Before 2012 Purdue baseball was mostly an afterthought. Since then, the program has made significant leaps forward with a Big Ten title, two NCAA appearances, it hosted a regional, and now it is getting more and more alums on MLB rosters. MLB teams can have up to 60 ballplayers in their player pools, all 60 being available to play for the club at some point this season. This year we get to see three Boilers make Opening Day rosters for the truncated season:
Josh Lindblom - Milwaukee Brewers - Lindblom has pitched mostly in Korea the last few years.