BRADENTON—The 2024 Major League Baseball season kicked off on Thursday, and 25 former Bradenton Marauders players were featured on Opening Day rosters this season. The group is headlined by 2019 Marauder infielder Oneil Cruz, Gold Glove Award-winning infielder Ke’Bryan Hayes, and 2023 All-Star pitcher Mitch Keller.
Eight players on the Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day roster traveled through Bradenton on their way to the Major Leagues, with another 17 former Marauders scattered across 12 other Major League teams.
Since 2010, 101 former Marauders have made their Major League debuts, with seven getting the call-up last season to the Pirates. The 2023 debuts included Drew Maggi, Hunter Stratton, and Endy Rodriguez.
Here’s a full list of Marauders alumni on Opening Day Rosters:
BOSTON RED SOX (1)
C Reese McGuire (2015)
CHICAGO CUBS (1)
RHP Jameson Taillon (2012)
COLORADO ROCKIES (3)
C Elías Diaz (2013, 2016, 2019)
C Jacob Stallings (2013, 2014)
RHP Nick Mears (2019)
KANSAS CITY ROYALS (1)
INF Adam Frazier (2014)
LOS ANGELES DODGERS (1)
RHP Tyler Glasnow (2014)
MIAMI MARLINS (1)
INF Josh Bell (2014)
MINNESOTA TWINS (1)
RHP Justin Topa (2016)
NEW YORK METS (2)
RHP Max Kranick (2019)
OF Starling Marte (2010)
NEW YORK YANKEES (3)
RHP Nick Burdi (2018)
RHP Gerrit Cole (2012)
RHP Clay Holmes (2015, 2018)
PITTSBURGH PIRATES (8)
INF Oneil Cruz (2019)
C Jason Delay (2018)
INF Ke'Bryan Hayes (2018)
OF/1B Connor Joe (2016)
RHP Jared Jones (2021)
RHP Mitch Keller (2016, 2017)
RHP Luis Ortiz (2021)
RHP Hunter Stratton (2019)
SEATTLE MARINERS (1)RHP Cody Bolton (2019)
TAMPA BAY RAYS (1)
RHP Harold Ramírez (2015)
WASHINGTON NATIONALS (1)
RHP Trevor Williams (2016)
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