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MLB Opening Day Rosters Feature 25 WCL Alums

March 28, 2019 - West Coast League (WCL) News Release


Twenty-five players who have played for West Coast League teams made Major League Baseball 2019 Opening Day rosters.

Marco Gonzales will start the home opener tonight for the Seattle Mariners against the Boston Red Sox. Gonzales earned the win in Seattle's first game of the season vs. the Oakland A's last week in Tokyo.

In 2018, 39 WCL team alums appeared in the big leagues. Below is a list of former WCL players that are beginning the season in the major leagues.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Shane Bieber (Cowlitz), Cleveland Indians

Matt Boyd, (Corvallis), Detroit Tigers

Brandon Brennan (Bend), Seattle Mariners

Adam Cimber (Kitsap), Cleveland Indians

Chris Davis (Kelowna), Baltimore Orioles

*Matt Duffy (Corvallis), San Francisco Giants

Jacoby Ellsbury (Bend), New York Yankees

Jace Fry (Corvallis), Chicago White Sox

Reed Garrett (Yakima Valley), Detroit Tigers

Sam Gaviglio (Corvallis), Toronto Blue Jays

Marco Gonzales (Wenatchee), Seattle Mariners

Mitch Haniger (Corvallis), Seattle Mariners

Blaine Hardy (Bend/Wenatchee), Detroit Tigers

Trevor Hildenberger (Bend), Minnesota Twins

Ramon Laureano (Medford), Oakland A's

James Paxton (Kelowna), New York Yankees

Ryan Tepera (Kelowna), Toronto Blue Jays

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Tyler Anderson (Corvallis), Colorado Rockies

Matt Andriese (Corvallis), Arizona Diamondbacks

Rhys Hoskins (Kitsap), Philadelphia Phillies

Connor Joe (Kelowna), San Francisco Giants

DJ Johnson (Corvallis), Colorado Rockies

Phil Maton (Kelowna), San Diego Padres

Nick Pivetta (Victoria), Philadelphia Phillies

Taylor Williams (Cowlitz), Milwaukee Brewers

*On disabled list.



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