Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a comprehensive chart of every Virginia Commonwealth University alumni who played baseball at Virginia Commonwealth University AND made it to the Major League level.
"This kid's (Cla Meredith) flying through the minor leagues. We think, we know, his makeup will allow him to come here." - Boston Red Sox Manager Terry Francona in The Boston Globe (Chris Snow, 05/09/2005)
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# | MLB Player Name | Dates Played | Debut | Box |
1. | Jim Austin | 1984 - 1986 | 07-04-1991 |
2. | Jerry DiPoto | 1987 - 1989 | 05-11-1993 |
3. | Jamie Brewington | 1990 - 1992 | 07-24-1995 |
4. | Mark Strittmatter | 1990 - 1992 | 09-03-1998 |
5. | Matt Williams | 1990 - 1992 | 04-05-2000 |
6. | Brandon Inge | 1996 - 1998 | 04-03-2001 |
7. | Jason Dubois | 1999 - 2000 | 05-19-2004 |
8. | Cla Meredith | 2000 - 2002 | 05-08-2005 |
9. | Sean Marshall | 2004 - 2005 | 04-09-2006 |
10. | Cody Eppley | 2004 - 2008 | 04-23-2011 |
11. | Vimael Machin | 2012 - 2015 | 07-26-2020 |
# | MLB Player Name | Dates Played | Debut | Box |
VCU MLB Players | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The Virginia Commonwealth University baseball program started in 1950. Jim Austin was the first former Ram to make it to the Major League level. Names that appear on the chart above in bold print are in the Virginia Commonwealth University Hall of Fame.
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Former hurler Mike Wallace, who made his debut on June 27, 1973, would have been the first former VCU Ram to make it to the Major League level, but he did not play baseball for the team.