Roberto Hernández
Position(s): Right-Handed Pitcher
Captains Year(s): 2003
MLB Debut: April 15, 2006
Debut Team: Cleveland
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Fast Facts
- # of Captains players to reach the majors: 111
- # of Captains coaches to reach the majors: 11
- First Captain to reach the majors: RHP Roberto Hernández (4/15/2006)
- Most recent Captain to reach the majors: INF Tyler Freeman (8/3/2022)
Rafael Pérez
Position(s): Left-Handed Pitcher
Captains Year(s): 2004
MLB Debut: April 30, 2006
Debut Team: Cleveland
Edward Mujica
Position(s): Right-Handed Pitcher
Captains Year(s): 2004
MLB Debut: June 21, 2006
Debut Team: Cleveland
Kevin Kouzmanoff
Juan Lara
Position(s): Left-Handed Pitcher
Captains Year(s): 2003
MLB Debut: September 8, 2006
Debut Team: Cleveland
Ben Francisco
Aaron Laffey
Brian Barton
Jonathan Van Every
Michael Aubrey
Max Ramírez
Trevor Crowe
Luis Perdomo
Position(s): Right-Handed Pitcher
Captains Year(s): 2007
MLB Debut: April 15, 2009
Debut Team: San Diego
Tony Sipp
Position(s): Left-Handed Pitcher
Captains Year(s): 2005
MLB Debut: April 22, 2009
Debut Team: Cleveland
Chris Gimenez
Jeff Stevens
Position(s): Right-Handed Pitcher
Captains Year(s): 2006
MLB Debut: July 10, 2009
Debut Team: Chicago (NL)
Wyatt Toregas
J.D. Martin
Position(s): Right-Handed Pitcher
Captains Year(s): 2006
MLB Debut: July 20, 2009
Debut Team: Washington
Frank Herrmann
Jeanmar Gomez
Position(s): Right-Handed Pitcher
Captains Year(s): 2007
MLB Debut: July 18, 2010
Debut Team: Cleveland
Josh Tomlin
Position(s): Right-Handed Pitcher
Captains Year(s): 2007
MLB Debut: July 27, 2010
Debut Team: Cleveland
Brad Snyder
Position(s): First Baseman & Outfielder
Captains Year(s): 2004
MLB Debut: September 7, 2010
Debut Team: Chicago (NL)
Vinnie Pestano
Position(s): Right-Handed Pitcher
Captains Year(s): 2008
MLB Debut: September 23, 2010
Debut Team: Cleveland
Jose Constanza
Jerad Head
Position(s): Outfielder, Third Baseman & First Baseman
Captains Year(s): 2006
MLB Debut: August 28, 2011
Debut Team: Cleveland
Nick Hagadone
Position(s): Left-Handed Pitcher
Captains Year(s): 2009
MLB Debut: September 1, 2011
Debut Team: Cleveland
John Gaub
Position(s): Left-Handed Pitcher
Captains Year(s): 2008
MLB Debut: September 12, 2011
Debut Team: Chicago (NL)
Chris Archer
Cody Allen
Position(s): Right-Handed Pitcher
Captains Year(s): 2011
MLB Debut: July 20, 2012
Debut Team: Cleveland
Cory Burns
Position(s): Right-Handed Pitcher
Captains Year(s): 2010
MLB Debut: August 4, 2012
Debut Team: San Diego
Matt McBride
Steven Wright
Vidal Nuño
Position(s): Left-Handed Pitcher
Captains Year(s): 2010
MLB Debut: April 29, 2013
Debut Team: New York (AL)
Matt Langwell
Preston Guilmet
Position(s): Right-Handed Pitcher
Captains Year(s): 2010
MLB Debut: July 10, 2013
Debut Team: Cleveland
Danny Salazar
Position(s): Right-Handed Pitcher
Captains Year(s): 2009, 2010 & 2011
MLB Debut: July 11, 2013
Debut Team: Cleveland
C.C. Lee
Position(s): Right-Handed Pitcher
Captains Year(s): 2013
MLB Debut: July 14, 2013
Debut Team: Cleveland
José Ramírez
Jesús Aguilar
Kyle Crockett
T.J. House
Drew Rucinski
Position(s): Right-Handed Pitcher
Captains Year(s): 2011
MLB Debut: July 10, 2014
Debut Team: Los Angeles (AL)
Roberto Pérez
Carlos Rivero
Gio Urshela
Francisco Lindor
Cody Anderson
Position(s): Right-Handed Pitcher
Captains Year(s): 2012
MLB Debut: June 21, 2015
Debut Team: Cleveland
Shawn Armstrong
Position(s): Right-Handed Pitcher
Captains Year(s): 2012
MLB Debut: August 8, 2015
Debut Team: Cleveland
Tyler Sturdevant
Ryan Merritt
Erik Gonzalez
Paolo Espino
Position(s): Right-Handed Pitcher
Captains Year(s): 2007, 2008 & 2009
MLB Debut: May 19, 2017
Debut Team: Milwaukee
Clint Frazier
Carlos Moncrief
Anthony Santander
Position(s): Outfielder
Captains Year(s): 2013, 2014 & 2015
MLB Debut: August 18, 2017
Debut Team: Baltimore
Greg Allen
Francisco Mejía
Ronny Rodríguez
Shane Bieber
Thomas Pannone
Eric Haase
Bobby Bradley
Yu Chang
Willi Castro
Sam Haggerty
J.P. Feyereisen
Position(s): Right-Handed Pitcher
Captains Year(s): 2015
MLB Debut: July 24, 2020
Debut Team: Milwaukee
Cam Hill
Kyle Nelson
Position(s): Left-Handed Pitcher
Captains Year(s): 2018
MLB Debut: September 10, 2020
Debut Team: Cleveland
Ka'ai Tom
Luís Oviedo
Sam Hentges
Position(s): Left-Handed Pitcher
Captains Year(s): 2016
MLB Debut: April 20, 2021
Debut Team: Cleveland
Nick Sandlin
Jean Carlos Mejía
Eli Morgan
Ernie Clement
Justin Garza
Position(s): Right-Handed Pitcher
Captains Year(s): 2017
MLB Debut: June 27, 2021
Debut Team: Cleveland
Francisco Pérez
Position(s): Left-Handed Pitcher
Captains Year(s): 2018
MLB Debut: August 12, 2021
Debut Team: Cleveland
Bryan Lavastida
Tanner Tully
Richie Palacios
Position(s): Infielder/Outfielder
Captains Year(s): 2018
MLB Debut: April 25, 2022
Debut Team: Cleveland
Nolan Jones
Hunter Gaddis
Xzavion Curry
Will Brennan