CPL Alums Spread Across Opening Day Rosters March 27, 2025 4:48 pm
Coastal Plain League CPL Alums Spread Across Opening Day Rosters March 27, 2025 4:48 pm DURHAM, NC – With today marking Opening Day across Major League Baseball (MLB), the Coastal Plain League (CPL) is well represented across active rosters. Overall, 33 former CPL players and two former head coaches will start the 2025 campaign in the Big Leagues. A total of 20 Major League clubs feature at least one CPL alum, led by the San Francisco Giants with four players: Justin Verlander (pictured courtesy of the San Francisco Giants), Lou Trivino, Patrick Bailey, and Brett Wisely. Both the Chicago White Sox and Miami Marlins follow with three alums each. Additionally, former CPL head coaches Dusty Blake (Asheboro) and J.T. Maguire (Forest City) are the pitching coach for St. Louis and the outfield/baserunning coach for Cleveland, respectively. Twelve of the CPL’s current 15 clubs and three former CPL teams — Edenton Steamers, Fayetteville SwampDogs, and Savannah Bananas — were represented...
