BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- 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 was scheduled this past 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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