88 players from SEC schools on MLB Opening Day rosters

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

 Alabama

PLAYER	TEAM
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

PLAYER	TEAM
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

PLAYER	TEAM
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

PLAYER	TEAM
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

PLAYER	TEAM
Kyle Farmer	Minnesota Twins
Jared Walsh	Los Angeles Angels
Alex Wood	San Francisco Giants

 Kentucky

PLAYER	TEAM
Trevor Gott	Seattle Mariners
Luke Maile	Cincinnati Reds
James Paxton*	Boston Red Sox
Zach Pop	Toronto Blue Jays
Taylor Rogers	San Francisco Giants
Zac Thompson	Kentucky

 LSU

PLAYER	TEAM
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

PLAYER	TEAM
Nick Fortes	Miami Marlins
Lance Lynn	Chicago White Sox
Drew Pomeranz*	San Diego Padres
Ryan Rolison*	Colorado Rockies

 Mississippi State

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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

PLAYER	TEAM
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

PLAYER	TEAM
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

PLAYER	TEAM
Garrett Crochet*	Chicago White Sox
Yan Gomes	Chicago Cubs
Nick Senzel*	Cincinnati Reds

 Texas A&M

PLAYER	TEAM
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

PLAYER	TEAM
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

*Injured List