List of Aussie Baseballers in Major League Spring Training camps

THIS LIST HAS BEEN UPDATED AS AT 15 MARCH 2011.

Spring Training is about to kick off, so what better time than to put together a summary of all the Aussies involved.

There are two groups of players involved in Spring Training, those who are on the 40-man roster, meaning they have a major league contract, and those who are 'non-roster invitees'. The non-roster invitees are usually minor league players who are staking their claim for major league contracts and/or the highest level of minor league ball.

By my count, there are thirteen Aussies involved in Spring training, six non-roster invitees and seven who are on the 40-man roster for their clubs.

List of Non-Roster Invitees
Shane Lindsay, Chicago White Sox
Chris Oxspring, Detroit Tigers
Brendan Wise, Detroit Tigers
Justin Huber, Minnesota Twins
Joel Naughton, Phildelphia Phillies
Trent Oeltjen, LA Dodgers


List of players on the 40-man roster
Ryan Rowland-Smith, Houston Astros
Drew Naylor, Philadelphia Phillies
Peter Moylan, Atlanta Braves
Grant Balfour, Oakland Athletics
Rich Thompson, LA Angels
Luke Hughes, Minnesota Twins
Brad Thomas, Detroit Tigers

I will update this list through Spring Training as things change