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List of Kentuckians on rosters in Major League Baseball (2018 season)

By Dennis Varney

Updated September 4, 2018 5:15 PM

The Miami Marlins’ JT Riddle watched his three-run home run during the third inning against the New York Mets on June 29, 2018, in Miami. Wilfredo Lee AP

This is the Lexington Herald-Leader and Kentucky.com’s guide to the players with Kentucky connections on Major League Baseball rosters.

(As of Sept. 4, 2018)

Note: Try viewing the chart in landscape mode if you are unable to see all of it on your mobile device.

Player	Team	Pos.	Kentucky connection(s)	Stats	Twitter
Walker Buehler	Los Angeles Dodgers	P	Henry Clay	ESPN / Baseball Reference	@buehlersdayoff

Tyler Clippard	Toronto Blue Jays	P	Lexington native	ESPN / Baseball Reference	@TylerClippard
Taylor Davis	Chicago Cubs	C	Morehead State	ESPN / Baseball Reference	@Beanz_TD
Adam Duvall	Atlanta Braves	LF	Butler, Louisville, Western Kentucky	ESPN / Baseball Reference	@aduvall123
A.J. Ellis	San Diego Padres	C	Paul Laurence Dunbar	ESPN / Baseball Reference	@AJEllis17
Adam Engel	Chicago White Sox	CF	Louisville	ESPN / Baseball Reference	@ManofSteal_15
Mike Fiers	Oakland A’s	P	Cumberlands	ESPN / Baseball Reference	@Fiers64

Chad Green	New York Yankees	P	Louisville	ESPN / Baseball Reference	@chadgreen24
Nate Jones	Chicago White Sox	P	Pendleton County, Northern Kentucky	ESPN / Baseball Reference
Shawn Kelley	Oakland A’s	P	Ballard	ESPN / Baseball Reference
Dean Kiekhefer	Oakland A’s	P	Oldham County, Louisville	ESPN / Baseball Reference	@DeanKiekhefer
Jason Kipnis	Cleveland Indians	2B	Kentucky (transferred to Arizona State)	ESPN / Baseball Reference	@TheJK_Kid
Matt Koch	Arizona Diamondbacks	P	Louisville	ESPN / Baseball Reference	@mattykoch20
Luke Maile	Toronto Blue Jays	C	Covington Catholic, Kentucky	ESPN / Baseball Reference

Alex Meyer	Los Angeles Angels	P	Kentucky	ESPN / Baseball Reference	@realAM23
James Paxton	Seattle Mariners	P	Kentucky	ESPN / Baseball Reference	@James_Paxton
Tim Peterson	New York Mets	P	Kentucky	ESPN / Baseball Reference	@timpeterson23
Mark Reynolds	Washington Nationals	IF	Pikeville native	ESPN / Baseball Reference
JT Riddle	Miami Marlins	SS	Western Hills (Mr. Baseball in 2010), Kentucky	ESPN / Baseball Reference	@_Riddler_10
Chaz Roe	Tampa Bay Rays	P	Lafayette (Mr. Baseball in 2005)	ESPN / Baseball Reference
Josh Rogers	Baltimore Orioles	P	Louisville	ESPN / Baseball Reference	@JoshRogers13
Taylor Rogers	Minnesota Twins	P	Kentucky	ESPN / Baseball Reference	@trogers34
Chris Rusin	Colorado Rockies	P	Kentucky	ESPN / Baseball Reference	@C_RusIn
Jonny Venters	Atlanta Braves	P	Pikeville native	ESPN / Baseball Reference

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher James Paxton. Chris Carlson AP

New York Yankees pitcher Chad Green. Eric Christian Smith AP

San Diego Padres catcher A.J. Ellis. Ross D. Franklin AP

Toronto Blue Jays catcher Luke Maile. John Minchillo AP

Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Chaz Roe. Jason Behnken AP

Dennis Varney: 859-231-3514, @ExCats

This story was originally published April 3, 2017 at 1:39 PM with the headline "List of Kentuckians on rosters in Major League Baseball (2018 season)."

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