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FORMER FRONTIER LEAGUE PLAYERS WHO HAVE PLAYED IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES
(Listed in order of MLB appearance)
PLAYER | DEBUT | FL CLUB (YEARS) | MLB DEBUT CLUB |
Bryan Tollberg | 2000 | Chillicothe (1994) | San Diego Padres |
Morgan Burkhart | 2000 | Richmond (1995-98) | Boston Red Sox |
Terry Pearson | 2002 | Zanesville (1995-96) | Detroit Tigers |
Brendan Donnelly | 2002 | Ohio Valley (1994) | Los Angeles Angels |
Brian Schmack | 2003 | Newark (1995) | Detroit Tigers |
Jason Simontacchi | 2002 | Springfield (1998) | St. Louis Cardinals |
Matt Duff | 2002 | Springfield (1997) | St. Louis Cardinals |
J.J. Trujillo | 2002 | Johnstown (1999) | San Diego Padres |
D.J. Carrasco | 2003 | Johnstown (1999) | Kansas City Royals |
Chris Oxspring | 2005 | Cook Co. (2000) | San Diego Padres |
George Sherrill | 2004 | Evansville (2000) | Seattle Mariners |
Jason Childers | 2006 | Richmond (1997) | Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
Josh Kinney | 2006 | River City (2001) | St. Louis Cardinals |
Joe Thatcher | 2007 | River City (2005) | San Diego Padres |
Justin Christian | 2008 | River City (2003-04) | New York Yankees |
Scott Patterson | 2008 | Gateway (2002-05) | New York Yankees |
Mike Cervenak | 2008 | Chillicothe (1999-2000) | Philadelphia Phillies |
Chris Jakubauskas | 2009 | Florence (2003-04), Ohio Valley (2005) | Seattle Mariners |
Clay Zavada | 2009 | Southern Illinois (2008) | Arizona Diamondbacks |
Tom Cochran | 2011 | Ohio Valley (2005), Washington (2006-07) | Cincinnati Reds |
Dylan Axelrod | 2011 | Windy City (2009) | Chicago White Sox |
Steve Delabar | 2011 | Florence (2008) | Seattle Mariners |
Andrew Werner | 2012 | Evansville (2009-10), Windy City (2010) | San Diego Padres |
Vidal Nuno | 2013 | Washington (2011) | New York Yankees |
Tanner Roark | 2013 | Southern Illinois (2008) | Washington Nationals |
Drew Rucinski | 2014 | Rockford (2011-2013) | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim |
Brandon Cunniff | 2015 | River City (2011-12), So. Illinois (2012-13) | Atlanta Braves |
Josh Smoker | 2016 | Rockford (2014) | New York Mets |
Stephen Cardullo | 2016 | London/Florence (2012) | Colorado Rockies |
Jose Martinez | 2016 | Rockford Aviators (2014) | St. Louis Cardinals |
Chris Smith | 2017 | Lake Erie (2010), Traverse City (2011), Washington (2011-12) | Toronto Blue Jays |
Ariel Hernandez | 2017 | Frontier Greys (2015) | Cincinnati Reds |
Aaron Wilkerson | 2017 | Florence Freedom (2013) | Milwaukee Brewers |
Trevor Richards | 2018 | Gateway Grizzlies (2015-16) | Miami Marlins |
Ryan Bollinger | 2018 | Windy City ThunderBolts (2010) | New York Yankees |
D.J. Johnson | 2018 | Traverse City Beach Bums (2011) | Colorado Rockies |
Robert Stock | 2018 | Normal CornBelters (2015) | San Diego Padres |
Nick Anderson | 2019 | Rockford Aviators (2012-13), Frontier Greys (2015) | Miami Marlins |
Zac Grotz | 2019 | Washington Wild Things (2016) | Seattle Mariners |
Tommy Nance | 2021 | Windy City ThunderBolts (2015) | Chicago Cubs |
Jake Cousins | 2021 | Schaumburg Boomers (2019) | Milwaukee Brewers |
Mickey Jannis | 2021 | Lake Erie Crushers (2012-14) | Baltimore Orioles |
Andrew Bellatti | 2021 | Tri-City ValleyCats (2021) | Miami Marlins |
Brandyn Sittinger | 2021 | Evansville Otters (2019) | Arizona Diamondbacks |
Kaleb Ort | 2021 | Joliet (2016-17) | Boston Red Sox |
Adam Oller | 2022 | Windy City (2019) | Oakland Athletics |
Tyler Danish | 2022 | Sussex County (2021) | Boston Red Sox |
Luke Barker | 2022 | Traverse City (2016) | Milwaukee Brewers |
Jared Koenig | 2022 | Lake Erie (2019) | Oakland Athletics |
Nick Duron | 2022 | Southern Illinois (2019) | Philadelphia Phillies |
Randy Wynne | 2023 | Evansville (2018-19) | Cincinnati Reds |
Tyler Jay | 2024 | Joliet (2022-23) | New York Mets |
Frontier League Alumni in Affiliated Baseball - 2023 Season
MLB
Nick Anderson - Rockford 2012-13, Frontier Greys 2015 - Atlanta Braves
Andrew Bellatti - Tri-City 2021 - Philadelphia Phillies
Jake Cousins - Schaumburg 2019 - Houston Astros
Tommy Nance - Windy City 2015 - Miami Marlins
Kaleb Ort - Joliet 2016-17 - Boston Red Sox
Trevor Richards - Gateway 2015-16 - Toronto Blue Jays
AAA
Grant Black - Gateway 2018-19 - Memphis, International League (Cardinals)
