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Harrisonburg, VA · 18 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
Billy Sample	1974–1976	1978–1986	10.3
Mike Venafro	1992–1995	1999–2006	4.0
Ryan Reid	2005–2006	2013	0.2
Larry Mitchell	1990–1992	1996	0.1
Travis Harper	1995–1997	2000–2006	0.1
Rich Croushore	1992–1993	1998–2000	-0.1
Brian McNichol	1993–1995	1999	-0.2
Dana Allison	1986–1989	1991	-0.4
Rich Thompson	1998–2000	2004–2012	-0.4
Scott Forster	1992–1994	2000	-0.8
Dan Meyer	2000–2002	2004–2010	-0.9
Mike Hubbard	1990–1992	1995–2001	-2.2
Chase DeLauter	drafted 2022	2025	—
Fenwick Trimble	drafted 2024		—
Jason Schiavone	drafted 2024		—
Joe Vogatsky	drafted 2023–2024		—
Kevin Kelly	drafted 2019	2023	—
Nick Robertson	drafted 2019	2023	—

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