Notable Alumni
The following former NECBL players have gone on to play in Major League Baseball. Former NECBL players have reached the major league rosters of 29 of 30 MLB teams, with the Philadelphia Phillies being the only team for which a league alumnus has yet to appear.
| Major League Baseball alumni of the New England Collegiate Baseball League | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (past and present) | ||||
| Name | Position | NECBL Team | MLB Debut Team | MLB Debut Year |
| Joe Nathan | P | Fairfield Stallions | San Francisco Giants | 1999 |
| Chad Paronto | P | Middletown Giants | Cleveland Indians | 2000 |
| Scott Chiasson | P | Eastern Tides | Chicago Cubs | 2000 |
| Alfredo Amezaga | SS | Keene Swamp Bats | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2002 |
| Earl Snyder | 1B/OF | Danbury Westerners/Middletown Giants | Cleveland Indians | 2002 |
| Mike Smith | P | Middletown Giants | Toronto Blue Jays | 2002 |
| Mark Malaska | P/OF | Danbury Westerners | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 2003 |
| Matt White | P | Danbury Westerners | Boston Red Sox | 2003 |
| Pete Zoccolillo | OF | Danbury Westerners | Milwaukee Brewers | 2003 |
| Jason Szuminski | P | Newport Gulls | San Diego Padres | 2004 |
| Jeff Keppinger | 2B | Keene Swamp Bats | New York Mets | 2004 |
| Val Majewski | OF | Eastern Tides | Baltimore Orioles | 2004 |
| Keith Reed | OF | Rhode Island Reds | Baltimore Orioles | 2005 |
| Tim Stauffer | P | Keene Swamp Bats | San Diego Padres | 2005 |
| Jason Bergmann | P | Danbury Westerners | Washington Nationals | 2005 |
| Chris Denorfia | OF | Manchester Silkworms | Cincinnati Reds | 2005 |
| Charlton Jimerson | CF | Torrington Twisters | Houston Astros | 2005 |
| Doug Clark | LF | Middletown Giants | San Francisco Giants | 2005 |
| Andre Ethier | OF | Keene Swamp Bats | Los Angeles Dodgers | 2006 |
| Kurt Birkins | P | Torrington Twisters | Baltimore Orioles | 2006 |
| Sean Green | P | Torrington Twisters | Seattle Mariners | 2006 |
| Zach Jackson | P | Manchester Silkworms | Milwaukee Brewers | 2006 |
| Jeff Fulchino | P | Keene Swamp Bats | Florida Marlins | 2006 |
| Chris Iannetta | C | Newport Gulls | Colorado Rockies | 2006 |
| Brian Wilson | P | Keene Swamp Bats | San Francisco Giants | 2006 |
| Jonah Bayliss | P | Manchester Silkworms | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2006 |
| Brian Slocum | P | Danbury Westerners | Cleveland Indians | 2006 |
| Rajai Davis | CF | Middletown Giants | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2006 |
| Mike Rabelo | C | Torrington Twisters | Detroit Tigers | 2006 |
| Joe Smith | P | North Adams SteepleCats | New York Mets | 2007 |
| Andy LaRoche | IF | Keene Swamp Bats | Los Angeles Dodgers | 2007 |
| Matt DeSalvo | P | Danbury Westerners | New York Yankees | 2007 |
| Kevin Slowey | P | Sanford Mainers | Minnesota Twins | 2007 |
| Andy Sonnanstine | P | Sanford Mainers | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 2007 |
| Matt Tupman | C | Concord Quarry Dogs/Mill City All-Americans | Kansas City Royals | 2008 |
| Matt Joyce | OF | Danbury Westerners | Detroit Tigers | 2008 |
