Florida League Alumni Roundup - Professional Baseball
LONGWOOD, Fla. - Over the past two decades, the Florida League has consistently turned out professional players, many of whom have gone on to fruitful and successful professional careers. That continues to be the case in 2022, as more than 60 players are currently playing in affiliated baseball. This list includes ten current Major Leaguers.
The Florida League added a new Major Leaguer to its ranks early this season, as former Sanford River Rat Bryan Lavastida made his Major League debut for the Cleveland Guardians. Lavastida recorded his first MLB hit against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on April 22. He is currently playing for the Guardians' triple A affiliate, the Columbus Clippers.
Below is a comprehensive list of Florida League alumni and signees who are currently playing in Minor League or Major League Baseball.
Major League Baseball
Austin Allen, Oakland Athletics (2012 Lake Mary Loggerheads, Division II)
Jacob deGrom, New York Mets (2009-10 DeLand Suns)
Santiago Espinal, Toronto Blue Jays (2015 Sanford River Rats)
Dee Strange-Gordon, Washington Nationals (2008 Belleview Bulldogs)
Austin Hays, Baltimore Orioles (2014 DeLand Suns)
Codi Heuer, Chicago Cubs (2016 Altamonte Springs Boom)
Justin Lawrence, Colorado Rockies (2014 College Park Freedom)
Jimmy Nelson, Los Angeles Dodgers (2009 DeLand Suns)
Tomas Nido, New York Mets (2012 Winter Park Diamond Dawgs)
Roberto Perez, Pittsburgh Pirates (2008 Belleview Bulldogs)
Triple A
Jason Bahr, Round Rock Express (2015 Sanford River Rats, 2016 Altamonte Springs Boom)
Kyle Bird, Tacoma Rainers (2012 Sanford River Rats)
Carlos Cortes, Syracuse Mets (2016 Sanford River Rats)
Jharel Cotton, St. Paul Saints (2009 DeLand Suns)
Seth Elledge, Gwinnett Stripers (2015 Altamonte Springs Boom)
Shane Greene, Oklahoma City Dodgers (2009 Clermont Mavericks)
Darick Hall, Lehigh Valley IronPigs (2013 Sanford River Rats)
Bryan Lavastida, Columbus Clippers (2017 Sanford River Rats)
Ian McKinney, Tacoma Rainers (2013 Winter Park Diamond Dawgs)
Zach Reks, Round Rock Express (2016 DeLand Suns)
Laz Rivera, Charlotte Knights (2013 Sanford River Rats)
Demetrius Sims, Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (2013 Sanford River Rats)
Eric Skoglund, Omaha Storm Chasers (2013 College Park Freedom)
Aaron Slegers, Durham Bulls (2012 Orlando Freedom)
Forrest Wall, Tacoma Rainers (2014 Winter Park Diamond Dawgs)
Double A
Chris Bec, New Hampshire Fisher Cats (2015 Sanford River Rats)
Kerry Carpenter, Erie SeaWolves (2018 Seminole County Scorpions)
Slade Cecconi, Amarillo Sod Poodles (2018 Seminole County Snappers)
Yaya Chentouf, Erie SeaWolves (2016 Altamonte Springs Boom)
Devin Conn, Corpus Christi Hooks (2017 Sanford River Rats)
Devlin Granberg, Portland Sea Dogs (2015 Winter Park Diamond Dawgs)
Matt Hardy, Biloxi Shuckers (2015 Altamonte Springs Boom)
Connor Hoover, Arkansas Travelers (2015 Altamonte Springs Boom)
Elih Marrero, Portland Sea Dogs (2017 Sanford River Rats)
Anthony Mulrine, Rocket City Trash Pandas (2017 Sanford River Rats)
Tyler Neslony, Birmingham Barons (2013 Leesburg Lightning)
High A
Robert Kwiatkowski, Greenville Drive (2018 Leesburg Lightning)
Tommy Mace, Lake County Captains (2020 Orlando Scorpions)
Justyn-Henry Malloy, Rome Braves (2020 Orlando Scorpions)
Robby Martin, Spokane Indians (2020 Orlando Scorpions)
Chris Mauloni, West Michigan Whitecaps (2020 Orlando Scorpions)
Tyler Osik, Winston Salem Dash (2018 Winter Park Diamond Dawgs)
Drew Romo, Spokane Indians (2020 Sanford River Rats)
Mike Ruff, Spokane Indians (2017 Leesburg Lightning)
Jacob Teter, Aberdeen Ironbirds (2018 Winter Park Diamond Dawgs and 2020 Orlando Scorpions)
Jake Walters, Beloit Sky Carp (2015 Altamonte Springs Boom)
Garrett Wolforth, Dayton Dragons (2015 Altamonte Springs Boom & 2016 Sanford River Rats)
Charlie Welch, Everett AquaSox (2021 Sanford River Rats)
Class A
Franco Aleman, Lynchburg Hillcats (2020 Seminole County Snappers)
Jack Anderson, Lakeland Flying Tigers (2020 Seminole County Snappers)
Luke Brown, Bradenton Marauders (2018 Leesburg Lightning)
Vaun Brown, San Jose Giants (2021 Leesburg Lightning)
Brenton Burgess, Augusta GreenJackets (2017 Leesburg Lightning)
Javeon Cody, Jupiter Hammerheads (2018 Leesburg Lightning)
Aaron Cohn, Stockton Ports (2018 Seminole County Scorpions)
Josh Crouch, Lakeland Flying Tigers (2018-21 Sanford River Rats)
Nick Davila, Lakeland Flying Tigers (2020 Orlando Scorpions)
Lucas Dunn, Lake Elsinore Storm (2020 Winter Garden Squeeze)
Justin Farmer, Lake Elsinore Storm (2019-21 Sanford River Rats)
Gunnar Hoglund, Stockton Ports (2019 Seminole County Scorpions)
Madison Jeffrey, Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (2020 Seminole County Snappers)
Jack Leftwich, Lynchburg Hillcats (2020 Orlando Scorpions, 2021 Sanford River Rats)
Hunter McMahon, Fort Myers Mighty Mussels (2016 Winter Park Diamond Dawgs)
JJ Niekro, Augusta GreenJackets (2017 Winter Park Diamond Dawgs)
Javier Rivera, Daytona Tortugas (2020 Sanford River Rats)
Jimmy Robbins, Dunedin Blue Jays (2017 Altamonte Springs Scorpions)
Matt Sparling, Lake Elsinore Storm (2020 Sanford River Rats)
Wade Stauss, Palm Beach Cardinals (2018 DeLand Suns)
Jacob Sullivan, Fredericksburg Nationals (2017 Winter Garden Squeeze)
Rookie/Unassigned
Jarrod Cande, ACL Rockies (2018-21 Sanford River Rats)
Colton Gordon, Houston Astros org. (2020 Orlando Scorpions)
