Some have been paragons of stability. Ryan Braun, Alex Gordon, Félix Hernández, Dustin Pedroia and David Wright every performed for only one Main League crew. Others have been nomadic, at the same time as they excelled. Carlos Beltrán, the highest vote-getter coming back from the 2025 poll, suited up for seven MLB groups. Bobby Abreu, Edwin Encarnación and Omar Vizquel all suited up for six.
So it follows that no matter their possibilities to achieve Cooperstown sometime, some names are going to indicate up much more than others on this story, which matches crew by crew and appears at which participant(s) on this poll represented that membership throughout their careers.
Be aware that this solely counts groups a participant truly appeared for within the Majors. So Encarnación doesn’t rely for the Rangers, who drafted him however traded him earlier than he reached the massive leagues. Fellow newcomer Cole Hamels doesn’t rely for the Dodgers or Padres, groups he signed with on the finish of his profession with out ever making it again to an MLB mound.
Here’s a nearer take a look at all 30 groups’ representatives on the poll (truly, 28 groups’ representatives, with two exceptions). For every crew, gamers are listed alphabetically with the seasons they performed there in parentheses.
Blue Jays (3)Mark Buehrle (2013-15), Edwin Encarnación (2009-16), Omar Vizquel (2012)
Encarnación’s late-blooming breakout with the Blue Jays solely got here after the crew acquired him from the Reds within the Scott Rolen commerce (July 2009), misplaced him on waivers to the A’s (November 2010), then signed him again as a free agent (December 2010). He went on to turn out to be one of many recreation’s prime sluggers, rating second within the Majors in homers (193) and RBIs (550) over a five-season span (2012-16). Within the final two of these seasons, Toronto made its first playoff appearances since 1993.
Orioles (2)Nick Markakis (2006-14), Francisco Rodríguez (2013)
Markakis turns into the second Baltimore cornerstone to achieve the poll in as a few years, after Adam Jones went one and finished in 2025. Because of his 9 seasons as an Oriole earlier than leaving as a free agent, Markakis ranks eighth in franchise historical past in hits (1,547), together with seventh in doubles (316). The No. 7 general choose within the 2003 Draft is among the most profitable first-round picks in Orioles historical past.
Rays (1)Manny Ramirez (2011)
On April 2, 2011, the Rays hosted the Orioles and have been trailing 3-0 within the eighth inning when Ramirez stepped to the plate with two runners on base and two outs towards Koji Uehara. He bounced a floor ball by means of the left facet for an RBI single. It was the two,574th hit of Ramirez’s storied profession — and the one one which got here with Tampa Bay. Quickly after, Ramirez opted to retire — after simply 5 video games with the Rays — slightly than serve a 100-game PED suspension.
Pink Sox (3)Dustin Pedroia (2006-19), Rick Porcello (2015-19), Manny Ramirez (2001-08)
The 2016 AL East champion Pink Sox had Pedroia manning second base and delivering a 5.4 WAR season (per Baseball-Reference). There was nothing too shocking about that — Pedroia had been doing that in Boston for 10 years by that time. What was shocking, although? His teammate, Porcello, profitable the AL Cy Younger Award after a 22-4, 3.15 ERA season. Porcello pitched in 11 different MLB seasons and in none of these did he even obtain a Cy Younger vote.
Yankees (6)Bobby Abreu (2006-08), Carlos Beltrán (2014-16), Edwin Encarnación (2019), Andruw Jones (2011-12), Andy Pettitte (1995-2003, 2007-13), Alex Rodriguez (2004-16)
Abreu, Beltrán, Encarnación and Jones all arrived within the Bronx after their primes, and whereas every was by that time diminished to no less than a point, every additionally loved no less than some success there. Abreu posted a .378 OBP and 120 OPS+ over three seasons, Beltrán made the final of his 9 All-Star groups in 2016, Encarnación slugged .531 in a 44-game cameo after the 2019 Commerce Deadline, and Jones slugged .495 with a 126 OPS+ in a part-time position in 2011.
Guardians (4)Shin-Soo Choo (2006-12), Edwin Encarnacion (2017-18), Manny Ramirez (1993-2000), Omar Vizquel (1994-2004)
Choo was one of many higher commerce acquisitions in latest Cleveland historical past, coming over from Seattle forward of the 2006 Deadline for Ben Broussard. Simply 24 on the time, Choo went on to bat .292/.383/.469 with 83 house runs, 85 stolen bases and 21.8 bWAR throughout his time within the group. He additionally made a big effect on the best way out of city, as a part of a three-time, nine-player whopper of a commerce in December 2012 that landed Trevor Bauer and Bryan Shaw, amongst others, in Cleveland.
