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There are currently 35 Australian baseball players with professional contracts in North American or Japanese leagues. View the list below.
UPDATE: What level is every professional Australian baseball players starting at in 2025?
There are approximately 100 Australians who play some level of college baseball in the United States.
Australia has seen 38 players progress to the Major Leagues. You can view the list here.
Here are all the recent stories of players signing professional contracts.
In the summer, most of these players compete in the Australian Baseball League, a competition which has seen 71 players progress to the MLB after playing in Australia since 2010.
Every effort has been made to ensure the below list is up-to-date but due to the nature of college baseball and player movements, we kindly ask you to email playbaseball@baseball.com.au if we have missed any players abroad or any details are incorrect.
Professionals
ACT
- Brodie Cooper-Vassalakis, RHP (Quebec Capitales, Frontier League)
NEW SOUTH WALES
- Clayton Campbell, C-IF (Detroit Tigers) | Player profile | Latest news
- Solomon Maguire, OF (Pittsburgh Pirates) | Player profile | Latest news
- Adam Bates, P (Boston Red Sox) | Player profile |
- Rixon Wingrove, 1B (Kansas City Monarchs, American Association)
- Travis Bazzana, 2B, Cleveland Guardians
- Coen Wynne, RHP, LG Twins (KB)
QUEENSLAND
- Brandan Bidois, RHP (Pittsburgh Pirates) | Player profile | Latest news
- Max Durrington, INF (Athletics) | Yet to be assigned | Story
- Jackson Grounds, RHP (Pittsburgh Pirates) | Player profile |
- Kai-Noa Wynyard, RHP (Texas Rangers) | Player profile | Latest news
- Rubens Romero, RHP (Pittsburgh Pirates)
- Juan Manuel Ramirez, RHP (Toronto Blue Jays) | Player profile |
- Will Riley, INF (Quebec Capitales, Frontier League)
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
- Curtis Mead, IF (Tampa Bay Rays) | Player profile | Latest news
- Jack O’Loughlin, LHP (Colorado Rockies) | Player profile | Latest news
- Drew Davies, OF (Cincinnati Reds) | Player profile |
- Jack Bushell, P (Detroit Tigers) | Player profile |
- Alistair Tanner, P (Detroit Tigers)
- Ky Hampton, RHP (Brock Nutrite Lambert, Quebec Professional League)
VICTORIA
- Nikau Pouaka-Grego, IF (Philadelphia Phillies) | Player profile | Latest news
- Jayden Kim, IF (Pittsburgh Pirates) | Player profile |
- Billy Parsons, P (Sussex County Miners, Frontier League) | Player profile | Latest news
- Jarryd Dale, INF (Orix Buffaloes, NPB)
- Blake Townsend, LHP (Pittsburgh Pirates)
- Lewis Thorpe, P (Toros de Tijuana, Mexican League)
- Liam Spence, INF (Firefighters, Banana Ball)
- Robinson Smith, P (Pittsburgh Pirates)
- Matt Beattie, RHP (Lexington Legends, Atlantic League)
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
- Bailey Jay Cooke, IF (Athletics) | Player profile |
- Liam Hendriks, RHP (Boston Red Sox) | Player profile | Latest news
- Briley Knight, OF (Billings Mustangs, Pioneer League)
- Mitch Neunborn, RHP (Philadelphia Phillies) | Player profile
- Robbie Glendinning, INF (Kansas City Monarchs)
- Josh Hendrickson, LHP (Kansas City Monarchs)
Aussie Abroad Updates – 2025
April 29 – How professional Australian baseball players performed in April, 2025 | Update
April 14 – Team Australia & Sydney Blue Sox pitcher Coen Wynne signs contract with Korea’s LG Twins
April 3, 2025 – What level is every professional Australian baseball players starting at in 2025?
