
Pete Alonso, New York Mets
Harrison Bader, St. Louis Cardinals
Anthony DeSclafani, Cincinnati Reds
Brian Johnson, Boston Red Sox
Richie Martin, Baltimore Orioles
Darren O’Day, Atlanta Braves
Mike Zunino, Tampa Bay Rays
Eric Hanhold, New York Mets^
Bobby Poyner, Boston Red Sox^
Georgia
Gordon Beckham, Detroit Tigers
Kyle Farmer, Cincinnati Reds
Alex Wood, Cincinnati Reds*^
Kentucky
Trevor Gott, San Francisco Giants
Luke Maile, Toronto Blue Jays
James Paxton, New York Yankees
Tim Peterson, New York Mets
J.T. Riddle, Miami Marlins
Taylor Rogers, Minnesota Twins
AJ Reed, Houston Astros+
Chris Rusin, Colorado Rockies*^
Chandler Shepherd, Boston Red Sox^
LSU
Alex Bregman, Houston Astros
DJ LeMahieu, New York Yankees
Aaron Nola, Philadelphia Phillies
Will Harris, Houston Astros
Kevin Gausman, Atlanta Braves
JaCoby Jones, Detroit Tigers
Mikie Mahtook, Detroit Tigers
Nick Rumbelow, Seattle Mariners
Andrew Stevenson, Washington Nationals
Nick Goody, Cleveland Indians^
Ole Miss
Zack Cozart, Los Angeles Angels
Lance Lynn, Texas Rangers
Mike Mayers, St. Louis Cardinals
Bobby Wahl, Milwaukee Brewers
Drew Pomeranz, San Franciso Giants
Chris Ellis, Kansas City Royals
Jacob Waguespack, Toronto Blue Jays^
Mississippi State
Adam Frazier, Pittsburgh Pirates
Jonathan Holder, New York Yankees
Dakota Hudson, St. Louis Cardinals
Mitch Moreland, Boston Red Sox
Hunter Renfroe, San Diego Padres
Chris Stratton, Los Angeles Angels
Brandon Woodruff, Milwaukee Brewers
Kendall Graveman, Chicago Cubs*^
Missouri
Kyle Gibson, Minnesota Twins
Ian Kinsler, San Diego Padres
Max Scherzer, Washington Nationals
South Carolina
Jackie Bradley Jr., Boston Red Sox
Sam Dyson, San Francisco Giants
Grayson Greiner, Detroit Tigers
Whit Merrifield, Kansas City Royals
Justin Smoak, Toronto Blue Jays
Christian Walker, Arizona Diamondbacks
Steve Pearce, Boston Red Sox*^
Jordan Montgomery, New York Yankees*^
Tyler Webb, St. Louis Cardinals^
Tennessee
Zak Godley, Arizona Diamondbacks
Yan Gomes, Washington Nationals
Drew Steckenrider, Miami Marlins
Christin Stewart, Detroit Tigers
Texas A&M
A.J. Minter, Atlanta Braves
Tyler Naquin, Cleveland Indians
Ross Stripling, Los Angeles Dodgers
Michael Wacha, St. Louis Cardinals
Alex Wilson, Milwaukee Brewers
Vanderbilt
Walker Buehler - Los Angeles Dodgers
Curt Casali - Cincinnati Reds
Sonny Gray - Cincinnati Reds
Tony Kemp - Houston Astros
Mike Minor - Texas Rangers
David Price - Boston Red Sox
Dansby Swanson - Atlanta Braves
Kyle Wright - Atlanta Braves
Drew VerHagen - Detroit Tigers*^
Tyler Beede, San Francisco Giants^
*Disabled List
^40-man roster