Brandon Belt
Position: 1B/OF
Flying Squirrels Years: 2010
Flying Squirrels Debut: 7/3/2010
MLB Debut: 3/31/2011
MLB Teams: San Francisco Giants (2011-2022), Toronto Blue Jays (2023)
Flying Squirrels Alumni in the Majors
Sorted by MLB debut date. Only players who did not have previous MLB experience prior to playing their first game for Richmond are included.
Henry Sosa
Position: RHP
Flying Squirrels Years: 2011
Flying Squirrels Debut: 6/7/2011
MLB Debut: 8/10/2011
MLB Teams: Houston Astros (2011)
Charlie Culberson
Position: INF
Flying Squirrels Years: 2011
Flying Squirrels Debut: 4/7/2011
MLB Debut: 5/13/2012
MLB Teams: San Francisco Giants (2012), Colorado Rockies (2013-2014), Los Angeles Dodgers (2016-2017), Atlanta Braves (2019-2020, 2023), Texas Rangers (2021-2022)
Francisco Peguero
Position: OF
Flying Squirrels Years: 2011
Flying Squirrels Debut: 6/23/2011
MLB Debut: 8/25/2012
MLB Teams: San Francisco Giants (2012-2013)
Tyler Graham
Position: OF
Flying Squirrels Years: 2010, 2014
Flying Squirrels Debut: 4/8/2010
MLB Debut: 9/7/2012
MLB Teams: Arizona Diamondbacks (2012)
Nick Noonan
Position: INF
Flying Squirrels Years: 2010-2011
Flying Squirrels Debut: 4/8/2010
MLB Debut: 4/3/2013
MLB Teams: San Francisco Giants (2013, 2015), San Diego Padres (2016)
Mike Kickham
Position: LHP
Flying Squirrels Years: 2012, 2016
Flying Squirrels Debut: 4/9/2012
MLB Debut: 5/28/2013
MLB Teams: San Francisco Giants (2013-2014), Boston Red Sox (2020), Los Angeles Dodgers (2021)
Juan Perez
Position: OF/INF
Flying Squirrels Years: 2011-2012
Flying Squirrels Debut: 4/7/2011
MLB Debut: 6/9/2013
MLB Teams: San Francisco Giants (2013-2015)
Jake Dunning
Position: RHP
Flying Squirrels Years: 2012
Flying Squirrels Debut: 4/5/2012
MLB Debut: 6/16/2013
MLB Teams: San Francisco Giants (2013-2014)
Heath Hembree
Position: RHP
Flying Squirrels Years: 2011
Flying Squirrels Debut: 6/6/2011
MLB Debut: 9/3/2013
MLB Teams: San Francisco Giants (2013), Boston Red Sox (2014-2020), Philadelphia Phillies (2020), New York Mets (2021), Cincinnati Reds (2021), Pittsburgh Pirates (2022), Los Angeles Dodgers (2022), Tampa Bay Rays (2023)
Johnny Monell
Position: C
Flying Squirrels Years: 2011-2012
Flying Squirrels Debut: 4/7/2011
MLB Debut: 9/5/2013
MLB Teams: San Francisco Giants (2013), New York Mets (2015)
Joe Panik
Position: INF
Flying Squirrels Years: 2013
Flying Squirrels Debut: 4/4/2013
MLB Debut: 6/21/2014
MLB Teams: San Francisco Giants (2014-2019), New York Mets (2019), Toronto Blue Jays (2020-2021), Miami Marlins (2021)
Adam Duvall
Position: INF/OF
Flying Squirrels Years: 2013
Flying Squirrels Debut: 4/4/2013
MLB Debut: 6/26/2014
MLB Teams: San Francisco Giants (2014), Cincinnati Reds (2015-2018), Atlanta Braves (2018-2020, 2021-2022, 2024), Miami Marlins (2021), Boston Red Sox (2023)
Andrew Susac
Position: C
Flying Squirrels Years: 2013
Flying Squirrels Debut: 4/4/2013
MLB Debut: 7/26/2014
MLB Teams: San Francisco Giants (2014-2015), Milwaukee Brewers (2016-2017), Baltimore Orioles (2018), Pittsburgh Pirates (2020)
Jackson Williams
Position: C
Flying Squirrels Years: 2010-2011, 2015
Flying Squirrels Debut: 4/8/2010
MLB Debut: 8/27/2014
MLB Teams: Colorado Rockies (2014), San Francisco Giants (2015)
Chris Dominguez
Position: INF/OF
Flying Squirrels Years: 2011-2012
