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Texans in MLB identified as the 2026 season gets underway

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By Jerry Briggs
Special for The JB Replay

With the Major League Baseball season headed into Day 2 today, The JB Replay has unveiled its annual list of Texans in the majors.

This is a list of native Texans or athletes who played high school or college baseball in the state.

Trent Grisham played for the San Antonio Missions for part of the 2019 season before being called up by the Milwaukee Brewers. - photo by Joe Alexander

Yankees outfielder Trent Grisham, from Dallas-area North Richland Hills, is coming off a 34 home-run season. Here, he’s pictured as a member of the 2019 San Antonio Missions. – File photo by Joe Alexander

Notably, the names of former New Braunfels High School players Jordan Westburg, Bryce Miller and James McArthur do not appear here because they’re scheduled to open the 2026 season on the injured list.

We’ll add these names when they’re activated. We’ll also add any others that we have overlooked when that information comes to our attention.

Here’s the list, in alphabetical order:

Tyler Alexander, Texas Rangers pitcher from Southlake Carroll High School and TCU

Grant Anderson, Milwaukee Brewers, pitcher from Port Arthur, West Orange Stark High School and McNeese State University

Braxton Ashcraft, Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher from Waco and Waco Robinson High School

Kyle Backhus, Philadelphia Phillies pitcher from New Waverly and Willis High School and Sam Houston State University.

Anthony Banda, Minnesota Twins pitcher from Corpus Christi, Sinton High School and San Jacinto College

Shane Baz, Baltimore Orioles pitcher from Houston and Tomball Concordia Lutheran High School.

Clayton Beeter, Washington Nationals pitcher from Fort Worth, Birdville High School and Texas Tech University.

Josh Bell, Minnesota Twins, first baseman from Dallas Jesuit High School

Brett Baty, New York Mets infielder from Round Rock and Lake Travis High School

Kody Clemens, Minnesota Twins utility player, from Houston Memorial High School and the University of Texas

Danny Coulombe, Boston Red Sox pitcher from Texas Tech University

Colton Cowser, Baltimore Orioles outfielder from Cypress Ranch High School and Sam Houston State University

Bryce Elder, Atlanta Braves pitcher from Decatur High School and the University of Texas

Nathan Eovaldi, Texas Rangers pitcher from Alvin and Alvin High School

Mason Englert, Tampa Bay Rays pitcher from Forney and Forney High School

Kyle Finnegan, Detroit Tigers pitcher from Kingwood High School and Texas State University

Braydon Fisher, Toronto Blue Jays pitcher from League City and Clear Falls High School

David Fry, Cleveland Guardians infielder from Colleyville, Grapevine High School and Northwestern State University (La.)

Paul Goldschmidt, New York Yankees infielder from The Woodlands High School and Texas State University

Tristan Gray, Minnesota Twins infielder from Houston, Missouri City Elkins High School and Rice University

Randal Grichuk, New York Yankees utility player from Lamar Consolidated High School

Trent Grisham, New York Yankees outfielder from North Richland Hills and Richland High School

David Hamilton, Milwaukee Brewers infielder from San Marcos High School and the University of Texas

Ke’Bryan Hayes, Cincinnati Reds infielder from Tomball and Tomball Concordia Lutheran High School

Jordan Hicks, Chicago White Sox pitcher from Houston and Cypress Creek High School

Bryce Johnson, San Diego Padres outfielder from Cypress, Cy Ranch High School and Sam Houston State University

Ryan Johnson, Los Angeles Angels pitcher from Dallas and Home School Texas Alliance for Christian Athletes Storm and Dallas Baptist University

Josh Jung, Texas Rangers infielder from San Antonio MacArthur High School and Texas Tech University

Caleb Kilian, San Francisco Giants pitcher from Anaheim, Calif., from Flower Mound Marcus High School and Texas Tech University.

John King, Miami Marlins, pitcher from Laredo, Sugar Land Clements High School and the University of Houston.

Shea Langeliers, West Sacramento A’s, from Keller HS and Baylor University.

Jordan Lawlar, Arizona Diamondbacks, outfielder from Carrolton and Jesuit College Preparatory in Dallas

Casey Legumina, Seattle Mariners pitcher from Dallas, Basha High School in Chandler, Ariz., and Gonzaga University

Nick Loftin, Kansas City Royals utility player from Corpus Christi Ray High School and Baylor University

Chris Martin, Texas Rangers pitcher from Arlington, Arlington High School and McLennan Community College

Davis Martin, Chicago White Sox pitcher from Abilene, San Angelo Central High School and Texas Tech University

Brice Matthews, Houston Astros infielder from Humble, Atascosita High School and the University of Nebraska

Dustin May, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher from Northwest High School in Justin, Texas

Dane Meyers, Cincinnati Reds outfielder from Columbus, Katy Taylor High School and Rice University

Hoby Milner, Chicago Cubs pitcher from Fort Woth Paschal High School and the University of Texas

Mason Montgomery, Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher, from Austin and Leander High School and Texas Tech University.

