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FORMER FRONTIER LEAGUE PLAYERS WHO HAVE PLAYED IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES
(Listed in order of MLB appearance)
Player | Pos. | FL Club (Years) | MLB Debut Club |
Bryan Tollberg | RHP | Chillicothe (1994) | San Diego Padres |
Morgan Burkhart | 1B | Richmond (1995-98) | Boston Red Sox |
Terry Pearson | RHP | Zanesville (1995-96) | Detroit Tigers |
Brendan Donnelly | RHP | Ohio Valley (1994) | Los Angeles Angels |
Brian Schmack | RHP | Newark (1995) | Detroit Tigers |
Jason Simontacchi | RHP | Springfield (1998) | St. Louis Cardinals |
Matt Duff | RHP | Springfield (1997) | St. Louis Cardinals |
J.J. Trujillo | RHP | Johnstown (1999) | San Diego Padres |
D.J. Carrasco | RHP | Johnstown (1999) | Kansas City Royals |
Chris Oxspring | RHP | Cook Co. (2000) | San Diego Padres |
George Sherrill | LHP | Evansville (2000) | Seattle Mariners |
Jason Childers | RHP | Richmond (1997) | Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
Josh Kinney | RHP | River City (2001) | St. Louis Cardinals |
Joe Thatcher | LHP | River City (2005) | San Diego Padres |
Justin Christian | OF | River City (2003-04) | New York Yankees |
Scott Patterson | RHP | Gateway (2002-05) | New York Yankees |
Mike Cervenak | INF | Chillicothe (1999-2000) | Philadelphia Phillies |
Chris Jakubauskas | RHP | Florence (2003-04), Ohio Valley (2005) | Seattle Mariners |
Clay Zavada | LHP | Southern Illinois (2008) | Arizona Diamondbacks |
Tom Cochran | LHP | Ohio Valley (2005), Washington (2006-07) | Cincinnati Reds |
Dylan Axelrod | RHP | Windy City (2009) | Chicago White Sox |
Steve Delabar | RHP | Florence (2008) | Seattle Mariners |
Andrew Werner | LHP | Evansville (2009-10), Windy City (2010) | San Diego Padres |
Vidal Nuno | LHP | Washington (2011) | New York Yankees |
Tanner Roark | RHP | Southern Illinois (2008) | Washington Nationals |
Drew Rucinski | RHP | Rockford (2011-2013) | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim |
Brandon Cunniff | RHP | River City (2011-12), So. Illinois (2012-13) | Atlanta Braves |
Josh Smoker | LHP | Rockford (2014) | New York Mets |
Stephen Cardullo | OF | London/Florence (2012) | Colorado Rockies |
Jose Martinez | OF | Rockford Aviators (2014) | St. Louis Cardinals |
Chris Smith | RHP | Lake Erie (2010), Traverse City (2011), Washington (2011-12) | Toronto Blue Jays |
Ariel Hernandez | RHP | Frontier Greys (2015) | Cincinnati Reds |
Aaron Wilkerson | RHP | Florence Freedom (2013) | Milwaukee Brewers |
Trevor Richards | RHP | Gateway Grizzlies (2015-16) | Miami Marlins |
Ryan Bollinger | LHP | Windy City ThunderBolts (2010) | New York Yankees |
Robert Stock | RHP | Normal CornBelters (2015) | San Diego Padres |
Nick Anderson | RHP | Rockford (2012-13), Frontier Greys (2015) | Miami Marlins |
Zac Grotz | RHP | Washington Wild Things (2016) | Seattle Mariners |
Frontier League Alumni in Affiliated Baseball
This listing will be updated as 2020 assignments are made.