Flying Squirrels Debut: 6/6/2011
MLB Debut: 9/3/2014
MLB Teams: San Francisco Giants (2014), Cincinnati Reds (2015)
Gary Brown
Position: OF/INF
Flying Squirrels Years: 2012
Flying Squirrels Debut: 4/5/2012
MLB Debut: 9/3/2014
MLB Teams: San Francisco Giants (2014)
Brett Bochy
Position: RHP
Flying Squirrels Years: 2012
Flying Squirrels Debut: 4/7/2012
MLB Debut: 9/13/2014
MLB Teams: San Francisco Giants (2014-2015)
Jarrett Parker
Position: OF
Flying Squirrels Years: 2013-2014
Flying Squirrels Debut: 4/4/2013
MLB Debut: 6/13/2015
MLB Teams: San Francisco Giants (2015-2017), Los Angeles Angels (2019)
Josh Osich
Position: LHP
Flying Squirrels Years: 2013-2016
Flying Squirrels Debut: 7/2/2013
MLB Debut: 7/3/2015
MLB Teams: San Francisco Giants (2015-2018), Chicago White Sox (2019), Boston Red Sox (2020), Chicago Cubs (2020), Cincinnati Reds (2021)
Cody Hall
Position: RHP
Flying Squirrels Years: 2013-2014, 2017
Flying Squirrels Debut: 6/30/2013
MLB Debut: 9/3/2015
MLB Teams: San Francisco Giants (2015), Miami Marlins (2016)
Joe Biagini
Position: RHP
Flying Squirrels Years: 2015
Flying Squirrels Debut: 4/13/2015
MLB Debut: 4/8/2016
MLB Teams: Toronto Blue Jays (2016-2019), Houston Astros (2019-2020), Chicago Cubs (2021)
Derek Law
Position: RHP
Flying Squirrels Years: 2014-2015
Flying Squirrels Debut: 4/5/2014
MLB Debut: 4/15/2016
MLB Teams: San Francisco (2016-2018), Toronto Blue Jays (2019), Minnesota Twins (2021), Detroit Tigers (2022), Cincinnati Reds (2022-2023), Washington Nationals (2024)
Tommy Joseph
Position: 1B/C
Flying Squirrels Years: 2012
Flying Squirrels Debut: 4/5/2012
MLB Debut: 5/13/2016
MLB Teams: Philadelphia Phillies (2016-2017)
Chris Stratton
Position: RHP
Flying Squirrels Years: 2014-2015
Flying Squirrels Debut: 7/30/2014
MLB Debut: 5/30/2016
MLB Teams: San Francisco Giants (2016-2018), Los Angeles Angels (2019), Pittsburgh Pirates (2019-2022), St. Louis Cardinals (2022-2023), Texas Rangers (2023), Kansas City Royals (2024-2025), Los Angeles Dodgers (2025)
Adalberto Mejia
Position: LHP
Flying Squirrels Years: 2014-2016
Flying Squirrels Debut: 4/5/2015
MLB Debut: 8/20/2016
MLB Teams: Minnesota Twins (2016-2019), St. Louis Cardinals (2019), Los Angeles Angels (2019)
Ty Blach
Position: LHP
Flying Squirrels Years: 2014
Flying Squirrels Debut: 4/3/2014
MLB Debut: 9/5/2016
MLB Teams: San Francisco Giants (2016-2019), Baltimore Orioles (2019), Colorado Rockies (2022-2024)
Jake Smith
Position: RHP
Flying Squirrels Years: 2016
Flying Squirrels Debut: 4/15/2016
MLB Debut: 9/7/2016
MLB Teams: San Diego Padres (2016)
Austin Slater
Position: OF/INF
Flying Squirrels Years: 2015-2016
Flying Squirrels Debut: 6/26/2015
MLB Debut: 6/2/2017
MLB Teams: San Francisco Giants (2017-2024), Cincinnati Reds (2024), Baltimore Orioles (2024), Chicago White Sox (2025), New York Yankees (2025), Miami Marlins (2026), New York Mets (2026)
Miguel Gomez
Position: INF
Flying Squirrels Years: 2017-2018
Flying Squirrels Debut: 4/6/2017
MLB Debut: 6/30/2017
MLB Teams: San Francisco Giants (2017-2018)
Fabio Castillo
Position: RHP
Flying Squirrels Years: 2013
Flying Squirrels Debut: 4/4/2013
MLB Debut: 9/2/2017
MLB Teams: Los Angeles Dodgers (2017)
Tyler Beede
Position: RHP
Flying Squirrels Years: 2015-2016
Flying Squirrels Debut: 6/5/2015
