List of Arizona State University baseball players

Arizona State University (ASU) has graduated a number of athletes. This includes graduates, non-graduate former students and current students of ASU who are notable for their achievements within athletics, sometimes before or after their time at ASU. Athletes in other sports can be found in the list of Arizona State University athletes; other alumni, including non-playing coaches and athletic administrators, can be found in the list of Arizona State University alumni.

The first recorded sporting event in the history of what was originally the Tempe Normal School was a baseball game played in 1891.[1] As of 2024, ASU is second among all NCAA universities with 117 alumni who have played in Major League Baseball (MLB) and has the most inductees into the College Baseball Hall of Fame.[2] ASU's contributions to MLB include Barry Bonds, Dustin Pedroia, Reggie Jackson and Rick Monday.

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Baseball
Name Years played at ASU Notes Ref.
Jamie Allen 1977–1979 Played in MLB, 1983 [2]
Gary Allenson 1973–1976 Played in MLB, 1973–1976 [2]
Andrew Aplin 2010–2012 [2]
Joe Arnold 1968 Inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2015 [2]
Doug Baker 1982 Played in MLB, 1988–1990 [2]
Chris Bando 1975–1978 Inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2024; played in MLB, 1981–1989 [2]
Sal Bando 1964–1965 Inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2013; honored number; played in MLB, 1966–1981 [2]
Eddie Bane 1971–1973 Honored number; played in MLB, 1973, 1975–1976 [2]
Alan Bannister 1970–1972 Honored number; played in MLB, 1974-1985 [2]
Floyd Bannister 1974–1976 Inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008; honored number; played in MLB, 1977–1992 [2]
Austin Barnes 2009–2011 Played in MLB, 2015– [2]
Tony Barnette 2005–2006 Played in MLB, 2015–2019 [2]
Jake Barrett 2010–2012 Played in MLB, 2016–2019 [2]
Marty Barrett 1979 Played in MLB, 1982–1991 [2]
Chris Beasley 1983–1984 Played in MLB, 1991 [2]
Jim Benedict 1983 [2]
Mike Benjamin 1986–1987 Played in MLB, 1989–2000 and 2002 [2]
Hunter Bishop 2017–2019 [2]
Seth Blair 2008–2010 [2]
Willie Bloomquist 1997–1999 Played in MLB, 2002–2015; ASU baseball head coach since 2022 [2]
Randy Bobb 1967 Played in MLB, 1968–1969 [2]
Barry Bonds 1983–1985 Awarded the ASU Alumni Achievement Award despite not graduating;[3] honored number; played in MLB, 1986–2007 [2]
Ryan Bradley 1995–1997 Played in MLB, 1998 [2]
Hubie Brooks 1977-1978 Honored number; played in MLB, 1980–1994 [2]
Travis Buck 2003–2005 Played in MLB, 2007–2012 [2]
Ryan Burr 2013–2015 Played in MLB, 2018–2022 and 2024 [2]
Kole Calhoun 2009–2010 Played in MLB, 2012–2023 [2]
Mike Colbern 1974–1976 Played in MLB, 1978–1979 [2]
Brooks Conrad 1999-2001 Played in MLB, 2008–2010 [2]
Jim Crawford 1969–1972 Played in MLB, 1973, 1975–1978 [2]
Jacob Cruz 1992–1994 Played in MLB, 1996–2005 [2]
Colin Curtis 2004–2006 Played in MLB, 2010 [2]
