List of Baseball players who went directly to major league Baseball - wikipedia List of Baseball players who went directly to major league Baseball This is a list of baseball players who went directly to the major leagues. They are distinguished as a group by the fact that they made their North American professional debut with a Major League Baseball franchise without previously having played at the professional level ( excluding fall leagues and winter leagues ), such as minor league affiliates of major league teams, the Negro Leagues, Japanese professional leagues, or independent professional teams. After their major league debuts, many of these players played in professional leagues other than Major League Baseball. Included are the Bonus Babies, who joined major league rosters from 1947 to 1957 and from 1962 to 1965 under the Bonus Rule. In recent years, the practice of players going directly into the majors has become rare : it has only occurred eight times since 1980, and only twice since 2000. Players Key * Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame + Bonus babies Players who debuted in Major League Baseball without playing minor league baseball Name Position Amateur Team Major League Team Debut Jim Abbott Pitcher Michigan California Angels 1989 Mike Adamson Pitcher Southern California Baltimore Orioles 1967 Joey Amalfitano Second baseman Loyola Marymount New York Giants 1954 Wayne Ambler Second baseman Duke Philadelphia Athletics 1937 Walter Ancker Pitcher -- Philadelphia Athletics 1915 Johnny Antonelli Pitcher Thomas Jefferson HS ( Rochester, N.Y. ) Boston Braves 1948 Eddie Bane Pitcher Arizona State Minnesota Twins 1973 Reno Bertoia Third baseman Assumption College HS ( Ont. ) Detroit Tigers 1953 Steve Boros Infielder Michigan Detroit Tigers 1957 Clete Boyer Third baseman Alba HS ( Mo. ) Kansas City Athletics 1955 Jim Brady Pitcher Notre Dame Detroit Tigers 1956 Pete Broberg Pitcher Dartmouth Washington Senators 1971 Mack Burk Catcher Texas Philadelphia Phillies 1956 Tom Carroll Infielder Notre Dame New York Yankees 1955 Wayne Causey Infielder Neville HS ( La. ) Baltimore Orioles 1955 David Clyde Pitcher Westchester HS ( Texas ) Texas Rangers 1973 Tim Conroy Pitcher Gateway Senior HS ( Pa. ) Oakland Athletics 1978 Billy Consolo Shortstop Dorsey HS ( California ) Boston Red Sox 1953 John DeMerit Outfielder Wisconsin Milwaukee Braves 1957 Jim Derrington Pitcher South Gate High School ( California ) Chicago White Sox 1956 Moe Drabowsky Pitcher Trinity College Chicago Cubs 1956 Darren Dreifort Pitcher Wichita State Los Angeles Dodgers 1994 Steve Dunning Pitcher Stanford Cleveland Indians 1970 John Edelman Pitcher West Chester Milwaukee Braves 1955 Rob Ellis Outfielder Michigan State Milwaukee Brewers 1971 Bob Feller Pitcher Van Meter HS ( Iowa ) Cleveland Indians 1936 Frankie Frisch Second baseman Fordham New York Giants ( NL ) 1919 Tom Gastall Catcher Boston University Baltimore Orioles 1955 Paul Giel Pitcher Minnesota New York Giants 1954 Dick Groat Shortstop Duke Pittsburgh Pirates 1952 Bobby Henrich Shortstop Compton HS ( California ) Cincinnati Redlegs 1957 Dave Hardwood Pitcher Northwestern Kansas City Athletics 1957 Gil Hodges Third baseman Petersburg High School ( Indiana ) Brooklyn Dodgers 1943 Jay Hook Pitcher Northwestern Cincinnati Redlegs 1957 Burt Hooton Pitcher Texas Chicago Cubs 1971 Bob Horner Third baseman Arizona State Atlanta Braves 1978 Catfish Hunter Pitcher Perquimans County HS ( N.C. ) Kansas City Athletics 1965 Pete Incaviglia Outfielder Oklahoma State Texas Rangers 1986 Ron Jackson First baseman Western Michigan Chicago White Sox 1954 Vic Janowicz Catcher The Ohio State University Pittsburgh Pirates 1953 Joey Jay Pitcher Woodrow Wilson HS ( Conn. ) Milwaukee Braves 1953 Don Kaiser Pitcher East Central University Chicago Cubs 1955 Al Kaline Outfielder Southern HS ( Maryland ) Detroit Tigers 1953 Harmon Killebrew First baseman Payette HS ( Idaho ) Washington Senators 1954 Jerry Kindall Second baseman Minnesota Chicago Cubs 1956 Nick Koback Catcher Hartford Public High