MLB Debut: 4/10/2018
MLB Teams: San Francisco Giants (2018-2019, 2021-2022), Pittsburgh Pirates (2022), Cleveland Guardians (2024)
Ray Black
Position: RHP
Flying Squirrels Years: 2016, 2018
Flying Squirrels Debut: 4/9/2016
MLB Debut: 7/8/2018
MLB Teams: San Francisco Giants (2018-2019), Milwaukee Brewers (2019-2020)
Chris Shaw
Position: 1B/OF
Flying Squirrels Years: 2016-2017, 2019
Flying Squirrels Debut: 6/30/2016
MLB Debut: 8/31/2018
MLB Teams: San Francisco Giants (2018-2019)
Aramis Garcia
Position: C/1B
Flying Squirrels Years: 2017-2018
Flying Squirrels Debut: 8/2/2017
MLB Debut: 8/31/2018
MLB Teams: San Francisco Giants (2018-2019), Oakland Athletics (2021), Cincinnati Reds (2022), Philadelphia Phillies (2024), Arizona Diamondbacks (2025-2026)
Sam Coonrod
Position: RHP
Flying Squirrels Years: 2016-2017
Flying Squirrels Debut: 6/18/2016
MLB Debut: 5/26/2019
MLB Teams: San Francisco Giants (2019-2020), Philadelphia Phillies (2021-2022), New York Mets (2023)
Sam Selman
Position: LHP
Flying Squirrels Years: 2019
Flying Squirrels Debut: 4/7/2019
MLB Debut: 8/1/2019
MLB Teams: San Francisco Giants (2019-2021), Los Angeles Angels (2021), Oakland Athletics (2022)
Logan Webb
Position: RHP
Flying Squirrels Years: 2018-2019
Flying Squirrels Debut: 8/5/2018
MLB Debut: 8/17/2019
MLB Teams: San Francisco Giants (2019-2026)
Joey Bart
Position: C
Flying Squirrels Years: 2019
Flying Squirrels Debut: 8/9/2019
MLB Debut: 8/20/2020
MLB Teams: San Francisco Giants (2020-2023), Pittsburgh Pirates (2024-2026)
Johneshwy Fargas
Position: OF
Flying Squirrels Years: 2019
Flying Squirrels Debut: 4/4/2019
MLB Debut: 5/17/2021
MLB Teams: New York Mets (2021), Chicago Cubs (2021)
Dusten Knight
Position: RHP
Flying Squirrels Years: 2018
Flying Squirrels Debut: 4/5/2018
MLB Debut: 8/4/2021
MLB Teams: Baltimore Orioles (2021), Tampa Bay Rays (2022)
Jose Marte
Position: RHP
Flying Squirrels Years: 2021
Flying Squirrels Debut: 5/27/2021
MLB Debut: 8/20/2021
MLB Teams: Los Angeles Angels (2021-2024)
Heliot Ramos
Position: OF
Flying Squirrels Years: 2019, 2021
Flying Squirrels Debut: 8/9/2019
MLB Debut: 4/10/2022
MLB Teams: San Francisco Giants (2022-2026)
Matt Gage
Position: LHP
Flying Squirrels Years: 2015-18
Flying Squirrels Debut: 7/17/2015 (G2)
MLB Debut: 6/6/2022
MLB Teams: Toronto Blue Jays (2022), Houston Astros (2023), Detroit Tigers (2025), San Francisco Giants (2025-2026)
Bryce Johnson
Position: OF
Flying Squirrels Years: 2019
Flying Squirrels Debut: 6/26/2019
MLB Debut: 8/3/2022
MLB Teams: San Francisco Giants (2022-2023), San Diego Padres (2024-2026)
Tyler Cyr
Position: RHP
Flying Squirrels Years: 2017-19
Flying Squirrels Debut: 4/7/2017
MLB Debut: 8/21/2022
MLB Teams: Philadelphia Phillies (2022), Oakland Athletics (2022), Los Angeles Dodgers (2023)
Michael Plassmeyer
Position: LHP
Flying Squirrels Years: 2021
Flying Squirrels Debut: 6/15/2021
MLB Debut: 8/23/2022
MLB Teams: Philadelphia Phillies (2022-2023)
Cole Waites
Position: RHP
Flying Squirrels Years: 2022
Flying Squirrels Debut: 6/9/2022
MLB Debut: 9/13/2022
MLB Teams: San Francisco Giants (2022-2023)
Patrick Bailey
Position: C
Flying Squirrels Years: 2023
Flying Squirrels Debut: 4/8/2023
MLB Debut: 5/19/2023
MLB Teams: San Francisco Giants (2023-2026)
Luis Matos
Position: OF
