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Baseball in Madison, Wisconsin

Total Players
96
Major Leaguers
17
Minor Leaguers
17
Colleges
3
High Schools
8
Based on available data in TBC database. Not a complete historical listing. The list of entities below is based on the city name and does not consider metropolitan areas or suburbs. It is based solely on the name of the city.

College Listing

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collegeconferencedivisionnickname
Edgewood CollegeNACC (2025)NCAA-3Eagles
Madison Area Technical CollegeNJCAA-Reg4 (2025)NJCAAWolves
University of WisconsinBig10 (1991)NCAA-1Badgers
3 Record(s)

High Schools

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Teams Listing

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teamleaguelevelnicknames
MadisonMidwAHatters,Muskies
MadisonNorthernIndBlack Wolf
2 Record(s)

Major Leaguers

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playerposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Ed BarryP6-3185RL1882-10-02Madison,WIMLB1905-19071905-1907 
Les BartholomewP5-11195RL1903-04-04Madison,WIMLB1928-19321928-1932 
Gene BrabenderP6-6225RR1941-08-16Madison,WIMLB1966-19701966-1970
1961-  UDFA  -LAN
John BraunP6-5218RR1939-12-26Madison,WIMLB1964-19641964-1964
1960-  UDFA  -MLN
Charlie ChechP6-0190RR1878-04-27Madison,WIMLB1905-19091905-1909 
Bruce ChristensenSS5-11160LR1948-02-22Madison,WIMLB1971-19711971-1976
1966- 17- 328-CAL
Ken FrailingP6-0190LL1948-01-19Madison,WIMLB1972-19761972-1978
1966-  5-  98-CHA
Vern GeishertP6-1215RR1946-01-10Madison,WIMLB1969-19691969-1969
1966-  2-  26-CAL
Mike GoslingP6-2210LL1980-09-23Madison,WIMLB2004-20091999-2010
2001-  2-  66-ARI
Lou MahaffeyP5-9170RR1874-01-03Madison,WIMLB1898-18981898-1898 
Pat NeshekP6-3220BR1980-09-04Madison,WIMLB2006-20192000-2019
2002-  6- 182-MIN
Kid NicholsP5-11175BR1869-09-14Madison,WIMLB1890-19061890-1906 
Karl Pagel1B6-2190LL1955-03-29Madison,WIMLB1978-19831976-1984
1976-  1-  20-CHN
Rick ReichardtOF6-3215RR1943-03-16Madison,WIMLB1964-19741964-1974
1964-  UDFA  -ANA
Ben RortvedtC5-9191LR1997-09-25Madison,WIMLB2021-20242016-2024
2016-  2-  56-MIN
Zane SmithP6-2195LL1960-12-28Madison,WIMLB1984-19961981-1996
1982-  3-  63-ATL
Bill Southworth3B6-2205RR1945-11-10Madison,WIMLB1964-19641964-1964
1964-  UDFA  -MLN
17 Record(s)
All historical Major Leaguers listed as born in this city. Excludes players born in nearby suburbs