University of Kentucky Baseball Players Who Made it to a Major League Baseball Team

University of Kentucky Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues

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

"Trading (Jim) Leyritz reinforces the team concept and commitment every player makes to the other players on the roster. To have good chemistry, everybody has to make a sacrifice to be a part of the team. Jim Leyritz was not satisfied with his role on this team. We thought it best for the ballclub, with the season it has going. to make a change that allows him to pursue his goals with another ballclub." - Red Sox General Manager Dan Duquette

Kentucky Agricultural & Mechanical College "Wildcats" Major League Baseball Player Alumnus
Name [Click for M.L. Stats]	Dates Played	Debut / Box
Jim Park^{(Eastern Kentucky)}	1911 - 1911, 1913 - 1914	09-07-1915
University of Kentucky "Wildcats" Major League Baseball Player Alumnus
Name [Click for M.L. Stats]	Dates Played	Debut / Box
Tom Grubbs	1919 - 1920	10-03-1920
Irv Jeffries	1927 - 1928	04-30-1930
Cotton Nash	1961 - 1964	09-01-1967
Doug Flynn	1969 - 1969	04-09-1975
Marv Foley	1974 - 1975	09-11-1978
Derek Bryant	1971 - 1973	04-24-1979
Jeff Keener	1980 - 1981	06-08-1982
Jeff Parrett	1980 - 1983	04-11-1986
Paul Kilgus	1981 - 1984	06-07-1987
Jack Savage	1983 - 1985	09-14-1987
Terry Shumpert	1985 - 1987	05-01-1990
Jim Leyritz	1985 - 1985	06-08-1990
Rodney Bolton	1989 - 1990	04-10-1993
Larry Luebbers	1988 - 1990	07-03-1993
Steve Dixon	1988 - 1988	09-07-1993
Rod Henderson	1990 - 1992	04-19-1994
William Van Landingham	1989 - 1991	05-21-1994
Mark Thompson	1990 - 1992	07-26-1994
Jeff Abbott	1991 - 1992, 1994 - 1994	06-10-1997
Scott Downs	1995 - 1997	04-09-2000
Brandon Webb	1999 - 2000	04-22-2003
Andy Green	1997 - 2000	06-12-2004
Joe Blanton	2000 - 2002	09-21-2004
Jason Kipnis^{(Arizona State)}	2007 - 2007	07-22-2011
Collin Cowgill	2005 - 2008	07-26-2011
Chris Rusin	2006 - 2009	08-21-2012
Name [Click for M.L. Stats]	Dates Played	Debut / Box
University of Kentucky M.L.B. Player Alumnus

The University of Kentucky baseball program started in 1910 and Jim Park was their first player to make it to the Major League level.

Did you know that there are twenty-seven former University of Kentucky players who made it to the show? Send updates / corrections to Baseball Almanac.

University of Kentucky players who attended & played at other colleges: One! Until 2011, not one former Wildcat (who went on to become a Major League player) played baseball at a different college.

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