Eckerd College Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a comprehensive chart of every Eckerd College alumnus who played baseball at the Eckerd College AND made it to the Major League level.

"A free-swinging right-handed power hitter with a barrel chest and a mustachioed face, (Steve) Balboni hit 152 home runs in the minors from 1979 to 1983, leading his league in round trippers each season from 1979 to 1982." Historian Frank Olmstead on BaseballLibrary.com
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In Chronological Order

Name [Click for M.L. Stats]

Dates Played

Debut / Box

Joe Lefebrve

1976 - 1977

05-22-1980

Steve Balboni

1976 - 1978

04-22-1981

Jim Mecir

1989 - 1991

09-04-1995

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Dates Played

Debut / Box

Eckerd College MLB Player Alumnus



The Eckerd College baseball program started in 1963 and Joe Lefebvre was their first player to make it to the Major League level.

When Eckered College baseball began in 1963, the school was called Florida Presbyterian College and their name change took place during 1972.

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