139. TYLER GENTRY, OF
NWA Naturals Seasons: 2022
NWA Debut: 6/14/22 v. ARK (0-3)
MLB Debut: 8/25/24 v. PHI (0-1)
MLB Teams: Kansas City Royals (2024)
Naturals Players in MLB
In 15 seasons (since 2008), 134 players have gone on to play in Major League Baseball after stopping through Northwest Arkansas on their Minor League journey to the Majors, including 101 with the Naturals parent club, the Kansas City Royals. Each of these players is listed below, in reverse order of MLB debut. 454 players have appeared in at least one game for the Naturals since 2008, meaning 29.51% of all Naturals players have gone on to reach the Major Leagues, or one in every 3.38 Naturals players.
138. WALTER PENNINGTON, LHP
NWA Naturals Seasons: 2023
NWA Debut: 4/23/22 @ FRI (2.0IP, 0 ER, 3H)
MLB Debut: 7/5/24 @ COL (0.2IP, 0 ER, 0H)
MLB Teams: Kansas City Royals (2024)
137. CJ ALEXANDER, INF
NWA Naturals Seasons: 2022
NWA Debut: 7/13/22 @ CC (0-4)
MLB Debut: 6/24/24 v. MIA (0-3)
MLB Teams: Kansas City Royals (2024)
136. GERSON GARABITO, RHP
NWA Naturals Seasons: 2019
NWA Debut: 4/6/2019 v. SPR (4.0IP, 1ER, 4H)
MLB Debut: 5/26/24 @ MIN (3.2IP, 1ER, 2H)
MLB Teams: Texas Rangers (2024)
135. WILL KLEIN, RHP
NWA Naturals Seasons: 2022-23
NWA Debut: 5/14/22 v. WCH (1.1 IP, 3ER, 2H)
MLB Debut: 4/28/24 @ DET (1 IP, 0ER, 0H)
MLB Teams: Kansas City Royals (2024), Oakland Athletics (2024)
134. JONATHAN BOWLAN, RHP
NWA Naturals Season: 2021-23
NWA Debut: 5/5/2021 @ ARK (5.0 IP, 0 R, 4 H, 10 K)
MLB Debut: 9/27/2023 @ DET (2 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, L)
MLB Teams: Kansas City Royals (2023)
133. ANTHONY VENEZIANO, LHP
NWA Naturals Season: 2022-23
NWA Debut: 4/9/2022 @ SPR (0.2 IP, 2 R, 0 H)
MLB Debut: 9/26/2023 @ DET (1 IP, 0 ER, 1 H)
MLB Teams: Kansas City Royals (2023)
132. TYLER CROPLEY, C
NWA Naturals Season: 2021-23
NWA Debut: 5/6/2021 @ ARK (1-3)
MLB Debut: 9/19/2023 v. CLE (1-3, RBI)
MLB Teams: Kansas City Royals (2023)
131. LOGAN PORTER, C
NWA Naturals Season: 2018, 2022
NWA Debut: 9/3/2018 v. ARK (0-1)
MLB Debut: 9/16/2023 v. HOU (1-3, HR, RBI, R)
MLB Teams: Kansas City Royals (2023)
130. NICK LOFTIN, UTL
NWA Naturals Season: 2022
NWA Debut: 4/8/2022 @ SPR (1-for-5, RBI)
MLB Debut: 9/1/2023 v. BOS (2-3, RBI, R)
MLB Teams: Kansas City Royals (2023)
129. STEVEN CRUZ, RHP
NWA Naturals Season: 2023
NWA Debut: 4/6/2023 v. MID (1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 2 K)
MLB Debut: 8/29/2023 v. PIT (0.2 IP, 4 ER, 3 H)
MLB Teams: Kansas City Royals (2023)
128. JOHN MCMILLON, RHP
NWA Naturals Season: 2023
NWA Debut: 6/20/2023 @ TUL (2.0 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 3 K)
