Seven Tar Heels Open 2016 On MLB Rosters

Kyle SeagerSeven former North Carolina baseball standouts began the 2016 Major League Baseball season this week. Sixty-three Tar Heels have appearaed at the Major League level dating back to Bob Lawson, who spent two seasons with Boston and Baltimore in 1901 and 1902. Here's a look at the current crop of UNC big leaguers:

Dustin Ackley, New York Yankees

Ackley starts his sixth MLB season as a key bench piece for the Yankees. After almost five seasons in Seattle after being drafted second overall by the Mariners in 2009, Ackley moved to the Bronx at last year's trade deadline. The move seemed to pay off for the former national player of the year, as Ackley hit .288 with four homers and 11 RBIs…