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{{Short description|Baseball team of the University of Michigan}}
{{Infobox college baseball team
| name           = Michigan Wolverines
| current        = 2025 Michigan Wolverines baseball team
| logo           = Michigan Wolverines logo.svg
| logo_size      = 150
| founded        = {{Start date and age|1866}}
| university     = University of Michigan
| athletic_director = [[Warde Manuel]]
| coach          = [[Tracy Smith (baseball)|Tracy Smith]]
| tenure         = 3rd
| conference     = [[Big Ten Conference]]
| location       = [[Ann Arbor, Michigan]]
| stadium        = [[Ray Fisher Stadium]]
| capacity       = 4,000
| nickname       = [[Michigan Wolverines|Wolverines]]
| conference_history =
| record         =
| nat_champ      = 1953, 1962
| runner_up      = 2019
| cws            = 1953, 1962, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 2019
| regional_champ = 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 2007, 2019
| ncaa_tourn     = 1953, 1961, 1962, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022
| conf_tourn     = 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1999, 2006, 2008, 2015, 2022
| conf_champ     = 1899, 1901, 1905, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1936, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1961, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1997, 2006, 2007, 2008
}}

The '''Michigan Wolverines baseball''' team represents the [[University of Michigan]] in [[NCAA Division I]] [[college baseball]]. Along with most other Michigan athletic teams, the baseball team participates in the [[Big Ten Conference]].  They play their home games at [[Ray Fisher Stadium]].

The Wolverines have made the [[College World Series]] eight times, winning two national championships in 1953 and 1962. Michigan is the third winningest program in NCAA Division I baseball history, trailing only [[Fordham Rams baseball|Fordham]] and [[Texas Longhorns baseball|Texas]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2021 NCAA Baseball Record Book|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_RB/2021/D1.pdf|publisher=ncaa.org|access-date=17 March 2021}}</ref> 
The team is currently coached by [[Tracy Smith (baseball)|Tracy Smith]], who replaced [[Erik Bakich]] who left Michigan to coach at [[Clemson Tigers baseball|Clemson]].

[[File:1875 University of Michigan baseball team.jpg|right|thumb|180px|1875 Michigan baseball team]]
[[File:1882 University of Michigan baseball team.jpg|right|thumb|180px|1882 Michigan baseball team with [[Moses Fleetwood Walker]].]]
[[File:1886 University of Michigan baseball team.jpg|right|thumb|180px|1886 Michigan baseball team]]
[[File:1899 University of Michigan baseball team.jpg|right|thumb|180px|1899 team – Michigan's first conference champions]]
[[File:1912 University of Michigan baseball team.jpg|right|thumb|180px|1912 team – coached by [[Branch Rickey]].]]
[[File:1914 University of Michigan baseball team.jpg|right|thumb|180px|1914 team – starring [[George Sisler]].]]
[[File:1953 University of Michigan baseball team (national champions).jpg|thumb|right|180px|Michigan's 1953 NCAA national championship team.]]

==Championships==

===NCAA College World Series National Championships===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Season !! Record !! Head coach 
|-
| [[1953 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|1953]] || 21–9 || [[Ray Fisher (baseball)|Ray Fisher]]
|-
| [[1962 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|1962]] || 31–13 || [[Don Lund]]
|}

===Conference Championships===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Season !! Conference !! Record !! Head coach 
|-
| 1899 || [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] || 5–2 || H.T. Clarke
|-
| 1901 || Big Ten || 8–2 || [[Frank Sexton (baseball)|Frank Sexton]]
|-
| 1905 || Big Ten || 9–3 || [[Sport McAllister|L.W. McAllister]]
|-
| 1918 || Big Ten || 9–1 || [[Carl Lundgren]]
|-
| 1919 || Big Ten || 9–0 || Carl Lundgren
|-
| 1920 || Big Ten || 9–1 || Carl Lundgren
|-
| 1923 || Big Ten || 10–0 || [[Ray Fisher (baseball)|Ray Fisher]]
|-
| 1924 || Big Ten || 8–2 || Ray Fisher
|-
| 1926 || Big Ten || 9–2 || Ray Fisher
|-
| 1928 || Big Ten || 11–1 || Ray Fisher
|-
| 1929 || Big Ten || 7–2 || Ray Fisher
|-
| 1936 || Big Ten || 9–1 || Ray Fisher
|-
| 1941 || Big Ten || 10–2 || Ray Fisher
|-
| 1942 || Big Ten || 10–2 || Ray Fisher
|-
| 1944 || Big Ten || 8–0 || Ray Fisher
|-
| 1945 || Big Ten || 8–0 || Ray Fisher
|-
| 1948 || Big Ten || 10–2 || Ray Fisher
|-
| 1949 || Big Ten || 8–4 || Ray Fisher
|-
| 1950 || Big Ten || 9–3 || Ray Fisher
|-
| 1952 || Big Ten || 8–4 || Ray Fisher
|-
| 1953 || Big Ten || 10–3 || Ray Fisher
|-
| 1961 || Big Ten || 10–2 || [[Don Lund]]
|-
| 1975 || Big Ten || 13–3 || [[Moby Benedict]]
|-
| 1976 || Big Ten || 9–4 || Moby Benedict
|-
| 1978 || Big Ten || 13–3 || Moby Benedict
|-
| 1980 || Big Ten || 14–2 || [[Bud Middaugh]]
|-
| 1981 || Big Ten || 10–4 || Bud Middaugh
|-
| 1983 || Big Ten || 13–2 || Bud Middaugh
|-
| 1984 || Big Ten || 11–5 || Bud Middaugh
|-
| 1986 || Big Ten || 13–3 || Bud Middaugh
|-
| 1987 || Big Ten || 13–3 || Bud Middaugh
|-
| 1997 || Big Ten || 17–9 || [[Geoff Zahn]]
|-
| 2006 || Big Ten || 23–9 || [[Rich Maloney]]
|-
| 2007 || Big Ten || 21–7 || Rich Maloney
|-
| 2008 || Big Ten || 26–5 || Rich Maloney
|}

