Complete List of Cal State Fullerton Titans in the Major Leagues

There are no guarantees in life except for death and taxes. You could add to that when you come play for Cal State Fullerton you are almost guaranteed to go to Omaha at least once in your three to four years on the Fullerton campus. Another guarantee when you play baseball at Fullerton is you will get the highest exposure to professional baseball scouts and if you have the drive and talent, you will probably get drafted.

Only a select few make it from college through the minor leagues and make the show. A testament to Cal State Fullerton’s immense success on the field and developing baseball talent, over 60 Titan Baseball alumni have reached the Major Leagues.

Below find the complete list of Cal State Fullerton Titans to have made it to Major League Baseball rosters. This list is sorted by the first to make it to the big leagues (Dan Whitmer) to the most recent (Thomas Eshelman). The years listed beside the player’s name are the year(s) he attended Cal State Fullerton and played for the Titans. In the parenthesis includes the team the Titan player made his Major League Baseball debut with and on what date.

1. Dan Whitmer: 1977 – 1978
(Debut with California Angels on 7-20-1980)
2. Tim Wallach: 1978 – 1979
(Debut with Montreal Expos on 9-6-1980)
3. Danny Boone: 1975 – 1976
(Debut with San Diego Padres on 4-11-1981)
4. Jeff Robinson: 1980 – 1983
(Debut with San Francisco Giants on 4-7-1984)
5. Andre David: 1979 – 1980
(Debut with Minnesota Twins on 6-29-1984)
6. John Christensen: 1979 – 1981
(Debut with New York Mets on 9-13-1984)
7. Greg Mathews: 1983 – 1984
(Debut with St. Louis Cardinals on 6-03-1986)
8. Bill Moore: 1980 – 1983
(Debut with Montreal Expos on 7-19-1986)
9. Mike Schooler: 1985 – 1985
(Debut with Seattle Mariners on 6-10-1988)

10. John Fishel: 1982 – 1985
(Debut with Houston Astros on 7-14-1988)
11. Shane Turner: 1982 – 1985
(Debut with Philadelphia Phillies on 8-19-1988)
12. Mike Harkey: 1985 – 1987
(Debut with Chicago Cubs on 9-5-1988)
13. Kevin Reimer: 1985 – 1985
(Debut with Texas Rangers on 9-13-1988)
14. Dann Howitt: 1986 – 1986
(Debut with Oakland Athletics on 9-15-1989)
15. Larry Casian: 1985 – 1987
(Debut with Minnesota Twins on 9-9-1990)
16. Brent Mayne: 1988 – 1989
(Debut with Kansas City Royals on 9-18-1990)
17. Jose Mota: 1983 – 1985
(Debut with San Diego Padres on 5-25-1991)
18. Andy Mota: 1986 – 1987
(Debut with Houston Astros on 8-31-1991)

19. Dave Staton: 1989 – 1989
(Debut with San Diego Padres on 9-08-1993)
20. Huck Flener: 1988 – 1990
(Debut with Toronto Blue Jays on 9-14-1993)
21. Gary Buckels: 1986 – 1987
(Debut with St. Louis Cardinals on 7-23-1994)
22. Phil Nevin: 1990 – 1992
(Debut with Houston Astros on 6-11-1995)
23. Dan Naulty: 1991 – 1992
(Debut with Minnesota Twins on 4-2-1996)
24. Dante Powell: 1992 – 1994
(Debut with San Francisco Giants on 4-15-1997)
25. Mark Kotsay: 1994 – 1996
(Debut with Florida Marlins on 7-11-1997)
26. Jeremy Giambi: 1994 – 1996
(Debut with Kansas City Royals on 9-1-1998)
27. Brent Billingsley: 1996 – 1996
(Debut with Florida Marlins on 5-20-1999)

28. Bret Hemphill: 1992 – 1994
(Debut with Anaheim Angels on 6-28-1999)
29. Mike Lamb: 1995 – 1997
(Debut with Texas Rangers on 4-23-2000)
30. Steve Sisco: 1990 – 1992
(Debut with Atlanta Braves on 5-6-2000)
31. Matt Wise: 1996 – 1997
(Debut with Anaheim Angels on 8-2-2000)
32. Frank Charles: 1990 – 1991
(Debut with Houston Astros on 9-5-2000)
33. Aaron Rowand: 1996 – 1998
(Debut with Chicago White Sox on 6-16-2001)
34. Adam Johnson: 1998 – 2000
(Debut with Minnesota Twins on 7-16-2001)
35. Brandon Duckworth: 1997 – 1997
(Debut with Philadelphia Phillies on 8-7-2001)
36. Kirk Saarloos: 1998 – 2001
(Debut with Houston Astros on 6-18-2002)

