NASHVILLE, Tenn. – As the divisional round of the Major League Baseball playoffs is set to begin Monday afternoon, five former Vanderbilt standouts will continue their quest for a World Series title.
Walker Buehler and the top-seeded Dodgers completed a sweep over the Milwaukee Brewers in the wild card round, and will face the San Diego Padres in the NLDS starting Tuesday.
Your Game 1 and Game 2 starters for the NLDS. #LATogether pic.twitter.com/AruLm8F9sn
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) October 5, 2020
Buehler will once again toe the rubber in Game 1 of the series after earning the start in the first game against the Brewers. The right-hander worked 4.0 innings, while surrendering two earned runs on three hits and striking out eight to help the Dodgers to a 4-2 victory in the opening game.
#ITFDB pic.twitter.com/VdvOeupStp
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) October 1, 2020
The other NLDS matchup will feature the duo of Dansby Swanson and Kyle Wright, as the Atlanta Braves will square off against the Miami Marlins starting Tuesday. The Braves swept the Cincinnati Reds in the wild card round, while Wright was projected to be Atlanta’s third starter in the rotation. Wright will get the ball in game three of the NLDS, which was announced by the Braves on Sunday afternoon.
Game 1: @MaxFried32
Game 2: @ian_anderson15
Game 3: @Kyle_Wright44#MixItUp pic.twitter.com/beMSh43WuQ— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) October 4, 2020
Teammates Mike Minor and Tony Kemp will round out the Commodores in the divisional round as the Oakland Athletics will matchup against the Houston Astros. The Athletics defeated the Chicago White Sox last round by winning the deciding game three.
Most players in the #Postseason.
Good luck to our seven #VandyBoys, as the @MLB playoffs begin today. 👊#eVerythingU | #AnchorDown pic.twitter.com/UKr6PZdct6
— Vanderbilt Baseball (@VandyBoys) September 29, 2020
Seven former Commodores were named to postseason rosters, marking the most of any school. Additionally, Vanderbilt had 25 connections in the MLB playoffs between players and staff.
These are the colleges that have produced the most players on MLB playoff rosters 👀
The leaders?@VandyBoys — 7@FullertonBSB — 5@HailStateBB — 5@StanfordBSB — 5
The top schools 🔽 https://t.co/HoZBREancp
— Baseball America (@BaseballAmerica) September 30, 2020
Vanderbilt Alumni on MLB Playoff Rosters
Dansby Swanson – Atlanta Braves
Kyle Wright – Atlanta Braves
Walker Buehler – Los Angeles Dodgers
Tony Kemp – Oakland Athletics
Mike Minor – Oakland Athletics
Vanderbilt Alumni on MLB Playoff Staffs
DJ Svihlik* – Miami Marlins (Scouting Director)
Aaron Gershenfeld* – New York Yankees (Player Development)
Ryan Flaherty – San Diego Padres (Advanced Scout/Development Coach)
Jeremy Sowers – Tampa Bay Rays (Major League Operations)
*former Vanderbilt assistants
