Brent Rooker led the minor leagues with 13 RBIs over six games starting August 7 (Credit: Linwood Ferguson)
Diamond Dawgs In Pro Baseball Update - August 17
August 17, 2017 | Baseball
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Thirty former Mississippi State baseball players are currently in professional baseball, including seven currently playing in the MLB. Please tweet any corrections to @HailStateBB.
Diamond Dawg Pitchers Playing MLB
Diamond Dawg Hitters Playing MLB
Diamond Dawg Coaches In MLB
The Road To the Show (Hitters)
The Road To the Show (Pitchers)
Diamond Dawg Coaches In Pro Baseball
- 2017 first round draft pick Brent Rooker was named the Florida State League and Minnesota Twins Player of the Week and the for the week of August 7, batting .364 with three home runs and 13 RBIs for the Fort Myers Miracle. His 13 home runs leads all 2017 MLB Draft picks.
- Chris Stratton tossed 10 strikeouts over 6.2 innings against Washington on Sunday as the Giants won 4-2.
- Starting pitchers Ben Bracewell and Dakota Hudson faced off as the Nashville Sounds visited the Memphis Redbirds. Both former Diamond Dawgs lasted seven innings as Nashville edged the Redbirds 6-5.
- 2017 draft pick Ryan Gridley started at shortstop for the North team in the NY Penn League All-Star Game on Tuesday. On the season, Gridley is batting .268 with a .373 on-base percentage and 17 RBIs.
- Adam Frazier came up clutch for the Pirates two days in a row, knocking a game-tying RBI triple on Tuesday and a go-ahead RBI single on Wednesday.
- Kendall Graveman (Oakland) and Brandon Woodruff (Milwaukee) are projected to start for their major league clubs on Saturday.
Diamond Dawg Pitchers Playing MLB
| NAME | ORGANIZATION | TEAM | LEVEL |
| Kendall Graveman (2010-13) | Oakland | Athletics | MLB |
| Brandon Woodruff (2012-14) | Milwaukee | Brewers | MLB |
| Chris Stratton (2010-12) | San Francisco | Giants | MLB |
Diamond Dawg Hitters Playing MLB
| NAME | ORGANIZATION | TEAM | LEVEL |
| Tyler Moore (2008) | Miami | Marlins | MLB |
| Mitch Moreland (2005-07) | Boston | Red Sox | MLB |
| Adam Frazier (2011-13) | Pittsburgh | Pirates | MLB |
| Hunter Renfroe (2011-13) | San Diego | Padres | MLB |
Diamond Dawg Coaches In MLB
| NAME | ORGANIZATION | TEAM | LEVEL |
| Buck Showalter (1977) | Baltimore | Orioles | MLB |
The Road To the Show (Hitters)
| NAME | ORGANIZATION | TEAM | LEVEL |
| Cody Brown (2013-2017) |
New York (AL) | Staten Island | Rookie |
| Gavin Collins (2014-16) | Cleveland | Lynchburg | Class A |
| Ryan Gridley (2015-2017) |
Oakland | Vermont | Rookie |
| Jack Kruger (2016) | Los Angeles | Inland | Class A |
| Josh Lovelady (2015-2017) |
Kansas City | AZL Royals | Rookie |
| Nathaniel Lowe (2016) | Tampa Bay | Charlotte | Class A |
| Jacob Robson (2013-16) |
Detroit | Lakeland | Class A |
| Brent Rooker (2014-2017) |
Minnesota | Fort Myers | Class A |
The Road To the Show (Pitchers)
| NAME | ORGANIZATION | TEAM | LEVEL |
| Ben Bracewell (2010-14) | Oakland | Nashville | AAA |
| Daniel Brown (2015-16) |
Milwaukee | Wisconsin | Class A |
| Chad Girodo (2010-13) | Toronto | Buffalo | AAA |
| Jonathan Holder (2010-13) | New York (AL) | Scranton | AAA |
| Zac Houston (2014-16) | Detroit | Lakeland | Class A |
| Dakota Hudson (2014-16) | St. Louis | Memphis | AAA |
| Reid Humphreys (2014-16) | Colorado | Asheville | Class A |
| Lucas Laster (2013-14) | River City | Rascals | Indy Ball |
| Evan Mitchell (2011-13) | Cincinnati | Louisville | AAA |
| Nick Routt (2009, 11-12) | Cincinnati | Louisville | AAA |
| Austin Sexton (2014-16) | St. Louis | Peoria | Class A |
| Vance Tatum (2014-16) | Kansas City | Lexington | Class A |
Diamond Dawg Coaches In Pro Baseball
- Jeff Brantley – Cincinnati Reds Broadcaster
- Will Clark – San Francisco Giants Special Assistant
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