37. Reed Johnson: 1997 – 1999
(Debut with Toronto Blue Jays on 4-17-2003)
38. Erasmo Ramírez: 1998 – 1998
(Debut with Texas Rangers on 4-30-2003)
39. Chad Cordero: 2001 – 2003
(Debut with Montreal Expos on 8-30-2003)
40. Shane Costa: 2001 – 2003
(Debut with Kansas City Royals on 6-2-2005)
41. Mike Rouse: 2000 – 2001
(Debut with Oakland Athletics on 6-9-2006)
42. Wes Littleton: 2000 – 2003
(Debut with Texas Rangers on 7-4-2006)
43. Jason Windsor: 2004 – 2004
(Debut with Oakland Athletics on 7-17-2006)
44. Jordan De Jong: 2002 – 2002
(Debut with Toronto Blue Jays on 6-6-2007)
45. Kurt Suzuki: 2002 – 2004
(Debut with Oakland Athletics on 6-12-2007)

46. Ricky Romero: 2004 – 2005
(Debut with Toronto Blue Jays on 4-9-2009)
47. Justin Turner: 2003 – 2006
(Debut with Baltimore Orioles on 9-8-2009)
48. Vinnie Pestano: 2004 – 2006
(Debut with Cleveland Indians on 9-8-2009)
49. David Cooper*: 2006
(Debut with Toronto Blue Jays on 4-29-2011)
50. Blake Davis: 2004 – 2006
(Debut with Baltimore Orioles on 6-22-2011)
51. Brett Pill: 2004 – 2006
(Debut with San Francisco Giants on 9-6-2011)
52. Erik Komatsu: 2008
(Debut with St. Louis Cardinals on 4-6-2012)
53. Khris Davis: 2007 – 2009
(Debut with Milwaukee Brewers on 4-1-2013)
54. Christian Colón: 2008 – 2010
(Debut with Kansas City Royals on 7-1-2014)

55. Gary Brown: 2008 – 2010
(Debut with San Francisco Giants on 9-3-2014)
56. Danny Dorn: 2003 – 2006
(Debut with Arizona Diamondbacks on 4-21-2015)
57. Michael Lorenzen: 2012 – 2013
(Debut with Cincinnati Reds on 4-29-2015)
58. Dustin Garneau: 2006 – 2009
(Debut with Colorado Rockies on 6-20-2015)
59. Noe Ramirez: 2009 – 2011
(Debut with Boston Red Sox on 7-3-2015)
60. Chris Devenski: 2011
(Debut with the Houston Astros on 4-8-2016)
61. Dylan Floro: 2010 – 2012
(Debut with Tampa Bay Rays on 7-7-2016)
62. Tyler Pill: 2009 – 2011
(Debut with New York Mets on 5-27-2017)
63. Matt Chapman: 2012 – 2014
(Debut with Oakland Athletics on 6-15-2017)

64. JD Davis: 2012 – 2014
(Debut with Houston Astros on 8-5-2017)
65. Chad Wallach: 2012 – 2014
(Debut with Cincinnati Reds on 8-25-2017)
66. Nick Ramirez: 2009 – 2011
(Debut with Detroit Tigers on 5-11-2019)
67. Thomas Eshelman: 2013 – 2015
(Debut with Baltimore Orioles on 7-1-2019)
68. Phil Bickford*: 2014
(Debut with Milwaukee Brewers on 9-1-2020)
69. Scott Hurst: 2015 – 2017
(Debut with St. Louis Cardinals on 4/16/2021)
70. Justin Garza: 2013 – 2015
(Debut with Cleveland Indians on 6/27/2021)
71. Connor Seabold: 2015 – 2017
(Debut with Boston Red Sox on 9/11/2021)
72. Tanner Bibee: 2018 – 2021
(Debut with Cleveland Guardians on 4/27/2023)

(*Played at Cal State Fullerton but transferred before being drafted.)