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Over the years, more than 100 young men who played for the Cougars at one time or another have reached the Major Leagues. While some earned the cliché “cup of coffee” before being sent back down to the minors, many have not only stayed in the big leagues but thrived to the point of becoming household names as up and coming Major League stars. Browse the list below and you’ll find a Cougar has played for every team in the majors. Moreover, we’re very proud to say the list includes more than a dozen Major League All-Stars, four Gold Glove Award winners, three Rookie of the Year winners and one World Series MVP. If you have attended Kane County games over the years, chances are you can say "I saw him as a Cougar" about several of these big league stars.

COUGARS ALUMNI KCC YEAR(S) POS MLB TEAM YR
Aguila, Chris 1999 OF Florida Marlins 2005-06
    New York Mets 2008
Alfonseca, Antonio 1994 P Florida Marlins 1997-01
    Chicago Cubs 2002-03
    Atlanta Braves 2004
    Florida Marlins 2005
    Texas Rangers 2006
    Philadelphia Phillies 2007
Almonte, Hector 1997-98 P Florida Marlins 1999
    Boston Red Sox 2003
    Montreal Expos 2003
Ambres, Chip 2000-01 OF Kansas City Royals 2005
    New York Mets 2007
    San Diego Padres 2008
Bailey, Andrew 2007 P Oakland A's 2009-11
Bailey, Jeff 1999 OF Boston Red Sox 2007-09
Baisley, Jeff 2008 3B Oakland A's 2008
Baker, John 2003 C Florida Marlins 2008-11
Bautista, Denny 2001 P Baltimore Orioles 2004
    Kansas City Royals 2004-06
    Colorado Rockies 2006-07
    Detroit Tigers 2008
    Pittsburgh Pirates 2008-09
    San Francisco Giants 2010
Beckett, Josh 2000 P Florida Marlins 2001-05
    Boston Red Sox 2006-11
Belisario, Ronald 2002 P Los Angeles Dodgers 2009-10
Berg, Dave 1994 IF Florida Marlins 1998-01
    Toronto Blue Jays 2002-04
Billingsley, Brent 1997 P Florida Marlins 1999
Blanton, Joe 2003 P Oakland A's 2004-08
    Philadelphia Phillies 2008-11
Booty, Josh 1995-96 3B Florida Marlins 1996-98
Borowski, Joe 1991 P Baltimore Orioles 1995
    Atlanta Braves 1996-97
    New York Yankees 1997-98
    Chicago Cubs  2001-05
    Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2005
    Florida Marlins 2006
    Cleveland Indians 2007-08
Braden, Dallas 2004 P Oakland A's 2007-11
Brown, Corey 2008 OF Washington Nationals 2011
Brown, Roosevelt 1996-97 OF Chicago Cubs 1999-02
Buck, Travis 2005 OF Oakland A's 2007-10
    Cleveland Indians 2011
Burnett, A.J. 1998 P Florida Marlins 1999-05
    Toronto Blue Jays 2006-08
    New York Yankees 2009-11
Burton, Jared 2003 P Cincinnati Reds 2007-11
Cabrera, Miguel 2001 IF Florida Marlins 2003-07
    Detroit Tigers 2008-11
Cahill, Trevor 2007 P Oakland A's 2009-11
Carignan, Andrew 2007 P Oakland A's 2011
Carrasco, Hector 1993 P Cincinnati Reds 1994-97
    Kansas City Royals 1997
    Minnesota Twins 1998-00
    Boston Red Sox 2000
    Minnesota Twins 2001
    Baltimore Orioles 2003
    Washington Nationals 2005
    Los Angeles Angels 2006-07
Casilla, Santiago 2003, 2004 P Oakland A's 2004-09
    San Francisco Giants 2010-11
