2013 Draft: Baseball Bloodlines
Baseball is generational game, traditionally passed down from father to son. As such, the game is filled with familial connections. Every draft has a good number of players drafted with grandfathers, fathers, uncles, brothers and cousins involved in the sport somehow. Here are some of the most prominent of those players for the 2013 draft, with a few players with other interesting relatives mixed in, as well.
| PLAYER | POS | SCHOOL |
| Michael Ahmed | 3B | Holy Cross |
| Brother is Diamondbacks shortstop prospect Nick Ahmed | ||
| Brenton Allen | OF | UCLA |
| Brother is former NFL running back Tony Fisher | ||
| Trever Allen | OF | Arizona State |
| Father is former MLB outfielder Jamie Allen | ||
| J.J. Altobelli | SS | Oregon |
| Father is Orange Coast (Calif.) head coach John Altobelli | ||
| Robert Amaro | 3B | Virginia |
| Uncle is Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro | ||
| David Andriese | OF | UC Riverside |
| Brother is Padres pitching prospect Matt Andriese | ||
| Jonah Arenado | 3B | El Toro HS, Lake Forest, Calif. |
| Brother is Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado | ||
| Alex Balog | RHP | San Francisco |
| Brother is Orioles minor league first baseman Nik Balog | ||
| Nick Bando | C/RHP | San Diego Christian JC |
| Father is former MLB catcher Chris Bando; uncle is former MLB third baseman Sal Bando | ||
| Max Bartlett | SS | Starkville (Miss.) Academy |
| Father is Indians area scout Chuck Bartlett | ||
| Tad Barton | RHP | Millersville (Pa.) |
| Father is former MLB pitcher, coach and scout Shawn Barton | ||
| Kody Batesole | SS | Buchanan HS, Clovis, Calif. |
| Father is Fresno State head coach Mike Batesole | ||
| Brantley Bell | SS | Mountain Pointe HS, Phoenix |
| Father is former MLB infielder Jay Bell | ||
| Cody Bellinger | 1B | Hamilton HS, Chandler, Ariz. |
| Father is former MLB infielder Clay Bellinger | ||
| Michael Benjamin | 3B | Arizona State |
| Father is former minor league infielder Michael Benjamin | ||
| Cameron Berra | 1B | Eastern Illinois |
| Distant relative of Hall of Famer Yogi Berra | ||
| Cole Bieser | OF | Southeast Missouri State |
| Father is former MLB outfielder and current Southeast Missouri State head coach Steve Bieser | ||
| Cavan Biggio | 2B | St. Thomas HS, Houston |
| Father is seven-time all-star second baseman Craig Biggio | ||
| Luke Borders | 3B | Winter Haven (Fla.) HS |
| Father is former MLB catcher Pat Borders | ||
| Akeem Bostick | RHP | West Florence (S.C.) HS |
| Cousin is Packers tight end Brandon Bostick | ||
| Tom Bourdon | OF | Boston College |
| Brother is former Rays minor leaguer Michael Bourdon | ||
| Rafael Bournigal | SS | Lakeland (Fla.) Christian HS |
| Father is former MLB shortstop Rafael Bournigal | ||
| Matt Boyd | LHP | Oregon State |
| Distant relative of Hall of Famer Bob Feller and former first lady Dolly Madison | ||
| Alex Boyd | RHP/SS | Rancho Buena Vista HS, Vista, Calif. |
| Uncle is former MLB pitcher Oil Can Boyd | ||
| Justin Brantley | RHP | Sienna |
| Uncle is former MLB outfielder and hitting coach Mickey Brantley; cousin is Indians outfielder Michael Brantley | ||
| Colin Bray | OF | Faulkner State (Ala.) JC |
| Father is former Expos minor leaguer Scott Bray | ||
| Hunter Brothers | RHP | Lipscomb |
| Brother is Rockies lefthander Rex Brothers | ||
| Kyle Bruggemann | RHP | Cal Poly |
| Father is former minor leaguer Jeff Bruggemann, MLB’s current ambassador to China | ||
