Future Major League Baseball Staff
- Jeff Datz, an Indians, Orioles, and Mariners coach, played for the Auburn Astros in 1982 and 1984. As of 2011, Datz is the only former member of the Auburn Astros to reach MLB as both a player and a coach.
- Glenn Sherlock, a Yankees and Diamondbacks coach, played for the Auburn Astros in 1983 and 1984.
- Ken Bolek, an Indians coach in 1992 and 1993, was a coach for the 1985 Auburn Astros.
- Gary Tuck, a Yankees and Red Sox bullpen coach, was the Auburn Astros manager in 1987.
- Rick Aponte, former Nationals bullpen coach, was the Auburn Astros pitching coach in 1987.
- Ron Porterfield, head athletic trainer of the Rays, began his professional baseball career as the trainer for the 1988 Auburn Astros.
- Manny Acta, an Expos and Mets coach and then Nationals and Indians manager, managed the Auburn Astros from 1993 to 1995. He also managed the team's successor, the Auburn Doubledays, in 1996.
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