MLB Debut: 8/17/2023 v. SEA (1 IP, 1 ER, 1 H)
MLB Teams: Kansas City Royals (2023)
127. ROBERT GARCIA, LHP
NWA Naturals Season: 2021
NWA Debut: 5/21/2021 @ SPR (1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 K)
MLB Debut: 7/14/2023 @ BAL (0.1 IP, 0 ER, 1 H)
MLB Teams: Miami Marlins (2023), Washington Nationals (2023)
126. ALEC MARSH
NWA Naturals Season: 2021-23
NWA Debut: 5/8/2021 (5 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 9 K)
MLB Debut: 6/30/2023 v. LAD (4 IP, 5 ER, 6 H, L)
MLB Teams: Kansas City Royals (2023)
125. AUSTIN COX
NWA Naturals Season: 2021
NWA Debut: 5/30/2021 (4.0 IP, 1 R, 1 H)
MLB Debut: 5/4/2023 v. BAL (2.0 IP, 0 ER, 0 H)
MLB Teams: Kansas City Royals (2023)
124. BLAKE PERKINS, OF
NWA Naturals Season: 2019, 2021
NWA Debut: 5/5/2019 v. MID (0-2, RBI, BB)
MLB Debut: 4/19/2023 @ SEA (0-0)
MLB Teams: Milwaukee Brewers (2023)
123. MAIKEL GARCIA, SS
NWA Naturals Season: 2022
NWA Debut: 4/8/2022 @ SPR (2-for-4, 2 BB, 4 R)
MLB Debut: 7/15/2022 @ TOR (0-for-1)
MLB Teams: Kansas City Royals (2022)
122. FREDDY FERMÍN, C
NWA Naturals Seasons: 2019, 2021
NWA Debut: 6/21/2019 vs. FRI (0-for-3)
MLB Debut: 7/15/2022 @ TOR (0-for-1)
MLB Teams: Kansas City Royals (2022)
121. MICHAEL MASSEY, 2B
NWA Naturals Season: 2022
NWA Debut: 4/8/2022 @ SPR (1-for-6, RBI)
MLB Debut: 7/15/2022 @ TOR (0-for-1)
MLB Teams: Kansas City Royals (2022)
120. ELIER HERNÁNDEZ, OF
NWA Naturals Seasons: 2017-2018
NWA Debut: 5/12/2017 vs. TUL (1-for-5)
MLB Debut: 7/14/2022 vs. SEA (2-for-3)
MLB Teams: Texas Rangers (2022)
119. NATE EATON, INF/OF
NWA Naturals Season: 2022
NWA Debut: 4/8/2022 @ SPR (2-for-4, RBI, BB)
MLB Debut: 7/14/2022 @ TOR (1-for-4, HR, RBI)
MLB Teams: Kansas City Royals (2022)
118. NICK PRATTO, 1B
NWA Naturals Season: 2021
NWA Debut: 5/2/2021 @ ARK (1-for-5, HR, RBI)
MLB Debut: 7/14/2022 @ TOR (0-for-3)
MLB Teams: Kansas City Royals (2022)
117. VINNIE PASQUANTINO, 1B
NWA Naturals Season: 2021
NWA Debut: 6/6/2021 @ TUL (1-for-3, HR, 2 RBI)
MLB Debut: 6/28/2022 vs. TEX (0-for-4)
MLB Teams: Kansas City Royals (2022)
116. JOSE CUAS, RHP
NWA Naturals Season: 2021
NWA Debut: 7/13/2021 vs. ARK (1.1 IP, 0 R, 0 K)
MLB Debut: 5/21/2022 @ CLE (1.0 IP, 0 R, 1 K)
MLB Teams: Kansas City Royals (2022)
115. BREWER HICKLEN, OF
NWA Naturals Season: 2021
NWA Debut: 5/4/2021 @ ARK (1-for-3, RBI)
MLB Debut: 5/26/2022 @ MIN (0-for-2)
MLB Teams: Kansas City Royals (2022)
114. DAIRON BLANCO, OF
NWA Naturals Seasons: 2019, 2021
NWA Debut: 8/1/2019 @ TUL (1-for-4)
MLB Debut: 5/20/2022 vs. MIN (1-for-2)
MLB Teams: Kansas City Royals (2022)
