(Last Updated 9/24/2024)
South Carolina has a rich history of Gamecocks succeeding at the highest level with 59 former players reaching the Major Leagues.
Carmen Mlodzinski (2018-20) is the most recent former player to reach and play in, “The Show,” as he was called up to the Pittsburgh Pirates on June 16, 2023.
Players in Major League Baseball
Jonah Bride – INF – Miami Marlins
Whit Merrifield – INF – Atlanta Braves
Carmen Mlodzinski – RHP – Pittsburgh Pirates
Jordan Montgomery – LHP – Arizona Diamondbacks
Clarke Schmidt – RHP – New York Yankees
Christian Walker – INF – Arizona Diamondbacks
Players in Minor League Baseball
Triple-A
Noah Campbell – INF – Nashville (Milwaukee Brewers)
Wes Clarke – 1B – Nashville (Milwaukee Brewers)
Carlos Cortes – OF – Syracuse (New York Mets)
Brett Kerry – RHP – Salt Lake (Los Angeles Angels)
Cody Morris – RHP – Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (New York Yankees)
Double-A
Brady Allen – OF – Erie (Detroit Tigers)
Eddy Demurias* – RHP – Chattanooga (Cincinnati Reds)
Thomas Farr – RHP – Chattanooga (Cincinnati Reds)
James Hicks – RHP – Corpus Christi (Houston Astros)
TJ Hopkins* – OF – Erie (Detroit Tigers)
Reid Morgan – RHP – Arkansas (Seattle Mariners)
Will Sanders – RHP – Tennessee (Chicago Cubs)
TJ Shook – RHP – Binghamton (New York Mets)
High-A
Julian Bosnic – LHP – Greensboro (Pittsburgh Pirates)
Colin Burgess* – C – West Michigan (Detroit Tigers)
Noah Hall* – RHP – Brooklyn (New York Mets)
Daniel Lloyd – RHP – Aberdeen (Baltimore Orioles)
Jack Mahoney – RHP – Spokane (Colorado Rockies)
Cole Messina – C – Spokane (Colorado Rockies)
Josiah Sightler – INF – Greensboro (Pittsburgh Pirates)
Low-A
Cade Austin – RHP – Tampa (New York Yankees)
Garrett Gainey – LHP – Bowling Green (Tampa Bay Rays)
Braylen Wimmer – INF – Fresno (Colorado Rockies)
Rookie
Chris Veach – RHP – FCL Yankees (New York Yankees)
Independent
Wil Crowe – RHP – Kia Tigers (KBO)
Ty Good – RHP – Florence (Frontier League)
Dalton Reeves – C – Lincoln (American Association)
* Injured list
Gamecock Baseball in the Major Leagues History
(Last Updated 6/30/2022)
In the history of Major League Baseball, there have been 59 former Gamecocks to reach, “The Show.” The list spans from 1895 to the present as well as 30 organizations.
Gamecocks In The Major Leagues Statistical History (PDF) 
Arizona Diamondbacks
Billy Buckner – RHP – 2008-10
Grayson Greiner – C – 2022
Jordan Montgomery – LHP – 2024
Christian Walker – 1B – 2017-24
Taylor Widener – RHP – 2020-22
Atlanta (Boston) Braves
George Jeffcoat – RHP – 1943
Hank Small – 1B – 1978
Whit Merrifield – INF – 2024
Baltimore Orioles (NL)
Doc McJames – RHP – 1898
Baltimore Orioles (St. Louis Browns)
Syd Smith – C/1B – 1908
Mike Cook – RHP – 1993
Brian Williams – RHP – 1997
Brian Roberts – 2B – 2001-13
Steve Pearce – 1B/OF – 2012-15
Steven Tolleson – INF/OF – 2012
Christian Walker – 1B – 2014-15
Boston Red Sox
Ed Chaplin – C – 1920-22
Garry Hancock – OF/DH – 1978-82
Jim Pankovits – 2B – 1990
Dave Hollins – 3B – 1995
Jackie Bradley Jr. – OF – 2013-22
Steve Pearce – 1B/OF – 2018-19
Chicago Cubs
Sumpter Clarke – 3B – 1920
Randy Martz – RHP – 1980-83
Ed Lynch – RHP – 1986-87
Bill Landrum – RHP – 1988
Brian Williams – RHP – 2000
Chicago White Sox
Fritz Von Kolnitz – 3B/OF – 1916
Roxy Snipes – PH – 1923
Cincinnati Reds