===Conference Tournament championships===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Conference !! Tournament Location !! Head coach 
|-
| 1981 || [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] || [[Ray Fisher Stadium]], [[Ann Arbor, Michigan|Ann Arbor, MI]] || [[Bud Middaugh]]
|-
| 1983 || Big Ten || Ray Fisher Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI || Bud Middaugh
|-
| 1984 || Big Ten || [[Siebert Field]], [[Minneapolis|Minneapolis, MN]] || Bud Middaugh
|-
| 1986 || Big Ten || Siebert Field, Minneapolis, MN || Bud Middaugh
|-
| 1987 || Big Ten || Ray Fisher Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI || Bud Middaugh
|-
| 1999 || Big Ten || [[Bill Davis Stadium]], [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus, OH]] || [[Geoff Zahn]]
|-
| 2006 || Big Ten || Ray Fisher Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI || [[Rich Maloney]]
|-
| 2008 || Big Ten || Ray Fisher Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI || Rich Maloney
|-
| 2015 || Big Ten || [[Target Field]], Minneapolis, MN || [[Erik Bakich]]
|-
| 2022 || Big Ten || [[Charles Schwab Field Omaha]], [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha, NE]] || Erik Bakich
|}

==Stadium==
The Wolverines play their home games in [[Ray Fisher Stadium]].  The stadium is named after [[Ray Fisher (baseball)|Ray Fisher]], who is the winningest coach in Michigan baseball history, with 636 victories and also the [[1953 College World Series]] championship.

In 2008, alum and owner of the [[New York Mets]] [[MLB]] franchise, [[Fred Wilpon]] donated $9 million for the renovation of Fisher Stadium and Alumni Field. It is now known as the Wilpon Baseball and Softball Complex, but more commonly known as the Wilpon Baseball Complex.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name !! Years
|-
| Ferry Field || 1923–1966
|-
| Ray Fisher Stadium || 1967–2007
|-
| Ray Fisher Stadium at Wilpon Baseball Complex || 2008–present
|}

==Head coaches==
{{Main|List of Michigan Wolverines head baseball coaches}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Coach
! Years
! Seasons
! Record
! Pct
|-
| [[Pete Conway|Peter Conway]]
| 1891–1892
| 2
| 22–9–1
| {{winpct|22|9|1}}
|-
| [[Frank Sexton (baseball)|Frank Sexton]]
| 1896, 1901–1908
| 3
| 38–22
| {{winpct|38|22}}
|-
| [[Charles F. Watkins]]
| 1897–1898, 1900
| 3
| 16–17
| {{winpct|16|17}}
|-
| [[Henry Clarke (baseball)|Henry T. Clarke]]
| 1898–1899
| 2
| 14–5
| {{winpct|14|5}}
|-
| [[Skel Roach|R.C. "Skel" Roach]]
| 1903
| 1
| 12–5
| {{winpct|12|5}}
|-
| [[Jerome Utley]]
| 1904
| 1
| 10–5
| {{winpct|10|5}}
|-
| [[Sport McAllister|Lew "Sport" McAllister]]
| 1905–1906, 1908–1909
| 4
| 58–17–1
| {{winpct|58|17|1}}
|-
| [[Bobby Lowe]]
| 1907
| 1
| 11–4–1
| {{winpct|11|4|1}}
|-
| [[Branch Rickey]]
| 1910–1913
| 4
| 68–32–4
| {{winpct|68|32|4}}
|-
| [[Carl Lundgren]]
| 1914–1920
| 7
| 93–43–6
| {{winpct|93|43|6}}
|-
| [[Ray Fisher (baseball)|Ray Fisher]]
| 1921–1958
| 38
| 636–295–8
| {{winpct|636|295|8}}
|-
| [[Don Lund]]
| 1959–1962
| 4
| 80–53–3
| {{winpct|80|53|3}}
|-
| [[Moby Benedict]]
| 1963–1979
| 18
| 367–252–5
| {{winpct|367|252|5}}
|-
| [[Bud Middaugh]]
| 1980–1989
| 10
| 465–146–1
| {{winpct|465|146|1}}
|-
| [[Bill Freehan]]
| 1990–1995
| 6
| 166–167–1
| {{winpct|166|167|1}}
|-
| [[Geoff Zahn]]
| 1996–2001
| 6
| 163–169–2
| {{winpct|163|169|2}}
|-
| [[Chris Harrison (baseball coach)|Chris Harrison]]
| 2002
| 1
| 21–32
| {{winpct|21|32}}
|-
| [[Rich Maloney]]
| 2003–2012
| 10
| 341–244
| {{winpct|341|244}}
|-
| [[Erik Bakich]]
| 2013–2022
| 10
| 328–216
| {{winpct|328|216}}
|-
| [[Tracy Smith (baseball)|Tracy Smith]]
| 2023–present
| 2
| 60–56
| {{winpct|60|56}}
|}