| Jaycob Brugman | OF | Brigham Young |
| Brother-in-law is former Dodgers minor leaguer Derek Cone | ||
| Gunnar Buhner | 2B | Mount Si HS, Snoqualmie, Wash. |
| Father is former MLB outfielder Jay Buhner | ||
| Zach Burdi | RHP | Downer’s Grove South (Ill.) HS |
| Brother is Louisville righthander Nick Burdi, a top draft prospect for 2014 | ||
| Austin Cangelosi | SS | Sandburg HS, Orland Park, Ill. |
| Father is former MLB outfielder John Cangelosi | ||
| Kacy Clemens | RHP | Memorial HS, Houston |
| Father is 11-time all-star pitcher Roger Clemens | ||
| Joey Coonrod | RHP | Kaskaskia (Ill.) |
| Brother is Southern Illinois righthander Sam Coonrod, a top prospect for 2014 | ||
| Josh Cotham | RHP | Lipscomb |
| Brother is Yankees minor league pitcher Caleb Cotham | ||
| Cody Crabaugh | RHP | Oklahoma City |
| Father is Oklahoma City head coach Denney Crabaugh | ||
| J.P. Crawford | SS | Lakewood (Calif.) HS |
| Father is former Canadian Football League player Larry Crawford; distant relative of Dodgers outfielder Carl Crawford | ||
| Mijon Cummings | OF | Steinbrenner HS, Tampa |
| Father is former MLB outfielder Midre Cummings | ||
| Michael Darr | OF | Santiago HS, Corona, Calif. |
| Father and grandfather (both named Mike Darr) played in MLB | ||
| Cody Dent | OF | Florida |
| Father is former MLB all-star Bucky Dent | ||
| Edwin Diaz | SS | Martine HS, Vega Alta, P.R. |
| Father is former MLB infielder Edwin Diaz | ||
| Danny Diekroeger | 2B | Stanford |
| Brother is Royals minor league infielder Kenny Diekroeger | ||
| Spencer Drake | RHP | Wabash Valley (Ill.) CC |
| Brother is former White Sox minor league pitcher Blake Drake | ||
| Dalton Dulin | 2B | Memphis University HS |
| Son is former minor leaguer and travel ball coach Tim Dulin | ||
| Dakota Dvorak | RHP | Wagner |
| Cousin is former MLB catcher Craig Colbert | ||
| Tucker Esmay | 2B | Arizona State |
| Father is Arizona State head coach Tim Esmay | ||
| Luke Farrell | RHP | Northwestern |
| Father is former MLB pitcher and Red Sox manager John Farrell | ||
| Kris Gardner | LHP | Wichita State |
| Father is former minor league pitcher Scott Gardner | ||
| Bobby Geren | C | Princeton |
| Father is former MLB catcher and manager Bob Geren | ||
| Drew Ghelfi | RHP | Minnesota |
| Father is former MLB pitcher Tony Ghelfi | ||
| Ronnie Gideon | 3B | Hallsville (Texas) HS |
| Father is Rockies minor league development supervisor Ron Gideon | ||
| Connor Goedert | 3B | Neosho County (Kan.) CC |
| Brother is Pirates minor league third baseman Jared Goedert | ||
| Marco Gonzales | LHP | Gonzaga |
| Father is former minor league pitcher and Rockies minor league pitching coach Frank Gonzales | ||
| Austin Grebeck | OF | Mater Dei HS, Santa Ana, Calif. |
| Father is former MLB shortstop Craig Grebeck | ||
| Seth Greene | RHP | Virginia Commonwealth |
| Father is former MLB pitcher Tommy Greene | ||
| Reed Harper | SS | Austin Peay State |
| Brother is Braves minor leaguer Ryne Harper | ||
| Greg Harris | RHP | Los Alamitos (Calif.) HS |
| Father is former MLB pitcher Greg Harris | ||
| Greg Harrison | 1B | Furman |
| Brother is Mets minor leaguer Brian Harrison | ||
| Hunter Harvey | RHP | Bandys HS, Catawba, N.C. |
| Father is former MLB righthander Bryan Harvey; brother is former minor leaguer Kris Harvey | ||
| Jordan Haseltine | RHP | San Francisco |
| Brother Trevin is also a prospect for the 2013 draft | ||