| Bobby Wilson | C | North Adams SteepleCats | Los Angeles Angels | 2008 |
| Chris Lambert | P | Concord Quarry Dogs | Detroit Tigers | 2008 |
| Mike Ekstrom | P | North Adams SteepleCats | San Diego Padres | 2008 |
| Luke Carlin | C | Keene Swamp Bats | Arizona Diamondbacks | 2008 |
| Jesse Carlson | P | Middletown Giants | Toronto Blue Jays | 2008 |
| Bryan LaHair | 1B | Keene Swamp Bats | Seattle Mariners | 2008 |
| Jason Motte | P | Sanford Mainers | St. Louis Cardinals | 2008 |
| Mike Parisi | P | Middletown Giants/ Torrington Twisters | St. Louis Cardinals | 2008 |
| Mitchell Boggs | P | Newport Gulls | St. Louis Cardinals | 2008 |
| Jeff Baisley | 3B | Danbury Westerners | Oakland Athletics | 2008 |
| Bobby Korecky | P | Torrington Twisters | Minnesota Twins | 2008 |
| Ryan Hanigan | C | Lowell All-Americans | Cincinnati Reds | 2008 |
| Joe Martinez | P | Danbury Westerners | San Francisco Giants | 2009 |
| Andrew Bailey | P | Lowell All-Americans | Oakland Athletics | 2009 |
| Jack Egbert | P | Danbury Westerners | Chicago White Sox | 2009 |
| Jarrett Hoffpauir | 2B | Danbury Westerners | St. Louis Cardinals | 2009 |
| Reid Gorecki | RF | Manchester Silkworms | Atlanta Braves | 2009 |
| Jason Berken | P | Keene Swamp Bats | Baltimore Orioles | 2009 |
| Dusty Hughes | P | Danbury Westerners | Kansas City Royals | 2009 |
| Brian Bogusevic | P | Danbury Westerners | Houston Astros | 2010 |
| Rob Delaney | P | Pittsfield / Vermont Mountaineers | Minnesota Twins | 2010 |
| Jeff Frazier | OF | Danbury Westerners | Tampa Bay Rays | 2010 |
| Cole Gillespie | OF | North Adams SteepleCats | Arizona Diamondbacks | 2010 |
| Frank Hermann | P | Berkshire Dukes | Cleveland Indians | 2010 |
| Adam Ottavino | P | Danbury Westerners | St. Louis Cardinals | 2010 |
| Stephen Strasburg | P | Torrington Twisters | Washington Nationals | 2010 |
| David Carpenter | P | Vermont Mountaineers | Houston Astros | 2011 |
| Blake Davis | SS | North Adams SteepleCats | Baltimore Orioles | 2011 |
| Graham Godfrey | P | Manchester Silkworms | Oakland Athletics | 2011 |
| Ryan Lavarnway | C | Manchester Silkworms | Boston Red Sox | 2011 |
| Stephen Lombardozzi | 2B | Holyoke Blue Sox | Washington Nationals | 2011 |
| Darin Mastroianni | CF | Vermont Mountaineers | Toronto Blue Jays | 2011 |
| Andy Parrino | 2B | Manchester Silkworms | San Diego Padres | 2011 |
| Evan Scribner | P | North Adams SteepleCats | San Diego Padres | 2011 |
| Adam Wilk | P | Newport Gulls | Detroit Tigers | 2011 |
| Matt Adams | 1B | Pittsfield Dukes | St. Louis Cardinals | 2012 |
| Scott Barnes | P | Holyoke Giants | Cleveland Indians | 2012 |
| Jeff Beliveau | P | Newport Gulls | Chicago Cubs | 2012 |
| Christian Friedrich | P | Vermont Mountaineers | Colorado Rockies | 2012 |
| Blake Lalli | C | Vermont Mountaineers | Chicago Cubs | 2012 |
| Matt McBride | LF | Holyoke Giants | Colorado Rockies | 2012 |
| Mike Olt | 3B | Danbury Westerners | Texas Rangers | 2012 |
| Dan Otero | P | Newport Gulls | San Francisco Giants | 2012 |
| A. J. Pollock | CF | Vermont Mountaineers | Arizona Diamondbacks | 2012 |
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