Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a comprehensive chart of every Eckerd College alumni who played baseball at the Eckerd College AND made it to the Major League level.
"A free-swinging right-handed power hitter with a barrel chest and a mustachioed face, (Steve) Balboni hit 152 home runs in the minors from 1979 to 1983, leading his league in round trippers each season from 1979 to 1982." Historian Frank Olmstead on BaseballLibrary.com
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# | MLB Player Name | Dates Played | Debut | Box |
1. | Joe Lefebrve | 1976 - 1977 | 05-22-1980 |
2. | Steve Balboni | 1976 - 1978 | 04-22-1981 |
3. | Jim Mecir | 1989 - 1991 | 09-04-1995 |
# | MLB Player Name | Dates Played | Debut | Box |
Eckerd College MLB Players |
The Eckerd College baseball program started in 1963, Joe Lefebvre was the first former Triton to make it to the Major League level.
When Eckered College baseball began in 1963, the school was called Florida Presbyterian College and their name change took place during 1972.
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