MLB
Nick Anderson – Rockford 2012-13, Frontier Greys 2015 – Tampa Bay Rays (American League)
Zac Grotz – Washington 2016 – Seattle Mariners (American League)
D.J. Johnson – Traverse City 2011, 2014 – Colorado Rockies (National League)
Jose Martinez – Rockford 2014 – Tampa Bay Rays (American League)
Trevor Richards – Gateway 2015-16 – Tampa Bay Rays (American League)
Tanner Roark – Southern Illinois 2008 – Toronto Blue Jays (American League)
Robert Stock – Normal 2015 – PhiladelphiaPhillies (National League)
Aaron Wilkerson – Florence 2013 – Milwaukee Brewers (National League)
AAA
Juan Avila – Lake Erie 2016 – Pericos de Puebla, Mexican League
Luke Barker – Traverse City 2016 – San Antonio, Pacific Coast League (Brewers)
Ben Bracewell – River City 2014 – Las Vegas, Pacific Coast League (Athletics)
Brandon Cunniff – River City 2011-12; Southern Illinois 2012-13 – Tabasco, Mexican League
Balbino Fuenmayor – Frontier Greys 2013 – Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos, Mexican League
Alvaro Gonzalez – Washington 2016 – Saltillo, Mexican League
Lucas Herbert – Washington 2019 – Reno, Pacific Coast League (Diamondbacks)
Ariel Hernandez – Frontier Greys 2015 – Nashville, Pacific Coast League (Rangers)
Hector Hernandez – River City 2018 – Columbus, International League (Indians)
David Kubiak – Evansville 2012; Southern Illinois 2014; Joliet 2014-15 – Union Laguna, Mexican League
Kevin Lenik – Windy City 2017 – Pawtucket, International League (Red Sox)
Josh Lowey – Windy City 2008; River City 2009-11 – Acereros del Norte, Mexican League
Ben Moore – Southern Illinois 2017-18 – Oklahoma City, Pacific Coast League (Dodgers)
Rogelio Noris – Gateway/Lake Erie 2013; Washington/Normal 2014 – Durango, Mexican League
Vidal Nuno – Washington 2011 – Durham, International League (Rays)
Kaleb Ort – Joliet 2016-17 – Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, International League (Yankees)
Ricky Rodriguez – Washington 2016 – Acereros del Norte, Mexican League
Olmo Rosario – Rockford 2004-05 – Campeche, Mexican League
Jose Vargas – Traverse City 2011-16 – Acereros del Norte, Mexican League
Niko Vasquez – Joliet 2013; Gateway 2014; Southern Illinois 2014-15 – Durango, Mexican League
Austin Warner – River City 2016-17 – Memphis, Pacific Coast League (Cardinals)
Ernesto Zaragoza – Washington 2015 – Aguascalientes, Mexican League
Jake Sanchez – Joliet 2012-13 – Tijuana, Mexican League
AA
Ryan Atkinson – Evansville 2016 – Jackson, Southern League (Diamondbacks)
Jacob Condra-Bogan – Washington 2017 – Harrisburg , Eastern League (Nationals)
Jake Haberer – Florence 2018 – Arkansas, Texas League (Mariners)
Bralin Jackson – Washington 2017 – Altoona, Eastern League (Pirates)
Mickey Jannis – Lake Erie 2012-14 – Binghamton, Eastern League (Mets)
Jimmy Kerrigan – River City 2017 – Pensacola, Southern League (Twins)
Tommy Nance – Windy City 2015 – Tennessee, Southern League (Cubs)
Alex Phillips – Evansville 2018 – Pensacola, Southern League (Twins)
A
Tom Colletti – Schaumburg 2017 – Tri-City, Northwest League (Padres)
Edgar Corcino – Rockford 2013-14 – Salem, Carolina League
Nick Duron – Southern Illinois 2019 – Modesto, California League (Mariners)
Tyler Gibson – Florence 2018-19 – Lakeland, Florida State League (Tigers)
Matt Hearn – Gateway 2018 – Lancaster, California League (Rockies)
Danny Hrbek – Evansville 2019 – Columbia, South Atlantic League (Mets)
Micah Kaczor – River City 2019 – Boise, Northwest League (Rockies)
Garrett Kelly – Schaumburg 2017 – Myrtle Beach, Carolina League (Cubs)
Alec Kenilvort – Schaumburg 2017 – Carolina, Carolina League (Brewers)
Kevin Lachance – Lake Erie 2018 – Hillsboro, Northwest League (Diamondbacks)
Brian McKenna – Joliet 2017-18, Florence 2018-19 – GCL Marlins (Marlins)
Adam Oller – Windy City 2019 – Augusta, South Atlantic League (Giants)
Tyler Plantier – Gateway 2019 – Boise, Northwest League (Rockies)
Luc Rennie – Evansville 2016-18 – St. Lucie, Florida State League (Mets)
Dalton Roach – River City 2018-19 – Peoria, Midwest League (Cardinals)
Michael Stryffeler – Lake Erie 2019 – Modesto, California League (Mariners)
Frank Valentino – Florence 2018 – Brooklyn, New York-Penn League (Mets)
Matt Wivinis – Evansville 2016 – Tampa, Florida State League (Yankees)
Randy Wynne – Evansville 2018-19 – Dayton, Midwest League (Reds)
Paul Young – Southern Illinois 2017 – Charleston, South Atlantic League (Yankees)
ROOKIE/EXTENDED SPRING
Jordan Brink – River City 2017, Southern Illinois 2018-19 – AZL Brewers Gold, Arizona League (Brewers)
Alec Byrd – River City 2019 – Billings, Pioneer League (Reds)
Jonathan de Marte – Normal 2017-18 – AZL Cubs Red, Arizona League (Reds)
Benjamin Dum – Southern Illinois 2019 – Elizabethton, Appalachian League (Twins)
Chris Dula – Gateway 2017 – Rocky Mountain, Pioneer League (Brewers)
Tyler Gibson – Florence 2018-19 – Greeneville, Appalachian League (Reds)
Patrick McGuff – Evansville 2018-19 -Missoula, Pioneer League (Diamondbacks)
Dylan Prohoroff – Windy City 2019 – Rocky Mountain, Pioneer League (Brewers)
Jacques Pucheu – Evansville 2019 – Billings, Pioneer League (Reds)
Jackson Sigman – Gateway 2017, River City 2018-19 – Rocky Mountain, Pioneer League (Brewers)
Johnathon Tripp – Florence 2018-19 – Greeneville, Appalachian League (Reds)