With the retirement of David Ross from the Chicago Cubs after winning the 2016 World Series, Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Grant Dayton is the only major leaguer who played for Auburn baseball aside All-Star Josh Donaldson.
A left-handed pitcher, Dayton played at Auburn from 2008 to 2010, and he graduated in 2011 with an industrial and systems engineering degree. In his last season at Auburn, Dayton went 8-3 with 4.36 ERA. He was 7-2 as a freshman with a 3.89 ERA and was the ace of the staff, recording 12 strikeouts against Mississippi State in one game.