All 13 Big 12 schools are represented on 2024 Major League Baseball Opening Day rosters with a total of 38 players and one manager.
The Cincinnati Reds lead with five Big 12 players on their roster. Oklahoma has a league-leading six players on Opening Day rosters, followed by TCU and Texas Tech with five. Kansas’ all-time leading hitter, Rob Thomson, is back as manager of the Philadelphia Phillies after leading the squad to back-to-back NLCS appearances.
Former All-Stars Max Muncy (Baylor/Los Angeles Dodgers), Ian Happ (Cincinnati/Chicago Cubs), Matt Carpenter (TCU/St. Louis Cardinals), Josh Jung (Texas Tech/Texas Rangers) and Alek Manoah (West Virginia/Toronto Blue Jays) are all represented on the active roster or injured list.
All 30 MLB teams were scheduled for their U.S.-based Opening Day on Thursday, March 28.
Players from Big 12 Schools on MLB Rosters
Note that rosters are subject to change.
Baylor (4)
Cody Bradford, Texas
Shea Langeliers, Oakland
Nick Loftin, Kansas City
Max Muncy, Los Angeles (NL)
BYU (1)
Michael Rucker, Philadelphia
UCF (2)
Ben Lively, Cleveland
Dylan Moore, Seattle
Cincinnati (2)
Ian Happ, Chicago (NL)
Ryan Noda, Oakland
Houston (2)
Jared Triolo, Pittsburgh
Connor Wong, Boston
Kansas (1)
Rob Thomson, Manager, Philadelphia
K-State (3)
Will Brennan, Cleveland
Nick Martini, Cincinnati
Jordan Wicks, Chicago (NL)
Oklahoma (6)
Chase Anderson, Boston
Cade Cavalli, Washington
Jon Gray, Texas
Jake Irvin, Washington
Steven Okert, Minnesota
Burch Smith, Miami
Oklahoma State (2)
Christian Encarnacion-Strand, Cincinnati
Andrew Heaney, Texas
TCU (5)
Tyler Alexander, Tampa Bay
Matt Carpenter, St. Louis
Nick Lodolo, Cincinnati
Brandon Williamson, Cincinnati
Alex Young, Cincinnati
Texas (1)
Hoby Milner, Milwaukee
Texas Tech (5)
Clayton Beeter, New York (AL)
Danny Coulombe, Baltimore
Josh Jung, Texas
Caleb Kilian, Chicago (NL)
Parker Mushinski, Houston
West Virginia (4)
Michael Grove, Los Angeles (NL)
Alek Manoah, Toronto
John Means, Baltimore
Victor Scott II, St. Louis
Press Release Courtesy of Big 12 Conference Communications
