Notable Players
There are many Australians playing baseball professionally in the United States, Japan, Korea, and various other countries. As of April 2012, players currently playing in MLB are:
- Grant Balfour - Oakland Athletics
- Travis Blackley - Oakland Athletics
- Peter Moylan - Atlanta Braves
- Ryan Rowland-Smith - Chicago Cubs
- Brad Thomas - Detroit Tigers
- Richard Thompson - Tampa Bay Rays
- Josh Spence - New York Yankees
- Liam Hendricks - Minnesota Twins
- Luke Hughes - Toronto Blue Jays
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