Royals (2)Carlos Beltrán (1998-2004), Alex Gordon (2007-20)
Beltrán was a homegrown star outfielder who obtained away from Kansas Metropolis, which dealt him to Houston on the 2004 Commerce Deadline, when he was a 27-year-old pending free agent heading for a serious payday with the Mets. Gordon, in distinction, was the homegrown star outfielder who stayed. The No. 2 general choose within the 2005 Draft had some bumpy instances early in his profession, however he in the end developed into an eight-time Gold Glove-winning left fielder with three All-Star choices who helped the Royals win back-to-back AL pennants and one World Sequence title from 2014-15. Gordon performed each one among his 1,753 video games (sixth most in franchise historical past) with the Royals.
Tigers (3)Torii Hunter (2013-14), Rick Porcello (2009-14), Francisco Rodríguez (2016-17)
Porcello went from a highschool mound to the massive leagues in lower than two years, debuting for the Tigers on April 9, 2009, at simply 20 years previous. He would end third within the AL Rookie of the 12 months race that yr, after posting a 3.96 ERA in 31 begins. The righty averaged 30 begins and 179 innings throughout his time in Detroit, and the crew received 4 straight AL Central titles throughout that span (2011-14), making it to the ALCS thrice and the World Sequence as soon as. Hunter was part of two of these groups as effectively and in 2013 hit .304 as a 37-year-old, making the final of his 5 All-Star groups.
Twins (1)Torii Hunter (1997-2007, 2015)
The Twins drafted Hunter twentieth general in 1993 out of highschool in Pine Bluff, Ark., and he grew to become a beloved fixture in heart area for the crew. As Minnesota dug its means out of a troublesome stretch to turn out to be a perennial contender once more within the 2000s, Hunter was proper there in the midst of it, profitable annual Gold Glove Awards in heart area. He returned to complete his profession within the Twin Cities in 2015.
White Sox (7)Mark Buehrle (2000-11), Edwin Encarnacion (2020), Gio Gonzalez (2020), Andruw Jones (2010), Manny Ramirez (2010), Jimmy Rollins (2016), Omar Vizquel (2010-11)
On one hand, the White Sox are tied for probably the most representatives of any crew. However, all however Buehrle — a rotation stalwart on the South Facet — had blink-and-you-missed-it tenures. Encarnacion and Gonzalez each wrapped up their careers there in the course of the pandemic-shortened season, and Chicago was additionally the ultimate cease for Rollins, who was launched halfway by means of 2016. Jones, Ramirez and Vizquel every performed for another crew after leaving, however all have been close to the top. In some methods, although, Gonzalez had the longest White Sox historical past. The crew drafted him in 2004, traded him away in 2005, reacquired him in 2006, then traded him away another time in 2008 … 11 years earlier than he lastly appeared within the massive leagues for the franchise after signing as a free agent.
Angels (4)Bobby Abreu (2009-12), Torii Hunter (2008-12), Howie Kendrick (2006-14), Francisco Rodríguez (2002-08)
The Angels enter 2026 using an 11-season playoff drought, however issues have been a lot completely different when Kendrick and Rodríguez had their overlapping tenures. A rookie sensation in the course of the 2002 Angels championship run, Okay-Rod went on to pitch in 5 completely different postseasons for the Halos. Kendrick, drafted by the crew in the midst of that title-winning season, appeared in 4 completely different Angels playoff runs, together with in three of his first 4 years within the massive leagues.
Astros (4)Bobby Abreu (1996-97), Carlos Beltrán (2004, ‘17), Hunter Pence (2007-11), Andy Pettitte (2004-06)
Abreu and Pence have been each dynamic outfielders who have been initially drafted or signed by the Astros and debuted with the crew. However neither would stay in Houston for the long run. Abreu performed simply 74 video games for the franchise earlier than he was slightly infamously misplaced to Tampa Bay within the 1997 Growth Draft (after which flipped to Philadelphia). Pence was round for significantly longer, however with the membership headed for 106 losses and a large rebuilding cycle in 2011, he was shipped to the Phillies on the Commerce Deadline.
