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Originally Posted by calvindog
Approximately how many LDS major leaguers have there been? I don't think I could name one -- but I assume there are a bunch?
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Alan Ashby, catcher[44]
Roy Castleton was the first Mormon to ever play professional baseball.[45] He threw perfect game in the Ohio-Pennsylvania League.[46] New York Yankees and Cincinnati Reds in the Pacific Coast League.
Gary Cooper, 3rd baseman/outfield, 1986 June draft Housing Astros, major league debut Sept. 1991, had over 1,000 minor league hits. Named Triple A All Star MVP.[citation needed]
Bobby Crosby, shortstop[47] Oakland Athletics
Dennis Eckersley, Hall of Fame pitcher for the Oakland Athletics
Jacoby Ellsbury, Outfielder, Boston Red Sox[48]
Jim Gott, Pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Jeremy Guthrie, pitcher[49]
Roy Halladay, pitcher[44] Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies
Bryce Harper, 2010 MLB #1 draft pick, outfielder for the Washington Nationals[50]
Bruce Hurst, former MLB Pitcher, pitched and won games 1 and 5 and started game 7 for the Boston Red Sox in the 1986 World Series against the New York Mets.[51]
Cale Iorg, minor league baseball player in the Detroit Tigers organization.[52][53]
Garth Iorg, a former Major League Baseball player who played his entire career (1978–1987) for the Toronto Blue Jays.[54]
Wally Joyner, first baseman[55] former California Angels player
Jeff Kent, former second basemen[56] Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants
Harmon Killebrew, first baseman[57] Hall of Famer for the Minnesota Twins
Vance Law, former third basemen[44] and current Brigham Young University head coach. son of Vern Law
Vern Law, pitcher[58] Cy Young Award winner with the Pittsburgh Pirates
Matt Lindstrom, pitcher[44] Florida Marlins
Brandon Lyon, Pitcher[47]
Jack Morris, All-Star and World Series hero with the Detroit Tigers [47]
Dale Murphy, Outfielder 2 time National League MVP [59] Atlanta Braves
Cory Snyder, Infielder with five MLB teams[47]
Clyde Wright, Pitcher[47] California Angels
Jaret Wright, Pitcher[47] Cleveland