The Florida International University baseball program started in 1973 and Rusty McNealy was their first player to make it to the Major League level. Former Major League infielder Mike de la Hoz made his Major League debut on July 22, 1960 and attended Florida International University. He earned a Bachelor in Business Administration (2002) & Bachelor in Finance (2002), but not until he left the playing field.

On February 26, 2002, a sold-out crowd of 2,473 at University Park, the largest home crowd ever in the program's twenty-nine year history, saw F.I.U. defeat defending national champion University of Miami, 7-1.

Did you know that there are eleven former Florida International University University players who made it to "the show"? Send corrections or updates to Baseball Almanac.