Ron Davini 1966–1968 [2]
Alvin Davis 1979–1982 Honored number; played in MLB, 1984–1992 [2]
Ike Davis 2006–2008 Played in MLB, 2010–2016 [2]
Dustin Delucchi 1997–1999 [2]
Mike Devereaux 1984–1985 Played in MLB, 1987–1998 [2]
Ralph Dickenson (Dick) 1969 [2]
John Dolinsek 1968–1969 [2]
Chris Duffy 2001 Played in MLB, 2005–2007 and 2009 [2]
Jeff Duncan 1999–2000 Played in MLB, 2003–2004 [2]
Duffy Dyer 1965–1966 Played in MLB, 1968–1981 [2]
Jake Elmore 2008 Played in MLB, 2012–2019 [2]
Tim Esmay 1986–1987 ASU baseball head coach, 2010–2014 [4][5]
Mike Esposito 2000–2002 Played in MLB, 2005 [2]
Andre Ethier 2002–2003 Honored number; played in MLB, 2006–2017 [2]
Larry Fritz 1969 Played in MLB, 1975 [2]
Gary Gentry 1967 National Player of the Year, 1967; played in MLB, 1969–1975 [2]
Shawn Gilbert 1984 Played in MLB, 1997–1998 and 2000 [2]
Tuffy Gosewisch 2002–2005 Played in MLB, 2013–2017 [2]
Larry Gura 1967–1969 Honored number; played in MLB, 1970–1985 [2]
Cory Hahn 2011 Paralyzed from the chest down in a game; became a scout for the Arizona Diamondbacks [6]
R. J. Harrison 1973–1975 Scouting executive with the Tampa Bay Rays [2][7]
Eric Helfand 1989–1990 Played in MLB, 1993–1995 [2]
Doug Henry 1983–1985 Played in MLB, 1991–2001 [2]
Hadley Hicks 1957–1958 [8]
Kevin Higgins 1988–1989 Played in MLB, 1993 [2]
Donnie Hill 1981 Played in MLB, 1983–1992 [2]
Stan Holmes 1979–1981 [2]
Bob Horner 1976–1978 Inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006; honored number; played in MLB, 1978–1986 and 1988 [2]
Dave Hudgens 1975–1978 Played in MLB, 1983 [2]
Darrell Jackson 1974–1977 Played in MLB, 1978–1982 [2]
Reggie Jackson 1966 Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, National Player of the Year 1966; honored number; played in MLB, 1967–1986 [2]
Mitch Jones 1999–2000 Played in MLB, 2009 [2]
Luke Keaschall 2023 [2]
Ryan Kellogg 2013–2015 [2]
Merrill Kelly 2010 Played in MLB, 2019– [2]
Mike Kelly 1989–1991 Honored number; played in MLB, 1994–1999 [2]
Ian Kinsler 2002 Played in MLB, 2006–2019 [2]
Jason Kipnis 2008–2009 Played in MLB, 2011–2020 [2]
Lerrin LaGrow 1968–1969 Played in MLB, 1970–1980 [2]
Ken Landreaux 1974–1976 Played in MLB, 1977–1987 [2]
Jeff Larish 2002–2005 Played in MLB, 2008–2010 [2]
Mike Leake 2007–2009 Played in MLB, 2010–2019 [2]
Jim Lentine 1973–1974 Played in MLB, 1978–1980 [2]
Lyle Lin 2017–2019 Taiwanese player [2]
Jack Lind 1966–1967 Played in MLB, 1974–1975 [2]
Pat Listach 1988 Played in MLB, 1992–1997 [2]
John Littlefield 1974 Played in MLB, 1980–1981 [2]
Paul Lo Duca 1993 Honored number; played in MLB, 1998–2008 [2]
Pete Lovrich 1962 Played in MLB, 1963 [2]
Sean Lowe 1992 Played in MLB, 1997–2003 [2]
Jerry Maddox 1974–1975 Played in MLB, 1978 [2]
Drew Maggi 2009–2010 Played in MLB, 2023 [2]
Deven Marrero 2010–2012 Played in MLB, 2015–2022 [2]
Alec Marsh 2017–2019 Played in MLB, 2023– [2]
Seth Martinez 2014–2016 Played in MLB, 2021– [2]
Adam McCreery 2012–2013 Played in MLB, 2018 [2]
