Alfredo JoséPedrique García is a Venezuelan professional baseball player,coach,and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a shortstop for the New York Mets (1987),Pittsburgh Pirates (1987–88),and Detroit Tigers (1989). Pedrique served as the Houston Astros bench coach and as manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks. He also served first base coach of the Oakland Athletics a season before being shuffled to third base coaching for two further seasons. He is currently the manager for the Reading Fightin Phils.
Andrew Jay Hinch is an American professional baseball coach and former player who is the manager of the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Hinch played catcher for the Oakland Athletics (1998–2000),Kansas City Royals (2001–2002),Detroit Tigers (2003),and Philadelphia Phillies (2004).
Robert Andrew Meacham is an American former professional baseball shortstop,who spent his entire six-year big league playing career with the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). Since retiring from active play,Meacham has managed and coached for several organizations in the majors and minors.
Ezequiel Franklin Astacio is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played in MLB for the Houston Astros in 2006.
Chad Michael Qualls is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros,Arizona Diamondbacks,Tampa Bay Rays,San Diego Padres,Philadelphia Phillies,New York Yankees,Pittsburgh Pirates,Miami Marlins,and Colorado Rockies.
Milton Bernard Thompson,is an American former professional baseball outfielder,pinch hitter,and coach,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves,Philadelphia Phillies,St. Louis Cardinals,Houston Astros,Los Angeles Dodgers,and Colorado Rockies. He returned as the Cincinnati Reds’minor league hitting instructor,for the 2019 season. Over his MLB career,Thompson compiled a batting average of .274.
Darrell Wayne Rasner,Jr. is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals and New York Yankees and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Below are lists of Rule 5 draft results since 1997. Players selected in the Major League Baseball (MLB) phase of the Rule 5 draft must be kept on their new team's active roster for the entire following MLB season,or they are placed on waivers and offered back to their original team if not claimed. Players chosen in the Minor League Baseball phase(s) of the Rule 5 draft remain with their new organization without restrictions.
Robert Lewis Thomson is a Canadian professional baseball manager for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball.
Louis Benjamin Francisco,is an American former professional baseball outfielder,who is currently a major league scout for the Los Angeles Angels. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians,Philadelphia Phillies,Toronto Blue Jays,Houston Astros,Tampa Bay Rays,and New York Yankees.
Stephen LeCharles Randolph is an American left-handed pitcher formerly in Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball.
Rómulo Ignacio Sánchez Oviedo is a Venezuelan former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Yankees,in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles,and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Chinatrust Brother Elephants.
Josue Espada is a Puerto Rican professional baseball coach and former minor league player who is the current bench coach of the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was born in San Juan,Puerto Rico.
Erik Floyd Kratz is an American former professional baseball catcher who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates,Philadelphia Phillies,Toronto Blue Jays,Kansas City Royals,Houston Astros,Milwaukee Brewers,San Francisco Giants,Tampa Bay Rays,and New York Yankees during an 11-year career. Kratz was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 29th round of the 2002 Major League Baseball draft.
Brandon J. Laird,nicknamed "Sushi Boy",is an American professional baseball third baseman who is a free agent. He has played for the New York Yankees and the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB),and the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters and Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He also played for the Mexico national baseball team at the World Baseball Classic.
Jimmy Santiago Paredes Terrero,is a Dominican professional baseball utility player for the Spire City Ghost Hounds of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. Paredes previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros,Kansas City Royals,Baltimore Orioles,Toronto Blue Jays,and Philadelphia Phillies,in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chiba Lotte Marines,and in the KBO League for the Doosan Bears.
Paul Arthur Clemens is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros,Miami Marlins,and San Diego Padres.
Maikel Antonio Franco,is a Dominican professional baseball third baseman for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has played in the MLB. He made his MLB debut with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2014 and played for them through 2019. He has also played for the Kansas City Royals in 2020,the Baltimore Orioles in 2021,and the Washington Nationals in 2022.
Albert Emmanuel Abreu Díaz is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut with the Yankees in 2020 and has also played in MLB for the Texas Rangers and Kansas City Royals.
