The following former players of the Santa Barbara Foresters have played
in Major League Baseball. It's 69 as of early 2024 MLB season:
Added since chart below made:
Blair Henley, Houston Astros
Nick Nastrini, Chicago White Sox
Clayton Beeter, New York Yankees
John McMillon: MLB Debut: Kansas City Royals
Christian Encarnacion-Strand: MLB Debut: Cincinnati Reds (pictured)
Drew Maggi: MLB Debut: Pittsburgh Pirates
Matthew McLain: MLB Debut: Cincinnati Reds
Tanner Bibee: MLB Debut: Cleveland Guardians
Spencer Steer: MLB Debut: Cincinnati Reds
Josh Jung: MLB Debut: Texas Rangers
Parker Mushinksi: MLB Debut: Houston Astros
C.J. Fick: MLB Debut: Houston Astros
James McCann: MLB Debut: Detroit Tigers
Evan Lee: MLB Debut: Atlanta Braves
Josh Jung: MLB Debut: Texas Rangers
Parker Mushinski: MLB Debut: Houston Astros
Garret Crochet MLB Debut: Chicago White Sox
Tejay Anton MLB Debut: Cincinnati Reds
Jaylin David MLB Debut: San Francisco Giants
Kyle Isbel MLB Debut: Kansas City Royals
Patrick Weigel MLB Debut: Atlanta Braves
Ryan Helsley MLB Debut: St. Louis Cardinals
Austin Williams MLB Debut: Washington Nationals
Jon Duplantier MLB Debut: Arizona Diamondbacks School: Rice
Jeff McNeil MLB Debut: New York Mets School: Long Beach State
Ryan O’Hearn MLB Debut: Kansas City Royals School: Sam Houston State
James McCann MLB Debut: Detroit Tigers
Aaron Bummer MLB Debut: Chicago White Sox
PJ Conlon MLB Debut: New York Mets School: USD
Hoby Milner MLB Debut: Philadelphia Phillies School: Texas
Kyle Kubitza MLB Debut: Los Angeles Angels School: Texas State
Carson Smith MLB Debut: Seattle Mariners School: Texas State
Cameron Rupp MLB Debut: Philadelphia Phillies School: Texas
Jordy Mercer MLB Debut: Pittsburgh Pirates School: Oklahoma State
Jeff Stevens MLB Debut: Chicago Cubs School: LMU
C.J. Fick MLB Debut: St. Louis Cardinals
Player |
Debut Organization |
School |
Years with SBF |
Scott Randall* |
Cincinnati Reds |
UC Santa Barbara |
1994 |
Morgan Ensberg (A)(W) |
Houston Astros |
USC |
1995-97 |
Brady Clark |
New York Mets |
USD |
1996 |
Tyler Walker |
Washington Nationals |
Cal |
1996-97 |
Doug Nickle |
Philadelphia Phillies |
Cal |
1996 |
Matt Diaz |
Atlanta Braves |
Miami |
1997 |
Adam Bernero |
Kansas City Royals |
Armstrong State |
1997 |
Justin Lehr |
Milwaukee Brewers |
USC |
1998-99 |
Ryan Church |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
Nevada |
1998-99 |
Evan Rust |
St. Louis Cardinals |
St. Mary’s |
1998 |
Ryan Spilborghs (W) |
Colorado Rockies |
UC Santa Barbara |
1999 & 2001 |
Chad Qualls (W) |
Miami Marlins |
Nevada |
1999-2000 |
James Shields (W) |
Kansas City Royals |
Hart HS |
2000 |
Sean Tracey |
Chicago White Sox |
UC Irvine |
2000-01 |
Delwyn Young |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
SBCC |
2001-02 |
Brian Bannister |
Kansas City Royals |
USC |
2001 |
Dana Eveland |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
Hill JC |
2002 |
Virgil Vazquez |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
UC Santa Barbara |
2002 |
Matt Garza (W) |
Chicago Cubs |
Fresno St. |
2003 |
Kevin Frandsen |
Philadelphia Phillies |
San Jose St. |
2002-03 |
Brian Barton |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Miami |
2003 |
Brett Hayes |
Florida Marlins |
Nevada |
2003 |
Chris Pettit |
Los Angeles Angels |
Loyola |
2003 |
Aaron Bates |
Boston Red Sox |
San Jose St. |
2003 |
Conor Gillaspie |
Chicago White Sox |
Wichita St. |
2006 |
Dylan Axelrod |
Chicago White Sox |
UC Irvine |
2006 |
Ryan Cook |
Oakland A’s |
USC |
2008 |
AJ Griffin |
Oakland A’s |
San Diego |
2009 |
Tanner Scheppers |
Texas Rangers |
Fresno State |
2006 |
Justin Wilson |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
Fresno State |
(A) – MLB All-Star
(W) – Played in MLB World Series