Tigers in the Majors: A Spring Update on Clemson Alumni in MLB

MLB’s opening day is March 29th, and with Clemson’s basketball season complete I’ve turned my attention to baseball.

Surprisingly, Clemson only has a couple of Major League players. It’s vexing, given the success the program has experienced, winning 40+ games six times in the last 10 years.

The most notable players Clemson has put in the big leagues in the last two decades have been SP Kris Benson and SS Khalil Greene. Benson had two very nice seasons in his nine year career. In his age 25 season (2000) with the Pirates, he pitched 217.2 innings with a 3.85 ERA, 10 wins, and 184 strikeouts. In 2004 between the Pirates and the Mets, he won 12 games pitching 200.1 innings with a 4.31 ERA and…