==Year-by-year results==
{{Main|List of Michigan Wolverines baseball seasons}}
''This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by the Wolverines.''

{| cellpadding="1" style="width:80%;" class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! style="background: #FFCB05; color:#00274C;"|Year
! style="background: #FFCB05; color:#00274C;"|Coach
! style="background: #FFCB05; color:#00274C;"|Record
! style="background: #FFCB05; color:#00274C;"|Notes
|-
| 2021 || Erik Bakich || 27–19 || [[2021 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament|NCAA Regional]]
|-
| 2022 || Erik Bakich || 34–28 || [[2022 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament|NCAA Regional]]
|-
| 2023 || Tracy Smith || 28–28 ||
|-
| 2024 || Tracy Smith || 32–28 || 
|-
| 2024 || Tracy Smith || 33–23 || 
|}

==Michigan in the NCAA tournament==
*The [[NCAA Division I Baseball Championship|NCAA Division I baseball tournament]] started in 1947.
*The [[NCAA Division I Baseball Championship#Past formats|format]] of the tournament has changed through the years.

{| cellpadding="1" border="1" cellspacing="0" style="width:80%;" class="sortable"
|- style="background:#00274C; color:white;"
! Year
! Record
! Pct
! Notes
|-
| 1953 || 4–1 || .800 || '''[[1953 College World Series|College World Series]] (Champions)'''
|-
| 1961 || 2–2 || .500 || [[1961 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA District 4 Regional]]
|-
| 1962 || 8–2 || .800 || '''[[1962 College World Series|College World Series]] (Champions)'''
|-
| 1975 || 3–2 || .600 || [[1975 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA Mideast Regional]]
|-
| 1976 || 3–1 || .750 || [[1976 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA Mideast Regional]]
|-
| 1977 || 2–2 || .500 || [[1977 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA Midwest Regional]]
|-
| 1978 || 4–2 || .667 || '''[[1978 College World Series|College World Series]] (5th Place)'''
|-
| 1980 || 4–2 || .667 || '''[[1980 College World Series|College World Series]] (5th Place)'''
|-
| 1981 || 4–3 || .571 || '''[[1981 College World Series|College World Series]] (7th Place)'''
|-
| 1983 || 5–2 || .714 || '''[[1983 College World Series|College World Series]] (3rd Place)'''
|-
| 1984 || 3–2 || .600 || '''[[1984 College World Series|College World Series]] (7th Place)'''
|-
| 1985 || 3–2 || .600 || [[1985 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA South I Regional]]
|-
| 1986 || 0–2 || .000 || [[1986 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA Mideast Regional]]
|-
| 1987 || 1–2 || .333 || [[1987 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA Northeast Regional]]
|-
| 1988 || 2–2 || .500 || [[1988 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA Central Regional]]
|-
| 1989 || 3–2 || .600 || [[1989 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA West II Regional]]
|-
| 1999 || 2–2 || .500 || [[1999 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA South Bend Regional]]
|-
| 2005 || 1–2 || .333 || [[2005 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA Atlanta Regional]]
|-
| 2006 || 1–2 || .333 || [[2006 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA Atlanta Regional]]
|-
| 2007 || 3–3 || .500 || [[2007 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA Corvallis Super Regional]]
|-
| 2008 || 1–2 || .333 || [[2008 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA Ann Arbor Regional]]
|-
| 2015 || 2–2 || .500 || [[2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA Louisville Regional]]
|-
| 2017 || 0–2 || .000 || [[2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA Chapel Hill Regional]]
|-
| 2019 || 9–4 || .692 || '''[[2019 College World Series|College World Series]] (Runner-up)'''
|-
| 2021 || 0–2 || .000 || [[2021 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA South Bend Regional]]
|-
| 2022 || 2–2 || .500 || [[2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA Louisville Regional]]
|- class="sortbottom" style="background:#FFCB05; color:#121849;"
| {{center|'''TOTALS'''}}
| '''72–54'''
| '''.574'''
| '''2 National Championships, 8 CWS Appearances'''
|}

