BATON ROUGE, La. – Eight former LSU players appear on Major League Baseball active rosters as the 2021 MLB season opens on Thursday.
Former Tigers appearing on MLB rosters include infielder DJ LeMahieu (Yankees), infielder Alex Bregman (Astros), pitcher Aaron Nola (Phillies), pitcher Kevin Gausman (Giants), outfielder JaCoby Jones (Tigers), outfielder Andrew Stevenson (Nationals), outfielder Jake Fraley (Mariners) and pitcher Riley Smith (Diamondbacks).
Nola and Gausman have been announced as their teams' Opening Day starting pitchers – Nola's Phillies face the Braves, and Gausman's Giants meet the Mariners.
Two other former Tigers – pitcher Will Harris of the Washington Nationals and catcher Austin Nola of the San Diego Padres – will begin the season on their teams' injured lists.