August 27, 2008

Nearly 350 Former Division I Players in Major Leagues 

In taking another look at the active rosters and disabled lists of the 30 Major League teams on August 27, there are 340 who played Division I baseball.

There are 143 Division I schools which have at least one alum in the major leagues. LSU leads the way with 12 big-leaguers, followed by Long Beach State and USC with nine. Cal State Fullerton and Tennessee have eight. There are seven major leaguers from Florida State, Miami (Fla.), Nevada, Oklahoma, Stanford and UCLA. California, Georgia Tech and Pepperdine have six.

Arizona has 18 Division I players, including 17 among its active roster of 25. Boston has 17, including 14 on its active roster. Toronto also has 17, with 13 on its active roster. San Francisco has 16, with 14 on its active roster. Houston and Oakland both have 15 on their active rosters. The Los Angeles Angels have five former Division I players on its active roster. Atlanta and Texas each have four on their active rosters.

There are links to lists divided by school and by Major League teams.  

Major Leaguers by School     A through K     L through P     Q through Z

Division I Players in the American League

Division I Players in the National League

Division I lists as of July 10, 2008