Fifteen alums of the Corvallis Knights have appeared in the big leagues or are currently on MLB rosters in 2018, including AL all-star Mitch Haniger (pictured) of the Seattle Mariners and recently called up pitcher DJ Johnson of the Colorado Rockies. Haniger was a first-team all-WCL selection out of Cal Poly for the Knights in 2010, and Johnson was a pitcher/first baseman from Mt. Hood CC in 2008 and 2009.
Other Knights major leaguers are:
* Catcher Chris Stewart of the Arizona Diamondbacks (Riverside CC, 2001)
* Closer Bud Norris of the St. Louis Cardinals (Cal Poly, 2005)
* Reliever Marc Rzepczynksi of Seattle and Cleveland (UC Riverside, 2006)
* Catcher Rocky Gale of the Los Angeles Dodgers (Portland, 2007 and 2009)
* Reliever Josh Osich of the San Francisco Giants (Oregon State, 2008)
* Starting pitcher Tyler Anderson of the Colorado Rockies (Oregon, 2009)
* Pitcher Matt Andriese of the Arizona Diamondbacks (UC Riverside, 2009)
* Starting pitcher Sam Gaviglio of the Toronto Blue Jays (Oregon State, 2009)
* Catcher Andrew Susac of the Baltimore Orioles (Oregon State, 2009)
* Starting pitcher Matt Boyd of the Detroit Tigers (Oregon State, 2010)
* Infielder Matt Duffy of the Tampa Bay Rays (Long Beach State, 2010)
* Reliever Jace Fry of the Chicago White Sox (Oregon State, 2011)
* Reliever Jimmie Sherfy of the Arizona Diamondbacks (Oregon, 2011)
For a complete listing of the 36 players of WCL teams that have appeared on MLB rosters in 2018, click here.
Below is a breakdown of big leaguers by WCL team:
* Aloha/Corvallis – 14
Wenatchee – 6
Kelowna – 4
** Bend – 3
Cowlitz – 3
Bellingham – 2
Kitsap/Port Angeles – 2
Medford – 1
Victoria – 1
Klamath Falls/Gresham/Portland – 0
Walla Walla – 0
Yakima Valley – 0
* 15 with Rzepczynski, who first played with Bellingham in 2004 (played for Knights in 2006)
** 4 with Hardy, who first played in the WCL with Wenatchee in 2006 (played with Bend in 2007)
Note: Medford is no longer a member of the West Coast League. They moved to the Great West League in 2016.