Five Beavers Open 2017 On MLB Rosters
April 03, 2017 | Baseball
Jacoby Ellsbury, Darwin Barney, Michael Conforto, Matt Boyd and Andrew Susac open the season at the MLB level
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Former Oregon State players Jacoby Ellsbury, Darwin Barney, Michael Conforto, Matt Boyd and Andrew Susac are on Major League Baseball Opening Day rosters for the 2017 season, which officially started on Sunday.
Ellsbury, an outfielder who played for the Beavers from 2003-05, enters his fourth season with the New York Yankees and 11th overall at the Major League level. He has played more than 1,100 games with the Yankees and Boston Red Sox, accumulating 1,282 hits, 221 doubles, 43 triples and 321 stolen bases.
Barney, who is primarily a middle infielder with the Toronto Blue Jays, played for Oregon State from 2005-07. He's entering his third season with Toronto and eighth overall after making his debut with the Chicago Cubs in 2010. The Portland native has played in 685 career games, collecting 547 hits, 103 doubles and 176 runs batted in.
Conforto is in his third Major League season and fourth at the professional level after being drafted in the first round by the New York Mets in 2014. He has played in 165 MLB games after an OSU career that spanned from 2012-14. The Seattle area native has 35 doubles, 21 home runs and 68 RBI in 478 at bats.
Boyd, who pitched at OSU from 2010-13, was recently named the fifth starter for the Detroit Tigers and is scheduled to throw Saturday against the Red Sox. Boyd has pitched in 33 games at the MLB level, starting 30, and is 7-11 with a 5.64 ERA. He was 6-5 with a 4.53 ERA in 20 games last season.
Susac will start the season on the disabled list but is primed to be a key component of the Milwaukee Brewers both offensively and defensively this season. The Sacramento area native played for OSU from 2010-11, and has appeared in 96 MLB games, collecting 57 hits, 16 doubles, seven home runs and 35 RBI.
Beavers Are No. 1 For The Second Straight Week
Five of the six polls have come out, as of 11:15 a.m. PT on Monday, and the Beavers find themselves at No. 1 in all five. Those polls include Baseball America, D1Baseball.com, Perfect Game, USA Today Coaches and Collegiate Baseball. The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) typically releases its weekly rankings on Monday afternoon.
Next Up
Oregon State finishes its five-game road trip Tuesday night at Portland. First pitch from Joe Etzel Field is slated for 6 p.m. PT. Fans in the Portland area, for those who can't make it to the park, should note that the game will air on 103.7 FM in the region.
2017 Tickets At Goss Stadium
Tickets for the 2017 season are available by visiting BeaverTickets.com/Baseball.
Follow Us On Social
For more information on the Oregon State baseball team, follow the club's official Twitter account at Twitter.com/BeaverBaseball, by Facebook at Facebook.com/OregonStateBaseball or on Instagram at Instagram.com/BeaverBaseball.
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Ellsbury, an outfielder who played for the Beavers from 2003-05, enters his fourth season with the New York Yankees and 11th overall at the Major League level. He has played more than 1,100 games with the Yankees and Boston Red Sox, accumulating 1,282 hits, 221 doubles, 43 triples and 321 stolen bases.
Barney, who is primarily a middle infielder with the Toronto Blue Jays, played for Oregon State from 2005-07. He's entering his third season with Toronto and eighth overall after making his debut with the Chicago Cubs in 2010. The Portland native has played in 685 career games, collecting 547 hits, 103 doubles and 176 runs batted in.
Conforto is in his third Major League season and fourth at the professional level after being drafted in the first round by the New York Mets in 2014. He has played in 165 MLB games after an OSU career that spanned from 2012-14. The Seattle area native has 35 doubles, 21 home runs and 68 RBI in 478 at bats.
Boyd, who pitched at OSU from 2010-13, was recently named the fifth starter for the Detroit Tigers and is scheduled to throw Saturday against the Red Sox. Boyd has pitched in 33 games at the MLB level, starting 30, and is 7-11 with a 5.64 ERA. He was 6-5 with a 4.53 ERA in 20 games last season.
Susac will start the season on the disabled list but is primed to be a key component of the Milwaukee Brewers both offensively and defensively this season. The Sacramento area native played for OSU from 2010-11, and has appeared in 96 MLB games, collecting 57 hits, 16 doubles, seven home runs and 35 RBI.
Beavers Are No. 1 For The Second Straight Week
Five of the six polls have come out, as of 11:15 a.m. PT on Monday, and the Beavers find themselves at No. 1 in all five. Those polls include Baseball America, D1Baseball.com, Perfect Game, USA Today Coaches and Collegiate Baseball. The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) typically releases its weekly rankings on Monday afternoon.
Next Up
Oregon State finishes its five-game road trip Tuesday night at Portland. First pitch from Joe Etzel Field is slated for 6 p.m. PT. Fans in the Portland area, for those who can't make it to the park, should note that the game will air on 103.7 FM in the region.
2017 Tickets At Goss Stadium
Tickets for the 2017 season are available by visiting BeaverTickets.com/Baseball.
Follow Us On Social
For more information on the Oregon State baseball team, follow the club's official Twitter account at Twitter.com/BeaverBaseball, by Facebook at Facebook.com/OregonStateBaseball or on Instagram at Instagram.com/BeaverBaseball.
OREGON STATE ATHLETICS' EVERYDAY CHAMPIONS CULTURE
Through the power of sport, we help people discover and pursue their passions, talents and purpose in order to live a life of balance and positive contribution.
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