Max Muncy, Los Angeles Dodgers infielder from Midland, Keller High School and Baylor University

Ryan O’Hearn, Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman from Frisco Wakeland High School and Sam Houston State University

Chris Paddack, Miami Marlilns pitcher from Cedar Park High School

Connor Phillips, Cincinnati Reds pitcher from Houston, Magnolia West High School and McLennan Community College

Brooks Raley, New York Mets pitcher from San Antonio, Uvalde High School and Texas A&M

Christian Roa, Houston Astros pitcher from Houston Memorial High School and Texas A&M

Jake Rogers, Detroit Tigers catcher from Canyon and Canyon High School

Antonio Santillan, Cincinnati Reds pitcher from Arlington and Arlington Seguin High School

Tanner Scott, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher from Howard College in Big Spring

Justin Slaten, Boston Red Sox pitcher from Longview and Hallsville High School (Tx) and the University of New Mexico

Trevor Story, Boston Red Sox infielder from Irving High School

Jameson Taillon, Chicago Cubs, pitcher from The Woodlands

Jose Trevino, Cincinnati Reds catcher from Corpus Christi St. John Paul II High School

Jared Triolo, Pittsburgh Pirates infielder from Austin and Lake Travis High School and the University of Houston

Will Vest, Detroit Tigers pitcher from Sienna Ridge Point High School and Stephen F. Austin

Ryan Vilade, Tampa Bay Rays outfielder from Grapevine and Stillwater, Okla., High School.

Michael Wacha, Kansas City Royals pitcher from Texarkana Pleasant Grove High School and Texas A&M

Cade Winquest, New York Yankees pitcher from Fort Worth, Eaton High School and the University of Texas at Arlington.

Masyn Winn, St. Louis Cardinals infielder from Katy and Kingwood High School.

Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals infielder from Fort Worth-area Colleyville Heritage HS

Connor Wong, Boston Red Sox catcher from Pearland High School and the University of Houston

Simeon Woods Richardson, Minnesota Twins pitcher from Sugar Land Kempner

Ryan Yarbrough, New York Yankees pitcher from Austin, All Saints Academy High School in Winter Haven, Fla., and Old Dominion University.

One-site World Series set for Globe Life Field in Arlington

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Major League Baseball on Tuesday unveiled a 16-team playoff bracket featuring four rounds of playoffs, including single-sites for the final three rounds, including the World Series.

The playoffs will open on Sept. 29, MLB announced. The World Series will be played in its entirety in Arlington at Globe Life Field, starting on Oct. 20.

Reports have been circulating for the past two days that fans might be allowed inside the stadiums on a limited basis for the final two rounds.

The American and National leagues will both send eight teams into the postseason, with first- and second-place teams in each of MLB’s six divisions guaranteed automatic berths.

Outside of the guaranteed slots from each division, two more teams from the AL and another two from the NL will make the playoffs.

All games in a best-of-three, Wild-Card round will be played at the home park of top four seeds in each league, according to a news release from MLB.

After that, games will shift to neutral sites “due to health, safety and competitive considerations.”

Each of four division series are best of five.

AL Division Series games are set for Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles and Petco Park in San Diego, with NLDS games scheduled for Minute Maid Park in Houston and Globe Life Field in Arlington.

After the divisional round, all series are best of seven.

The ALCS will be played at San Diego’s Petco Park, while the NLCS and the World Series will be played at Globe Life, the home of the Texas Rangers.

With the Rangers at 17-30 on the season leading into tonight’s series opener at Houston, it’s highly unlikely that they will make the playoffs.

It’s the first time in 76 years that baseball has held the World Series at one site, according to the Associated Press.

The World Series was last played at one site in 1944 at Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis, where the Cardinals beat the Browns 4 games to 2, the AP reported.

A young man by the name of Stan Musial, age 23 at the time, aided the Cardinals in the series victory with a .304 batting average. One of Musial’s teammates was Debs Garms, who played in the minor leagues for the Missions in 1935 and 1936.

The AP also reported that New York’s Polo Grounds hosted all the games in 1921 and 1922, in the last two seasons that it was the home of both the New York Giants and Yankees. The Giants won both titles.

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred on Monday told reporters that fans potentially could be allowed to attend the ALCS, the NLCS and the World Series games, but likely with reduced capacity.

To this point in a season shortened to 60 regular-season games by the coronavirus pandemic, fans have not been allowed in major league ball parks.

Entry into the stadiums has been restricted to players, coaches, essential stadium staff and media.