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Since 2006, Greenville, South Carolina has become a stop along the road for some of the best players in the Boston Red Sox organization. Drive fans have seen the likes of World Series Champions Xander Bogaerts, Clay Buchholz and Anthony Rizzo, 2018 AL MVP Mookie Betts and more. The list that follows represents the players who have gone from "The South to the Show".

#NameDebut DateDebut TeamYear(s) with Drive
1.Clay Buchholz8/17/2007Boston2006
2.Michael Bowden8/30/2008Boston2006
3.Hunter Jones4/20/2009Boston2006
4.Daniel Bard5/13/2009Boston2007-08
5.Aaron Bates7/6/2009Boston2006
6.Josh Reddick7/31/2009Boston2007-08
7.Dustin Richardson9/28/2009Boston2007
8.Argenis Diaz4/21/2010Pittsburgh2007
9.Felix Doubront6/18/2010Boston2007-08
10.Ryan Kalish7/31/2010Boston2008
11.Yamaico Navarro8/20/2010Boston2008
12.Lars Anderson9/6/2010Boston2007
13.Anthony Rizzo6/9/2011San Diego2008-09
14.Ryan Lavarnway8/18/2011Boston2009
15.Nick Hagadone9/1/2011Cleveland2008-09
16.Tim Federowicz9/11/2011Los Angeles (NL)2009
17.Che-Hsuan Lin4/14/2012Boston2008
18.Will Middlebrooks5/2/2012Boston2009
19.Luis Exposito5/4/2012Baltimore2007-08
20.Kristopher Negron6/7/2012Cincinnati2007-08
21.Stephen Fife7/7/2012Los Angeles (NL)2009
22.Miguel Socolovich7/14/2012Baltimore2007
23.Casey Kelly8/27/2012San Diego2009
24.Jackie Bradley, Jr.4/1/2013Boston2011
25.Ryan Pressly4/4/2013Minnesota2010
26.Chris McGuiness6/7/2013Texas2009-10
27.Jose Alvarez6/9/2013Detroit2008
28.Brandon Workman7/10/2013Boston2011
29.Drake Britton7/20/2013Boston2010
30.Xander Bogaerts8/20/2013Boston2011
31.Reymond Fuentes8/26/2013San Diego2010
32.Cesar Cabral9/2/2013New York (AL)2010
33.Stolmy Pimentel9/4/2013Pittsburgh2009
34.Chris Martin4/26/2014Colorado2011
35.Alex Hassan6/1/2014Boston2009, 2013
36.Garin Cecchini6/1/2014Boston2012
37.Mookie Betts6/29/2014Boston2013
38.Roman Mendez7/8/2014Texas2010
39.Christian Vazquez7/9/2014Boston2010-11
40.Anthony Ranaudo8/1/2014Boston2011
41.Dan Butler8/10/2014Boston2010
42.Hunter Strickland9/1/2014San Francisco2009
43.Matt Barnes9/9/2014Boston2012
44.Bryce Brentz9/17/2014Boston2014
45.Jason Garcia4/8/2015Boston2012-14
46.Blake Swihart5/2/2015Boston2012
47.Travis Shaw5/8/2015Boston2011
48.Jonathan Aro6/25/2015Boston2014
49.Noe Ramirez7/3/2015Boston2012
50.Brian Johnson7/21/2015Boston2013
51.Henry Owens8/4/2015Boston2012
52.Frankie Montas9/2/2015Chicago (AL)2013
53.Carson Blair9/6/2015Oakland2011
54.Nefi Ogando9/9/2015Philadelphia2012
55.Jeremy Hazelbaker4/3/2016St. Louis2010
56.Hunter Cervenka4/12/2016Atlanta2011-12
57.Pat Light4/26/2016Boston2013-14
58.J.B. Wendelken5/8/2016Oakland2013
59.Mike Miller6/27/2016Boston2013
60.Andrew Benintendi8/2/2016Boston2015
61.Madison Younginer8/7/2016Atlanta2012-13
62.Yoan Moncada9/2/2016Boston2015
63.Carlos Asuaje9/21/2016San Diego2014
64.Manuel Margot9/21/2016San Diego2014
65.Justin Haley4/5/2017Minnesota2013
66.Ben Taylor4/7/2017Boston2015
67.Sam Travis5/24/2017Boston2014
68.Austin Maddox6/17/2017Boston2013
69.Tzu-Wei Lin6/24/2017Boston2014
70.Kyle Martin7/20/2017Boston2013
71.Rafael Devers7/25/2017Boston2015
72.Jamie Callahan9/2/2017New York (NL)2014-15
73.Aaron Wilkerson9/25/2017Milwaukee2015
74.Bobby Poyner3/31/2018Boston2016
75.Gerson Bautista4/17/2018New York (NL)2016
76.Javier Guerra5/4/2018San Diego2015
77.Jalen Beeks6/7/2018Boston2015
78.Williams Jerez8/7/2018Los Angeles (AL)2015
79.Ty Buttrey8/16/2018Los Angeles (AL)2014-15
80.Michael Kopech8/21/2018Chicago (AL)2015
81.Michael Chavis4/20/2019Boston2015-16
82.Darwinzon Hernandez4/23/2019Boston2017
83.Shaun Anderson5/15/2019San Francisco2017
84.Mike Shawaryn6/7/2019Boston2017
85.Stephen Nogosek6/19/2019New York (NL)2016
86.Trevor Kelley7/2/2019Boston2016
87.Mauricio Dubon7/7/2019Milwaukee2015
88.Chandler Shepherd8/13/2019Baltimore2015
89.Santiago Espinal7/25/2020Toronto2017
90.Jordan Weems7/28/2020Oakland2012-14, 2017
91.Kyle Hart8/13/2020Boston2017
92.Luis Alexander Basabe8/27/2020San Francisco2016
93.Bobby Dalbec8/30/2020Boston2017
94.Eduard Bazardo4/14/2021Boston2018
95Jarren Duran7/17/2021Boston2018
96Henry Ramos9/5/2021Arizona2011-12
97Kutter Crawford9/5/2021Boston2018
98Jhonathan Diaz9/17/2021Los Angeles (AL)2017-18
99Denyi Reyes5/13/2022Baltimore2018
100Anderson Espinoza5/30/2022Chicago (NL)2015-16
101Brayan Bello7/6/2022Boston2019, 2021
102Nick Duron7/13/2022Philadelphia2018
103Triston Casas9/4/2022Boston2019
104Thaddeus Ward4/1/2023Washington2019
105Chris Murphy6/7/2023Boston 2021
106Brandon Walter6/22/2023Boston2021
107Ceddanne Rafaela 8/28/2023Boston2022
108Enmanuel De Jesus9/9/2023Miami2016-18
109Jose Espada9/24/2023San Diego2021