Castillo, Luis 1995 2B Florida Marlins 1996-2005
    Minnesota Twins 2006
    New York Mets 2007-10
Chouinard, Bobby 1991-92 P Oakland A's 1996
    Milwaukee Brewers 1998
    Arizona Diamondbacks 1998-99
    Colorado Rockies 2000-01
Clapinski, Chris 1993 IF Florida Marlins 1999-00
Cruz, Nelson 2003 OF Milwaukee Brewers 2005
    Texas Rangers 2006-11
Cunnane, Will 1994 P San Diego Padres 1997-00
    Milwaukee Brewers 2001
    Chicago Cubs 2002
    Atlanta Braves 2003-04
Darensbourg, Victor 1993 P Florida Marlins 1998-02
    Colorado Rockies 2003
    Montreal Expos 2003
    Chicago White Sox 2004
    New York Mets 2004
    Detroit Tigers  2005
Dedrick, Jim 1991 P Baltimore Orioles 1995
Demel, Sam 2007 P Arizona Diamondbacks 2010-11
Dempster, Ryan 1996 P Florida Marlins 1998-02
    Cincinnati Reds 2002-03
    Chicago Cubs 2004-11
Dunwoody, Todd 1994-95 OF Florida Marlins 1997-99
    Kansas City Royals 2000
    Chicago Cubs 2001
    Cleveland Indians 2002
Duvall, Mike 1996 P Tampa Bay D-Rays 1998-00
    Minnesota Twins 2001
Erickson, Matt 1998 IF Milwaukee Brewers 2004
Eshelman, Vaughn 1991 P Boston Red Sox 1995-97
Ethier, Andre 2003 OF  Los Angeles Dodgers 2006-11
Everidge, Tommy 2005 IF Oakland A's 2009
Fulchino, Jeff 2002 P Florida Marlins 2006
    Kansas City Royals 2008
    Houston Astros 2009-11
    San Diego Padres 2011
Garcia, Amaury 1995-96 2B Florida Marlins 1999
Gload, Ross 1998 1B Chicago Cubs 2000
    Colorado Rockies 2002
    Chicago White Sox 2004-06
    Kansas City Royals 2007-08
    Florida Marlins 2009
    Philadelphia Phillies 2010-11
Gonzalez, Adrian 2001 1B Texas Rangers 2004-05
    San Diego Padres 2006-10
    Boston Red Sox 2011
Gonzalez, Alex 1996 SS Florida Marlins 1998-2005
    Boston Red Sox 2006
    Cincinnati Reds 2007-09
    Boston Red Sox 2009
    Toronto Blue Jays 2010
    Atlanta Braves 2010-11
Gonzalez, Gabe 1995 P Florida Marlins 1998
Goodwin, Curtis 1992 OF Baltimore Orioles 1995
    Cincinnati Reds 1996-97
    Colorado Rockies 1998
    Chicago Cubs 1999
    Toronto Blue Jays 1999
Gray, Jeff 2006 P Oakland A's 2008-09
    Chicago Cubs 2010
    Chicago White Sox 2011
    Seattle Mariners 2011
Harper, Brandon 1998 C Washington Nationals 2006
Haynes, Jimmy 1992 P Baltimore Orioles 1995-96
    Oakland A's 1997-99
    Milwaukee Brewers 2000-01
    Cincinnati Reds 2002-04
Heredia, Felix 1994 P Florida Marlins 1996-98
    Chicago Cubs 1998-01
    Toronto Blue Jays 2002
    Cincinnati Reds 2003
    New York Yankees 2003-04
    New York Mets 2005
Hooper, Kevin 2000-01 2B Detroit Tigers 2005-06
Izquierdo, Hansel 2001 P Florida Marlins 2002
Jackson, Ryan 1995 1B-OF Florida Marlins 1998
    Seattle Mariners 1999
    Detroit Tigers 2001-02
Johnson, Charles 1993 C Florida Marlins 1994-1998
    Los Angeles Dodgers 1998
    Baltimore Orioles 1999-00
    Chicago White Sox 2000
    Florida Marlins 2001-02
    Colorado Rockies 2003-04
    Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2005
Kilby, Brad 2006 P Oakland A's 2009-10
Klingenbeck, Scott 1992 P Baltimore Orioles 1994-95
    Minnesota Twins 1995-96
    Cincinnati Reds 1998
