Baseball Roster for 1996 Norfolk Tides
| # | Player Name | Pos | Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | Born | Place | High Level | mlbYears |
| Juan Acevedo | P | 26 | R | R | 6-2 | 220 | 5/5/1970 | Ciudad Juarez,Mexico | MLB | 1995-2003 |
| Benny Agbayani | LF-RF | 24 | R | R | 5-11 | 225 | 12/28/1971 | Honolulu,Hawaii | MLB | 1998-2002 |
| Pat Ahearne | P | 26 | R | R | 6-3 | 195 | 12/10/1969 | San Francisco,California | MLB | 1995-1995 |
| Joe Ausanio | P | 30 | R | R | 6-1 | 205 | 12/9/1965 | Kingston,New York | MLB | 1994-1995 |
| Brian Bark | P | 27 | L | L | 5-9 | 170 | 8/26/1968 | Baltimore,Maryland | MLB | 1995-1995 |
| Jason Bullard | P | 27 | R | R | 6-2 | 185 | 10/23/1968 | Wharton,Texas | AAA | - |
| Paul Byrd | P | 25 | R | R | 6-1 | 184 | 12/3/1970 | Louisville,Kentucky | MLB | 1995-2009 |
| Alberto Castillo | C | 26 | R | R | 6-0 | 185 | 2/10/1970 | San Juan de Maguana,Dominican Republic | MLB | 1995-2007 |
| Joel Chimelis | SS | 28 | R | R | 6-0 | 165 | 7/27/1967 | Brooklyn,New York | AAA | - |
| Joe Crawford | P | 26 | L | L | 6-3 | 225 | 5/2/1970 | Gainesville,Florida | MLB | 1997-1997 |
| Brian Daubach | 1B | 24 | L | R | 6-1 | 201 | 2/11/1972 | Belleville,Illinois | MLB | 1998-2005 |
| Kevin Flora | CF-LF | 27 | R | R | 6-0 | 180 | 6/10/1969 | Fontana,California | MLB | 1991-1995 |
| Matt Franco | 1B-3B | 26 | L | R | 6-2 | 200 | 8/19/1969 | Santa Monica,California | MLB | 1995-2003 |
| Mike Fyhrie | P | 26 | R | R | 6-2 | 203 | 12/9/1969 | Long Beach,California | MLB | 1996-2002 |
| Mike Gardiner | P | 30 | B | R | 6-0 | 200 | 10/19/1965 | Sarnia,Ontario | MLB | 1990-1995 |
| Shawn Gilbert | LF-2B | 31 | R | R | 5-9 | 185 | 3/12/1965 | Camden,New Jersey | MLB | 1997-2000 |
| Jason Hardtke | 2B-3B | 24 | B | R | 5-10 | 175 | 9/15/1971 | Milwaukee,Wisconsin | MLB | 1996-1998 |
| Chris Howard | C | 30 | R | R | 6-2 | 200 | 2/27/1966 | San Diego,California | MLB | 1991-1994 |
| Toby Larson | P | 23 | R | R | 6-3 | 210 | 2/22/1973 | Coeur d'Alene,Idaho | AAA | - |
| Mark Lee | P | 31 | L | L | 6-5 | 220 | 7/20/1964 | Williston,North Dakota | MLB | 1988-1995 |
| Terrell Lowery | CF-LF | 25 | R | R | 6-3 | 195 | 10/25/1970 | Oakland,California | MLB | 1997-2000 |
| Bob MacDonald | P | 31 | L | L | 6-3 | 200 | 4/27/1965 | East Orange,New Jersey | MLB | 1990-1996 |
| John Mahalik | SS-2B | 24 | R | R | 6-2 | 195 | 7/28/1971 | Irving,Texas | AAA | - |
| Pedro Martinez | P | 27 | L | L | 6-2 | 185 | 11/29/1968 | Villa Mella,Dominican Republic | MLB | 1993-1997 |
| Trey McCoy | OF-1B | 29 | R | R | 6-3 | 215 | 10/12/1966 | Augusta,Georgia | AAA | - |
| James McCready | P | 26 | R | R | 6-1 | 187 | 11/25/1969 | Norwood,Massachusetts | AAA | - |
| Kevin Morgan | 3B | 26 | R | R | 6-1 | 170 | 3/3/1970 | Lafayette,Louisiana | MLB | 1997-1997 |
| Alex Ochoa | RF-LF | 24 | R | R | 6-0 | 195 | 3/29/1972 | Miami Lakes,Florida | MLB | 1995-2002 |
| Jay Payton | CF-LF | 23 | R | R | 5-10 | 185 | 11/22/1972 | Zanesville,Ohio | MLB | 1998-2010 |
| Robert Person | P | 26 | R | R | 6-0 | 194 | 10/6/1969 | St. Louis,Missouri | MLB | 1995-2003 |
| Roberto Petagine | 1B | 25 | L | L | 6-1 | 215 | 6/2/1971 | Nueva Esparita,Venezuela | MLB | 1994-2006 |
| Hector Ramirez | P | 24 | R | R | 6-3 | 218 | 12/15/1971 | El Seybo,Dominican Republic | MLB | 1999-2000 |
| Rick Reed | P | 30 | R | R | 6-1 | 195 | 8/16/1965 | Huntington,West Virginia | MLB | 1988-2003 |
| Luis Rivera | SS | 32 | R | R | 5-9 | 175 | 1/3/1964 | Cidra,Puerto Rico | MLB | 1986-1998 |
| Kevin Roberson | RF-LF | 28 | B | R | 6-4 | 210 | 1/29/1968 | Decatur,Illinois | MLB | 1993-1996 |
| Bryan Rogers | P | 28 | R | R | 5-11 | 170 | 10/30/1967 | Hollister,California | AAA | - |
| Gary Thurman | RF-LF | 31 | R | R | 5-10 | 165 | 11/12/1964 | Indianapolis,Indiana | MLB | 1987-1997 |
| Andy Tomberlin | RF-LF | 29 | L | L | 5-11 | 185 | 11/7/1966 | Monroe,North Carolina | MLB | 1993-1998 |
| Ricky Trlicek | P | 27 | R | R | 6-2 | 200 | 4/26/1969 | Houston,Texas | MLB | 1992-1997 |
| Derek Wallace | P | 24 | R | R | 6-3 | 215 | 9/1/1971 | Van Nuys,California | MLB | 1996-1999 |
| Mike Welch | P | 23 | L | R | 6-2 | 210 | 8/25/1972 | Haverhill,Massachusetts | MLB | 1998-1998 |
| Shannon Withem | P | 23 | R | R | 6-3 | 185 | 9/21/1972 | Ann Arbor,Michigan | MLB | 1998-1998 |
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