==First Team All-Americans==
{| class="wikitable" style="background:white; min-width:70%"
|-
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Michigan Wolverines|Player|Position|Year(s)|Selectors}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[Bruce Haynam]]
| [[Shortstop]]
| 1953'''†'''
| ABCA
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[Don Eaddy]]
| [[Third baseman|Third Base]]
| 1955'''†'''
| ABCA
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Ken Tippery
| [[Second baseman|Second Base]]
| 1957'''†'''
| ABCA
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[Bill Freehan]]
| [[Catcher]]
| 1961'''†'''
| ABCA
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[Jim Burton (baseball)|Jim Burton]]
| [[Pitcher]]
| 1971
| SN
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[Steve Howe (baseball)|Steve Howe]]
| [[Pitcher]]
| 1979
| SN
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[Rick Leach (baseball)|Rick Leach]]
| [[Outfielder|Outfield]]
| 1979
| SN
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[Jim Paciorek]]
| [[Outfielder|Outfield]]
| 1982'''†'''
| ABCA, BA
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[Chris Sabo]]
| [[Third baseman|Third Base]]
| 1983
| BA, SN
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[Barry Larkin]]
| [[Shortstop]]
| 1984, 1985'''†'''
| ABCA, BA, SN
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Mike Watters
| [[Outfielder|Outfield]]
| 1985
| BA
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[Casey Close]]
| [[Outfielder|Outfield]]
| 1986'''†'''
| ABCA, BA
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[Jim Abbott]]
| [[Pitcher]]
| 1988
| SN
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Carmen Benedetti
| [[Designated hitter|Designated Hitter]]
| 2015
| NCBWA
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[Jake Cronenworth]]
| [[Utility player (baseball)|Utility]]
| 2015
| ABCA
|- style="text-align:center;"
| colspan=4 | <small>Source:{{cite web|url=https://mgoblue.com/documents/2016/7/6/bsb-record-book.pdf|title=Baseball Record Book|publisher=mgoblue.com  |access-date=2021-03-02}}</small>
ABCA: [[American Baseball Coaches Association]]
BA: [[Baseball America]]
CB: [[Collegiate Baseball]]
NCBWA: [[National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association]]
SN: [[Sporting News]]
'''†''' Denotes consensus All-American
|}

==Individual honors==

===Retired numbers===
Michigan has retired six uniform numbers to date. Below is the detailed list:<ref>[http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/061009aaa.html "Baseball retired numbers" at MGoBlue official website]</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
| colspan="5" style="background:#00274C; color:white;"| '''Retired numbers'''
|-
!  style="width:40px; background:#FFCB05; color:#00274C;"| No.
!  style="width:150px; background:#FFCB05; color:#00274C;"|Player
!  style="width:100px; background:#FFCB05; color:#00274C;"|Position
!  style="width:80px; background:#FFCB05; color:#00274C;"|Career
!  style="width:100px; background:#FFCB05; color:#00274C;"| No. retired
|-
| '''1''' || [[Moby Benedict]] || [[Shortstop|SS]] || 1953–56 || 1979
|-
| '''11''' || [[Bill Freehan]] || [[Catcher|C]] || 1959–61 || 1977
|-
| '''16''' || [[Barry Larkin]] || [[Shortstop|SS]] || 1983–85 || 2010
|-
| '''31''' || [[Jim Abbott]] || [[Pitcher|P]] ||  1986–88 || 2009
|-
| '''33''' || [[Don Lund]] || [[Outfielder|OF]] || 1943–45 || 1999
|-
| '''44''' || [[Ray Fisher (baseball)|Ray Fisher]] || Coach <sup>1</sup> || 1921–58 || 2000
|}

<sup>1</sup> Never played for the Wolverines. He coached Michigan with a record 636 wins and led the team to 15 Big Ten championships apart from winning the 1953 College World Series.

===National Awards===

====Golden Spikes Award Winner====
*[[Jim Abbott]] (1987)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/baseball/baseball.htm|title=Michigan Baseball Individual Honors|access-date=2013-04-18|date=2013-04-18|work=bentley.umich.edu|publisher=[[Bentley Historical Library]]}}</ref>

====Baseball America College Player of the Year====
*[[Casey Close]] (1986)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mich/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/bsb-recordbook.pdf|title=Michigan Baseball National Honors|access-date=2013-04-13|date=2013-04-13|work=MGoBlue.com|publisher=[[University of Michigan Baseball Record Book]]}}</ref>

====NCBWA National Coach of the Year====
*[[Erik Bakich]] (2019)

