The presence of former Missouri Tiger Baseball players in professional baseball continues to grow each year. In 2012, four more players signed contracts. That brings the number of former MU players signing pro contracts to 169. Mizzou Head Coach Tim Jamieson has seen 57 players in his 16 years as head coach sign pro contracts.
As many as 20 former Mizzou greats have made it through the ranks and onto Major League rosters. Tim Laudner played for the 1987 World Champion Minnesota Twins. Phil Bradley played for several big league teams in 1980s and early '90s. Last year, four former Tigers spent times in the Major Leagues, including three-time Texas Rangers All-Star selection Ian Kinsler, and St. Louis native Max Scherzer, who played in last year's World Series with the Detroit Tigers.
Scherzer became the highest ever draft pick in MU history when he was selected by Arizona with the 11th overall pick in 2006. In 2008, Aaron Crow replaced Scherzer as the highest ever Tiger draft pick, when the Washington Nationals drafted Crow with the ninth pick. Crow did not sign with Washington and re-entered the draft in 2009, where he was taken by the Kansas City Royals with the 12th pick. Ten picks later Kyle Gibson was drafted by the Minnesota Twins, marking the first time in school history that two Tigers were selected in the first round of the draft. Five Tigers - including Gibson and Texas Ranger Nick Tepesch - are on 2013 Opening Day rosters.
| 1923 |
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1940 |
| Hubert Pruett * |
St. Louis Bowns |
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Carl Miles * |
Philadelphia Athletics |
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| 1949 |
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1950 |
| Don McMillen |
New York Giants |
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Bob "Turkey" Smith * |
Boston Red Sox |
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| 1952 |
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1953 |
| Junior Wren |
Chicago White Sox |
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Don Boenker |
Cleveland Indians |
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| 1955 |
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1956 |
| Jerry Schoonmaker * |
Washington Nationals |
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John Grace |
Milwaukee Braves |
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Bob Musgrave |
Baltimore Orioles |
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| 1957 |
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1958 |
| Jack Davis * |
New York Yankees |
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Charlie James * |
St. Louis Cardinals |
| Charley Duren |
Milwaukee Braves |
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Hank Kuhlman |
St. Louis Cardinals |
| Jay Hankins * |
Kansas City Athletics |
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Carl Nauert |
Chicago Cubs |
| Kent Kurtz |
New York Yankees |
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Ernie Nevers |
Kansas City Athletics |
| Ralph Schultz |
Chicago White Sox |
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Mike Shannon * |
St. Louis Cardinals |
| Norm Stewart |
Baltimore Orioles |
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Sonny Siebert * |
Cleveland Indians |
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Bo Toft |
Boston Red Sox |
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| 1959 |
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1960 |
| Bob Cooper |
Baltimore Orioles |
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Gary Starr |
Chicago Cubs |
| Elmer "Bud" Harbin |
Detroit Tigers |
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| John O'Donoghue * |
Kansas City Athletics |
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| 1961 |
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1962 |
| Ron Cox |
St. Louis Cardinals |
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George Hulett |
Kansas City Athletics |
| Bob Meyers |
San Francisco Giants |
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| Gene Orf |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
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| 1963 |
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1964 |
| Larry Bohannon |
Minnesota Twins |
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Dave Harvey |
Minnesota Twins |
| Rich Peterson |
New York Mets |
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Dennis Musgraves * |
New York Mets |
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Jim Nelson |
Minnesota Twins |
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Bob Price |
Minnesota Twins |
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Jim Sevcik |
Minnesota Twins |
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John Sevcik * |
Minnesota Twins |
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Keith Weber |
New York Mets |
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| 1965 |
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1966 |
| Jack Stroud |
New York Mets |
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Dan Rudanovich |
Boston Red Sox |
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Orville Hollrah |
Chicago White Sox |
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| 1967 |
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1968 |
| Mike McFarland |
Boston Red Sox |
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Rex Hein |
Kansas City Royals |
| Gary Lear |
Cleveland Indians |
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Rich Henninger * |
Washington Senators |
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Bob McDaniel |
New York Yankees |
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| 1970 |
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1971 |
| Bob Sheetz |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
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Steve Patchin |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
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Terry Periman |
Philadelphia Phillies |
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Bill Todd |
Boston Red Sox |
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| 1972 |
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1973 |
| Jack Bastable |
Oakland Athletics |
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Steve Pasternak |
St. Louis Cardinals |
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Ben Tensing |
Detroit Tigers |
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| 1976 |
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1978 |
| Mark Thiel |
New York Yankees |
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Greg Cypret |
Houston Astros |
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Rob Pietroburgo |
Seattle Mariners |
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Jeff Cornell * |
Kansas City Royals |
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Tom Bloemke |
Independent |
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| 1979 |
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1980 |
| Tim Laudner * |
Minnesota Twins |
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Lindy Duncan |
Texas Rangers |
| Jim English |
Chicago White Sox |
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Ron Mathis * |
Detroit Tigers |
| Rob Schmidt |
Philadelphia Phillies |
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Mike Pfautsch |
Minnesota Twins |
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| 1981 |
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1982 |
| Scott Collins |
Cleveland Indians |
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Kurt Moody |
Atlanta Braves |
| Phil Bradley * |
Seattle Mariners |
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Jim Maddock |
Atlanta Braves |
| Tom Heckman |
Oakland Athletics |
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Jim Lumpe |
Montreal Expos |
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Dave Gross |
Minnesota Twins |
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| 1983 |
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1984 |
| John Marquardt |