| Trevin Haseltine | RHP | Wood HS, Vacaville, Calif. |
| Brother Jordan is also a prospect for the 2013 draft | ||
| Blake Hennessey | SS | Arlington Country Day HS, Ponte Vedra, Fla. |
| Father is former minor leaguer and Dodgers Florida scout Scott Hennessey | ||
| Jacob Heyward | OF | Eagles Landing Christian Academy |
| Brother is Braves outfielder Jason Heyward | ||
| Blake Higgins | RHP | Jackson (Mich.) CC |
| Brother is Marlins minor league pitcher Tyler Higgins | ||
| Justin Higley | OF | Sacramento State |
| Cousin is Nationals minor league outfielder J.P. Higley | ||
| Chad Hockin | RHP | Damien HS, La Verne, Calif. |
| Grandfather is Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew | ||
| Brad Holland | SS | Mesquite HS, Gilbert, Ariz. |
| Father is Phillies area scout Brad Holland | ||
| Seth Holman | RHP | Cowley County (Kan.) CC |
| Uncles are former MLB pitchers Brad Holman and Brian Holman | ||
| Jonathan Holt | OF | East Carolina |
| Brother is Nationals minor league righthander Greg Holt | ||
| Carter Hope | RHP | The Woodlands (Texas) HS |
| Brother is Marlins minor league pitcher Mason Hope | ||
| Torii Hunter Jr. | OF | Prosper (Texas) HS |
| Father is nine-time Gold Glove outfielder Torii Hunter | ||
| Anthony Hutting | OF | Cal State Fullerton |
| Cousin is former MLB outfielder Aaron Rowand; cousin is Royals pitcher James Shields | ||
| Joe Jackson | C | The Citadel |
| Distant relative of Shoeless Joe Jackson | ||
| Daulton Jefferies | RHP | Buhach Colony HS, Atwater, Calif. |
| Brother is Marlins minor league pitcher Jake Jefferies | ||
| Alex Jones | 3B | Pell City (Ala.) HS |
| Father is former MLB pitcher Todd Jones | ||
| Ryder Jones | 3B/RHP | Watauga HS, Boone, N.C. |
| Father is Appalachian State head coach Billy Jones | ||
| Jake Kalish | OF | George Mason |
| Brother is Red Sox outfielder Ryan Kalish | ||
| Pat Kaminska | RHP | Central Michigan |
| Father is former minor leaguer Kris Kaminska; brother is Red Sox minor leaguer Kyle Kaminska | ||
| Tony Kemp | 2B | Vanderbilt |
| Brother is former Brewers minor leaguer Corey Kemp | ||
| Jared King | OF | Kansas State |
| Brother is Tigers outfield prospect Jason King | ||
| Andrew Knapp | C | California |
| Father is former minor leaguer Mike Knapp; brother Aaron Knapp is also a 2013 draft prospect | ||
| Aaron Knapp | OF | Granite Bay (Calif.) HS |
| Father is former minor leaguer Mike Knapp; brother Andrew Knapp is also a 2013 draft prospect | ||
| Ricky Knapp | RHP | Florida Gulf Coast |
| Father is Dodgers minor league pitching coach Rick Knapp | ||
| Trace Knoblauch | 1B | Indiana |
| Uncle is former MLB second baseman Chuck Knoblauch | ||
| Austin Kubitza | RHP | Rice |
| Brother is Braves third base prospect Kyle Kubitza | ||
| Jake Kucek | C | Youngstown State |
| Father is former MLB pitcher Jack Kucek | ||
| Kevin Kuntz | SS | Kansas |
| Father is former MLB outfielder and Royals first base coach Rusty Kuntz | ||
| Angel Landazuri | RHP | Redlands (Calif.) HS |
| Cousin is Mariners pitching prospect Steve Landazuri | ||
| Adam Law | 2B | Brigham Young |
| Father is former MLB all-star infielder Vance Law; grandfather is 1960 Cy Young award winner Vern Law | ||
| David Ledbetter | RHP | Cedarville (Ohio) |
| Twin brother Ryan also plays at Cedarville and is a prospect for the draft | ||
| Ryan Ledbetter | RHP/2B | Cedarville (Ohio) |
| Twin brother David also plays at Cedarville and is a prospect for the draft | ||