Knotts, Gary 1997-98 P Florida Marlins 2001-02
    Detroit Tigers 2003-04
Komine, Shane 2003 P Oakland A's 2006-07
Kotsay, Mark 1996 OF Florida Marlins 1997-00
    San Diego Padres 2001-03
    Oakland A's 2004-07
    Atlanta Braves 2008
    Boston Red Sox 2008-09
    Chicago White Sox 2009-10
    Milwaukee Brewers 2011
Krivda, Rick 1992 P Baltimore Orioles 1995-97
    Cleveland Indians 1998
    Cincinnati Reds 1998
Larkin, Andy 1994 P Florida Marlins 1996, 1998
    Cincinnati Reds 2000
    Kansas City Royals 2000
Martin, Tommy 1991 P Houston Astros 1997
    Cleveland Indians 1998-00
    New York Mets 2001
    Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2002
    Los Angeles Dodgers 2003-04
    Atlanta Braves 2004-05
    Colorado Rockies 2006-07
Mazzaro, Vince 2006 P Oakland A's 2009-10
    Kansas City Royals 2011
McBeth, Marcus 2003, 2005 OF, P Cincinnati Reds 2007
McClain, Scott 1991-92 3B Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1998
    Chicago Cubs 2005
    San Francisco Giants 2007-08
McMillon, Billy 1994 OF Florida Marlins 1996-97
    Philadelphia Phillies 1997
    Detroit Tigers 2000-01
    Oakland A's 2001, 03-04
Meadows, Brian 1995 P Florida Marlins 1998-99
    San Diego Padres 2000
    Kansas City Royals 2000-01
    Pittsburgh Pirates 2002-05
    Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2006
Melillo, Kevin 2005 2B Oakland A's 2007
Mercedes, Jose 1992 P Milwaukee Brewers 1994-98
    Baltimore Orioles 2000-01
    Montreal Expos 2003
Messenger, Randy 2001 P Florida Marlins 2005-06
    San Francisco Giants 2007
    Seattle Mariners 2008-09
Millar, Kevin 1994 3B/1B Florida Marlins 1998-02
  1B Boston Red Sox 2003-05
    Baltimore Orioles 2006-08
    Toronto Blue Jays 2009
Milliard, Ralph 1994 2B Florida Marlins 1996-97
    New York Mets 1998
Murphy, Bill 2003 P Arizona Diamondbacks 2007
    Toronto Blue Jays 2009
Neal, Blaine 1999 P Florida Marlins 2001-03
    San Diego Padres 2004
    Boston Red Sox 2005
    Colorado Rockies 2005
Nunez, Vladimir 2001 P Arizona Diamondbacks 1998-99
    Florida Marlins 1999-03
    Colorado Rockies 2004
    Atlanta Braves 2008-09
Ochoa, Alex 1992 OF New York Mets 1995-97
    Minnesota Twins 1998
    Milwaukee Brewers 1999
    Cincinnati Reds 2000-01
    Colorado Rockies 2001
    Milwaukee Brewers 2002
    Anaheim Angels 2002
Olsen, Kevin 1999 P Florida Marlins 2001-03
Pearson, Jason 1998 P San Diego Padres 2002
    St. Louis Cardinals 2003
Pennington, Brad 1991 P Baltimore Orioles 1993-95
    Cincinnati Reds 1995
    Boston Red Sox 1996
    California Angels 1996
    Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1998
Pennington, Cliff 2005 IF Oakland Athletics 2008-11
Petit, Gregorio 2005 IF Oakland Athletics 2008-09
Podsednik, Scott 1997 OF Seattle Mariners 2001-02
    Milwaukee Brewers 2003-04
    Chicago White Sox 2005-07
    Colorado Rockies 2008
    Chicago White Sox 2009
    Kansas City Royals 2010
    Los Angeles Dodgers 2010
Putnam, Dan 2004 OF Oakland A's 2007
Ramirez, Julio 1997 OF Florida Marlins 1999
    Chicago White Sox 2001
    Anaheim Angels 2002-03
    San Francisco Giants 2005
