20 Indians Alums in MLB Postseason

The quest for baseball's ultimate prize begins now. A total of 20 Indians alums spread across twelve contenders will compete in this year's MLB Postseason, which kicks off tomorrow with the first four games of the Wild Card round.

The Boston Red Sox and San Diego Padres boast a trio of former Spokane Indians, while the Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, and Tampa Bay Rays each have a pair of Indians alums with World Series aspirations.

A full list of former Spokane players, coaches, and staff in this year's postseason can be found below:

Atlanta Braves (1)

• LHP Martín Pérez (IL)

Boston Red Sox (3)

• INF Isiah Kiner-Falefa
• RHP Justin Slaten (IL)
• Chad Tracy (Manager)

Chicago Cubs (2):

• LHP Ryan Rolison
• AJ Lewis (Staff Assistant)

Chicago White Sox (2)

• OF Brenton Doyle
• C Drew Romo

Cleveland Guardians (1)

• Sandy Alomar Jr. (First Base Coach)

Houston Astros (1)

• RHP Peter Lambert

Los Angeles Dodgers (1)

• Will Ireton (Director, Japanese Player Operations and Strategy)

Milwaukee Brewers (1)

• Antonio Senzatela

New York Yankees (1)

• Paul Olden (Yankee Stadium PA Announcer)

Philadelphia Phillies (2)

• Kevin Long (Hitting Coach)
• David Yearout (Groundskeeper)

San Diego Padres (3)

• Chris Kemp (VP, Amateur & International Scouting)
• Vinny Lopez (MLB Field Coordinator)
• Ryley Westman (VP, Player Development)

Tampa Bay Rays (2)

• RHP Nick Martinez
• Kyle Snyder (Pitching Coach)

Last year's postseason saw Will Ireton become a three-time World Series champion with the Los Angeles Dodgers, while the last Fall Classic without an Indians alum on the title-winning team was in 2013. The most recent Indians alum in the postseason, Antonio Senzatela, made a pair of rehab appearances with the Indians in 2024, while New York Yankees PA announcer Paul Olden (1980-82) is more than four decades removed from his time in Spokane.

POSTSEASON SCHEDULE

For a look at the full postseason schedule, click here.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Red Sox (5) at Yankees (4)
Game 1: 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday, NBC & Peacock
Game 2: 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday, NBC & Peacock
Game 3 (if necessary): Thursday on NBC/Peacock/NBCSN

White Sox (6) at Astros (3)
Game 1: 5 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Peacock & NBCSN
Game 2: 5 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Peacock & NBCSN
Game 3 (if necessary): Thursday on NBC/Peacock/NBCSN

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Cubs (5) at Padres (4)
Game 1: 10 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Peacock & NBCSN
Game 2: 10 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Peacock & NBCSN
Game 3 (if necessary): Thursday on NBC/Peacock/NBCSN

Phillies (6) at Braves (3)
Game 1: 2 p.m. ET on Tuesday, NBC & Peacock
Game 2: 2 p.m. ET on Wednesday, NBC & Peacock
Game 3 (if necessary): Thursday on NBC/Peacock/NBCSN

AL Division Series: Oct. 3-10
NL Division Series: Oct. 3-9

AL Championship Series: Oct. 12-Oct. 20
NL Championship Series: Oct. 11-Oct. 19

World Series: Oct. 23-Oct. 31