===Conference Awards===

====Big Ten Player of the Year====
*[[Jim Paciorek]] (1982)
*[[Rick Stoll]] (1983) 
*[[Barry Larkin]] (1984, 1985)
*[[Casey Close]] (1986)
*[[Jim Abbott]] (1988)
*[[Scott Weaver (baseball)|Scott Weaver]] (1995) 
*[[Nate Recknagel]] (2008)
*[[Jordan Brewer]] (2019)

====Big Ten Pitcher of the Year====
*Larry Carroll (1984)
*[[Jim Brauer]] (2005)
*[[Zach Putnam]] (2008)
*[[Connor O'Halloran]] (2023)

====Big Ten Freshman of the Year====
*Scott Weaver (1993)
*Jason Alcaraz (1996)
*Jake Bivens (2015)

====Big Ten Coach of the Year====
*[[Geoff Zahn]] (1997)
*[[Rich Maloney]] (2007, 2008)

====Big Ten Batting Title====
*[[Bill Freehan]]  (1961;  .585 batting average)
*[[Carl Cmejrek]]  (1965;  .453 batting average)
*[[Elliott Maddox]] (1968; .467 batting average)
*[[Rick Leach]]  (1978;  .473 batting average)
*[[George Foussianes]]  (1979;  .452 batting average)
*[[Tony Evans (baseball)|Tony Evans]]  (1981;  .465 batting average)
*[[Jim Paciorek, Ken Hayward]]  (1982;  .462 batting average)
*[[Fred Erdmann]]  (1983;  .500 batting average)
*[[Randy Wolfe]]  (1985;  .514 batting average)
*[[Casey Close]]  (1986;  .469 batting average)
*[[Scott Timmerman]]  (1993;  .431 batting average)
*[[Scott Weaver (baseball)|Scott Weaver]]  (1995;  .500 batting average)
*[[Dominic Clementi]]  (2018;  .413 batting average)

===University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor===
The following 35 Michigan Wolverines baseball players and coaches (listed in order of induction) have been inducted into the [[University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor]]:

*[[Bill Freehan]] (1978) – baseball
*[[Bennie Oosterbaan]] (1978) – football, basketball, baseball, basketball coach, football coach
*[[Ray Fisher (baseball)|Ray Fisher]] (1979) – baseball coach
*[[George Sisler]] (1979) – baseball
*[[William B. "Buck" Giles|Buck Giles]] (1980) – baseball
*[[Harry Kipke]] (1981) – football, basketball, and baseball
*[[Whitey Wistert]] (1981) – football and baseball
*[[Bud Chamberlain]] (1982) – baseball
*[[Jack Tompkins]] (1982) – hockey and baseball
*[[Elmer Gedeon]] (1983) – track and baseball
*[[Dick Wakefield]] (1983) – baseball
*[[Elroy Hirsch]] (1984) – football, basketball, baseball, and track
*[[Bob Chappuis]] (1984) – football and baseball
*[[Don Lund]] (1984) – football, baseball, basketball, and coaching
*[[Doug Roby]] (1985) – football and baseball
*[[Branch Rickey]] (1985) – baseball coach
*[[David M. Nelson]] (1986) – football and baseball
*[[Ernie McCoy (athletic director)|Ernie McCoy]] (1986) basketball, football, basketball coach, and assistant athletic director
*[[Jack Blott]] (1987) – football and baseball
*[[Bruce Haynam]] (1988) – baseball
*[[Frank Nunley]] (1989) – football and baseball
*[[Forest Evashevski]] (1990) – football and baseball
*[[Jack Weisenburger]] (1992) – football and baseball
*[[Moby Benedict]] (1994) – baseball and coaching
*[[Dominic Tomasi]] (1994) – football and baseball
*[[Steve Boros]] (1996) – baseball 
*[[Herman Fishman]] (2002) – basketball and baseball
*[[Bill Mogk]] (2002) – baseball
*[[Jim Abbott]] (2004) – baseball
*J. Daniel Cline (2007) – football and baseball
*[[Barry Larkin]] (2007) – baseball 
*Larry Carroll (1991) - baseball
*David Campbell (2009) – baseball
*[[Rick Leach (baseball)|Rick Leach]] (2009) – football and baseball
*[[Casey Close]] (2011) – baseball
*[[Jim Paciorek]] (2020) – baseball

==Wolverines in the MLB==
<ref>[http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/040110aac.html "Wolverines in Professional Baseball" at MGoBlue official website]</ref>
[[File:Baseball barry larkin 2004.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Barry Larkin]]

