Brandeis University Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a comprehensive chart of every Brandeis University alumnus who played baseball at Brandeis University AND made it to the Major League level.

"He (Nelson Figueroa) did a real good job. I liked what I saw. He was gutsy and he changed speeds. He knows how to pitch. It was pretty impressive." - Milwaukee Brewers Manager Davey Lopes in Journal Sentinel Online (Drew Olson, 04/13/2002)

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Brandeis University Official Mascot

Brandeis University Official Mascot

Major League Baseball Player Alumnus

Name [Click for M.L. Stats]

Dates Played

Debut / Box

Nelson Figueroa

1993 - 1995

06-03-2000

Name [Click for M.L. Stats]

Dates Played

Debut / Box

Brandeis University M.L.B. Player Alumnus



The Brandeis University baseball program started in 1980 and Nelson Figueroa was their first — and only — player to date to make it to the Major League level.

Brandeis University's mascot, pictured above, is named Ollie the Owl and named in honor of Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

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