University of Connecticut Baseball Players Who Made it to a Major League Baseball Team

University of Connecticut Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues

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

"To call the Dropos the First Family of UConn Athletics is not only accurate, it's an absolute." - University of Connecticut Associate Athletic Director Tim Tolokan (Dallas Morning News, 10/29/2007)

University of Connecticut "Huskies" Major League Baseball Player Alumnus
Name [Click for M.L. Stats]	Dates Played	Debut / Box
Walt Dropo	1943 - 1943	04-19-1949
Rollie Sheldon^{(Texas A&M)}	1960 - 1960	04-23-1961
Moe Morhardt	1957 - 1959	09-07-1961
Gary Waslewski	1960 - 1960	06-11-1967
Charles Nagy	1987 - 1988	06-29-1990
Roberto Hernandez	1985 - 1985	09-02-1991
Pete Walker	1989 - 1990	06-07-1995
Jason Grabowski	1995 - 1997	09-22-2002
Brian Esposito	1998 - 2000	06-02-2007
Name [Click for M.L. Stats]	Dates Played	Debut / Box
University of Connecticut M.L.B. Player Alumnus

The University of Connecticut baseball program started in 1896 and Walt Dropo was their first player to make it to the Major League level.

Did you know that there are nine former Connecticut players who made it to the show? Send corrections or updates to Baseball Almanac.

Two former major league players attended the University, but did not for the Huskies while there: Harry Hulihan & Roger LaFrancois.

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