| Ryan Lidge | C | Barrington (Ill.) HS |
| Cousin is former MLB pitcher Brad Lidge | ||
| Corey Littrell | LHP | Kentucky |
| Grandfather is former MLB infielder Jack Littrell; father is former minor leaguer Jack Littrell | ||
| Jaron Long | RHP | Ohio State |
| Father is Yankees hitting coach Kevin Long | ||
| Dylan Manwaring | 3B | Horseheads (N.Y.) HS |
| Father is former MLB catcher Kirt Manwaring | ||
| Blaise Maris | C | St. Francis Caholic HS, Gainesville, Fla. |
| Grandfather is Yankees legend Roger Maris | ||
| Cody Martin | OF | College of Charleston |
| Brother is Phillies pitching prospect Ethan Martin | ||
| David Masters | SS | Central Arizona JC |
| Second cousin is actor Jon Hamm | ||
| Jacob May | OF | Coastal Carolina |
| Grandfather is former MLB outfielder Lee May; father is Mariners hitting coordinator Lee May Jr. | ||
| L.J. Mazzilli | 2B | Connecticut |
| Father is former MLB infielder Lee Mazzilli | ||
| Ty McFarland | OF | James Madison |
| Father is James Madison head coach Spanky McFarland | ||
| Kyle McGowin | RHP | Savannah State |
| Distant relative of Ty Cobb | ||
| Andrew McWilliam | 3B | Westview HS, San Diego |
| Father is Tigers West Coast crosschecker Tim McWilliam | ||
| Jack Meggs | OF | Bellevue (Wash.) HS |
| Father is Washington head coach Lindsay Meggs | ||
| Nick Merullo | C | James Madison |
| Father is former MLB catcher Matt Merullo | ||
| Matt Milke | RHP | Brigham Young |
| Father is former Mets minor leaguer George Milke | ||
| Ian Miller | OF | Wagner |
| Father is former minor leaguer Mark Miller; father’s godfather is former Pirates manager Danny Murtaugh | ||
| Jason Monda | 1B/RHP | Washington State |
| Father is former minor league first baseman Greg Monda | ||
| Colin Moran | 3B | North Carolina |
| Brother is Mariners pitching prospect Brian Moran; uncle is former MLB outfielder B.J. Surhoff; uncle is former MLB pitcher Rich Surhoff | ||
| Dillon Moyer | SS | UC San Diego |
| Father is former MLB pitcher Jamie Moyer | ||
| Luke Munson | LHP | James Madison |
| Brother is Diamondbacks pitching prospect Kevin Munson | ||
| Tucker Neuhaus | SS | Wharton HS, Tampa |
| Father is former head coach of Division-III Bethel (Minn.) | ||
| Trey Nielsen | 1B/RHP | Utah |
| Father is former MLB pitcher Scott Nielsen | ||
| Michael O’Neill | OF | Michigan |
| Uncle is former MLB outfielder Michael O’Neill | ||
| Matt Orloff | 2B | Cal State Fullerton |
| Brother is Astros minor leaguer Ben Orloff | ||
| Preston Palmeiro | 1B | Heritage HS, Frisco, Texas |
| Father is four-time all-star first baseman Rafael Palmeiro | ||
| Jordan Parr | OF | Illinois |
| Twin brother Justin also plays at Illinois | ||
| Justin Parr | OF | Illinois |
| Twin brother Jordan also plays at Illinois | ||
| Kirby Pellant | 2B | Ohio State |
| Father is White Sox scout Gary Pellant | ||
| D.J. Peterson | 3B | New Mexico |
| Brother is 2013 draft prospect Dustin Peterson | ||
| Dustin Peterson | 3B | Gilbert (Ariz.) HS |
| Brother is 2013 draft prospect D.J. Peterson | ||
| Josh Pettitte | RHP | Deer Park (Texas) HS |
| Father is Yankees lefthander Andy Pettitte | ||
| Jimmy Pickens | OF | Michigan State |
| Brother is former minor league catcher Doug Pickens | ||
| Chad Pinder | 3B | Virginia Tech |
| Father is former minor league pitcher Chris Pinder | ||
| Ryan Plantier | OF | Cornell |
| Father is former MLB first baseman Phil Plantier | ||
| Zach Plesac | RHP | Crown Point (Ind.) HS |
