260 TO THE SHOW: TinCaps/Wizards in MLB in 2021
The city of Fort Wayne has an incredibly rich baseball history. Dating back to 1871, the Summit City has hosted professional baseball, starting with the Fort Wayne Kekiongas. In the more recent decades, Parkview Field and Memorial Coliseum have been home to some of the brightest Major League stars before
The city of Fort Wayne has an incredibly rich baseball history. Dating back to 1871, the Summit City has hosted professional baseball, starting with the Fort Wayne Kekiongas. In the more recent decades, Parkview Field and Memorial Coliseum have been home to some of the brightest Major League stars before their first taste of the big leagues.
Since the Fort Wayne Wizards were founded in 1993, a total of 196 former Fort Wayne players have appeared in the big leagues (as of June 24, 2021). The Wizards rebranded to the TinCaps in 2009.
The following 50 former Fort Wayne Wizards and TinCaps players have appeared in Major League Baseball so far in 2021 (as of June 24):
- C Austin Allen (2016) – Oakland A’s
- LHP Logan Allen (2016-17) – Cleveland Indians
- OF Jake Bauers (2014) – Cleveland Indians / Seattle Mariners
- RHP David Bednar (2016-17) – Pittsburgh Pirates
- RHP Brad Brach (2009) – Cincinnati Reds
- RHP Matt Bush (2005-07) -- Texas Rangers
- C Luis Campusano (2018) – San Diego Padres
- OF Franchy Cordero (2014-15) – Boston Red Sox
- RHP Enyel De Los Santos (2016) – Philadelphia Phillies
- RHP Zach Eflin (2013) – Philadelphia Phillies
- INF Ty France (2016) – Seattle Mariners
- LHP Max Fried (2013-14) – Atlanta Braves
- C Austin Hedges (2012) – Cleveland Indians
- OF Travis Jankowski (2012) – Philadelphia Phillies
- INF Sean Kazmar (2004-05) – Atlanta Braves
- RHP Brandon Kintzler (2005) – Philadelphia Phillies
- RHP Corey Kluber (2008) – New York Yankees
- RHP Dinelson Lamet (2015) – San Diego Padres
- LHP Eric Lauer (2016) – Milwaukee Brewers
- LHP Wade LeBlanc (2006) – Baltimore Orioles / St. Louis Cardinals
- C Jose Lobaton (2005-06) – Chicago Cubs
- LHP Joey Lucchesi (2016) – New York Mets
- INF Tucupita Marcano (2019) – San Diego Padres
- LHP Nick Margevicius (2018) – Seattle Mariners
- RHP Phil Maton (2016) – Cleveland Indians
- RHP Miles Mikolas (2010) – St. Louis Cardinals
- INF Owen Miller (2018) – Cleveland Indians
- LHP Adrian Morejon (2016) – San Diego Padres
- RHP Chris Paddack (2016) – San Diego Padres
- RHP Luis Patiño (2018) – Tampa Bay Rays
- LHP Oliver Pérez (2001) – Cleveland Indians
- INF Jace Peterson (2012) – Milwaukee Brewers
- RHP Cal Quantrill (2016) – Cleveland Indians
- C Webster Rivas (2017) – San Diego Padres
- OF Hunter Renfroe (2013) – Boston Red Sox
- OF Franmil Reyes (2014-15) – Cleveland Indians
- RHP Joe Ross (2012-13) – Washington Nationals
- RHP José Ruiz (2015) – Chicago White Sox
- INF Eric Sogard (2007) – Chicago Cubs
- RHP Joakim Soria (2006) – Arizona Diamondbacks
- INF Fernando Tatis Jr. (2017) – San Diego Padres
- RHP Mason Thompson (2017-18) – San Diego Padres
- INF Trea Turner (2014) – Washington Nationals
- INF Luis Urías (2015) – Milwaukee Brewers
- INF Josh VanMeter (2014-15) – Arizona Diamondbacks
- LHP Ryan Weathers (2018-19) – San Diego Padres
- LHP Brad Wieck (2015) – Chicago Cubs
- RHP Matt Wisler (2012) – San Francisco Giants / Tampa Bay Rays
- RHP Eric Yardley (2014) – Milwaukee Brewers