League-High Thirty-Eight Alums Highlight 2025 MLB Spring Breakout https://coastalplain.com/league-high-thirty-eight-alums-highlight-2025-mlb-spring-breakout/

Coastal Plain League League-High Thirty-Eight Alums Highlight 2025 MLB Spring Breakout March 13, 2025 12:26 pm DURHAM, NC – A league-high thirty-eight Coastal Plain League (CPL) alums highlight Major League rosters during this year’s MLB Spring Training Breakout games. This is the second year for the four-day event that features games in both the Grapefruit and Cactus Leagues and showcases the top players from all 30 MLB teams’ farm systems. Former CPL players turned rising stars will be featured on 18 different MLB teams, led by the Detroit Tigers, San Francisco Giants, and Washington Nationals with four CPL alums each. Arizona and Seattle are next with three apiece. In all, there are 18 CPL alums participating on the American League side and 20 on the National League. Further, none of the 38 players have made their debut in the Bigs yet, while 14 also participated in last season’s Breakout games. Overall, 11 of the CPL’s current 15 clubs and two former CPL teams were represented. The High Point-Thomasville HiToms and Macon Bacon both featured the most former players with six, followed by the Lexington County Blowfish with five. Both Holly Springs and Peninsula have four alums, while Asheboro is next with three. Morehead City, Tri-City, and Wilson are next with two, and Florence and Wilmington both had one alum. Former CPL teams Savannah (2) and Fayetteville (1) rounded things out. All Breakout games will be broadcast through MLB.com, MLB Network or regional sports networks and the full schedule can be found online at MLB.com. See below for a complete list of the CPL alums participating in this year’s Breakout games. (#) Denotes their MLB Pipeline organizational ranking (*) Denotes players who participated in 2024 Breakout games also AMERICAN LEAGUE Brennan Milone (#26) — Athletics / Lexington County ’20 Jacob Cozart (#16) — Cleveland / HPThomasville ’23 Austin Peterson (#30) — Cleveland / Peninsula ’20 Jake Miller (#18) — Detroit / Peninsula ’22 RJ Petit* (NR) — Detroit / Lexington County ‘20 Max Alba* (NR) — Detroit / Wilmington ‘21, ‘22 Brett Callahan (NR) — Detroit / Holly Springs ’22 Collin Price* (NR) — Houston / Macon ‘20 Austin Deming (NR) — Houston / Macon ’20 Gavin Cross* (#6) — Kansas City / Peninsula ‘20 Ben Williamson* (#13) — Seattle / Tri-City ‘21 Josh Caron (#21) — Seattle / HPThomasville ’23 Carson Jones (NR) — Seattle / Tri-City ’21 Kenny Piper* (NR) – Tampa Bay / Florence ‘19 Austin Vernon* (NR) – Tampa Bay / Wilson ‘18 Jake Bloss* (#6) – Toronto / High Point-Thomasville ‘20, ‘21, ’22 Billy Amick (#14) — Minnesota / Lexington County ’22 Kyle Bischoff (NR) — Minnesota / Macon ’21 NATIONAL LEAGUE Ryan Waldschmidt (#6) — Arizona / Asheboro ’22 Daniel Eagen (#16) — Arizona / Holly Springs ’22 Luke Craig (NR) — Arizona / Asheboro ‘21 Will Verdung (NR) — Atlanta / HPThomasville ’23 Will Sanders (NR) — Chicago (NL) / Lexington County ’20 Cole Mathis (#15) — Chicago (NL) / Lexington County ’22 Tyler Bryant (NR) — Milwaukee / Asheboro ’21 Ryan Clifford* (#4) — New York (NL) / Holly Springs ‘22 Carson DeMartini (#15) — Philadelphia / Peninsula ‘21 Keaton Anthony (NR) — Philadelphia / Macon ’21 Carson Whisenhunt (#2) — San Francisco / HPThomasville ’20 Joe Whitman* (#7) — San Francisco / Holly Springs ‘21 Bo Davidson (#9) — San Francisco / HPThomasville ’23 Trent Harris (#11) — San Francisco / Fayetteville ’19 / Wilson ’22, ’23 RJ Yeager* (NR) — St. Louis / Macon ’20 Tyler Bradt (NR) — St. Louis / Savannah ’22 Dustin Saenz* (#29) – Washington / Savannah ‘19 Jack Sinclair (NR) — Washington / Macon ’20 Alexander Meckley (NR) — Washington / Morehead City ’24 Phillip Glasser (NR) — Washington / Morehead City ‘21 About Coastal Plain League: The Coastal Plain League is the nation’s premier and most innovative summer collegiate baseball league. The CPL is currently comprised of 15 franchises playing in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. To date, the CPL has had over 1,800 alumni drafted, and 194 alums make their Major League debut. Most notable alumni include Justin Verlander, Ryan Zimmerman, Mark Reynolds, Kevin Youkilis, Chris Taylor, Alec Bohm, Jake Cave, Chas McCormick and NFL Super Bowl champion Russell Wilson. For more information on the Coastal Plain League, please visit the league website at www.coastalplain.com, and be sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok @CPLBaseball. 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