Recker, Anthony 2006 C Oakland A's 2011
Redmond, Mike 1993-94 C Florida Marlins 1998-04
    Minnesota Twins 2005-09
    Cleveland Indians 2010
Reed, Eric 2002 OF Florida Marlins 2006-07
Renteria, Edgar 1993 SS Florida Marlins 1996-98
    St. Louis Cardinals 1999-04
    Boston Red Sox 2005
    Atlanta Braves 2006-07
    Detroit Tigers 2008
    San Francisco Giants 2009-10
    Cincinnati Reds 2011
Robertson, Connor 2005 P Oakland A's 2007
    Arizona Diamondbacks 2008
Robertson, Nate 1999-00 P Florida Marlins 2002
    Detroit Tigers 2003-09
    Florida Marlins 2010
    Philadelphia Phillies 2010
Rodriguez, Henry 2007 P Oakland Athletics 2009-10
    Washington Nationals 2011
Rolison, Nate 1996 1B Florida Marlins 2000
Roskos, John 1995 1B Florida Marlins 1998-99
    San Diego Padres 2000
Ross, Tyson 2008 P Oakland A's 2010-11
Saunders, Tony 1993 P Florida Marlins 1997
    Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1998-99
Sellers, Justin 2006 IF Los Angeles Dodgers 2011
Street, Huston 2004 Oakland A's 2005-08
    Colorado Rockies 2009-11
Tejera, Michael 1998 P Florida Marlins 1999, 2002-04
    Texas Rangers 2004-05
Treanor, Matt 1999, 2001 C Florida Marlins 2004-08
    Detroit Tigers 2009
    Texas Rangers 2010
    Kansas City Royals 2011
    Texas Rangers 2011
Ugueto, Luis 2000 2B Seattle Mariners 2002-03
Valdes, Marc 1994 P Florida Marlins 1995-96
    Montreal Expos 1997-98
    Houston Astros 2000
    Atlanta Braves 2001
Vargas, Claudio 1999 P Montreal Expos 2003-04
    Washington Nationals 2005
    Arizona Diamondbacks 2005-06
    Milwaukee Brewers 2007
    New York Mets 2008
    Los Angeles Dodgers 2009
    Milwaukee Brewers 2009-10
Ward, Bryan 1994 P Chicago White Sox 1998-99
    Philadelphia Phillies 2000
    Anaheim Angels 2000
Waszgis, B.J. 1992 C Texas Rangers 2000
Webb, Ryan 2005 P San Diego Padres 2009-10
    Florida Marlins 2011
Weeks, Jemile 2008 IF Oakland A's 2011
Whisenant, Matt 1993 P Florida Marlins 1997
    Kansas City Royals 1997-99
    San Diego Padres 1999-00
Willingham, Josh 2000-01 C Florida Marlins 2004-08
    Washington Nationals 2009-10
    Oakland A's 2011
Willis, Dontrelle 2002 P Florida Marlins 2003-07
    Detroit Tigers 2008-10
    Arizona Diamondbacks 2010
    Cincinnati Reds 2011
Wilson, Josh 2000-01 INF Florida Marlins 2005
    Washington Nationals 2007
    Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2007
    Arizona Diamondbacks 2009
    San Diego Padres 2009
    Seattle Mariners 2009-10
    Arizona Diamondbacks 2011
    Milwaukee Brewers 2011
Windsor, Jason 2004 Oakland A's 2006
Winn, Randy 1996 OF Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1998-02
    Seattle Mariners 2003-05
    San Francisco Giants 2005-09
    New York Yankees 2010
    St. Louis Cardinals 2010
Zaun, Gregg 1991 C Baltimore Orioles 1995-96
    Florida Marlins 1996-98
    Texas Rangers 1999
    Kansas City Royals 2000-01
    Houston Astros 2002-03
    Colorado Rockies 2003
    Toronto Blue Jays 2004-08
    Baltimore Orioles 2009
    Tampa Bay Rays 2009
    Milwaukee Brewers 2010

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