122 Appalachian League Alums, across 27 teams, are on MLB Opening Day Rosters. Of current Appalachian League affiliates, the Danville Braves lead the way with 19 former players, followed by the Kingsport Mets (17), Princeton Rays (16), Elizabethton Twins (14), Bluefield Blue Jays (12), Johnson City Cardinals (10), Burlington Royals
122 Appalachian League Alums, across 27 teams, are on MLB Opening Day Rosters. Of current Appalachian League affiliates, the Danville Braves lead the way with 19 former players, followed by the Kingsport Mets (17), Princeton Rays (16), Elizabethton Twins (14), Bluefield Blue Jays (12), Johnson City Cardinals (10), Burlington Royals (9), and Bristol Pirates (2). Six former Appalachian League clubs are also represented on Opening Day rosters - Bluefield Orioles, Bristol White Sox, Burlington Indians, Greeneville Astros, Martinsville Astros, and Pulaski Mariners. 44 percent of the New York Mets Opening Day roster played in the Appalachian League, as did 36 percent of both the Minnesota Twins and Tampa Bay Rays rosters.
Arizona Diamondbacks (4)
C Carson Kelly (Johnson City Cardinals, 2012)
INF Wilmer Flores (Kingsport Mets, 2008)
INF Nick Ahmed (Danville Braves, 2011)
OF David Peralta (Johnson City Cardinals, 2006, 2007)
Atlanta Braves (6)
RHP Julio Teheran (Danville Braves, 2008, 2009)
RHP Chad Sobotka (Danville Braves, 2015)
C Tyler Flowers (Danville Braves, 2006)
INF Ozzie Albies (Danville Braves, 2014)
INF Johan Camargo (Danville Braves, 2013)
OF Ronald Acuña Jr. (Danville Braves, 2015)
Baltimore Orioles (4)
RHP Miguel Castro (Bluefield Blue Jays, 2013)
C Jesús Sucre (Danville Braves, 2008)
INF Rio Ruiz (Greeneville Astros, 2012)
OF Dwight Smith Jr. (Bluefield Blue Jays, 2012)
Boston Red Sox (1)
OF J.D. Martinez (Greeneville Astros, 2009)
Chicago Cubs (3)
C Victor Caratini (Danville Braves 2013)
OF Jason Heyward (Danville Braves, 2007)
LHP Randy Rosario (Elizabethton Twins, 2013)
Chicago White Sox (4)
RHP Alex Colome (Princeton Rays, 2008)
RHP Kelvin Herrera (Burlington Royals, 2008)
RHP Nate Jones (Bristol White Sox, 2007, 2008)
INF Yolmer Sanchez (Bristol White Sox, 2011)
Cleveland Indians (0)
Cincinnati Reds (1)
INF José Peraza (Danville Braves, 2012)
Colorado Rockies (4)
RHP German Márquez (Princeton Rays, 2013)
RHP Wade Davis (Princeton Rays, 2004)
LHP Jake McGee (Princeton Rays, 2004)
INF Daniel Murphy (Kingsport Mets, 2006)
Detroit Tigers (3)
LHP Matt Moore (Princeton Rays, 2007, 2008)
LHP Daniel Norris (Bluefield Blue Jays, 2012)
OF Niko Goodrum (Elizabethton Twins, 2011, 2012)
Houston Astros (7)
RHP Collin McHugh (Kingsport Mets, 2008)
RHP Roberto Osuna (Bluefield Blue Jays, 2012)
RHP Josh James (Greeneville Astros, 2014)
LHP Framber Valdez (Greeneville Astros, 2016)
INF José Altuve (Greeneville Astros, 2008, 2009)
INF Carlos Correa (Greeneville Astros, 2012)
INF Tyler White (Greeneville Astros, 2013)
Kansas City Royals (5)
RHP Jakob Junis (Burlington Royals, 2012)
RHP Kevin McCarthy (Burlington Royals, 2013)
C Cam Gallagher (Burlington Royals, 2012)
C Salvador Perez (IL) (Burlington Royals, 2008)
OF Terrance Gore (Burlington Royals, 2012)
Los Angeles Angels (4)
RHP Luke Bard (Elizabethton Twins, 2012)
RHP Hansel Robles (Kingsport Mets, 2011)
C Kevan Smith (Bristol White Sox, 2011)
INF Andrelton Simmons (Danville Braves, 2010)
Los Angeles Dodgers (0)
Miami Marlins (0)
Milwaukee Brewers (2)
RHP Matt Albers (Martinsville Astros, 2002)
RHP Junior Guerra (Danville Braves, 2005; Kingsport Mets, 2008)
