Eight UConn alumni have been selected to their respective MLB teams 60-player pool, an invention of the league’s attempt to restart after a long hiatus caused by COVID-19.
As the MLB tries to restart the season during the pandemic and without minor league teams operating, each MLB team will get a pool of 60 players who will train — in two separate groups — with the team in their respective cities. Three of these players will travel with their teams on road trips as emergency backups.
The UConn players named as 60-player pool participants are Scott Oberg (Pitcher, Colorado Rockies), Tim Cate (Pitcher, Washington Nationals), Max McDowell (Catcher, New York Yankees), George Springer (Outfielder, Houston Astros), Matt Barnes and John Andreoli (Pitcher and outfielder respectively, Boston Red Sox), Nick Ahmed (shortstop, Arizona Diamondbacks) and Anthony Kay (Pitcher, Toronto Blue Jays).