Athletics (1)Gio Gonzalez (2008-11)
In January 2008, Gonzalez was a key piece of the return the A’s obtained for buying and selling Nick Swisher to the White Sox. His first two seasons in Oakland didn’t go easily, however the left-hander discovered his footing after that and went a mixed 31-21 with a 3.17 ERA and 368 Okay’s in 65 begins from 2010-11, making the primary of back-to-back All-Star groups within the latter yr. The second of these didn’t are available in Oakland, nevertheless. After the ‘11 season, the A’s traded him to the Nationals for a four-player package deal.
Mariners (5)Shin-Soo Choo (2005-06), Edwin Encarnación (2019), Félix Hernández (2005-19), Alex Rodriguez (1994-2000), Omar Vizquel (1989-93)
Seattle was the Main League launching pad for 4 of those 5 gamers’ Main League careers, with solely Encarnación arriving as an MLB veteran. Hernández and Rodriguez clearly grew to become stars with the Mariners. Nevertheless it took trades elsewhere for Choo and Vizquel to achieve their full potential, with Choo enjoying solely 14 video games with Seattle earlier than being shipped to Cleveland within the ill-fated swap for Broussard on the 2006 Commerce Deadline. That was six years after Choo signed with the group as an novice free agent — and 14 earlier than he wrapped up his MLB profession as probably the most profitable Korean participant within the league’s historical past.
Rangers (7)Carlos Beltrán (2016), Shin-Soo Choo (2014-20), Cole Hamels (2015-18), Andruw Jones (2009), Hunter Pence (2019), Alex Rodriguez (2001-03), Omar Vizquel (2009)
The Rangers are tied for probably the most gamers on this poll, although of those seven, solely Choo spent a protracted chunk of his profession with the membership. (A-Rod was round for simply three seasons, however he nonetheless ranks 14th in franchise historical past with 25.5 WAR and tied for ninth with 156 house runs.) The 2015-16 Rangers, who received back-to-back AL West titles, featured each Choo and Hamels, who was acquired from the Phillies on the 2015 Commerce Deadline. A yr later, it was Beltrán who arrived on the Deadline, in his case from the Yankees. Sadly for Texas, not one of the three was at his finest in a 2016 ALDS sweep by the hands of the Blue Jays.
Braves (4)Cole Hamels (2020), Andruw Jones (1996-2007), Matt Kemp (2016-17), Nick Markakis (2015-20)
In 2017, 10 years after Jones final patrolled heart area in Atlanta, the Braves’ corner-outfield combo was a 32-year-old Kemp in left and a 33-year-old Markakis in proper. Neither participant was in his prime by that time, nevertheless, and the membership misplaced 90-plus video games for the third yr in a row — simply earlier than starting a run of six consecutive NL East titles from 2018-23. In the course of that streak got here the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, which featured Hamels (beforehand a longtime division nemesis in Philly) making his one and solely Braves look on Sept. 16, in between stints on the injured record.
Marlins (1)Mark Buehrle (2012)
The 2011-12 offseason noticed the Marlins make some massive strikes as they ready to maneuver into Marlins Park. Ozzie Guillen took over as supervisor. And Buehrle arrived in a burst of free-agent exercise that additionally included the acquisitions of shortstop José Reyes and nearer Heath Bell. Buehrle got here as marketed and posted just about the identical actual season that he repeated over and over all through his ultra-consistent 16-year profession: a 3.74 ERA over 31 begins and 202 1/3 innings, plus his fourth Gold Glove Award. Nonetheless, the Marlins misplaced 93 video games, and that November, Buehrle was traded to Toronto together with Reyes and three others.
Mets (6)Bobby Abreu (2014), Carlos Beltrán (2005-11), Daniel Murphy (2008-15), Rick Porcello (2020), Francisco Rodríguez (2009-11), David Wright (2004-16, ‘18)
The 2008 season was the Mets’ final at Shea Stadium, and the crew received 89 video games however suffered September heartbreak for the second yr in a row, ending one recreation out of what was then the one NL Wild Card spot. It was a giant yr for 3 Corridor candidates on this poll, nevertheless. The 2008 Mets had each Beltrán and Wright at their absolute peaks, each enjoying in just about each recreation whereas posting roughly 7 bWAR apiece. That season additionally noticed the arrival of Murphy, a Thirteenth-round choose within the 2006 Draft out of Jacksonville College who got here up in early August and batted .313/.397/.473 the remainder of the season, on his option to changing into a constant Mets lineup cog for the following decade.
