- Jacoby Ellsbury
Jacoby McCabe Ellsbury (born September 11, 1983, in Madras, Oregon) is a minor league baseball player who is currently the # 1 prospect in the Boston Red Sox organization and rated as the # 33 prospect for 2007 by Baseball America. He was originally drafted, but not signed, by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 23rd round of the 2002 MLB entry draft and in 2005 was drafted by Boston, 23rd overall, in the entry draft out of Oregon State University.
- Trevor Crowe
Trevor Crowe (born November 17, 1983, in Portland, Oregon) is a baseball player who is currently a top prospect in the Cleveland Indians organization. He started the 2007 season as the Akron Aeros' starting center fielder. After an unsuccessful experiment at second base beginning in late August of 2006, Crowe was moved permanently back to the outfield, rotating between all 3 outfield positions.
- Jordan Brown
Jordan Brown (born December 18, 1983) is a minor league baseball outfielder in the Cleveland Indians organization. Brown was named the Topps Carolina League Player of the Year for 2006.
- Mike Sarbaugh
Michael "Mike" Sarbaugh (born April 25, 1967) was a minor league baseball player, and is currently a minor league manager in the Cleveland Indians farm system. After attending Lamar University, where he was an all conference shortstop and earned a degree in kinesiology, Sarbaugh played six seasons in the minors before becoming a minor league coach. He played for the Helena Brewers in 1989, then in the Cleveland Indians' chain from 1990 to 1994, …
- Elvis Andrus
Elvis Augusto Andrus (born August 26, 1988 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a shortstop who plays for the Atlanta Braves organization. Listed at 6'0", 185 lb., he bats and throws right-handed. Entering 2007, he was rated by "Baseball America" as the No. 2 prospect in the Braves organization. Andrus was signed in 2005 at age 16 to a six-figure contract. He started the year with the Orlando Braves of the Gulf Coast League, and was promoted to Danville late in the season.
- Shairon Martis
Shairon B. Martis is a Dutch professional baseball pitcher. He pitched for The Netherlands in the 2006 World Baseball Classic. Martis is one of the top pitching prospects in the Washington Nationals organization. Martis was born in Wilemstad, Curaçao. He pitched a no-hitter on March 10, 2006 in the World Baseball Classic against Panama, in a game stopped in the 7th inning due to the mercy rule. He pitched in 11 games in 2005 with 5 starts.
- Jeff Fiorentino
Jeff Fiorentino (born April 14, 1983) in Pembroke Pines, Florida is an American baseball player in the Baltimore Orioles organization. During the 2005 season, he played several games for the Orioles after being called up from the Class A Frederick Keys. He was then sent back down after nearly two weeks of action at the major league level. In 2006, he has been playing for the Class AA Bowie Baysox. He attended Florida Atlantic University.
- Micah Schnurstein
Micah Braden Schnurstein (born July 18 1984 in Monterey Park, California), a resident of Henderson, Nevada, is a first and third baseman in the Chicago White Sox farm system. He was drafted out of Basic High School in Henderson by the White Sox in 2002. He is listed as 6'1" 210, He bats and throws right-handed. Currently he plays for the Winston-Salem Warthogs of the Carolina League.
- Rocket Wheeler
Ralph "Rocket" Wheeler is a former minor league infielder and the current minor league manager for the Class A Myrtle Beach Pelicans of the Carolina League. Wheeler attended the University of Houston where he obtained his nickname "Rocket" for his speed and hustle. Wheeler was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in 1977. He played in the Blue Jays farm system until 1982, including stints with the Florence Blue Jays and the Kinston Eagles.
- Blaine Boyer
Blaine Ashton Thomas Boyer (born July 11, 1981, in Atlanta, Georgia) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves. In his first season, playing for the Atlanta Braves as a midseason call-up, he went 4-2 with a 3.11 ERA in 37.2 innings. Blaine Boyer was drafted by the Braves on June 13, 2000 in the 3rd Round of the 2000 Draft, after attending Walton High School in Marietta, Georgia.
- Luis Rivera
Luis Antonio (Pedraza) Rivera (born January 3, 1964 in Cidra, Puerto Rico) is a former infielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly as a shortstop for five teams from 1986 through 1998. Rivera batted and threw right handed. He is currently the first base/infield coach of the Cleveland Indians since the 2006 season. Rivera was a wide-ranging, slick-fielding middle infielder who had quick hands and was above average at turning the double play.
- Edward Mujica
Edward José Mujica [moo-HE-cah] (b. May 10, 1984 in Valencia, Venezuela) is a right-handed relief pitcher in the Cleveland Indians organization of Major League Baseball. Mujica signed with the Indians as an undrafted free agent in 2001. He quickly became one of the top pitching prospects in the Cleveland organization. After successful campaigns with San Felipe, Burlington and Lake County in 2002, 2003 and 2004, …
- Luis Atilano
Luis A. Atilano (born May 10, 1985 in Santurce, Puerto Rico) is a North American professional baseball player. He is a right-handed pitching prospect in the Washington Nationals organization. Selected by the Atlanta Braves in the first round of the 2003 amateur draft, Atilano was traded to the Nationals on August 31, 2006, for veteran utilityman Daryle Ward.
