Big Ten Pipeline to MLB Continues to Grow

Dillon Dingler, OSU | Photo: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

ROSEMONT, Ill. – Seventy-one players from Big Ten institutions have seen action in Major League Baseball this season (as of Sept. 1), surpassing last year's total with a month to go in the season.

ILLINOIS
Garrett Acton, RHP – Minnesota
Joey Gerber, RHP – New York (NL)
Andrew Hoffmann, RHP – Arizona
Nate Lavender, LHP • – New York (NL)
Michael Massey, 2B/OF – Kansas City

INDIANA
McCade Brown, RHP – Colorado
Kyle Hart, LHP – San Diego
Tim Herrin, LHP – Cleveland
Jack Perkins, RHP – Athletics
Kyle Schwarber, OF/DH – Philadelphia
Craig Yoho, RHP – Milwaukee/Cleveland

IOWA
Duncan Davitt, RHP • – Chicago (AL)
Jack Dreyer, LHP – Los Angeles (NL)
Jared Simpson, LHP • – Washington

MARYLAND
Sean Burke, RHP – Chicago (AL)
José Cuas, RHP – Kansas City
Brandon Lowe, 2B/OF – Pittsburgh
Matt Shaw, 3B – Chicago (NL)
LaMonte Wade Jr., 1B/OF – Houston

MICHIGAN
Jeff Criswell, RHP – Colorado
Jake Cronenworth, IF – San Diego
Jack Weisenburger, RHP • – New York (NL)
Cameron Weston, RHP • – Baltimore

MINNESOTA
Brett Bateman, CF • – Toronto
George Klassen, RHP – Los Angeles (AL)
Max Meyer, RHP – Miami

NEBRASKA
Aaron Bummer, LHP – Atlanta/Kansas City
Brice Matthews, 2B/3B/OF – Houston
Jake Meyers, OF – Houston
Cade Povich, LHP – Baltimore
Matt Waldron, RHP – San Diego/Toronto/Washington

NORTHWESTERN
Sean Sullivan, LHP • – Colorado
Tyler Uberstine, RHP • – Boston

OHIO STATE
Dominic Canzone, OF/DH – Seattle
Zach Dezenzo, OF/IF – Houston
Dillon Dingler, C – Detroit
Ryan Feltner, RHP – Colorado
Seth Lonsway, LHP • – San Francisco

OREGON
Robby Ahlstrom, LHP • – Texas
Garrett Cleavinger, LHP – Tampa Bay
Jonny DeLuca, OF – Tampa Bay
Cole Irvin, LHP – Los Angeles (NL)
Matt Krook, LHP – Athletics/Washington
Ryne Nelson, RHP – Arizona
Rikuu Nishida, OF/2B • – Chicago (AL)
David Peterson, LHP – New York (NL)/Chicago (NL)
Spencer Steer, IF/OF – Cincinnati

PENN STATE
Spencer Bivens, RHP – San Francisco

PURDUE
Tanner Andrews, RHP • – Toronto

RUTGERS
Brian Fitzpatrick, LHP • – Milwaukee
Joshua Kuroda-Grauer, IF • – Athletics

UCLA
Jake Bird, RHP – New York (AL)/Washington
Griffin Canning, RHP – San Diego
Gerrit Cole, RHP – New York (AL)
Tyler Heineman, C – Toronto/Los Angeles (AL)
Gage Jump, LHP • – Athletics
Kyle Karros, 3B – Colorado
Ryan Kreidler, IF/OF – Minnesota
Matt McLain, 2B/SS – Cincinnati
Garrett Mitchell, OF – Milwaukee
Max Rajcic, RHP • – St. Louis
Jack Ralston, RHP • – Miami
Michael Toglia, 1B/OF – Cincinnati

USC
Tyler Gilbert, LHP – Chicago (AL)
Kyle Hurt, RHP – Los Angeles (NL)
Brooks Kriske, RHP – Athletics
Lars Nootbaar, OF – St. Louis/Arizona
Robert Stock, RHP – New York (NL)
Garrett Stubbs, C/OF – Philadelphia

WASHINGTON
Andrew Kittredge, RHP – Baltimore
Austin Voth, RHP – Toronto/Minnesota

• made MLB debut