| Uncle is former MLB pitcher and MLB Network analyst Dan Plesac | ||
| Cal Quantrill | RHP | Trinity College School, Port Hope, Ont. |
| Father is former MLB pitcher Paul Quantrill | ||
| Logan Quimuyog | 1B | Mosely HS, Lynn Haven, Fla. |
| Father is Twins East Coast crosschecker Mark Quimuyog | ||
| Manny Ramirez Jr. | OF | IMG Academy, Bradenton, Fla. |
| Father is 12-time all star outfielder Manny Ramirez | ||
| Reno Rankin | OF | Cleveland HS, Los Angeles |
| Uncle is actor Jamie Foxx | ||
| Javier Reynoso | LHP | Middle Georgia JC |
| Father is former MLB outfielder Reggie Williams | ||
| Jake Richmond | SS | Oak Hills HS, Cincinnati |
| Brother is White Sox minor league outfielder Josh Richmond | ||
| Kramer Robertson | SS | Midway HS, Waco, Texas |
| Mother is Baylor women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey | ||
| Dillon Robinson | 3B | Brigham Young |
| Brother is former Cardinals minor leaguer Darek Robinson; Marlins minor league righthander Jordan Smith and former Blue Jays minor league righthander Egan Smith are first cousins, once removed | ||
| Daniel Rockett | OF | Texas-San Antonio |
| Brother is former Tigers minor league outfielder Michael Rockett | ||
| Elijah Rodriguez | 2B | Grand Street Campus HS, New York |
| Father is former MLB pitcher Frankie Rodriguez | ||
| Ali Rodriguez | SS | New York Institute of Technology |
| Uncle is Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez | ||
| Leo Rojas | 3B | Alabama State |
| Father is former minor leaguer Alvaro Espinosa | ||
| Jake Romanski | C/RHP | San Diego State |
| Brother is Yankees minor league pitcher Josh Romanski | ||
| Dante Rosenberg | C | South Carolina |
| Father is former MLB pitcher Steve Rosenberg | ||
| Shane Rowland | C | Tampa |
| Father is Yankees international scouting director Donny Rowland | ||
| Dalton Saberhagen | LHP | Tennessee |
| Father is former MLB pitcher Bret Saberhagen | ||
| Andrew Sable | 3B | George Mason |
| Father is former minor league infielder Luke Sable | ||
| Parker Sanburn | RHP | Kokomo (Ind.) HS |
| Brother is Athletics pitching prospect Nolan Sanburn | ||
| Cord Sandberg | OF | Manatee HS, Bradenton, Fla. |
| Father is former minor leaguer Chuck Sandberg | ||
| Lukas Schiraldi | RHP | Navarro (Texas) JC |
| Father is former MLB pitcher Calvin Schiraldi | ||
| Andrew Schmidt | OF | Regis Jesuit HS, Aurora, Colo. |
| Father is Rockies scouting director Bill Schmidt | ||
| Erik Schoenrock | LHP | Memphis |
| Father is Memphis head coach Daron Schoenrock | ||
| Travis Seabrooke | LHP | Crestwood SS, North Monaghan, Ont. |
| Father is former NHL player Glen Seabrooke | ||
| Justin Seager | 3B | Charlotte |
| Brother is Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager; brother is Dodgers 2012 first-round pick Corey Seager | ||
| Cody Semler | 2B | Weatherford (Texas) JC |
| Father is Mets area scout Max Semler | ||
| Kyle Serrano | RHP | Farragut HS, Knoxville, Tenn. |
| Father is Tennessee head coach Dave Serrano | ||
| JaVon Shelby | SS | Tates Creek HS, Lexington, Ky. |
| Father is former MLB outfielder John Shelby; brother is former minor league outfielder John Shelby; cousin is MLB infielder Josh Harrison | ||
| Braden Shipley | RHP | Nevada |
| Cousin is NFL wide receiver Jordan Shipley | ||
| Tyson Simpson | OF | North Carolina Central |
| Cousin is Red Sox outfield prospect Jackie Bradley | ||
| Ryan Smith | RHP | Baylor |