Fritz Von Kolnitz – 3B/OF – 1914-15
Bill Landrum – RHP – 1986-87, 1993
D.T. Cromer – 1B – 2000-01
Jon Coutlangus – LHP – 2007
Marcus McBeth – RHP – 2007
Max Schrock – INF – 2021-22
TJ Hopkins – OF – 2023
Cleveland Indians/Guardians
Syd Smith – C/3B – 1910-11
Sumpter Clarke – OF – 1923-24
Don Gordon – RHP – 1987-88
Brian Williams – RHP – 2000
Dave Hollins – DH – 2001
Adam Everett – SS – 2011
Cody Morris – RHP – 2022-23
Colorado Rockies
Jim Stoops – RHP – 1998
Detroit Tigers
Brian Williams – RHP – 1996
Adam Everett – SS – 2009-10
Grayson Greiner – C – 2018-21
Houston Astros
Jim Pankovits – INF – 1984-88
Brian Williams – RHP – 1991-94, 1999
Tripp Cromer – INF – 2000, 2003
Adam Everett – SS – 2001-07
Steve Pearce – OF – 2012
Kansas City Royals
Gary Lance – LHP – 1977
Jeff Twitty – LHP – 1980
Greg Keatley – C – 1981
Billy Buckner – RHP – 2007
Whit Merrifield – INF/OF – 2016-22
Los Angeles (California) Angels of Anaheim
Mike Cook – RHP – 1986-88
Kent Anderson – SS – 1989-90
Dave Hollins – 3B – 1997-98
Michael Roth – LHP – 2013-14
Los Angeles (Brooklyn) Dodgers
Doc McJames – RHP – 1899, 1901
Elzie Dudley – RHP – 1929-30
George Jeffcoat – RHP – 1936-39
Tripp Cromer – INF – 1997-99
Miami Marlins
Sam Dyson – RHP – 2013-15
Jonah Bride – INF – 2024
Milwaukee Brewers
Tyler Webb – LHP – 2017
Justin Smoak – 1B – 2020
Minnesota Twins
Jim Lewis – RHP – 1983
Mike Cook – RHP – 1989
Dave Hollins – 3B – 1996
Brian Buscher – 3B – 2007-09
Adam Everett – SS – 2008
Sam Dyson – RHP – 2019
New York Mets
Ed Lynch – RHP – 1980-86
Mookie Wilson – OF – 1980-89
New York Yankees
Jim Lewis – RHP – 1982
Brett Jodie – RHP – 2001
Steve Pearce – 1B/OF – 2012
Brian Roberts – 2B – 2014
Jordan Montgomery – LHP – 2017-22
Tyler Webb – LHP – 2017
Clarke Schmidt – RHP – 2020-24
Oakland (Philadelphia) A’s
Syd Smith – C/1B – 1908
Garry Hancock – OF/DH – 1983-84
Kevin Melillo – 2B – 2007
Landon Powell – C – 2009-11
Steven Tolleson – INF/OF – 2010
Jonah Bride – INF – 2022
Philadelphia Phillies
Elzie Dudley – RHP – 1931-32
David Coble – C – 1939
Dave Hollins – 3B – 1990-95, 2002
Whit Merrifield – INF/OF – 2024
Pittsburgh Pirates
Syd Smith – C – 1914-15
Elzie Dudley – RHP – 1933
Bill Landrum – RHP – 1989-91
Steve Pearce – 1B/OF – 2007-11
Wil Crowe – RHP – 2021-23
Carmen Mlodzinski – RHP – 2023-24
San Diego Padres
Brian Williams – RHP – 1995
Brett Jodie – RHP – 2001
James Darnell – 3B/OF 2011-12
Billy Buckner – RHP – 2014
Tyler Webb – LHP – 2018
San Francisco Giants
Sam Dyson – RHP – 2017-19
Justin Smoak – INF – 2020
Seattle Mariners
Jim Lewis – RHP – 1979, 1985
Dave Hollins – 3B – 1996
Justin Smoak – 1B – 2010-14
St. Louis Cardinals
Tripp Cromer – SS – 1993-95
Tyler Webb – LHP – 2018-21
Max Schrock – INF – 2020
Jordan Montgomery – LHP – 2022-23
Tampa Bay Rays
Steve Pearce – 1B – 2016
Texas Rangers
Drew Meyer – INF – 2006
Justin Smoak – 1B – 2010
Sam Dyson – RHP – 2015-17
Michael Roth – LHP – 2016
Jordan Montgomery – LHP – 2023
Toronto Blue Jays
Don Gordon – RHP – 1986
Mookie Wilson – OF – 1989-91
Dave Hollins – 3B – 1999
Lee Gronkiewicz – RHP – 2007
Sam Dyson – RHP – 2012
Steve Tolleson – INF – 2014-15
Justin Smoak – 1B – 2015-19
Steve Pearce – 1B – 2017-18
Whit Merrifield – INF/OF – 2022-23
Washington Nationals (Montreal Expos)
Wil Crowe – RHP – 2020
Bill Landrum – RHP – 1992
Washington Senators (NL)
Doc McJames – RHP – 1895-1897
