Since 2007, Burlington, North Carolina has become a starting point from some prime talent in the Kansas City Royals organization. Fans have seen the 2015 World Series MVP Salvador Perez, and caught a glimpse of Wil Myers. The list that follows represents the players that have played at Burlington Athletic Stadium and made it to the top level of professional baseball, the Major Leagues.
Kansas City Royals Organization (2007-Present)
| David Lough | 2007 | September 1, 2012 | Kansas City |
| Salvador Perez | 2008 | August 10, 2011 | Kansas City |
| Kelvin Herrera | 2008 | September 21, 2011 | Kansas City |
| Sugar Ray Marimon | 2008 | April 14, 2015 | Atlanta |
| Wil Myers | 2009 | June 18, 2013 | Tampa Bay |
| Ryan Dennick | 2009 | September 2, 2014 | Cincinnati |
| John Lamb | 2009 | August 14, 2015 | Cincinnati |
| Lane Adams | 2011 | September 1, 2015 | Kansas City |
| Terrance Gore | 2012 | September 2, 2014 | Kansas City |
| Daniel Stumpf | 2012 | April 7, 2016 | Philadelphia |
| Juan Graterol | 2007 | July 18, 2016 | Los Angeles (AL) |
| Buddy Baumann | 2009 | July 16, 2016 | San Diego |
| Kevin McCarthy | 2013 | September 9, 2016 | Kansas City |
| Jake Junis | 2012 | April 12, 2017 | Kansas City |
| Jorge Bonifacio | 2011 | April 21, 2017 | Kansas City |
| Ramon Torres | 2013 | June 7, 2017 | Kansas City |
| Cam Gallagher | 2012 | August 6, 2017 | Kansas City |
| Andres Machado | 2013-14 | September 2, 2017 | Kansas City |
| Luis Santos | 2013 | September 2, 2017 | Toronto |
| Meibrys Viloria | 2014-15 | September 2, 2018 | Kansas City |
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Cleveland Indians Organization (1986-2006)
| Mike Walker | 1986 | September 9, 1988 | Cleveland |
| Rudy Seanez | 1986 | September 7, 1989 | Cleveland |
| Steve Olin | 1987 | July 29, 1989 | Cleveland |
| Beau Allred | 1987 | September 7, 1989 | Cleveland |
| Kevin Bearse | 1987 | April 15, 1990 | Cleveland |
| Tom Kramer | 1987 | September 12, 1991 | Cleveland |
| Troy Neel | 1987 | May 30, 1992 | Oakland |
| Mark Lewis | 1988 | April 26, 1991 | Cleveland |
| Doug Piatt | 1988 | June 11, 1991 | Montreal |
| Jeff Mutis | 1988 | June 15, 1991 | Cleveland |
| Garland Kiser | 1988 | September 9, 1991 | Cleveland |
| Brett Merriman | 1988 | April 8, 1993 | Minnesota |
| Greg McMichael | 1988 | April 12, 1993 | Atlanta |
| Jesse Levis | 1989 | April 24, 1992 | Cleveland |
| Roberto Rivera | 1989 | September 3, 1995 | Chicago (NL) |
| Brian Giles | 1989 | September 16, 1995 | Cleveland |
| Robert Person | 1989 | September 18, 1995 | New York (NL) |
| Jim Thome | 1990 | September 4, 1991 | Cleveland |
| Dave Mlicki | 1990 | September 12, 1992 | Cleveland |
| Alan Embree | 1990 | September 15, 1992 | Cleveland |
| Darrell Whitmore | 1990 | June 25, 1993 | Florida |
| David Bell | 1990 | May 3, 1995 | Cleveland |
| Jason Hardtke | 1990 | September 8, 1996 | New York (NL) |
| Steve Gajkowski | 1990 | May 25, 1998 | Seattle |
| Albie Lopez | 1991 | July 6, 1993 | Cleveland |
| Manny Ramirez | 1991 | September 2, 1993 | Cleveland |
| Carlos Crawford | 1991 | June 7, 1996 | Philadelphia |
| Pep Haris | 1991 | August 14, 1996 | California |
| Fernando Hernandez | 1991 | April 3, 1997 | Detroit |
| Julian Tavarez | 1992 | August 7, 1993 | Cleveland |
| Einar Diaz | 1992-1993 | September 9, 1996 | Cleveland |
| Damian Jackson | 1992 | September 12, 1996 | Cleveland |
| Jose Cabrera | 1992 | July 15, 1997 | Houston |
| Mitch Meluskey | 1992 | August 30, 1998 | Houston |
| Mike Matthews | 1992 | May 31, 2000 | St. Louis |
| Steve Kline | 1993 | April 2, 1997 | Cleveland |
| Richie Sexson | 1993 | September 14, 1997 | Cleveland |
| Alex Ramirez | 1993 | September 19, 1998 | Cleveland |
| Jaret Wright | 1994 | June 24, 1997 | Cleveland |
| Bartolo Colon | 1994 | April 4, 1997 | Cleveland |
| Russell Branyan | 1994 | September 26, 1998 | Cleveland |
| Chan Perry | 1994 | August 5, 2000 | Cleveland |
| Willie Martinez | 1995 | June 14, 2000 | Cleveland |
| Mike Glavine | 1995 | September 4, 2003 | New York (NL) |
| Mike Edwards | 1995/1996/1997 | September 20, 2003 | Oakland |
| Sean DePaula | 1996 | August 31, 1999 | Cleveland |
| Mike Bacsik | 1996 | August 5, 2001 | Cleveland |
| Joe Horgan | 1996 | June 12, 2004 | Montreal |
| Tim Drew | 1997 | May 24, 2000 | Cleveland |
| CC Sabathia | 1998 | April 8, 2001 | Cleveland |
| Matt White | 1998 | May 27, 2003 | Boston |
| Maicer Izturis | 1998 | August 27, 2004 | Montreal |
| Carl Sadler | 1999 | July 31, 2002 | Cleveland |
| Kyle Denney | 1999 | September 14, 2004 | Cleveland |
| Jason Davis | 2000 | September 9, 2002 | Cleveland |
| Hector Luna | 2000 | April 8, 2004 | St. Louis |
| Fernando Cabrera | 2000 | August 20, 2004 | Cleveland |
| Willy Taveras | 2000 | September 6, 2004 | Houston |
| Derek Thompson | 2000 | May 28, 2005 | Los Angeles (NL) |
| Lee Gronkiewicz | 2001 | June 19, 2007 | Toronto |
| Ivan Ochoa | 2001 | July 12, 2008 | San Francisco |
| JD Martin | 2001 | July 20, 2009 | Washington |
| Roberto Hernandez (Fausto Carmona) | 2002 | April 15, 2006 | Cleveland |
| Juan Lara | 2002 | September 8, 2006 | Cleveland |
| Eider Torres | 2002 | April 26, 2008 | Baltimore |
| Rafael Perez | 2003 | April 20, 2006 | Cleveland |
| Edward Mujica | 2003 | June 21, 2006 | Cleveland |
| Aaron Laffey | 2003 | August 4, 2007 | Cleveland |
| Argenis Reyes | 2003 | July 3, 2008 | New York (NL) |
| Armando Gabino | 2004 | August 25, 2009 | Minnesota |
| Niuman Romero | 2005 | September 8, 2009 | Cleveland |
| Jerad Head | 2006 | August 28, 2011 | Cleveland |
| Chris Archer | 2006 | June 20, 2012 | Tampa Bay |
| Carlos Rivero | 2006 | August 29, 2014 | Boston |
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