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May 16, 2002 For Immediate Release Contact: Russ Anderson .pdf version |
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| NEARLY 500 FORMER COLLEGE PLAYERS ON 2002 MLB ROSTERS |
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CHICAGO (NCBWA) – Nearly 500 former collegians appear on the
current 40-man rosters of Major League Baseball teams, according to research done by the National
Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. Some of the game's brightest stars showed off their talents
on the collegiate diamond before moving on to "The Show." The last two National League Most Valuable Players, Barry Bonds (Arizona State) and Jeff Kent (California), 2000 American League MVP Jason Giambi (Long Beach State) and both of last year's Cy Young Award winners, Roger Clemens (Texas) and Randy Johnson (USC) are among those that starred in the collegiate ranks. Perennial All-Stars Nomar Garciaparra (Georgia Tech), Frank Thomas (Auburn), Barry Larkin (Michigan), Todd Helton (Tennessee), Jeff Bagwell (Hartford), Kevin Brown (Georgia Tech) and Mike Mussina (Stanford) are a few more examples of quality performers from the college ranks. • Click here for the complete list (.pdf)The NCBWA welcomes any additions or corrections to this list. Please e-mail them to Russ Anderson at Conference USA. |
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