Nationals (3)Gio Gonzalez (2012-18), Howie Kendrick (2017-20), Daniel Murphy (2016-18)
All three of those poll newcomers have been a part of a disappointing 2018 Nationals membership that dropped from 97 wins underneath Dusty Baker in ‘17 to simply 82 in Davey Martinez’s debut on the helm. Not one of the three carried out notably effectively, both. However whereas Gonzalez and Murphy departed after that season, higher issues have been forward for the Nats, and for Kendrick. In 2019, the veteran completely raked in a part-time position (.344/.395/.572 with 17 homers in 370 plate appearances), because the crew rallied from a sluggish begin to win 93 video games and nab a Wild Card spot. Kendrick proceeded to return up large in October, too, posting a 1.012 OPS within the NLCS, then hitting a monumental, go-ahead homer late in Sport 7 of the World Sequence that lifted the Nats to a championship.
Phillies (6)Bobby Abreu (1998-2006), Cole Hamels (2006-15), Howie Kendrick (2017), Hunter Pence (2011-12), Jimmy Rollins (2000-14), Chase Utley (2003-15)
It’s not simply that the Phillies have six gamers on the poll. It’s that 4 of them have been long-term, foundational items there. When it comes to bWAR, Utley ranks fourth within the franchise’s lengthy historical past, Rollins is ninth, Abreu is tenth and Hamels is eleventh. And all however Abreu overlapped considerably with one another. From Hamels’ arrival in 2006 by means of Rollins’ last season in Philly in 2014, these two plus Utley have been faces of the franchise. Inside that span was a golden age of Phillies baseball. They received 5 consecutive NL East titles from 2007-11 and back-to-back NL pennants in 2008-09, with the primary of these netting the franchise its first championship since 1980.
Brewers (3)Ryan Braun (2007-20), Gio Gonzalez (2018-19), Francisco Rodríguez (2011-15)
The highest two gamers in Brewers historical past, by far, are Corridor of Famers Robin Yount and Paul Molitor. A transparent third behind them? Braun. His 47.2 bWAR in Milwaukee ranks behind solely these two, and he’s equally located on lots of the franchise’s all-time leaderboards, to not point out a transparent first in house runs (352). Braun was the NL Rookie of the 12 months in 2007, arriving as among the best hitters in baseball simply two years after the crew drafted him fifth general out of the College of Miami. The following season, the Brewers made their first playoff look in 26 years, and three years after that, they made one other, with Braun taking house NL MVP honors.
Cardinals (1)Carlos Beltrán (2012-13)
Regardless of being 35-36 years previous on the time, Beltrán was an All-Star in each of his seasons in St. Louis. The Cardinals made it to Sport 7 of the NLCS in 2012 and to the World Sequence in 2013, and whereas neither playoff run resulted in a hoop, Beltrán actually polished his resume as an elite postseason performer, hitting a mixed .306/.410/.571 over 29 video games.
Cubs (2)Cole Hamels (2018-19), Daniel Murphy (2018)
The 2018 Cubs have been trying to e-book the crew’s fourth straight postseason journey, third straight NL Central title and second World Sequence championship in a three-year span. With a small division lead in hand in the course of the summer time, the membership acquired Hamels from the Rangers in July to bolster a rotation that hadn’t matched expectations, then swung a deal to get Murphy from the Nationals in August, plugging him in at second base. Each gamers delivered down the stretch. Hamels had a 2.36 ERA in 12 begins, and Murphy hit .297 with an .800 OPS. Nonetheless, after main the division for greater than two months straight, the Cubs fell right into a tie with the Brewers on the very finish of the season, misplaced a Sport 163 tiebreaker to Milwaukee, then fell to the Rockies within the NL Wild Card Sport.
Pittsburgh is one among simply two groups shut out of this specific poll, after catcher Russell Martin obtained simply 2.3% of the vote on the 2025 poll, going one and finished. Will the Pirates’ drought even be one and finished? Most probably. Todd Frazier, who completed his profession in Pittsburgh in 2021, is amongst these eligible to reach on the 2027 poll and would appear to face a very good likelihood of creating the lower. J.A. Happ and Joakim Soria (each 2015) are among the many different gamers eligible to affix who had temporary Bucs tenures.
