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Former Ducks Playing Pro Baseball

Former Ducks Playing Pro Baseball


A number of former Ducks are currently playing professional baseball. Here are links for all of them along with the team they are currently with, the league they play in, the level of professional baseball and the organization each player belongs to.

Tyler Anderson, Los Angeles Angels, MLB American League

Years at Oregon: 2009-2011

MLB Draft: Round 1, Pick 20 (Colorado Rockies – 2011)

MLB Debut: June 12, 2016

MLB Career: Colorado Rockies (2016-2019); San Francisco Giants (2020); Pittsburgh Pirates (2021); Seattle Mariners (2021); Los Angeles Dodgers (2022); Los Angeles Angels (2023-present)

Garrett Cleavinger, Tampa Bay Rays, MLB American League

Years at Oregon: 2013-2015

MLB Draft: Round 3, Pick 102 (Baltimore Orioles – 2015)

MLB Debut: September 17, 2020

MLB Career: Philadelphia Phillies (2020); Los Angeles Dodgers (2021, 2022); Tampa Bay Rays (2022-present)

Cole Irvin, Baltimore Orioles, MLB American League

Years at Oregon: 2013-2016

MLB Draft: 5th Round, Pick 137 (Philadelphia Phillies – 2016)

MLB Debut: May 12, 2019

MLB Career: Philadelphia Phillies (2019-2020); Oakland A’s (2021-22); Baltimore Orioles (2023-present)

Scott McGough, Arizona Diamondbacks, MLB National League

Years at Oregon: 2009-2011

MLB Draft: Round 5, Pick 164 (Los Angeles Dodgers – 2011)

MLB Debut: August 20, 2015

MLB Career: Miami Marlins (2015); Arizona Diamondbacks (2023-present)

Foreign Career: Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2019-2022)

Ryne Nelson, Arizona Diamondbacks; MLB National League

Years at Oregon: 2017-2019

MLB Draft: Round 2, Pick 56 (Arizona Diamondbacks – 2019)

MLB Debut: September 5, 2022

MLB Career: Arizona Diamondbacks (2022-present)

Stephen Nogosek, New York Mets, MLB National League

Years at Oregon: 2014-2016

MLB Draft: Round 6, Pick 178 (Boston Red Sox – 2016)

MLB Debut: June 19, 2019

MLB Career: New York Mets (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023-present)

David Peterson, New York Mets, MLB National League

Years at Oregon: 2015-2017

MLB Draft: Round 1, Pick 20 (New York Mets – 2017)

MLB Debut: July 28, 2020

MLB Career: New York Mets (2020-present)

Spencer Steer, Cincinnati Reds, MLB National League

Years at Oregon: 2017-2019

MLB Draft: Round 3, Pick 90 (Minnesota Twins – 2019)


MLB Debut: September 2, 2022

MLB Career: Cincinnati Reds…

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