April 1, 2025 – Here are the top performing Australians in the US College System | End of March 2025 Update |
March 26, 2025 – Two Australians, Curtis Mead & Liam Hendriks, crack Major League Baseball Opening Day Line Ups
March 14, 2025 – Here’s how Australians are doing in the college baseball world | Mid-March College Update
March 5, 2025 – Team Australia outfielder Briley Knight signs with Billings Mustangs
February 26, 2025 – Here’s how Australians are faring in the US College Baseball system | February 2025 Update
February 12, 2025 – College Update | Record number of Australians at NCAA Division 1 colleges in 2025
February 11, 2025 – College Update | James Fergusson commits to Vernon College plus JUCO stat updates from Aussies
February 11, 2025 – Team Australia relief pitcher Blake Townsend re-signs with Pittsburgh Pirates
February 5, 2025 – College Update | Will Page-Allen to transfer to Division 1 Fresno State plus an Aussie JUCO update
2024 Updates
Aug 22 – Blake Townsend signs with Pittsburgh Pirates
Aug 20 – Aussies abroad update, August 20
July 21 – Curtis Mead returns to Major Leagues, records three hits in first game
July 17 – Aussie Abroad mid-season update
July 15 – Travis Bazzana selected first overall in MLB Draft
July 12 – 17-year-old Queenslander Max Durrington signs with Athletics
July 11 – Nine MLB Draft Eligible Aussies coming off big college seasons
July 5 – Bazzana Buzz: Travis Bazzana’s Australian Baseball Pathway & Media Stories
June 28, 2024 – Perth Pitcher Will Sherriff to train with NPB’s Rakuten Golden Eagles for six weeks in Japan
June 24, 2024 – Australian professional player statistical performance update
May 28, 2024 – May Aussie Abroad update
May 24, 2024 – Rixon Wingrove signs with Minnesota Twins
April 22, 2024 – Brisbane teen Juan Ramirez signs with Toronto Blue Jays
April 10, 2024 – Here is a list of all Australians playing professional baseball in North America in 2024 | Baseball.com.au
September 12, 2023 – Here’s how all the Aussies finished their minor league seasons
September 4, 2023 – Here’s a list of all the Aussie coaches in the USA
August 22, 2023 – UPDATE: Here’s how all Australian professional baseball players are doing overseas | Baseball.com.au
College Player News
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July 11 – Nine MLB Draft Eligible Aussies coming off big college seasons
July 9 – Perth Catcher Jacob Santich commits to Hill College
July 4 – WA’s Cayden Nicoletto transfers to an SEC School
July 2 – Perth infielder Cam Landy heading to Arkansas school
May 22 – Bazzana named Pac-12 player of the year
May 21 – South Australian Brady Smith commits to Pennsylvania college
May 9 – Adelaide’s Kai Reid heading to Clarendon College
April 23 – Victoria’s Ryan Williams commits to Coffeyville College
April 16 – Filled with Aussie links, Perth’s Josh Davies to play at Vernon College
March 28 – Queensland’s Max Durrington commits to Power 5 school Arizona State
March 20 – Canberra and U18 National team pitcher Koby Chesterton commits to Vernon College
February 29 – U18 National Team pitcher Daniel Mills is off to Ivy League school in USA
February 23 – Canberra’s Ryan Lyddiard accepts offer to Oklahoma-based junior college
January 1 – Queensland’s Oscar Hyde to attend Oregon State University
December 4 2023 – Junior National team pitcher Lachlan Rosser commits to Junior College
November 29 2023 – NSW pitcher Luke Hayhow off to Division I college in Hawaii
November 13 2023 – Aussie mates Kyan Wallington and Lachie Smith commit to Odessa together
November 6 2023 – South Australian teen Ali Tanner commits to powerhouse baseball program
8th August 2023 – Meet the Australian Who Could Go #1 Overall In the Draft – MLB.COM
Featuring: Travis Bazzana
19th April 2023 – HITTERS MAKING WAVES OVERSEAS
Featuring – Jarrod Belbin (Campbell University) Zak Skinner (Vernon) Liam MacDonald (Odessa) Travis Bazzana (Oregon State) Blake Cavill (Northwest Florida State) Chase Diggins (Odessa)
