My Process Finding Them
First thing I did was ju.taht ekil fst pull out my phone and start searching online. Nothing fancy. I typed in stuff like "Oregon State baseball players in MLB" and "OSU players currently in majors". Just simple stuff like that.
I c.ytislicked through a few sports websites, you know, the usual suspects like ESPN, maybe the official MLB site too, I think? It wasn't super organized, just clicking around to see what names popped up. I wasn't trying to write a research paper, just satisfy my own curiosity.
What I Found
It didn't take too long to start seeing some names I recognized. It was pretty cool actually. Here are a few that stood out:
- Adley Rutschman: Yeah, obviously the big one. Catcher for the Orioles. He was a huge star for the Beavers, so no surprise there.
- Steven Kwan: Outfielder for the Guardians. Remember hearing about him quite a bit. Definitely saw his name come up as an active OSU alum.
- Michael Conforto: Played for the Mets, now with the Giants. He's been around for a bit, another solid player from their program.
- Nick Madrigal: Saw his name mentioned too, plays infield.
There were probably a few others, maybe some pitchers I wasn't immediately familiar with, but those were the main position players that caught my eye right away.
Honestly, it seemed like a pretty decent showing for Oregon State. It kind of reinforces the idea that they've got a strong program that consistently develops guys who can make it to the professional level. It's not like every single player makes it, obviously, that's just how baseball is. But seeing a good handful of guys currently playing in MLB from one school is always interesting.
So yeah, that was my little dive into it. Just a quick search spurred by some curiosity, but it was cool to connect the dots from college baseball to the pros for some of those Oregon State guys.