{|
|-
|style="background-color:#FFCC00; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;"|
|= Selected to the [[MLB Hall of Fame|Major League Baseball Hall of Fame]]
|-
|style="background-color:lightsteelblue; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;"|
|= [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game]] participant 
|}
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Michigan Wolverines|color=#FFFFFF}};" | Player
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Michigan Wolverines|color=#FFFFFF}};" | Position
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Michigan Wolverines|color=#FFFFFF}};" | Team(s)
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Michigan Wolverines|color=#FFFFFF}};" | Years
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Michigan Wolverines|color=#FFFFFF}};" | [[World Series|{{color|#FFFFFF|World Series}}]]
|-
|[[Jim Abbott]]
|Pitcher
|[[California Angels|CAL]], [[New York Yankees|NYY]], [[Chicago White Sox|CHW]], [[Milwaukee Brewers|MIL]]
|1989–1999
|0
|-
|[[Pete Appleton]]
|Pitcher
|[[Cincinnati Reds|CIN]], [[Cleveland Indians|CLE]], [[Boston Red Sox|BOS]], [[New York Yankees|NYY]], [[Washington Senators (1901–1960)|WSH]], [[Chicago White Sox|CHW]], [[St. Louis Browns|SLB]]
|1927–1945
|0
|-
|[[Fred Blanding]]
|Pitcher
|[[Cleveland Naps|CLE]]
|1910–1914
|0
|-
|[[Frank Bliss]]
|Catcher/Third Baseman
|[[Milwaukee Grays|MLG]]
|1878
|0
|-
|[[Jack Blott]]
|Catcher
|[[Cincinnati Reds|CIN]]
|1924
|0
|-
|[[Steve Boros]]
|Third Baseman
|[[Detroit Tigers|DET]], [[Chicago Cubs|CHC]], [[Cincinnati Reds|CIN]]
|1957–1965
|0
|-
|[[Frank Bowerman]]
|Catcher
|[[Baltimore Orioles (1882–1899)|BLN]], [[Pittsburgh Pirates|PIT]], [[New York Giants (baseball)|NYG]], [[Boston Doves|BSN]]
|1895–1909
|0
|-
|[[James Bourque (baseball)|James Bourque]]
|Pitcher
|[[Washington Nationals|WSN]]
|2019–present
|0
|-
|[[Jim Burton (baseball)|Jim Burton]]
|Pitcher
|[[Boston Red Sox|BOS]]
|1975–1977
|0
|-
|[[Dave Campbell (infielder)|Dave Campbell]]
|Second Baseman
|[[Detroit Tigers|DET]], [[San Diego Padres|SDP]], [[St. Louis Cardinals|STL]], [[Houston Astros|HOU]]
|1967–1974
|0
|-
|[[Mike Cervenak]]
|Third Baseman
|[[Philadelphia Phillies|PHI]]
|2008
|0
|-
|[[Jeff Criswell (baseball)|Jeff Criswell]]
|Pitcher
|[[Colorado Rockies|COL]]
|2024–present
|0
|-bgcolor=lightsteelblue
|[[Jake Cronenworth]]
|Second Baseman
|[[San Diego Padres|SDP]]
|2020–present
|0
|-
|[[Kelly Dransfeldt]]
|Shortstop
|[[Texas Rangers (baseball)|TEX]], [[Chicago White Sox|CHW]]
|1999–2004
|0
|-
|[[Don Eaddy]]
|Third Baseman
|[[Chicago Cubs|CHC]]
|1959
|0
|-
|[[Hal Elliott]]
|Pitcher
|[[Philadelphia Phillies|PHI]]
|1929–1932
|0
|-
|[[Jack Enzenroth]]
|Catcher
|[[St. Louis Browns|SLB]], [[Kansas City Packers|KCP]]
|1914–1915
|0
|-
|[[Danny Fife]]
|Pitcher
|[[Minnesota Twins|MIN]]
|1973–1974
|0
|-
|[[Fritz Fisher]]
|Pitcher
|[[Detroit Tigers|DET]]
|1964
|0
|-
|[[Jake Fox]]
|Utility
|[[Chicago Cubs|CHC]], [[Oakland Athletics|OAK]], [[Baltimore Orioles|BAL]]
|2007–2011
|0
|-bgcolor=lightsteelblue
|[[Bill Freehan]]
|Catcher
|<span style =background:#FFFFFF>'''{{border |[[Detroit Tigers|{{color|#0C2C56|DET}}]]|display=inline |width=2px |color=#FF6600}}'''</span>