#

Name

Debut Date

Year with Drive

Debut Team

1.

Clay Buchholz

8/17/2007

2006

Boston

2.

Michael Bowden

8/30/2008

2006

Boston

3.

Hunter Jones

4/20/2009

2006

Boston

4.

Daniel Bard

5/13/2009

2007-08

Boston

5.

Aaron Bates

7/6/2009

2006

Boston

6.

Josh Reddick

7/31/2009

2007-08

Boston

7.

Dustin Richardson

9/28/2009

2007

Boston

8.

Argenis Diaz

4/21/2010

2007

Pittsburgh

9.

Felix Doubront

6/18/2010

2007-08

Boston

10.

Ryan Kalish

7/31/2010

2008

Boston

11.

Yamaico Navarro

8/20/2010

2008

Boston

12.

Lars Anderson

9/6/2010

2007

Boston

13.

Anthony Rizzo

6/9/2011

2008-09

San Diego

14.

Ryan Lavarnway

8/18/2011

2009

Boston

15.

Nick Hagadone

9/1/2011

2008-09

Cleveland

16.

Tim Federowicz

9/11/2011

2009

Los Angeles (NL)

17.

Che-Hsuan Lin

4/14/2012

2008

Boston

18.

Will Middlebrooks

5/2/2012

2009

Boston

19.

Luis Exposito

5/4/2012

2007-08

Baltimore

20.

Kristopher Negron

6/7/2012

2007-08

Cincinnati

21.

Stephen Fife

7/7/2012

2009

Los Angeles (NL)

22.

Miguel Socolovich

7/14/2012

2007

Baltimore

23.

Casey Kelly

8/27/2012

2009

San Diego

24.

Jackie Bradley, Jr.

4/1/2013

2011

Boston

25.

Ryan Pressly

4/4/2013

2010

Minnesota

26.

