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Celebrating the Duluth Huskies alumni who made it to Major League Baseball<\/i><\/p>\n

Current MLB Players:<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Isaac Collins (OF) – 2017<\/b><\/p>\n

MLB Debut – 9\/8\/2024<\/p>\n

Milwaukee Brewers<\/span><\/p>\n

Current: Milwaukee Brewers<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Hunter Bigge (RHP) – 2018<\/b><\/p>\n

MLB Debut – 7\/9\/2024<\/p>\n

Chicago Cubs<\/span><\/p>\n

Current: Tampa Bay Rays<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Kristian Campbell (INF) – 2021<\/b><\/p>\n

MLB Debut – 3\/27\/2025<\/p>\n

Boston Red Sox<\/p>\n

Current: Boston Red Sox<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Nick Sogard (INF) – 2018<\/b><\/p>\n

MLB Debut – 8\/2\/2024<\/p>\n

Boston Red Sox<\/span><\/p>\n

Current: Boston Red Sox<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Logan VanWey (RHP) – 2018-19<\/b><\/p>\n

MLB Debut – 4\/11\/2025<\/p>\n

Houston Astros<\/span><\/p>\n

Current: Houston Astros<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Active Pros with MLB Experience:<\/b><\/p>\n

Players who\u2019ve reached the Major Leagues and are still competing professionally<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Wade Meckler (OF) – 2019<\/b><\/p>\n

MLB Debut – 8\/14\/2023<\/p>\n

San Francisco Giants<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Terrin Vavra (OF) – 2015<\/b><\/p>\n

MLB Debut – 7\/29\/2022<\/p>\n

Baltimore Orioles<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Connor Joe (INF) – 2012<\/b><\/p>\n

MLB Debut – 3\/28\/2019<\/p>\n

San Francisco Giants, Colorado Rockies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, Cincinnati Reds<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Cal Stevenson (OF) – 2015<\/b><\/p>\n

MLB Debut – 8\/10\/2022<\/p>\n

Oakland Athletics, San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Sean Poppen (RHP) – 2014<\/b><\/p>\n

MLB Debut – 6\/19\/2019<\/p>\n

Minnesota Twins, Pittsburgh Pirates, Tampa Bay Rays, Arizona Diamondbacks<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Retired MLB Players:<\/b><\/p>\n

Former Huskies who reached the Major Leagues and have since retired from professional baseball<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Andy Burns (INF) – 2008-09<\/b><\/p>\n

MLB Debut – 5\/9\/2016<\/p>\n

Toronto Blue Jays, Los Angeles Dodgers<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Cody Decker (1B) – 2006<\/b><\/p>\n

MLB Debut – 9\/14\/2015<\/p>\n

San Diego Padres<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Ryan Lollis (OF) – 2006<\/b><\/p>\n

MLB Debut – 7\/4\/2015<\/p>\n

San Francisco Giants<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Aaron Barrett (RHP) – 2008<\/b><\/p>\n

MLB Debut – 3\/31\/2014<\/p>\n

Washington Nationals<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Zach Walters (UTIL) – 2009<\/b><\/p>\n

MLB Debut – 9\/6\/2013<\/p>\n

Washington Nationals, Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Dodgers<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Cody Asche (3B\/OF) – 2009-10<\/b><\/p>\n

MLB Debut – 7\/30\/2013<\/p>\n

Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White Sox<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Drew Smyly (LHP) – 2009<\/b><\/p>\n

MLB Debut – 4\/12\/2012<\/p>\n

Detroit Tigers, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/span><\/div>

Steve Edlefsen (RHP) – 2006<\/b><\/p>\n

MLB Debut – 8\/21\/2011<\/p>\n

San Francisco Giants<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Rhyne Hughes (1B) – 2004<\/b><\/p>\n

MLB Debut – 4\/24\/2010<\/p>\n

Baltimore Orioles<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Fernando Rodriguez (RHP) – 2003<\/b><\/p>\n

MLB Debut – 5\/2\/2009<\/p>\n

Los Angeles Angels, Houston Astros, Oakland Athletics<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Mark Melancon (RHP) – 2004<\/b><\/p>\n

MLB Debut – 4\/26\/2009<\/p>\n

New York Yankees, Houston Astros, Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Nationals, San Francisco Giants, Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres, Arizona Diamondbacks<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Doug Mathis (RHP) – 2004<\/b><\/p>\n

MLB Debut – 5\/12\/2008<\/p>\n

Texas Rangers<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Joe Bisenius (RHP) – 2003<\/b><\/p>\n

MLB Debut – 4\/5\/2007<\/p>\n

Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Nationals<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-523","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nAlumni in the Majors - Duluth Huskies<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/duluth-huskies\/alumni-in-the-majors\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Alumni in the Majors\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/duluth-huskies\/alumni-in-the-majors\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Duluth Huskies\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/duluth.huskies.7\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-11-05T18:37:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@DuluthHuskies\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/duluth-huskies\/alumni-in-the-majors\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/duluth-huskies\/alumni-in-the-majors\/\",\"name\":\"Alumni in the Majors - 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