Toglia Becomes Latest AppleSox Alum To Make MLB Debut

Former AppleSox player Michael Toglia was called up by the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday to make his major-league debut.

Toglia is now the 18th former AppleSox player to appear in an MLB game. He is the first former AppleSox player to make his MLB debut since Drew Rasmussen did so on Aug. 19, 2020.

Toglia shined in his summer with the AppleSox in 2016. The then-incoming freshman at UCLA hit .306 with 22 extra-base hits and won West Coast League MVP. Toglia also smacked seven home runs to lead the WCL and was a 2016 WCL All-Star.

Toglia didn’t finish playing summer ball after his stellar season in Wenatchee. He spent the 2017 and 2018 summers with the Cotuit Kettlers in the Cape Cod League. Toglia ended the 2018 season ranked as the No. 15 prospect in the Cape by Baseball America and the No. 9 position player prospect in the Cape by D1Baseball

The switch-hitter continued to swing a hot bat at UCLA, where he batted .307 with 36 home runs in 178 games over three seasons. Toglia was an All-Pac 12 Team member for his final two years of college after earning a spot on the All American Freshman Team.

The Gig Harbor, Wash. native was selected 23rd overall by Colorado in the first round in the 2019 MLB First-Year Player Draft. Toglia’s trip to the majors was not delayed despite not playing in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He spent three seasons in the minors and smacked 61 home runs over that time with four different clubs, starting at Low-A ball in 2019 after being drafted.

To learn more about other AppleSox players to appear in an MLB game please visit applesox.com/applesox-in-the-pros.