|1961–1976
|1
|-
|[[Elmer Gedeon]]
|Centerfielder
|[[Washington Senators (1901–1960)|WSH]]
|1939
|0
|-
|[[Johnny Gee]]
|Pitcher
|[[Pittsburgh Pirates|PIT]], [[New York Giants (baseball)|NYG]]
|1939–1946
|0
|-
|[[Chris Getz]]
|Second Baseman
|[[Chicago White Sox|CHW]], [[Kansas City Royals|KCR]], [[Toronto Blue Jays|TOR]]
|2008–2014
|0
|-
|[[Bob Glenn]]
|Pitcher
|[[St. Louis Cardinals|STL]]
|1920
|0
|-
|[[Tommy Henry (baseball)|Tommy Henry]]
|Pitcher
|[[Arizona Diamondbacks|ARI]]
|2022–present
|0
|-
|[[John Herrnstein]]
|First Baseman/Leftfielder
|[[Philadelphia Phillies|PHI]], [[Chicago Cubs|CHC]], [[Atlanta Braves|ATL]]
|1962–1966
|0
|-
|[[John Hibbard]]
|Pitcher
|[[Chicago Cubs|CHC]]
|1884
|0
|-
|[[Rich Hill (pitcher)|Rich Hill]]
|Pitcher
|[[Chicago Cubs|CHC]], [[Baltimore Orioles|BAL]], [[Boston Red Sox|BOS]], [[Cleveland Indians|CLE]], [[Los Angeles Angels|LAA]], [[New York Yankees|NYY]], [[Oakland Athletics|OAK]], [[Los Angeles Dodgers|LAD]], [[Minnesota Twins|MIN]], [[Tampa Bay Rays|TBR]], [[New York Mets|NYM]], [[Pittsburgh Pirates|PIT]], [[San Diego Padres|SDP]]
|2005–present
|0
|-bgcolor=lightsteelblue
|[[Steve Howe (baseball)|Steve Howe]]
|Pitcher
|<span style =background:#FFFFFF>'''{{border |[[Los Angeles Dodgers|{{color|#005A9C|LAD}}]]|display=inline |width=2px |color=#005A9C}}'''</span>, [[Minnesota Twins|MIN]], [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|TEX]], <span style =background:#FFFFFF>'''{{border |[[New York Yankees|{{color|#132448|NYY}}]]|display=inline |width=2px |color=#132448}}'''</span>
|1980–1996
|2
|-
|[[Mike Ignasiak]]
|Pitcher
|[[Milwaukee Brewers|MIL]]
|1991–1995
|0
|-
|[[Mike Joyce (baseball)|Mike Joyce]]
|Pitcher
|[[Chicago White Sox|CHW]]
|1962–1963
|0
|-
|[[Scott Kamieniecki]]
|Pitcher
|<span style =background:#FFFFFF>'''{{border |[[New York Yankees|{{color|#132448|NYY}}]]|display=inline |width=2px |color=#132448}}'''</span>, [[Baltimore Orioles|BAL]], [[Cleveland Indians|CLE]], [[Atlanta Braves|ATL]]
|1991–2000
|1
|-
|[[Karl Kauffmann]]
|Pitcher
|[[Colorado Rockies|COL]]
|2023–present
|0
|-
|[[Red Killefer]]
|Outfielder/Second Baseman
|[[Detroit Tigers|DET]], [[Washington Senators (1901–1960)|WSH]], [[Cincinnati Reds|CIN]], [[New York Giants (baseball)|NYG]]
|1907–1916
|0
|-
|[[Mike Knode]]
|Outfielder/Second Baseman
|[[St. Louis Cardinals|STL]]
|1920
|0
|-
|[[Ray Knode]]
|First Baseman
|[[Cleveland Indians|CLE]]
|1923–1926
|0
|-
|[[Dennis Konuszewski]]
|Pitcher
|[[Pittsburgh Pirates|PIT]]
|1995
|0
|-
|[[Bobby Korecky]]
|Pitcher
|[[Minnesota Twins|MIN]], [[Arizona Diamondbacks|ARI]], [[Toronto Blue Jays|TOR]]
|2008–2014
|0
|-
|[[Ryan LaMarre]]
|Outfielder
|[[Cincinnati Reds|CIN]], [[Boston Red Sox|BOS]], [[Oakland Athletics|OAK]], [[Minnesota Twins|MIN]], [[Chicago White Sox|CHW]], [[New York Yankees|NYY]]
|2015–present
|0
|-
|[[Chick Lathers]]
|Third Baseman/Second Baseman
|[[Detroit Tigers|DET]]
|1910–1911
|0
|-
|[[Doc Lavan]]
|Shortstop
|[[St. Louis Browns|SLB]], [[Philadelphia Athletics|PHA]], [[Washington Senators (1901–1960)|WSH]], [[St. Louis Cardinals|STL]]
|1913–1924
|0
|-
|}

