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Blue Devils in the Pros: Opening Week
4/8/2023 6:00:00 PM | Baseball
DURHAM – Seventeen former players and two former Duke coaches began the 2023 professional baseball season over the past week at multiple levels. Former pitching coaches Pete Maki (Minnesota Twins) and Dusty Blake (St. Louis Cardinals) began their MLB coaching careers with their respective clubs, as Marcus Stroman was slotted the 2023 Opening Day Starter for the Chicago Cubs.
Matt Mervis and Jimmy Herron begin the 2023 campaign at the triple-A level, as Mervis was placed on the Iowa Cubs roster and Herron on the Albuquerque Isotopes.
Former Blue Devils' Griffin Conine (Pensacola Blue Wahoos), Bryce Jarvis (Amarillo Sod Poodles) and Ethan Murray (Biloxi Shuckers) all began their double-A seasons on Thursday.
2023 Duke Blue Devils in the Pros
Pete Maki – Pitching Coach – Minnesota Twins (MLB)
Dusty Blake – Pitching Coach – St. Louis Cardinals (MLB)
Marcus Stroman – RHP – Chicago Cubs (MLB)
Matt Mervis – 1B – Iowa Cubs (AAA)
Jimmy Herron – OF – Albuquerque Isotopes (AAA)
Griffin Conine – RF – Pensacola Blue Wahoos (AA)
Bryce Jarvis – RHP – Amarillo Sod Poodles (AA)
Ethan Murray – SS – Biloxi Shuckers (AA)
Graeme Stinson – LHP – Bowling Green Hot Rods (High-A)
Adam Laskey – LHP – South Bend Cubs (High-A)
Joey Loperfido – 2B – Asheville Tourists (High-A)
Jack Carey – RHP – Greensboro Grasshoppers (High-A)
Michael Rothenberg – C – Lakeland Flying Tigers (A)
Marcus Johnson – RHP – Charleston RiverDogs (A)
Billy Seidl – RHP – Kannapolis Cannon Ballers (A)
Graham Pauley – 3B – Lake Elsinore Storm (A)
Henry Williams – RHP – ACL Padres (Rookie Ball)
Jimmy Loper – RHP – FCL Mets (Rookie Ball)
Chris Proctor – C – Lancaster Barnstormers (Independent Ball)
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Matt Mervis and Jimmy Herron begin the 2023 campaign at the triple-A level, as Mervis was placed on the Iowa Cubs roster and Herron on the Albuquerque Isotopes.
Former Blue Devils' Griffin Conine (Pensacola Blue Wahoos), Bryce Jarvis (Amarillo Sod Poodles) and Ethan Murray (Biloxi Shuckers) all began their double-A seasons on Thursday.
2023 Duke Blue Devils in the Pros
Pete Maki – Pitching Coach – Minnesota Twins (MLB)
Dusty Blake – Pitching Coach – St. Louis Cardinals (MLB)
Marcus Stroman – RHP – Chicago Cubs (MLB)
Matt Mervis – 1B – Iowa Cubs (AAA)
Jimmy Herron – OF – Albuquerque Isotopes (AAA)
Griffin Conine – RF – Pensacola Blue Wahoos (AA)
Bryce Jarvis – RHP – Amarillo Sod Poodles (AA)
Ethan Murray – SS – Biloxi Shuckers (AA)
Graeme Stinson – LHP – Bowling Green Hot Rods (High-A)
Adam Laskey – LHP – South Bend Cubs (High-A)
Joey Loperfido – 2B – Asheville Tourists (High-A)
Jack Carey – RHP – Greensboro Grasshoppers (High-A)
Michael Rothenberg – C – Lakeland Flying Tigers (A)
Marcus Johnson – RHP – Charleston RiverDogs (A)
Billy Seidl – RHP – Kannapolis Cannon Ballers (A)
Graham Pauley – 3B – Lake Elsinore Storm (A)
Henry Williams – RHP – ACL Padres (Rookie Ball)
Jimmy Loper – RHP – FCL Mets (Rookie Ball)
Chris Proctor – C – Lancaster Barnstormers (Independent Ball)
For more information on Duke baseball, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching for "DukeBASE".
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