Chris McGuiness

6/7/2013

2009-10

Texas

27.

Jose Alvarez

6/9/2013

2008

Detroit

28.

Brandon Workman

7/10/2013

2011

Boston

29.

Drake Britton

7/20/2013

2010

Boston

30.

Xander Bogaerts

8/20/2013

2011

Boston

31.

Reymond Fuentes

8/26/2013

2010

San Diego

32.

Cesar Cabral

9/2/2013

2010

New York (AL)

33.

Stolmy Pimentel

9/4/2013

2009

Pittsburgh

34.

Chris Martin

4/26/2014

2011

Colorado

35.

Alex Hassan

6/1/2014

2009, 2013

Boston

36.

Garin Cecchini

6/1/2014

2012

Boston

37.

Mookie Betts

6/29/2014

2013

Boston

38.

Roman Mendez

7/8/2014

2010

Texas

39.

Christian Vazquez

7/9/2014

2010-11

Boston

40.

Anthony Ranaudo

8/1/2014

2011

Boston

41.

Dan Butler

8/10/2014

2010

Boston

42.

Hunter Strickland

9/1/2014

2009

San Francisco

43.

Matt Barnes

9/9/2014

2012

Boston

44.

Bryce Brentz

9/17/2014

2011

Boston

45.

Jason Garcia

4/8/2015

2012-14

Boston

46.

Blake Swihart

5/2/2015

2012

Boston

47.

Travis Shaw

5/8/2015

2011

Boston

48.

Jonathan Aro

6/25/2015

2014

Boston

49.

Noe Ramirez

7/3/2015

2012

Boston

50.

Brian Johnson

7/21/2015

2013

Boston

51.

Henry Owens

8/4/2015

2012

Boston

52.

Frankie Montas

9/2/2015

2013

Chicago (AL)

53.

Carson Blair

9/6/2015

2011

Oakland

54.

Nefi Ogando

9/9/2015

2012

Philadelphia

55.

Jeremy Hazelbaker

4/3/2016

2010

St. Louis

56.

Hunter Cervenka

4/12/2016

2011-12

Atlanta

57.

Pat Light

4/26/2016

2013-14

Boston

58.

J.B. Wendelken

5/8/2016

2013

Oakland

59.

Mike Miller

6/27/2016

2013

Boston

60.

Andrew Benintendi

8/2/2016

2015

Boston

61.

Madison Younginer

8/7/2016

2012-13

Atlanta

62.

Yoan Moncada

9/2/2016

2015

Boston

63.

Carlos Asuaje

9/21/2016

2014

San Diego

64.

Manuel Margot

9/21/2016

2014

San Diego

65.

Justin Haley

4/5/2017

2013

Minnesota

66.

Ben Taylor

4/7/2017

2015

Boston

67.

Sam Travis

5/24/2017

2014

Boston

68.

Austin Maddox

6/17/2017

2013

Boston

69.

Tzu-Wei Lin

6/24/2017

2014

Boston

70.

Kyle Martin

7/20/2017

2013

Boston

71.

Rafael Devers

7/25/2017

2015

Boston

72.

Jamie Callahan

9/2/2017

2014-15

New York (NL)

73.

Aaron Wilkerson

9/15/2017

2015

Milwaukee

74.

Bobby Poyner

3/31/2018

2016

Boston

75.

Gerson Bautista

4/17/2018

2016

New York (NL)

76.

Javier Guerra

5/4/2018

2015

San Diego

77.

Jalen Beeks

6/7/2018

2015

Boston

78.

Williams Jerez

8/7/2018

2015

Los Angeles (AL)

79.

Ty Buttrey

8/16/2018

2014-15

Los Angeles (AL)

80.

Michael Kopech

8/21/2018

2015

Chicago (AL)

81.

Michael Chavis

4/20/2019

2015-16

Boston

82.

Darwinzon Hernandez

4/23/2019

2017

Boston

83.

Shaun Anderson

5/15/2019

2017

San Francisco

84.

Mike Shawaryn

6/7/2019

2017

Boston

85.

Stephen Nogosek

6/19/2019

2016

New York (NL)

86.

Trevor Kelley

7/2/2019

2016

Boston

87.

Mauricio Dubon

7/7/2019

2015

Milwaukee

88.

Chandler Shepherd

8/13/2019

2015

Baltimore