Nick Duron - Southern Illinois 2019 - Lehigh Valley, International League (Phillies)
J.D. Hammer - Lake Erie 2023 - Salt Lake, Pacific Coast League (Angels)
Jared Koenig - Lake Erie 2019 - El Paso, Pacific Coast League (Padres)
Quincy Nieporte - Schaumburg 2021 - Toledo, International League (Tigers)
Adam Oller - Windy City 2019 - Tacoma Rainers, Pacific Coast League (Mariners)
Darrell Thompson - Schaumburg 2018-19, 21-22 - Nashville, Pacific Coast League (Brewers)
Randy Wynne - Evansville 2018-19 - Louisville, International League (Reds)
AA
Jacob Condra-Bogan - Washington 2017 - Harrisburg, Eastern League (Nationals)
Jake Haberer - Florence 2018 - Arkansas, Southern League (Mariners)
Kent Hasler - Lake Erie 2018-19 - Biloxi, Southern League (Brewers)
Ronald Herrera - New Jersey 2021 - Harrisburg, Eastern League (Nationals)
Kyle Johnson - Windy City 2021 - Tennessee, Southern League (Cubs)
Sean Kealey - Washington 2021 - Springfield, Texas League (Cardinals)
Alec Kenilvort - Schaumburg 2017 - Biloxi, Southern League (Brewers)
Dillon Larsen - Lake Erie 2021 - Amarillo, Texas League (Diamondbacks)
Adam McKillican - Équipe Québec 2021 - Hartford, Eastern League (Rockies)
James Meeker - Washington 2018-19, 21 - Biloxi, Southern League (Brewers)
Ryan Middendorf - Schaumburg 2021-22 - Biloxi, Southern League (Brewers)
Bobby Milacki - Joliet 2021 - San Antonio, Texas League (Twins)
Ryan Miller - Southern Illinois 2021 - Portland, Eastern League (Red Sox)
Jake Pilarski - Lake Erie 2021, Washington 2022 - Tulsa, Texas League (Dodgers)
Dalton Roach - River City 2018-19 - Springfield, Texas League (Cardinals)
Aaron Rozek - Southern Illinois 2018, Schaumburg 2019 & 2021 - Wichita, Texas League (Twins)
Errol Robinson - Sussex County 2022 - Springfield, Texas League (Cardinals)
Logan Sawyer - Evansville 2021-22 - Springfield, Texas League (Cardinals)
Dalton Stambaugh - Evansville 2021 - Tennessee, Southern League (Cubs)
Michael Stryffeler - Lake Erie 2019 - Richmond, Eastern League (Giants)
Gavin Stupienski - Lake Erie 2019 - Northwest Arkansas, Texas League (Royals)
Nick Ward - Washington 2021-22 - Reading, Eastern League (Phillies)
Austin Warner - River City 2016-17 - Birmingham, Southern League (White Sox)
A
Cameron Brown - Windy City 2021 - Lakeland, Florida State League (Tigers)
Miguel Cienfuegos - Equipe Quebec 2021, Quebec 2022 - Fort Wayne, Midwest League (Padres)
Eric Foggo - Evansville 2023 - St. Lucie, Florida State League (Mets)
Sam Gardner - Gateway 2021-23 - Wisconsin, Midwest League (Brewers)
Ryan Hennen - Washington 2021 - Aberdeen, South Atlantic League (Orioles)
Nick Horvath - Equipe Quebec 2021, Quebec 2022 - Tri-City, Northwest League (Angels)
Turner Hill - Washington 2023 - San Jose, California League (Giants)
Tanner Kiest - Florence 2016, New York 2021, Joliet 2022-23 - Eugene, Northwest League (Giants)
Justin King - Florence 2022 - Wisconsin, Midwest League (Brewers)
Josh Loeschorn - New York 2022 - Greensboro, South Atlantic League (Pirates)
Carson McCusker - Tri-City 2021-23 - Cedar Rapids, Midwest League (Twins)
John Murphy - Washington 2021, Gateway 2021-22 - Dayton, Midwest League (Reds)
Patrick Murphy - Tri-City 2021 - Jupiter, Florida State League (Marlins)
Alex Nolan - Équipe Québec 2021 - Vancouver, Northwest League (Blue Jays)
Jacques Pucheu - Evansville 2019 - Dayton, Midwest League (Reds)
Orlando Rodriguez - Schaumburg, 2019-21 - Cedar Rapids, Midwest League (Twins)
Kipp Rollings - Joliet 2021 - Columbia, Carolina League (Royals)
Chris Roycroft - Joliet 2021-22 - Peoria, Midwest League (Cardinals)
Kumar Rocker - Tri-City 2022 - Hickory, South Atlantic League (Brewers)
Tanner Shears - Schaumburg 2022 - Wisconsin, Midwest League (Brewers)
Jack Snyder - Schaumburg 2021 - Charleston, South Atlantic League (Rays)
Andres Sosa - Tri-City 2021 - Vancouver, Northwest League (Blue Jays)
Christian Tripp - Florence 2021 - Carolina, Carolina League (Mets)
Paxton Wallace - Joliet 2022 - Quad Cities, Midwest League (Royals)
Jarod Wright - Gateway 2021 - South Bend, Midwest League (Cubs)
ROOKIE
Cole Bellair - Windy City 2021 - Florida Complex League Twins
Dylan Castaneda - Sussex County 2022 - Arizona Complex League Diamondbacks Red
Micah Kaczor - River City 2019 - Arizona Complex League Rockies
Isaiah Rivera - Schaumburg 2021 - Florida Complex League Twins
Joshuan Sandoval - Windy City 2022 - Florida Complex League Rays