Minnesota Twins (9)
RHP José Berríos (Elizabethton Twins, 2012)
RHP Ryne Harper (Danville Braves, 2012)
RHP Trevor Hildenberger (Elizabethton Twins, 2014)
LHP Taylor Rogers (Elizabethton Twins, 2012)
C Mitch Garver (Elizabethton Twins, 2013)
INF Jonathan Schoop (Bluefield Orioles, 2010)
OF Byron Buxton (Elizabethton Twins, 2012)
OF Eddie Rosario (Elizabethton Twins, 2012)
OF Max Kepler (Elizabethton Twins, 2011, 2012)
New York Mets (10)
RHP Jacob deGrom (Kingsport Mets, 2010)
RHP Noah Syndergaard (Bluefield Blue Jays 2011)
RHP Edwin Diaz (Pulaski Mariners, 2013)
RHP Robert Gsellman (Kingsport Mets, 2012)
RHP Seth Lugo (Kingsport Mets, 2011)
C Tomás Nido (Kingsport Mets, 2012)
INF Luis Guillorme (Kingsport Mets, 2014)
INF Jeff McNeil (Kingsport Mets, 2013)
INF Amed Rosario (Kingsport Mets, 2013)
INF Dominic Smith (Kingsport Mets, 2013)
New York Yankees (2)
RHP C.C. Sabathia (Susp.) (Burlington Indians, 1998)
LHP Zack Britton (Bluefield Orioles, 2006)
Oakland Athletics (5)
RHP Liam Hendricks (Elizabethton Twins, 2009)
RHP Yusmeiro Petit (Kingsport Mets, 2003)
C Josh Phegley (Bristol White Sox, 2010)
INF Franklin Barreto (Bluefield Blue Jays, 2013)
OF Ramón Laureano (Greeneville Astros, 2014)
Philadelphia Phillies (2)
RHP Pat Neshek (Elizabethton Twins, 2002)
RHP Vince Velasquez (Greeneville Astros, 2010)
Pittsburgh Pirates (5)
RHP Chris Archer (Burlington Indians, 2006)
RHP Joe Musgrove (Bluefield Blue Jays 2011, 2012; Greeneville Astros, 2012)
RHP Richard Rodríguez (Greeneville Astros, 2012)
LHP Felipe Vazquez (Princeton Rays, 2011)
OF Pablo Reyes (Bristol Pirates, 2014)
San Diego Padres (3)
RHP Kirby Yates (Princeton Rays, 2009)
INF Greg Garcia (Johnson City Cardinals, 2010)
OF Wil Myers (Burlington Royals, 2009)
San Francisco Giants (1)
RHP Dereck Rodríguez (Elizabethton Twins, 2013, 2014)
Seattle Mariners (6)
RHP CHasen Bradford (Kingsport Mets, 2011)
RHP Cory Gearrin (Danville Braves, 2007)
LHP Roenis Elías (Pulaski Mariners, 2011)
LHP Zac Rosscup (Princeton Rays, 2012)
C Omar Narvaez (Princeton Rays, 2012)
INF Tim Beckham (Princeton Rays, 2008)
St. Louis Cardinals (7)
RHP John Gant (Kingsport Mets, 2012)
RHP Jordan Hicks (Johnson City Cardinals, 2016)
RHP Alex Reyes (Johnson City Cardinals, 2013)
RHP Adam Wainwright (Danville Braves, 2000)
C Yadier Molina (Johnson City Cardinals, 2001)
INF Paul DeJong (Johnson City Cardinals, 2015)
OF Jose Martinez (Bristol White Sox, 2007, 2010)
Tampa Bay Rays (9)
RHP Yonny Chirinos (Princeton Rays, 2014)
RHP Charlie Morton (Danville Braves, 2003)
LHP José Alvarado (Princeton Rays, 2015)
LHP Adam Kolarek (Kingsport Mets, 2010)
LHP Blake Snell (Princeton Rays, 2012)
LHP Ryan Yarbrough (Pulaski Mariners, 2014)
OF Austin Meadows (Bristol Pirates, 2014)
OF Kevin Kiermaier (Princeton Rays, 2010)
OF Tommy Pham (Johnson City Cardinals, 2006)
Texas Rangers (3)
LHP Kyle Bird (Princeton Rays, 2014)
INF Elvis Andrus (Danville Braves, 2005)
OF Delino DeShields (Greeneville Astros, 2010)
Toronto Blue Jays (7)
RHP Elvis Luciano (Burlington Royals, 2018)
RHP Aaron Sanchez (Bluefield Blue Jays, 2011)
LHP Tim Mayza (Bluefield Blue Jays, 2013, 2014)
C Danny Jansen (Bluefield Blue Jays, 2014)
INF Brandon Drury (Danville Braves, 2011)
INF Richard Ureña (Bluefield Blue Jays, 2014)
OF Kevin Pillar (Bluefield Blue Jays, 2011)
Washington Nationals (4)
RHP Jeremy Hellickson (Princeton Rays, 2005)
RHP Trevor Rosenthal (Johnson City Cardinals, 2010)
INF Matt Adams (Johnson City Cardinals, 2009)
INF Brian Dozier (Elizabethton Twins, 2009)