- Lenny Dykstra
Leonard Kyle (Lenny) Dykstra (born February 10, 1963 in Santa Ana, California, also known as Nails) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. Dykstra played for the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies. He threw and batted left-handed.
- Brian Snitker
Brian Snitker is the current Atlanta Braves third base coach, he was named to that position on October 3, 2006 replacing Fredi González, who left to join the Florida Marlins as manager. Snitker had previously been manager of the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, Mississippi Braves and Richmond Braves, all in the Braves farm system. He was also the Braves Bullpen Coach in 1985 and 1988-1990.
- William Bergolla
William José Bergolla is a second baseman in Major League Baseball who plays with the San Francisco Giants. Bergolla was signed by Cincinnati as a non-drafted free agent in 1999 and made his major league debut on May 9, 2005. He bats and throws right handed. Bergolla is rated between the best prospects in the Reds organization, according to Baseball America. For three consecutive years (2002-04), Bergolla led all Reds minor leaguers in stolen bases.
- John McLaren
John Lowell McLaren (born September 29 1951 in Galveston, Texas) is the current manager for the Seattle Mariners in Major League Baseball, having replaced Mike Hargrove on July 1, 2007. Previously, he served as the Mariners' bench coach in the first part of the 2007 season and from 1998-2003, and as a coach for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays under Lou Piniella. Earlier, he was the Mariners' bullpen coach and then third-base coach.
- Matt Riley
Matthew Paul Riley (born August 2, 1979 in Antioch, California) is a pitcher in Minor League Baseball who currently plays in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization for the Triple-A Las Vegas 51s. He went to Sacramento City College. Riley was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the third round of the 1997 draft. He dominated for the Delmarva Shorebirds of the South Atlantic League at age 18, having an earned run average of 1.19 and 136 strikeouts in 83 innings pitched.
- Bill White
William De Kova White (born January 28 1934 in Lakewood, Florida) is a former sportscaster and professional baseball first baseman who played for the New York and San Francisco Giants (1956, 1958), St. Louis Cardinals (1959-65, 1969) and Philadelphia Phillies (1966-68). He went on to serve as president of the National League from 1989 to 1994. As a minor-leaguer, White was the second black player to ever play for a Carolina League team - the Danville Leafs (1953).
- Carl Long
Carl Long (born May 9, 1935 in Rock Hill, South Carolina) was a black baseball player who, along with Frank Washington, broke the color barrier in the Carolina League city of Kinston, North Carolina. Long made his debut for the Kinston Eagles on April 17, 1956. During the year, he hit .291 with 18 home runs and 111 RBI. The Carolina League itself had been integrated in 1951 by Percy Miller Jr. of the Danville Leafs.
- Brian Graham
Brian Graham (born April 9, 1960 in San Diego, California) was a minor league baseball player, coach and manager and major league coach for the Cleveland Indians. He is currently the senior director for player development for the Pittsburgh Pirates farm system. Graham attended the University of California, Los Angeles where he excelled at both baseball and football. When he finished his collegiate career, Graham held school records for hits, stolen bases, and runs.
- Buddy Bailey
Welby Sheldon "Buddy" Bailey (born March 28, 1957 in Norristown, Pennsylvania) is the manager of the Iowa Cubs of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League. Bailey began the 2006 season as the roving minor league catching instructor for the Chicago Cubs before assuming the managerial reins in midseason as interim skipper of the Daytona Cubs of the Class A Florida State League. He was named the 2007 skipper of the Cubs' Iowa affiliate in November 2006.
- Bryan Lahair
Bryan LaHair (born November 5, 1982 in Worcester, Massachusetts) is an American baseball player, currently on the extended roster for the Seattle Mariners in Major League Baseball. He began as an outfielder but is now a designated hitter and first baseman. He bats left handed and throws right handed. He was selected by the Mariners in the 39th round of the 2002 draft out of Saint Petersburg College. LaHair spent the 2005 season with the Inland Empire 66ers, …
- Larry Sutton
Larry Sutton was a Major League Baseball player for the Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, and Florida Marlins. In 572 career at-bats, Larry compiled a .236 batting average. In 1994, Sutton was the MVP of the Class-A Carolina League, and his team, the Wilmington Blue Rocks won the Carolina League championship. The team featured future Major Leaguers Johnny Damon and Sal Fasano. Sutton was a 21st round draft pick by the Kansas City Royals in 1992.
- Percy Miller Jr.
Percy Miller Jr. was a black baseball player who broke the color barrier in the Carolina League. Miller made his debut for the Danville Leafs in August of 1951. He played in just 19 games that season. Bill White would be the second black player in the Carolina League. White played for Danville in 1953.
- Tony Torchia
Anthony Lewis Torchia (born December 13, 1943, in Chicago, Illinois), is a former minor league baseball player and manager. He was a lefthanded throwing, righthanded batting first baseman who played 13 seasons in the minors. Originally signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers, he was drafted by the Boston Red Sox after his rookie season, 1962, and he would spend 24 years in the Boston organization.