Oakland Athletics |
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Scott Little * |
New York Mets |
| Bill Hance |
Texas Rangers |
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Roger Johnson |
Philadelphia Phillies |
| Shane Fairbanks |
Houston Astros |
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| 1985 |
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1986 |
| Paul James |
Texas Rangers |
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Nick Rallo |
Baltimore Orioles |
| Dave Otto * |
Oakland Athletics |
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Bob Faron |
St. Louis Cardinals |
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| 1987 |
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1988 |
| Marcus Adler |
Detroit Tigers |
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Tim Clark |
Cincinnati Reds |
| Doug Bock |
Kansas City Royals |
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Dave Silvestri * |
Houston Astros |
| Larry Pierson |
St. Louis Cardinals |
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Dave Slavin |
San Francisco Giants |
| Mike Rogers |
Texas Rangers |
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| Tony Russo |
St. Louis Cardinals |
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| 1989 |
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1990 |
| Scott Brown |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
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Scott Black |
Houston Astros |
| Mike Parker |
Atlanta Braves |
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Steve Powers |
Houston Astros |
| Jon Pittenger |
Minnesota Twins |
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| Mike Potthoff |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
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| Kevin Uhrhan |
Boston Red Sox |
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| 1991 |
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1992 |
| Darnel Hawkins |
Houston Astros |
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John Dettmer * |
Texas Rangers |
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| 1993 |
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1994 |
| Chris Wyrick |
Detroit Tigers |
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Jason Meyhoff |
Minnesota Twins |
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David Sanderson |
New York Mets |
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Scott Swift |
San Francisco Giants |
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| 1996 |
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1997 |
| Tom Buchman |
Minnesota Twins |
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Aaron Akin |
Florida Marlins |
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Aaron Jaworowski |
Minnesota Twins |
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Jeff Terrell |
Philadelphia Phillies |
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| 1998 |
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1999 |
| Ryan Fry |
Kansas City Royals |
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Chris George |
Houston Astros |
| Jeremy Callier |
Anaheim Angels |
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Ryan Jamison |
Houston Astros |
| Griffin Moore |
Kansas City Royals |
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Justin Stine |
Toronto Blue Jays |
| Torre Tyson |
Boston Red Sox |
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| Nick Schwieder |
Anaheim Angels |
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| 2000 |
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2001 |
| Landon Brandes |
St. Louis Cardinals |
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Ryan Stegall |
Houston Astros |
| Ralph McCasland |
Montreal Expos |
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Jon Williams |
San Fransisco Giants |
| J.R. Warner |
Anaheim Angels |
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Pete Sansone |
River City Rascals |
| Nick Wilfong |
San Francisco Giants |
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| 2002 |
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2003 |
| Jody Roughton |
Detroit Tigers |
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Jayce Tingler |
Toronto Blue Jays |
| Drew Endicott |
Kansas City Royals |
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Justin James * |
Toronto Blue Jays |
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Ian Kinsler * |
Texas Rangers |
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Andy Shipman |
Boston Red Sox |
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Derek Roper |
St. Louis Cardinals |
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| 2004 |
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2005 |
| Danny Hill |
Toronto Blue Jays |
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James Boone |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Garrett Broshuis |
San Fransisco Giants |
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Andrew Johnston |
Colorado Rockies |
| Cody Ehlers |
New York Yankees |
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Doug Mathis * |
Texas Rangers |
| Mark Alexander |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
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| Lee Laskowski |
Mid-Missouri Mavericks |
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| Brad Flanders |
Evansville Otters |
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| 2006 |
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2007 |
| Max Scherzer * |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
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Evan Frey |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
| Nathan Culp |
San Diego Padres |
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Brock Bond |
San Francisco Giants |
| Brett Reynolds |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
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| Hunter Mense |
Florida Marlins |
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| Taylor Parker |
Chicago Cubs |
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| Travis Wendte |
Milwaukee Brewers |
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| 2008 |
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2009 |
| Aaron Crow |
Washington Nationals |
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Aaron Crow * |
Kansas City Royals |
| Rick Zagone |
Baltimore Orioles |
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Kyle Gibson |
Minnesota Twins |
| Jacob Priday |
Houston Astros |
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Trevor Coleman |
Seattle Mariners |
| Ryan Lollis |
Detroit Tigers |
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Kyle Mach |
San Francisco Giants |
| Kurt Calvert |
Chicago Cubs |
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Ryan Lollis |
Detroit Lions |
| Lee Fisher |
Chicago White Sox |
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Greg Folgia |
Cleveland Indians |
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| 2010 |
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2011 |
| Brett Nicholas |
Texas Rangers |
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Matt Stites |
San Diego Padees |
| Aaron Senne |
Florida Marlins |
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Phil McCormick |
San Francisco Giants |
| Nick Tepesch |
Texas Rangers |
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Zack Hardoin |
Houston Astros |
| Michael Liberto |
Kansas City Royals |
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| Tyler Clark |
Detroit Tigers |
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| 2012 |
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| Blake Brown |
Atlanta Braves |
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| Eric Garcia |
Atlanta Braves |
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| Ben Turner |
San Francisco Giants |
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| Blake Holovach |
Seattle Mariners |
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| * Played at major-league level |
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