HOFSTRA AND THE MLB DRAFT
Hofstra has had 14 players selected since the inception of the Major League Baseball Draft in 1965.
Year |
Player |
Round |
Team |
1966 |
Bill Cheslock |
32 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
1967* |
Ken Singleton |
1 |
New York Mets |
1967 |
Donald Ruris |
30 |
Oakland Athletics |
1982 |
Pat Wallace |
26 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
1995 |
Mike Miller |
29 |
Detroit Tigers |
2006 |
Ricky Caputo |
24 |
Washington Nationals |
2010 |
Ethan Paquette |
35 |
Seattle Mariners |
2012 |
Danny Poma |
10 |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
2013 |
Bryan Verbitsky |
3 |
San Diego Padres |
2018 |
John Rooney |
3 |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
2018 |
Teddy Cillis |
33 |
Kansas City Royals |
2019 |
Parker Quinn |
25 |
Washington Nationals |
2019 |
Vito Friscia |
40 |
Philadelphia Phillies |
2021 |
Jimmy Joyce |
16 |
Seattle Mariners |
*January Draft
Hofstra has also had several players sign as free agents with MLB Teams.
Player |
Team |
Year |
Don Taussig |
New York Yankees |
1950 |
Irving Burton |
New York Giants |
1951 |
Brant Alyea |
Cincinnati Reds |
1962 |
Paul Ciofrone |
Philadelphia Phillies |
2001 |
Kevin Reinking |
San Diego Padres,
Kansas City Royals
Colorado Rockies |
2002, 2004 |
Kevin Flynn |
Washington Nationals |
2013 |
Matt Reistetter |
Washington Nationals |
2013 |
Matt Ford |
Tampa Bay Rays |
2014 |
David Leiderman |
Miami Marlins |
2018 |
Austin Gauthier |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
2021 |
Kevin Bruggeman |
Los Angeles Angels |
2023 |
Alex McCoy |
San Diego Padres |
2024 |