Virginia Tech Baseball Records

The following is a list of former Virginia Tech players or alumni that have been a member of the front office of, played for, coached or managed a major league baseball team.

Hokies in Major League Baseball

By Team

Arizona Diamondbacks

Joe MantiplyPitcher2020-2025All-Star (2022)
World Series (2023)
Joe SaundersPitcher2010
Joe SaundersPitcher2011
Joe SaundersPitcher2012

Athletics

Jesse HahnPitcher2015-2017
Cloy MattoxCatcher1929
Chad PinderUtility2016-2022

Atlanta Braves

Toby AtwellCatcher1956
Brad ClontzPitcher1995-1997World Series Champion (1995)
World Series (1996)

Baltimore Orioles

Leo BurkeRight Field/2nd Base1958-1959
Johnny OatesCatcher1970-1975
Johnny OatesCoach1989-1991
Johnny OatesManager1991-1994
Joe SaundersPitcher2012, 2014

Boston Red Sox

Al RichterShortstop1951, 1953
Wally ShanerUtility1926-1927

Chicago Cubs

Toby AtwellCatcher1952-1953All-Star (1952)
Leo BurkeRight Field/2nd Base1963-1965
Johnny OatesCoach1984-1987
Johnny OatesManager1995-2001AL Manager of the Year (1996)
Mark ZagunisRight Field2017-2019

Chicago White Sox

Cincinnati Reds

Kevin Barker1st Base2009
Wally ShanerUtility1929

Cleveland Guardians

Nic EnrightPitcher2025
Wally ShanerUtility1923
Wyatt ToregasCatcher2009

Colorado Rockies

Warren SchaefferCoach2023-2025
Warren SchaefferInterim Manager2025

Detroit Tigers

Kerry CarpenterRight Field2022-2025
Joe MantiplyPitcher2016
Erwin RenferPitcher1913
Franklin Stubbs1st Base/Outfield1995

Houston Astros

Franklin Stubbs1st Base/Outfield1990
Mike WilliamsPitcher2001All-Star

Kansas City Royals

Jesse HahnPitcher2019-2021
Mike WilliamsPitcher1997

Los Angeles Angels

Leo BurkeRight Field/2nd Base1961-1962
Packy NaughtonPitcher2021
Ben RowanPitcher2021
Joe SaundersPitcher2005-2010All-Star (2008)

Los Angeles Dodgers

Brad ClontzPitcher1998
Johnny OatesCatcher1977-1979World Series (1977, 1978)
Franklin Stubbs1st Base/Outfield1984-1989NL Player of the Week (7/19/1985)
World Series Champion (1987)
NL Player of the Week (9/30/1989)

Miami Marlins

Milwaukee Brewers

Kevin Barker1st Base1999-2000
George Canale1st Base1989-1991
Ben RowanPitcher2016
Franklin Stubbs1st Base/Outfield1991-1992

Minnesota Twins

Buddy Dear2nd Base1927

New York Mets

Brad ClontzPitcher1998

New York Yankees

Joe MantiplyPitcher2019
Johnny OatesCatcher1980-1981

Philadelphia Phillies

Johnny OatesCatcher1975-1976
Mike WilliamsPitcher1992-1996, 2003

Pittsburgh Pirates

Toby AtwellCatcher1953-1956
Brad ClontzPitcher1999-2000
Wyatt ToregasCatcher2011
Mike WilliamsPitcher1998-2001, 2002-2003All-Star (2002)

San Diego Padres

Kevin Barker1st Base2002
Jesse HahnPitcher2014

San Francisco Giants

Seattle Mariners

Brian FitzgeraldPitcher2002
Jesse HahnPitcher2025
Joe SaundersPitcher2013

St. Louis Cardinals

Leo BurkeRight Field/2nd Base1963
Packy NaughtonPitcher2022-2023

Tampa Bay Rays

Erik Neander 1General Manager2016-2025

1 - was not associated with Virginia Tech Baseball while attending school.