Flying Squirrels Years: 2023
Flying Squirrels Debut: 4/8/2023
MLB Debut: 6/14/2023
MLB Teams: San Francisco Giants (2023-2025), Milwaukee Brewers (2026)
Wade Meckler
Position: OF
Flying Squirrels Years: 2023
Flying Squirrels Debut: 5/17/2023
MLB Debut: 8/14/2023
MLB Teams: San Francisco Giants (2023)
Nick Avila
Position: RHP
Flying Squirrels Years: 2022
Flying Squirrels Debut: 7/15/2022
MLB Debut: 4/1/2024
MLB Teams: San Francisco Giants (2024)
Randy Rodriguez
Position: RHP
Flying Squirrels Years: 2022-2023
Flying Squirrels Debut: 7/17/2022
MLB Debut: 5/4/2024
MLB Teams: San Francisco Giants (2024-2025)
Mason Black
Position: RHP
Flying Squirrels Years: 2023
Flying Squirrels Debut: 4/9/2023
MLB Debut: 5/6/2024
MLB Teams: San Francisco Giants (2024-2025), Kansas City Royals (2026)
Gerson Garabito
Position: RHP
Flying Squirrels Years: 2021
Flying Squirrels Debut: 5/8/2021 (G2)
MLB Debut: 5/26/2024
MLB Teams: Texas Rangers (2024-2025)
Raymond Burgos
Position: LHP
Flying Squirrels Years: 2023
Flying Squirrels Debut: 4/9/2023
MLB Debut: 6/24/2024
MLB Teams: San Francisco Giants (2024)
Trevor McDonald
Position: RHP
Flying Squirrels Years: 2024
Flying Squirrels Debut: 7/5/2024
MLB Debut: 9/29/2024
MLB Teams: San Francisco Giants (2024-2026)
Carson Seymour
Position: RHP
Flying Squirrels Years: 2023
Flying Squirrels Debut: 4/8/2023 (G1)
MLB Debut: 6/29/2025
MLB Teams: San Francisco Giants (2025)
Tristan Peters
Position: OF
Flying Squirrels Years: 2022
Flying Squirrels Debut: 8/5/2022
MLB Debut: 8/8/2025
MLB Teams: Tampa Bay Rays (2025), Chicago White Sox (2026)
Taylor Rashi
Position: RHP
Flying Squirrels Years: 2022
Flying Squirrels Debut: 4/10/2022
MLB Debut: 8/28/2025
MLB Teams: Arizona Diamondbacks (2025-2026)
Bryce Eldridge
Position: 1B
Flying Squirrels Years: 2024-25
Flying Squirrels Debut: 9/3/2024
MLB Debut: 9/15/2025
MLB Teams: San Francisco Giants (2025-2026)
William Kempner
Position: RHP
Flying Squirrels Years: 2023
Flying Squirrels Debut: 9/16/2023
MLB Debut: 5/5/2026
MLB Teams: Miami Marlins (2026)
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MLB before Richmond
These players appeared in the majors before their Flying Squirrels debut
Fernando Abad (2019)
Collin Balester (2017)
Luis Alexander Basabe (2021)
Brandon Beachy (2019)
Engel Beltre (2015)
Vic Black (2017)
Aaron Blair (2021)
Jamie Callahan (2019)
Andrew Carignan (2014)
Justin Christian (2011)
Preston Claiborne (2016)
Kyle Cody (2024)
Drew Ellis (2025)
Conor Gillaspie (2010)
Caleb Gindl (2017-18)
Jorge Guzman (2022)
Slade Heathcott (2017)
Taylor Hill (2018)
Alex Hinshaw (2011)
Kolten Ingram (2024)
Joe Koshansky (2011)
Steve Lerud (2016)
Osiris Matos (2011)
Bruce Maxwell (2021)
Ryan McKenna (2024)
Cal Mitchell (2025)
Russ Mitchell (2012)
Sam Moll (2019)
Andrew Moore (2019)
Akeel Morris (2021)
Joe Nathan (2016)
Tony Pena Jr. (2010)
Matt Reynolds (2016)
Seth Rosin (2017)
Blake Sabol (2024)
Keyvius Sampson (2019)
Jerry Sands (2017-18)
Andy Sisco (2010)
Brock Stassi (2019)
Clay Timpner (2010)
Yoshi Tsutsugo (2023)
Donovan Walton (2023)
MLB Rehab Assignments
Matt Cain (2015)
Brandon Crawford (2017 - played in Richmond in 2010 before MLB debut)
Eduardo Nunez (2017)
Josh Osich (2016 - played in Richmond in 2013-15 before MLB debut)
Jeff Samardzija (2018)
Ryan Vogelsong (2013)