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Bradenton, FL · 31 major leaguers played here

Sorted by career bWAR. Colleges are from the Lahman database through 2014; for later players, the school they were drafted from, per the MLB draft.

Player	At college	Major-league career	Career bWAR
Glenn Davis	1981	1984–1993	19.7
Johnny Grubb	1968–1969	1972–1987	16.5
Jody Reed	1981–1982	1987–1997	15.9
Rick Langford	1971–1972	1976–1986	10.6
Joe Mays	1995	1999–2006	9.4
Tom Hume	1972	1977–1987	5.6
Alex Cole	1984–1985	1990–1996	4.1
Lance Carter	1994	1999–2006	3.2
David Howard	1986–1987	1991–1999	2.5
Mac Scarce	1968–1969	1972–1978	0.9
Nick Goody	drafted 2011	2015–2020	0.6
Hilly Hathaway	1989–1990	1992–1993	0.5
Ron Cash	1968–1969	1973–1974	0.4
Keith Smith	1972	1977–1980	0.3
Joe Gates	1973	1978–1979	0.0
Mark Williams	1972	1977	0.0
Josh Lucas	drafted 2010	2017–2019	-0.1
Brendon Little	drafted 2017	2022	-0.3
Dave Moates	1967–1968	1974–1976	-0.3
Jim Weaver	1979	1985–1989	-0.3
John Webb	1998–1999	2004–2005	-0.3
Steve Curry	1984	1988	-0.3
Paul Dicken	1963	1964–1966	-0.4
Callix Crabbe	2001–2002	2008	-0.5
Derek Lee	1985–1986	1993	-0.5
Pat Osburn	1969	1974–1975	-0.5
Rich Sauveur	1983	1986–2000	-0.5
Sheldon Mallory	1972	1977	-0.5
Robin Jennings	1991–1992	1996–2001	-1.5
CJ Alexander	drafted 2018	2024	—
Tucker Mitchell	drafted 2021		—

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