Reds (3)Shin-Soo Choo (2013), Edwin Encarnación (2005-09), Matt Kemp (2019)
The Reds have been within the Pirates’ boat a yr in the past, as the one crew with out a consultant on the 2025 poll. Now they’re again in enterprise. Choo was improbable in his one season with the crew, forming an epic pairing with Votto, who was the one NL hitter with the next OBP than Choo’s .423. Kemp had the alternative expertise, getting launched in early Could with a .493 OPS in 20 video games. Encarnación is a extra sophisticated case, as he by no means actually discovered his footing in 5 seasons in Cincy earlier than changing into a late-blooming star following a commerce to the Blue Jays. Nonetheless, that deal introduced Scott Rolen to the Reds on the 2009 Deadline, and the membership received two division titles with the Corridor of Famer on the scorching nook.
Arizona is the opposite crew that got here up empty on this poll, after Adam Jones went one and finished a yr in the past. Theirs must also be a short-term absence, although. Asdrubal Cabrera and Josh Reddick (each members of the 2021 D-backs) are amongst these eligible to debut on the following poll, and the likes of Justin Upton (2028 poll), Zack Greinke (2029), Evan Longoria (2029), Madison Bumgarner (2029) and AJ Pollock (2029) will come alongside quickly.
Dodgers (7)Bobby Abreu (2012), Andruw Jones (2008), Howie Kendrick (2015-17), Matt Kemp (2006-14, ‘18), Manny Ramirez (2008-10), Jimmy Rollins (2015), Chase Utley (2015-18)
The Dodgers had a whopping eight gamers on the 2025 poll and this time round are one among three golf equipment tied for probably the most, with seven. Two of these are newcomers: Kendrick and Kemp. The latter was the crew’s sixth-round Draft choose in 2013 and have become a bona fide star in Los Angeles, earlier than accidents derailed him. His 2011 season — when he narrowly misplaced the NL MVP race to Braun — stays among the best in franchise historical past: a 172 OPS+, 39 homers, 40 stolen bases and eight.0 bWAR. Kemp’s tenure stands in distinction to the opposite six, who all arrived as established veterans and had pretty quick stays. That doesn’t imply they weren’t memorable, although, particularly within the case of Ramirez, whose 1.012 OPS in components of three seasons was the very best in Dodgers historical past (minimal 750 plate appearances) earlier than Shohei Ohtani (1.025) got here alongside.
Giants (3)Carlos Beltrán (2011), Hunter Pence (2012-18, ‘20), Omar Vizquel (2005-08)
One yr after the Giants landed Beltrán within the memorable Commerce Deadline deal that price them a pitching prospect named Zack Wheeler, they as soon as once more made a transfer for an outfielder on the finish of July. This one didn’t depart them with remorse over what they gave up. And whereas Beltrán was out and in, Pence caught round. Not solely that, however he grew to become a unusual (and productive) fan favourite who was a key contributor to Giants championship groups in 2012 and ‘14. Whereas the second of these titles is most remembered for Madison Bumgarner’s pitching heroics, Pence additionally batted .444 with a 1.167 OPS in that seven-game Fall Traditional towards the Royals.
Padres (1)Matt Kemp (2015-16)
A.J. Preller was employed because the Padres’ GM in August 2014, and it wasn’t lengthy earlier than he started to ascertain his aggressive fame. That December, he jumpstarted a busy offseason by swinging a take care of the Dodgers for Kemp. Justin Upton, James Shields, Craig Kimbrel and B.J. Upton would comply with him to San Diego as Preller sought to construct the Padres’ first playoff crew since 2006. Nonetheless, the 2015 Friars went 74-88, and it will be one other 5 years after that earlier than that objective got here to fruition. Kemp wound up enjoying 254 video games and hitting 46 homers for the crew, then was traded to the Braves on the 2016 Deadline.
Rockies (2)Matt Kemp (2020), Daniel Murphy (2019-20)
The Rockies made back-to-back playoff appearances in 2017-18 earlier than falling off to 91 losses in 2019, however hopes of a rebound in the course of the shortened 2020 season didn’t come to move. This is able to show to be Nolan Arenado’s last yr in Colorado, and the crew’s common lineup included Kemp and Murphy, each of their age-35 seasons and each, at this level, a far cry from their peaks. Kemp was virtually completely a DH and posted a .745 OPS in 43 video games. Murphy was largely a primary baseman and had a .608 OPS. Neither performed within the Majors once more.
