Repping the orange and purple: Clemson alumni in the 2025 MLB season

Pictured above: Weston Wilson (photo from WHYY)

With the Clemson baseball season incoming this spring, and the 2025 MLB season concluding on September 28, baseball season is in peak form. The MLB playoffs are in full swing, with 12 teams competing for the World Series. How did 2025 go for the former Clemson Tigers in the pros?

Out of seven former Clemson players having played an MLB game in 2025, three of them will be on playoff rosters this postseason: pitcher Justin Wrobleski, fielder Weston Wilson, and pitcher Carson Spiers.

Justin Wrobleski, formerly a single-year player at Clemson in 2019, pitched 66.2 innings over 24 games in 2024 for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He recorded a 4.32 ERA, a 5-5 win-loss, and racked up two saves. Wrobleski started two of those 24 games, with an April 8 loss against the Nationals where he gave up 8 runs in 5 innings, and a June 6 loss against the Cardinals, giving up 6 hits and 4 runs in 6 innings. He will lie within the Dodgers’ bullpen as they seek to repeat as World Series champions.

Weston Wilson played from 2014 to 2016 for Clemson and recently played a multitude of positions for the Philadelphia Phillies in 2025. He played within the infield for the majority of the season, with 125 plate appearances over 52 games. He hit .198, with an OPS of .652, and even recorded 5 home runs for the Fightin’ Phils. He also pitched two games, a May 31 loss against the Brewers and a June 5 loss against the Blue Jays, both appearances being in the 8th inning.

Carson Spiers, formerly a stud for Clemson from 2017 to 2020, had a short-lived 2025 campaign for the Cincinnati Reds. He was in the starting rotation, pitching 13.1 innings over 3 games, recording a 6.08 ERA and 0-2 win-loss. Unfortunately, Spiers’ season was cut short by a late July decision to receive Tommy John surgery. He’ll sit on the IL-60 list for the Reds’ 40-man roster during the postseason.

Pictured above: Spencer Strider (photo from New York Times)

As for non-postseason players, the Atlanta Braves played two former Clemson Tigers in the outfield and in their rotation. Former All-Star pitcher Spencer Strider recorded an ERA of 4.45 and record of 7-14 over 125.1 innings pitched. Outfielder Eli White stood at the plate 271 times in 105 games, recording a batting average of .234, and OPS of .677. He also hit 10 home runs for the Braves.

Los Angeles Angels center fielder Bryce Teodosio, a former Tiger from 2018-21, would see 150 plate appearances over 50 games in 2025. He would record a .203 average, .553 OPS, and hit a home run.

Former Clemson phenom Logan Davidson would debut in the MLB in 2025, playing 19 games for the Athletics and Braves. Davidson would record a .167 average and .508 OPS but would hit a home run. He also pitched an inning in a September 14 loss against the Miami Marlins and recorded a strikeout.

While seven Clemson Tigers had solid seasons within the MLB, there are more alumni on the way to their own MLB careers. Four former Tigers are ranked upon their respective team’s top 30 prospect lists, including 2025 1st round pick Cam Cannarella being ranked the No. 7 prospect for the Marlins. He is expected to make his MLB debut in 2028.

Other highly ranked prospects that once wore the Clemson orange are catcher Cooper Ingle (No. 4 prospect for Diamondbacks, debut expected 2026), third baseman Billy Amick (No. 16 prospect for Twins, debut expected 2027), and pitcher Tristan Smith (#26 prospect for Reds, debut expected 2028).

The future of Clemson baseball is looking very bright, between the actual playing on Doug Kingsmore Field this spring, and the alumni competing in MLB stadiums across the country.