Sters in MLB
       
The following former players of the Santa Barbara Foresters have played in the major leagues:
 
Player
Organization
School
Years with SB
Scott Randall*
Cincinnati Reds
UC Santa Barbara
1994
Morgan Esberg (A)(W)
Houston Astros
USC
1995-97
Brady Clark
New York Mets
USD
1996
Tyler Walker
Philadelphia Phillies
Cal
1996-97
Doug Nickle*
Philadelphia Phillies
Cal
1996
Matt Diaz
Atlanta Braves
Miami
1997
Adam Bernerro
Kansas City Royals
Armstrong State
1997
Justin Lehr
Milwaukee Brewers
USC
1998-99
Ryan Church
Pittsburgh Pirates
Nevada
1998-99
Evan Rust*
St. Louis Cardinals
St. Mary's
1998
Ryan Spilborghs (W)
Colorado Rockies
UC Santa Barbara
1999 & 2001
Chad Qualls (W)
Arizona Diamondbacks
Nevada
1999-2000
James Shields (W)
Tampa Bay Rays
Hart HS
2000
Sean Tracey
Chicago White Sox
UC Irvine
2000-01
Delwyn Young
Pittsburgh Pirates
SBCC
2001-02
Brian Bannister
Kansas City Royals
USC
2001
Dana Eveland
Pittsburgh Pirates
Hill JC
2002
Virgil Vazquez
Pittsburgh Pirates
UC Santa Barbara
2002
Matt Garza (W)
Tampa Bay Rays
Fresno St.
2003
Kevin Frandsen
Los Angeles Angels
San Jose St.
2002-03
Brian Barton
St. Louis Cardinals
Miami
2003
Brett Hayes
Florida Marlins
Nevada
2003
Chris Pettit
Los Angeles Angels
Loyola
2003
Aaron Bates
Boston Red Sox
San Jose St.
2003
Conor Gillaspie
San Francisco Giants
Wichita St.
2006
* - Retired
(A) - MLB All-Star
(W) - Played in MLB World Series