- Rafael Pérez
Rafael Jerome Pérez is a left-handed relief pitcher for the Cleveland Indians in Major League Baseball. He was signed by the Indians as an undrafted free agent in January 2002.
- Dave Keller
Dave Keller (born September 28, 1959) was a minor league baseball player, coach and manager and major league coach for the Cleveland Indians. He is currently the minor league hitting coordinator for the Chicago Cubs farm system. Keller attended the University of Northern Colorado from 1979 to 1982 where he excelled at both baseball and basketball. He still holds career records at the school for RBI (173), home runs (47) and slugging percentage (.756).
- Delmont Miller
Delmont Miller (born March 30, 1966), is the longtime scoreboard operator for the Kinston Indians, a High Class A Carolina League affiliate of the Cleveland Indians. His humorous first inning chatter and "shout-outs" prior to each "KTribe" game have become a tradition at Grainger Stadium. Recognizing the popularity of Delmont with both the fans and the players, …
- Duane Larson
Duane Larson was a minor league baseball infielder, and is currently a major league scout and special assistant to the General Manager in the Atlanta Braves organization. Larson came to the Braves organization in 2003 from the Toronto Blue Jays, where he worked in scouting and player development for 26 years. Larson joined the Blue Jays organization in 1977, working as a minor league scout and manager of Utica in the New York-Penn League.
- Frank Washington
Frank Washington was a black baseball player who, along with Carl Long, broke the color barrier in the Carolina League city of Kinston, North Carolina. Washington made his debut for the Kinston Eagles on April 17, 1956. During the year, he hit .254 with 9 home runs and 40 RBI. The Carolina League itself had been integrated in 1951 by Percy Miller Jr. of the Danville Leafs. Washington's professional debut came with the Hutchinson Elks in the Western Association in 1952.
- Jack Pierce
Lavern Jack Pierce (born June 2, 1948 in Laurel, Mississippi) is a former minor league baseball player. As of 1998, He ranked 9th all-time in minor league home runs with 395. He hit 20 homers in the Carolina League in 1971 (tied for second, two behind league leader Charlie Spikes in his second pro season, 23 homers in the 1972 Southern League (tied for third, 7 behind leader Mike Reinbach and 14 in his first season at AAA with the 1973 Richmond Braves.
- Ron Necciai
Ronald Andrew Necciai [net-shy], (born June 18, 1932 in Gallatin, Pennsylvania), is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played with the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1952 season. He batted and threw right-handed. Necciai was called up to the Pirates when he was still 19. In his brief major league career, he posted a 1-6 record with 31 strikeouts and a 7.08 ERA in 54.2 innings pitched.
- Gordon MacKenzie
Gordon Mackenzie (born July 9, 1937 in St. Petersburg, Florida) was a major league baseball player. In 1956, he was signed as an amateur free agent by the Kansas City Athletics. Mackenzie made his major league debut on August 13, 1961 against the Chicago White Sox. He made it into eleven games that year as a catcher and never returned to the major leagues as a player. During the winter of 1963, Mackenzie was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the minor league draft.
- Bob Bauer
Robert H. "Bob" Bauer was a minor league baseball player and manager. Bauer had a ten year minor league playing career in the farm systems of the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Yankees where he was used primarily at third base, but he also played some right and left field. Late in his playing career, Bauer was a player-manager. From 1953 to 1957, he was part of the Cardinals system making stops in Alexandria of the Evangeline League, Odessa of the Longhorn League, …
- Oscar Muñoz
Juan Oscar Muñoz is a former major league baseball pitcher. Muñoz attended the University of Miami and was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the fifth round of the 1990 amateur draft. He played in the Cleveland farm system until 1991. While with the Kinston Indians of the Carolina League, Muñoz threw a no-hitter against the Prince William Cannons on May 26, 1991.
- Tex Taylor
Tom "Tex" Taylor (born 1933) was a minor league baseball infielder and player-manager. Taylor played professionally from 1951 to 1958. He spent time in the farm systems of the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Washington Senators. In 1954, Taylor was a first baseman on the Waco Pirates. The 1954 Waco team has been rated number twenty five on the list of the top one hundred teams in the history of Minor League Baseball by the official minor league website.
- Chris Jaksa
Chris Jaksa is an emergency physician. He was formerly a professional baseball umpire and is one of the foremost authorities regarding the rules of the sport. He attended the Joe Brinkman Umpire School in 1984. His umpiring experience included the Appalachian League (1984), Midwest League (1985-1987), Carolina League (1988), and Southern League (1989).
- Lawrence "crash" Davis
Lawrence "Crash" Davis (1919-August 31, 2001) was an American professional baseball player who inspired the title character of the 1988 movie "Bull Durham". Born in Canon, Georgia in 1919, Davis earned the nickname "Crash" at age 14 when he collided with a teammate when chasing down a fly ball. Davis excelled as a middle infielder at Duke University, where he was the captain of the baseball team until he graduated in 1940.
- Carolina Cornhole League
From beginner to pro the Carolina Cornhole League has the tournaments,products and apparel. Attention bars and restaurants. Increase revenue with Carolina Cornhole League Night. Weekly Tournaments available in the Charlotte Metro area.