The point being, if you play or played baseball at Ole Miss and get drafted by or traded to the Braves, GET OUT.The Braves are 10th in the most Ole Miss MLB standings, with 15 former players, BUT zero of those players ever played in the majors.Incredibly, the White Sox are second with 22 Ole Miss players having appeared or currently on the payroll.I REPEAT, JEAN-PAUL GENTLEMAN (this may require a post only about Jean-Paul Gentleman, an elite fake name).More importantly, I learned the Cardinals once paid an Ole Miss player named Jean-Paul Gentleman.As much as it pains me as a Braves fan and fan of the Cardinals experiencing suffering, the Cardinals are the most Ole Miss MLB organization, as 24 former Ole Miss players have received money from them.The Most Ole Miss MLB Organization Summary Since that list is extensive and we all have things to do, I’ll first give you a summary of what I found.Īfter that, you can decide how much more you want to read. I am relying on source material.īelow, you’ll find every MLB organization and the total number of Ole Miss players they have employed or currently employ, either in the minor leagues or majors. So, if some small detail is off, please don’t yell at me. To answer the second question, I consulted the 2023 Ole Miss baseball media guide, which lists every former player who was or is a part of an MLB organization and those who made it to the majors. I don’t have #sources within the White Sox organization, but the idea that it is a bit greatly amuses me. *Not to mention our large, shit-talkin’ son Lance Lynn is one of the stalwarts of the starting pitching rotation, and the team acquired Mike Mayers on Wednesday.Īs for the first question, I’m not sure.

One, is this a bit by the White Sox, and two, which Major League Baseball team has employed the most former Ole Miss players. With this recent high-concentration Ole Miss talent injection into the organization*, it got the ol’ wheels turning about two things. These selections come on the heels of them drafting Tim Elko in 2022 and Taylor Broadway in 2021. The South Siders drafted shortstop Jacob Gonzalez 15th overall and catcher Calvin Harris 116th overall (4th round). On Monday, the Chicago White Sox decided the best way to stop being a team that is currently outpacing only the Kansas City Royals (26-65) and Oakland A’s (25-67) in the American League was to draft two of Ole Miss’ best hitters.

1975 red sox roster