While David DeJesus retired in March following a 13-year career to join the Chicago Cubs broadcast team, Rutgers kept its string of two-Major Leaguers-per-year string alive thanks to Patrick Kivlehan, who made the Cincinnati Reds' Opening Day roster. The 2012 Big East Player of the Year, Kivlehan (pictured left), joined the 2007 Big East Player of the Year, Todd Frazier (pictured right), on a MLB roster this season.
A Toms River product, Frazier was a three-year star for the Rutgers baseball team, leading the Scarlet Knights to both the Big East regular-season and tournament titles in 2007 thanks to a campaign in which he was at a near the top of the league leaders in home runs (22), RBI (65), runs scored (87), slugging percentage (.