TOP 30 PLAYERS IN SEA DOGS HISTORY

Adrian Gonzalez

Ranked second in Eastern League in 2002 in games (138) and RBI (96). Led the Sea Dogs in games (138), at-bats (508), hits (135), doubles (34), home runs (17) and RBI (96) in 2002. Five-time Major League All-Star, four-time Gold Glove Award winner and two-time Silver Slugger Award Winner. Member of Team Mexico in 2020 Olympic Games.

Livan Hernandez

1997 World Series MVP with Florida Marlins. Two-time MLB All-Star. Committed just 15 errors in his 17-year MLB career. Between 1998 and 2007, he never pitched fewer than 199 innings in any given season. Led the National League in innings pitched in three seasons (2003-2005) and led the league in complete games in two of those years. In 2004 and 2005, led the major leagues with 3,927 and 4,009 pitches

Charles Johnson

Named Eastern League, Baseball America and USA Today Minor League All-Star in 1994. Two-time National League All-Star, winning four consecutive Gold Glove Awards between 1995 and 1998. World Series Champion in 1997 with Florida Marlins. One of three catchers in MLB history to catch at least 100 games in a single season without committing an error.

Mark Kotsay

Named Eastern League and Double-A All-Star in lone season with the Sea Dogs. Rated the top prospect in the Eastern League in 1997 by Baseball America. Led Eastern League in runs scored (103). Appeared in 1,914 MLB games for the San Diego Padres, Florida Marlins, Oakland A’s, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox and Milwaukee Brewers. Became the Manager of the Oakland Athletics in 2022.

Jon Lester

Named 2005 Eastern League All-Star and Pitcher of the Year after recording 167 strikeouts with a 2.57 ERA in 26 games. Four-time MLB All-Star. Three-time World Series Champion, winning with the Red Sox in 2007 and 2013 then with the Chicago Cubs in 2016.

Billy Mcmillon

McMillon is the only player in Sea Dogs history to have also managed the team. McMillon was an outfielder with the team in 1995 and would manage the team in 2014 and 2015. He has been a part of the two winningest seasons in Sea Dogs history. In 1995 he appeared in a franchise record 141 games and walked a franchise record 96 times, while hitting .313 and earning Eastern League Year-End All-Star honors. In 2014, he earned Eastern League Manager of the Year honors leading the team to a franchise-high 88-73 (.620) record.

Will Middlebrooks

Middlebrooks hit .302 in 96 games with the Sea Dogs in 2011 earning both mid and post-season Eastern League All-Star honors. He was also selected to participate in the prestigious MLB Futures Game. He had a six-year Major League career with the Red Sox, Padres, Brewers, and Rangers.

Kevin Millar

Earned 1997 Eastern League MVP honors after hitting .342 with 32 HR and 131 RBI. Holds Sea Dogs single season and career records for average, hits, & RBI. 2004 World Series Champion with the Boston Red Sox.

Yoan Moncada

Named Baseball America’s 2016 Minor League Player of the Year after combining to hit .294 with 31 doubles, 15 home runs, 62 RBI, and 45 stolen bases between Single-A Salem and Double-A Portland. He was the MVP of the 2016 MLB Futures Game with a 2-for-5 performance including a go-ahead homer in the 8th inning.

Brandon Moss

Moss was an Eastern League All-Star in 2005, where he led the team in runs and hits. In 2006, he was named the Portland Sea Dogs MVP after leading the team in hits, doubles, triples, and RBI. He guided the Sea Dogs to the Eastern League Championship earning Playoff MVP honors after smashing five home runs in nine games with 10 RBI and hitting .361. He had an 11-year Major League career and was an All-Star in 2014 with the Oakland Athletics.