Oddibe McDowell 1983–1984 Honored number; 1988 Olympian representing the Netherlands; played in MLB, 1985–1994 [2][9]
Cody McKay 1993–1996 Played in MLB, 2002 and 2004 [2]
Luis Medina 1984–1985 Played in MLB, 1988–1991 [2]
Lemmie Miller 1980–1981 Played in MLB, 1984 [2]
Blas Minor 1987–1988 Played in MLB, 1992–1997 [2]
Gabe Molina 1996 Played in MLB, 1999–2003 [2]
Rick Monday 1965 National Player of the Year, 1965; honored number; played in MLB, 1966–1984 [2]
Paul Moskau 1973 Played in MLB, 1977–1983 [2]
Ricky Nelson 1979–1981 Played in MLB, 1983–1986 [2]
Chris Nyman 1975–1977 Played in MLB, 1982–1983 [2]
Jim Otten 1972–1973 Played in MLB, 1974–1981 [2]
Bob Pate 1975–1976 Played in MLB, 1980–1981 [2]
Dustin Pedroia 2002–2004 Honored number; played in MLB, 2006–2019 [2]
Lee Pelekoudas 1970–1972 Interim general manager of the Seattle Mariners, 2008 [2][10]
Jeff Pentland 1966–1968 [11]
Ricky Peters 1974–1977 Played in MLB, 1979–1981, 1983 and 1986 [2]
Ken Phelps 1975–1976 Played in MLB, 1980–1990 [2]
John Poloni 1973–1975 Played in MLB, 1977 [2]
Paul Powell 1968–1969 Played in MLB, 1971, 1973 and 1975 [2]
Trent Pratt 1999–2000 Head baseball coach at Brigham Young University [2][12]
Gary Rajsich 1974–1976 Played in MLB, 1982–1985 [2]
Lenny Randle 1968–1970 Played in MLB, 1971–1982 [2]
Scott Reid 1967 Played in MLB, 1969–1970 [2]
Brady Rodgers 2010–2012 Played in MLB, 2016 and 2019 [2]
Ron Romanick 1980 Played in MLB, 1984–1986 [2]
Andrew Romine 2005–2007 Played in MLB, 2010–2021 [2]
Kevin Romine 1981–1982 Honored number; played in MLB, 1985–1991 [2]
Paul Runge 1961–1962 Umpire [2]
Dennis Sarfate 2000 Played in MLB, 2006–2009 [2]
Al Schmelz 1963, 1965 Played in MLB, 1967 [2]
Mike Schwabe 1987 Played in MLB, 1989–1990 [2]
Brian Serven 2014–2016 Played in MLB, 2022–2024 [2]
Sterling Slaughter 1961 Played in MLB, 1964 [2]
Tim Smith 2007 [2]
Jack Smitheran 1964–1966 Coached UC Riverside Highlanders baseball from 1974 to 2004 [2][13]
Eric Sogard 2005–2007 Played in MLB, 2010–2021 [2]
Tim Spehr 1987–1988 Played in MLB, 1991–1999 [2]
Josh Spence 2009 Played in MLB, 2011–2012 [2]
Todd Steverson 1990–1992 Played in MLB, 1995–1996 [2]
Mel Stocker 2000–2001 Played in MLB, 2007 [2]
Craig Swan 1969–1972 Played in MLB, 1973–1984 [2]
Jon Switzer 1999–2001 Played in MLB, 2003, 2005–2007 and 2009 [2]
Spencer Torkelson 2018–2020 Played in MLB, 2022–present [2]
Jim Umbarger 1972–1974 Played in MLB, 1975–1978 [2]
Jason Urquidez 2004–2005 [2]
Ed Vande Berg 1979–1980 Played in MLB, 1982–1988 [2]
Fernando Viña 1990 Played in MLB, 1993–2004 [2]
Don Wakamatsu 1982–1985 Played in MLB, 1991 [2]
Brett Wallace 2006–2008 Played in MLB, 2010–2013 and 2015 [2]
Alika Williams 2018–2020 Played in MLB, 2023–present [2]
Trevor Williams 2011–2013 Played in MLB, 2016–2024 [2]
Antone Williamson 1992–1994 Played in MLB, 1997 [2]
Bump Wills 1971–1974 Played in MLB, 1977–1982 [2]
Gage Workman 2018–2020 Played in MLB, 2025– [2][14]

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