Oct. 17, 2015
38 Former Division I Players on LCS Rosters
There
are 38 former Division I players among the 100 major leaguers
listed on League Championship Series rosters, including former
Coastal Carolina infielder Tommy La Stella (right) of the
Chicago Cubs. It matched the total of last season. There were 34
in 2013, 40 in
2012, 38 in
2011 and 30 in 2010.
The Toronto Blue Jays lead the way with 12
former Division I players on their 25-man LCS roster. The
Chicago Cubs and the New York Mets both have 10, followed by the
Kansas City Royals with six.
There are 34 Division I schools which have at
least one alum in the postseason. Four schools have two:
Dallas Baptist (Ryan Goins of Toronto and Ben Zobrist of Kansas
City), Long Beach State (Marco Estrada and Troy Tulowitzki of
Toronto), San Diego State (Quintin Berry of Chicago and Addison
Reed of New York) and Tennessee (R.A. Dickey of Toronto and Luke
Hochevar of Kansas City).
There are links to lists divided by school and by
Major League teams.
Division I Players on League Championship Series
Rosters
League Championship Players by School
(photo courtesy of Coastal Carolina Media
Relations Office)
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