School ( Conn. ) Pittsburgh Pirates 1953 Sandy Koufax Pitcher Cincinnati Brooklyn Dodgers 1955 Kenny Kuhn Infielder Louisville Male HS ( Kỳ. ) Cleveland Indians 1955 Mike Leake Pitcher Arizona State Cincinnati Reds Frank Leja First baseman Holyoke High School ( Massachusetts ) New York Yankees 1954 Ralph Lumenti Pitcher Boston University Washington Senators 1957 Mike McCormick Pitcher Keppel HS ( California ) New York Giants 1956 Lindy McDaniel Pitcher Arnett HS ( Okla. ) St. Louis Cardinals 1955 Von McDaniel Pitcher Arnett HS ( Okla. ) St. Louis Cardinals 1957 Cal McLish Pitcher Central HS ( Oklahoma City, Oklahoma ) Brooklyn Dodgers 1944 Bob G. Miller Pitcher J. Sterling Morton High School District 201 ( Ill. ) Cincinnati Redlegs 1953 Bob L. Miller Pitcher Beaumont High School ( Mo. ) St. Louis Cardinals 1957 Brian Milner Catcher Fort Worth Southwest High School ( Texas ) Toronto Blue Jays 1978 Cass Michaels Second baseman Hamtramck High School ( Mich. ) Chicago White Sox 1943 Paul Martin Pitcher Marion Center Area High School ( Pa. ) Pittsburgh Pirates 1955 Mike Morgan Pitcher Valley HS ( Nev. ) Oakland Athletics 1978 Xavier Nady Outfielder California San Diego Padres 2000 Tex Nelson First baseman -- Baltimore Orioles 1955 Joe Nuxhall Pitcher Hamilton High School ( OH ) Cincinnati Reds 1944 Harry MacPherson Pitcher Johnson HS ( Johnson, MA ) Boston Braves 1944 Eddie O'Brien Shortstop Seattle Pittsburgh Pirates 1953 Johnny O'Brien Second baseman Seattle Pittsburgh Pirates 1953 Billy O'Dell Pitcher Clemson Baltimore Orioles 1954 John Olerud First baseman Washington State Toronto Blue Jays 1989 Mel Ott Outfielder Gretna High School ( La. ) New York Giants 1926 Jim Pagliaroni Catcher Wilson High School ( California ) Boston Red Sox 1955 Chan Ho Park Pitcher Hanyang University Los Angeles Dodgers 1994 Don Pavletich Catcher -- Cincinnati Reds 1957 Laurin Pepper Pitcher Southern Miss Pittsburgh Pirates 1954 Leroy Powell Pinch runner Michigan State Chicago White Sox 1955 Ariel Prieto Pitcher -- Oakland Athletics 1995 Buddy Pritchard Second baseman USC Pittsburgh Pirates 1957 Jim Pyburn Third baseman Alabama Polytechnic Institute Baltimore Orioles 1955 Tom Qualters Pitcher McKeesport HS ( PA ) Philadelphia Phillies 1953 Mel Roach Infielder -- Milwaukee Braves 1953 Dave Roberts Third baseman Oregon San Diego Padres 1972 Dick Ruthven Pitcher Fresno State Philadelphia Phillies 1973 Jerry Schoonmaker Outfielder Missouri Washington Senators 1955 Al Silvera Outfielder USC Cincinnati Reds 1955 George Sisler First baseman Michigan St. Louis Browns 1915 Jim Small Outfielder -- Detroit Tigers 1955 Red Swanson Pitcher LSU Pittsburgh Pirates 1955 Hawk Taylor Catcher -- Milwaukee Braves 1957 George Thomas Outfielder -- Detroit Tigers 1957 Fred Van Dusen Pinch hitter Bryant HS ( N.Y. ) Philadelphia Phillies 1955 Jerry Walker Pitcher Byng HS ( Okla. ) Baltimore Orioles 1957 Herb Washington Pinch Runner Michigan State Oakland Athletics Dave Winfield Outfielder Minnesota San Diego Padres 1973 Frank Zupo Catcher -- Baltimore Orioles 1957 This sports - related list is incomplete ; you can help by expanding it. Notes General `` Straight to the Majors ''. Infoplease. February 1, 2009. Retrieved June 12, 2009. Treder, Steve ( November 1, 2004 ). `` Cash in the Cradle : The Bonus Babies ''. The Hardball Times. Retrieved June 12, 2009. Inline citations Jump up ^ `` Jim Derrington Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Jump up ^ `` Don Kaiser Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Jump up ^ `` Nick Koback Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Jump up ^ `` Frank Leja Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Jump up ^ `` Bob Miller Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Jump up ^ `` Bob Miller Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Jump up ^ `` Cass Michaels Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Jump up ^ `` Ott Mails in Contract ''. 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Question: last player to go from highschool to mlb
Answer: Jim Abbott