It used to be relatively easy to rattle off the names of all the players eligible for the annual MLS Homegrown game, but that’s becoming increasingly more difficult to do with so many players entering the league via the academy route.
Looking through the roster of 22 players for the 2019 edition announced by the league on Wednesday, there are a number of players who have yet to feature for their first team and others who have only gotten one or two cameo appearances this season.
That’s not the case for either of the Philadelphia Union invitees.