113. MJ MELENDEZ, C
NWA Naturals Season: 2021
NWA Debut: 5/4/2021 @ ARK (2-for-4, 2 HR, 4 RBI)
MLB Debut: 5/3/2022 vs. STL (1-for-3, BB)
MLB Teams: Kansas City Royals (2022)
112. YUNIOR MARTÉ, RHP
NWA Naturals Seasons: 2017-2019
NWA Debut: 6/30/2017 vs. CC (2.1 IP, 1 R, 3 K)
MLB Debut: 4/12/2022 vs. SD (1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 K)
MLB Teams: San Francisco Giants (2022)
111. COLLIN SNIDER, RHP
NWA Naturals Season: 2021
NWA Debut: 5/4/2021 @ ARK (1.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 K)
MLB Debut: 4/9/2022 VS. CLE (1.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 K)
MLB Teams: Kansas City Royals (2022)
110. BOBBY WITT JR., INF
NWA Naturals Season: 2021
NWA Debut: 5/4/2021 @ ARK (0-for-5)
MLB Debut: 4/7/2022 vs. CLE (1-for-4, RBI)
MLB Teams: Kansas City Royals (2022)
109. ÁNGEL ZERPA, LHP
NWA Naturals Seasons: 2021-2022
NWA Debut: 6/22/2021 vs. ARK (4.2 IP, 4 ER, 9 K)
MLB Debut: 9/30/2021 vs. CLE (5.0 IP, 2 ER, 4 K)
MLB Teams: Kansas City Royals (2021-2022)
108. DYLAN COLEMAN, RHP
NWA Naturals Season: 2021
NWA Debut: 5/5/2021 @ ARK (1.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 K)
MLB Debut: 9/21/2021 @ CLE (1.0 IP, 0 ER, 0 K)
MLB Teams: Kansas City Royals (2021-2022)
107. JONATHAN HEASLEY, RHP
NWA Naturals Season: 2021
NWA Debut: 5/4/2021 @ ARK (3.1 IP, 2 ER, 5 K)
MLB Debut: 9/17/2021 vs. SEA (4.0 IP, 4 ER, 2 K)
MLB Teams: Kansas City Royals (2021-2022)
106. JACK LÓPEZ, INF
NWA Naturals Seasons: 2016-2017
NWA Debut: 4/9/2016 vs. FRI (0-for-3, BB)
MLB Debut: 9/1/2021 @ TB (0-for-4)
MLB Teams: Boston Red Sox (2021)
104. EMMANUEL RIVERA, INF
NWA Naturals Seasons: 2019, 2021 (MLB Rehab)
NWA Debut: 4/4/2019 vs. SPR (1-for-4, BB)
MLB Debut: 6/28/2021 @ BOS (2-for-4)
MLB Teams: Kansas City Royals (2021-2022), Arizona Diamondbacks (2022)
100. SCOTT BLEWETT, RHP
NWA Naturals Seasons: 2018-2019
NWA Debut: 4/7/2019 vs. CC (3.2 IP, 4 ER, 6 K)
MLB Debut: 9/19/2020 @ MIL (2.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 K)
MLB Teams: Kansas City Royals (2020-2021)
99. ASHTON GOUDEAU, RHP
NWA Naturals Seasons: 2016-2017
NWA Debut: 5/21/2016 vs. TUL (2.0 IP, 0 ER, 0 K)
MLB Debut: 8/19/2020 vs. HOU (1.2 IP, 1 ER, 0 K)
MLB Teams: Colorado Rockies (2020-2022), Cincinnati Reds (2021)
98. NICK HEATH, OF
NWA Naturals Seasons: 2018-2019
NWA Debut: 7/20/2018 vs. TUL (0-for-1)
MLB Debut: 7/30/2020 @ DET (0-for-0)
MLB Teams: Kansas City Royals (2020), Arizona Diamondbacks (2021)
97. FOSTER GRIFFIN, LHP
NWA Naturals Seasons: 2017-2018, 2021 (MLB Rehab)
NWA Debut: 5/30/2017 @ FRI (6.0 IP, 1 ER, 3 K)
MLB Debut: 7/27/2020 @ DET (1.2 IP, 0 ER, 1 K)