| Father is Baylor head coach Steve Smith | ||
| Sebastian Stargell | OF | Texas Southern |
| Uncle is Hall of Fame outfielder Willie Stargell | ||
| Brock Stewart | 2B | Illinois State |
| Father is Padres area scout Jeff Stewart | ||
| Kevin Stenhouse | OF | Rhode Island |
| Grandfather is former MLB pitcher Dave Stenhouse; father is former MLB outfielder Mike Stenhouse | ||
| Gandy Stubblefield | RHP | Texas A&M |
| Brother Tyler is also a prospect for the draft | ||
| Tyler Stubblefield | LHP | Texas |
| Brother Gandy is also a prospect for the draft | ||
| Sam Tewes | RHP | Waverly (Neb.) HS |
| Father is former team doctor for Minnesota Vikings and Minnesota Timberwolves Doug Tewes | ||
| Wes Torrez | RHP | Jacksonville |
| Father is former MLB pitcher Mike Torrez; cousin is former minor league pitcher David Proctor; cousin is former minor league pitcher Theodore Heflin; cousin is former minor league first baseman John Wayne Proctor | ||
| J.D. Underwood | RHP | Palm Beach State (Fla.) JC |
| Father is former MLB pitcher Tom Underwood | ||
| Riley Unroe | SS | Desert Ridge HS, Mesa, Ariz. |
| Father is former MLB infielder Tim Unroe | ||
| Pat Valaika | SS | UCLA |
| Brother is Marlins infielder Chris Valaika | ||
| Tanner Vavra | 2B | Valparaiso |
| Father is Twins third base coach Joe Vavra | ||
| Ben Verlander | OF | Old Dominion |
| Brother is Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander | ||
| Austin Voth | RHP | Washington |
| Cousin is Cardinals pitching prospect Sam Gaviglio | ||
| Chad Wallach | C | Cal State Fullerton |
| Father is former MLB third baseman Tim Wallach; brother Matt is a catcher in the Dodgers system; brother Brett also played in the minor leagues | ||
| Brodie Weiss | SS | Regis Jesuit HS, Aurora, Colo. |
| Father is former MLB shortstop and Rockies manager Walt Weiss | ||
| Erich Weiss | 3B | Texas |
| Father is former MLB infielder Gary Weiss | ||
| Jamie Westbrook | 2B | Basha HS, Chandler, Ariz. |
| Distant cousin of former NFL running back Brian Westbrook | ||
| Seaver Whalen | SS | Union HS, Camas, Wash. |
| Father is Brewers area scout Shawn Whalen | ||
| Sutton Whiting | SS | Louisville |
| Brother is former minor league outfielder Boomer Whiting | ||
| Daniel Williams | OF | Cedar Ridge HS, Round Rock, Texas |
| Uncle is former NFL cornerback Ken Taylor; brother is Buffalo Bills defensive back Aaron Williams | ||
| Trey Williams | 3B | JC of the Canyons (Calif.) |
| Father is former MLB infielder Eddie Williams | ||
| Sam Wolff | RHP | New Mexico |
| Father is former minor leaguer Steven Wolff | ||
| Kean Wong | 2B | Waiakea HS, Hilo, Hawaii |
| Brother is Cardinals second base prospect Kolten Wong | ||
| Matt Wotherspoon | RHP | Pittsburgh |
| Uncle is former Cubs manager Mike Quade | ||
| Jordan Wren | OF | Landmark Christian School, Fairburn, Ga. |
| Father is Braves general manager Frank Wren | ||
| Kyle Wren | OF | Georgia Tech |
| Father is Braves general manager Frank Wren | ||
| Stephen Wrenn | OF | Walton HS, Marietta, Ga. |
| Father is former minor leaguer Stephen Wrenn | ||
| Mike Yastrzemski | OF | Vanderbilt |
| Grandfather is Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski | ||
| Cody Yount | OF | Virginia Commonwealth |
| Father is former MLB pitcher Larry Yount; uncle is Hall of Famer Robin Yount | ||
| Tyler Zupcic | OF | Appalachian State |
| Father is former MLB outfielder Bob Zupcic | ||
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