Texas Rangers

Ben RowanPitcher2014
Joe SaundersPitcher2014

Toronto Blue Jays

Kevin Barker1st Base2006

Washington Nationals

Zach BrzykcyPitcher2024-2025

Hokies in Major League Baseball

By Person

Toby Atwell

Catcher

Chicago Cubs1952-1953All-Star (1952)
Pittsburgh Pirates1953-1956
Milwaukee Braves1956

Kevin Barker

1st Base

Milwaukee Brewers1999-2000
San Diego Padres2002
Toronto Blue Jays2006
Cincinatti Reds2009

Zach Brzykcy

Pitcher

Washington Nationals2024-2025

Leo Burke

Right Field/2nd Base

Baltimore Orioles1958-1959
Los Angeles Angels1961-1962
St. Louis Cardinals1963
Chicago Cubs1963-1965

George Canale

1st Base

Milwaukee Brewers1989-1991

Kerry Carpenter

Right Field

Detroit Tigers2022-2025

Brad Clontz

Pitcher

Atlanta Braves1995-1997World Series Champion (1995)
World Series (1996)
Los Angeles Dodgers1998
New York Mets1998
Pittsburgh Pirates1999-2000

Buddy Dear

2nd Base

Washington Senators1927

Nic Enright

Pitcher

Cleveland Guardians2025

Brian Fitzgerald

Pitcher

Seattle Mariners2002

Jesse Hahn

Pitcher

San Diego Padres2014
Oakland Athletics2015-2017
Kansas City Royals2019-2021
Seattle Mariners2025

Joe Mantiply

Pitcher

Detroit Tigers2016
New York Yankees2019
Arizona Diamondbacks2020-2025All-Star (2022)
World Series (2023)

Cloy Mattox

Catcher

Philadelphia Athletics1929

Packy Naughton

Pitcher

Los Angeles Angels2021
St. Louis Cardinals2022-2023

Erik Neander

General Manager

Tampa Bay2016-2025

Was not associated with Virginia Tech Baseball while attending school.

Johnny Oates

Catcher

Baltimore Orioles1970-1975
Philadelphia Phillies1975-1976
Los Angeles Dodgers1977-1979World Series (1977)
World Series (1978)
New York Yankees1980-1981

Coach

Chicago Cubs1984-1987
Baltimore Orioles1989-1991

Manager

Baltimore Orioles1991-1994
Texas Rangers1995-2001AL Manager of the Year (1996)

Chad Pinder

Utility

Oakland Athletics2016-2022

Erwin Renfer

Pitcher

Detroit Tigers1913

Al Richter

Shortstop

Boston Red Sox1951, 1953

Ben Rowan

Pitcher

Texas Rangers2014
Milwaukee Brewers2016
Los Angeles Angels2021

Joe Saunders

Pitcher

Los Angeles Angels2005-2010All-Star (2008)
Arizona Diamondbacks2010-2012
Baltimore Orioles2012
Seattle Mariners2013
Texas Rangers2014
Baltimore Orioles2014

Warren Schaeffer

Coach

Colorado Rockies2023-2025
Colorado Rockies2025

Interim Manager

Colorado Rockies2025

Wally Shaner

Utility

Cleveland Indians1923
Boston Red Sox1926-1927
Cincinatti Reds1929

Franklin Stubbs

1st Base/Outfield

Los Angeles Dodgers1984-1989NL Player of the Week (7/19/1985)
World Series Champion (1987)
NL Player of the Week (9/30/1989)
Houston Astros1990
Milwaukee Brewers1991-1992
Detroit Tigers1995

Wyatt Toregas

Catcher

Cleveland Indians2009
Pittsburgh Pirates2011

Mike Williams

Pitcher

Philadelphia Phillies1992-1996
Kansas City Royals1997
Pittsburgh Pirates1998-2001
Houston Astros2001All-Star
Pittsburgh Pirates2002-2003All-Star (2003)
Philadelphia Phillies2003

Mark Zagunis

Right Field

Chicago Cubs2017-2019

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