MLB Teams: Kansas City Royals (2020, 2022), Toronto Blue Jays (2022)
96. BRADY SINGER, RHP
NWA Naturals Season: 2019
NWA Debut: 6/1/2019 @ SPR (5.0 IP, 2 ER, 1 K)
MLB Debut: 7/25/2020 @ CLE (5.0 IP, 2 ER, 7 K)
MLB Teams: Kansas City Royals (2020-2022)
94. GABE SPEIER, LHP
NWA Naturals Seasons: 2018-2019, 2022 (MLB Rehab)
NWA Debut: 6/9/2018 @ ARK (0.1 IP, 0 ER, 0 K)
MLB Debut: 9/5/2019 vs. DET (1.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 K)
MLB Teams: Kansas City Royals (2019-2022)
92. NICK DINI, C
NWA Naturals Seasons: 2017-2018
NWA Debut: 5/31/2017 @ FRI (2-for-3, 2B)
MLB Debut: 8/7/2019 @ BOS (0-for-1)
MLB Teams: Kansas City Royals (2019)
89. BUBBA STARLING, OF
NWA Naturals Seasons: 2015-2016
NWA Debut: 4/25/2015 @ TUL (0-for-3)
MLB Debut: 7/12/2019 vs. DET (0-for-3, BB)
MLB Teams: Kansas City Royals (2019-2020)
85. RICHARD LOVELADY, LHP
NWA Naturals Seasons: 2017, 2022
NWA Debut: 6/30/2017 vs. CC (2.0 IP, 0 ER, 4 K)
MLB Debut: 4/9/2019 vs. SEA (1.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 K)
MLB Teams: Kansas City Royals (2019-2021)
76. CAM GALLAGHER, C
NWA Naturals Season: 2016
NWA Debut: 4/8/2016 vs. FRI (0-for-3)
MLB Debut: 8/6/2017 vs. SEA (0-for-0)
MLB Teams: Kansas City Royals (2017-2022)
72. ERIC SKOGLUND, LHP
NWA Naturals Seasons: 2016-2019, 2022
NWA Debut: 4/11/2016 vs. MID (4.2 IP, 2 ER, 7 K)
MLB Debut: 5/30/2017 vs. DET (6.1 IP, 0 ER, 5 K)
MLB Teams: Kansas City Royals (2017-2019)
69. HUNTER DOZIER, INF
NWA Naturals Seasons: 2014-2017, 2019 (MLB Rehab)
NWA Debut: 6/19/2014 vs. TUL (0-for-3)
MLB Debut: 9/12/2016 VS. OAK (0-for-1)
MLB Teams: Kansas City Royals (2016, 2018-2022)
65. BUDDY BAUMANN, LHP
NWA Naturals Seasons: 2011-2013
NWA Debut: 4/8/2011 vs. SA (2.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 K)
MLB Debut: 7/16/2016 vs. SF (0.1 IP, 0 ER, 0 K)
MLB Teams: San Diego Padres (2016-2018), New York Mets (2018)
62. BRETT EIBNER, OF
NWA Naturals Season: 2013
NWA Debut: 4/4/2013 vs. MID (0-for-3, BB)
MLB Debut: 5/27/2016 vs. CWS (1-for-3, 2B)
MLB Teams: Kansas City Royals (2016), Oakland Athletics (2016), Los Angeles Dodgers (2017), Miami Marlins (2020 – RHP)
57. TIM MELVILLE, RHP
NWA Naturals Seasons: 2012, 2014
NWA Debut: 4/9/2012 @ SA (5.0 IP, 0 ER, 6 K)
MLB Debut: 4/10/2016 vs. PIT (4.0 IP, 1 ER, 5 K)
MLB Teams: Cincinnati Reds (2016), Minnesota Twins (2017), San Diego Padres (2017), Colorado Rockies (2019)
31. CODY CLARK, C
NWA Naturals Seasons: 2008-2009
NWA Debut: 4/10/2008 vs. SA (0-for-0)
MLB Debut: 8/23/2013 vs. TOR (0-for-1)
MLB Teams: Houston Astros (2013)
MLB Experience Prior to NWA