Five AppleSox Alums Appear On MLB Opening Day Rosters

Today is Major League Baseball's Opening Day and five former AppleSox players have appeared on an MLB roster to begin the season. That figure is the third-best among the 16 West Coast League teams.

Griffin Canning (Los Angeles Angels, 2014 AppleSox Alum), Marco Gonzales (Seattle Mariners, 2010 AppleSox alum), James Kaprielian (Oakland Athletics, 2012 AppleSox alum), , Ryan Kreidler (Detroit Tiger, 2016 AppleSox alum) and Drew Rasmussen (Tampa Bay Rays, 2014 AppleSox alum) all made their respective major-league clubs to begin the 2023 season.

To learn more about AppleSox alums to appear in MLB games, please visit applesox.com/applesox-in-the-pros. To read more on the 40 WCL alums to appear on MLB Opening Day rosters, read more: https://westcoastleague.com/mlb-opening-day-rosters-feature-40-alumni/