Sogard has carved out a nice professional career with the Oakland Athletics and checks in at No. 26 on our list of the 50 best professional athletes to attend ASU.
Standing just 5-foot-9, Eric Sogard follows in the footsteps of another undersized ASU infielder to make a name for himself in the major leagues (but we will get to him later).
Sogard grew up in the Valley, attended Thunderbird High School in Phoenix and spent three seasons at ASU from 2005-2007, earning All-American honors as a sophomore in 2006.
Sogard was drafted in the second of the 2007 MLB Draft by the San Diego Padres and was traded to the Oakland Athletics in January of 2010 in a deal surrounding Scott Hairston.