{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Michigan Wolverines|color=#FFFFFF}};" | Player
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Michigan Wolverines|color=#FFFFFF}};" | Position
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Michigan Wolverines|color=#FFFFFF}};" | Team(s)
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Michigan Wolverines|color=#FFFFFF}};" | Years
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Michigan Wolverines|color=#FFFFFF}};" | [[World Series|{{color|#FFFFFF|World Series}}]]
|-bgcolor=#FFCC00
|[[Barry Larkin]]
|Shortstop
|<span style =background:#FFFFFF>'''{{border |[[Cincinnati Reds|{{color|#C6011F|CIN}}]]|display=inline |width=2px |color=#000000}}'''</span>
|1986–2004
|1
|-
|[[Rick Leach (baseball)|Rick Leach]]
|Outfielder/First Baseman
|[[Detroit Tigers|DET]], [[Toronto Blue Jays|TOR]], [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|TEX]], [[San Francisco Giants|SFG]]
|1981–1990
|0
|-
|[[Dick LeMay]]
|Pitcher
|[[San Francisco Giants|SFG]], [[Chicago Cubs|CHC]]
|1961–1963
|0
|-
|[[Don Lund]]
|Outfielder
|[[Brooklyn Dodgers|BRO]], [[St. Louis Browns|SLB]], [[Detroit Tigers|DET]]
|1945–1954
|0
|-
|[[Tom Lundstedt]]
|Catcher
|[[Chicago Cubs|CHC]], [[Minnesota Twins|MIN]]
|1973–1975
|0
|-
|[[Elliott Maddox]]
|Centerfielder/Third Baseman
|[[Detroit Tigers|DET]], [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|WSA/TEX]], [[New York Yankees|NYY]], [[Baltimore Orioles|BAL]], [[New York Mets|NYM]]
|1970–1980
|0
|-
|[[Mike Matheny]]
|Catcher
|[[Milwaukee Brewers|MIL]], [[Toronto Blue Jays|TOR]], [[St. Louis Cardinals|STL]], [[San Francisco Giants|SFG]]
|1994–2006
|0
|-
|[[Bill McAfee]]
|Pitcher
|[[Chicago Cubs|CHC]], [[Boston Braves|BSN]], [[Washington Senators (1901–1960)|WSH]], [[St. Louis Browns|SLB]]
|1930–1934
|0
|-
|[[Hal Morris]]
|First Baseman
|[[New York Yankees|NYY]], <span style =background:#FFFFFF>'''{{border |[[Cincinnati Reds|{{color|#C6011F|CIN}}]]|display=inline |width=2px |color=#000000}}'''</span>, [[Kansas City Royals|KCR]], [[Detroit Tigers|DET]]
|1988–2000
|1
|-
|[[Bud Morse]]
|Second Baseman
|[[Philadelphia Athletics|PHA]]
|1929
|0
|-
|[[Kirt Ojala]]
|Pitcher
|<span style =background:#FFFFFF>'''{{border |[[Florida Marlins|{{color|#009CA6|FLA}}]]|display=inline |width=2px |color=#27251F}}'''</span>
|1997–1999
|1
|-bgcolor=lightsteelblue
|[[Steve Ontiveros (pitcher)|Steve Ontiveros]]
|Pitcher
|[[Oakland Athletics|OAK]], [[Philadelphia Phillies|PHI]], [[Seattle Mariners|SEA]], [[Boston Red Sox|BOS]]
|1991–1995
|0
|-
|[[Jim Paciorek]]
|First Baseman/Third Baseman
|[[Milwaukee Brewers|MIL]]
|1987
|0
|-
|[[Slicker Parks]]
|Pitcher
|[[Detroit Tigers|DET]]
|1921
|0
|-
|[[John Perrin (American sportsman)|Jack Perrin]]
|Rightfielder
|[[Boston Red Sox|BOS]]
|1921
|0
|-
|[[Ted Petoskey]]
|Centerfielder
|[[Cincinnati Reds|CIN]]
|1934–1935
|0
|-
|[[Ross Powell]]
|Pitcher
|[[Cincinnati Reds|CIN]], [[Houston Astros|HOU]], [[Pittsburgh Pirates|PIT]]
|1993–1995
|0
|-
|[[Zach Putnam]]
|Pitcher
|[[Cleveland Indians|CLE]], [[Colorado Rockies|COL]], [[Chicago Cubs|CHC]], [[Chicago White Sox|CHW]]
|2011–2017
|0
|-bgcolor=lightsteelblue
|[[J. J. Putz]]
|Pitcher
|[[Seattle Mariners|SEA]], [[New York Mets|NYM]], [[Chicago White Sox|CHW]], [[Arizona Diamondbacks|ARI]]
|2003–2014
|0
|-
|[[Glenn Redmon]]
|Second Baseman
|[[San Francisco Giants|SFG]]
|1974
|0
|-
|[[Bob Reed (baseball)|Bob Reed]]
|Pitcher
|[[Detroit Tigers|DET]]
|1969–1970
|0
|-
|[[Clayton Richard]]
|Pitcher
|[[Chicago White Sox|CHW]], [[San Diego Padres|SDP]], [[Chicago Cubs|CHC]], [[Toronto Blue Jays|TOR]]
|2008–2019
|0
|-bgcolor=#FFCC00
|[[Branch Rickey]]
|Catcher
|[[St. Louis Browns|SLB]], [[New York Highlanders|NYY]]
|1905–1914
|0 (4 as executive)
|-
|[[Leon Roberts]]
|Outfielder
|[[Detroit Tigers|DET]], [[Houston Astros|HOU]], [[Seattle Mariners|SEA]], [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|TEX]], [[Toronto Blue Jays|TOR]], [[Kansas City Royals|KCR]]
|1974–1984
|0
|-
|[[Bill Roman]]
|First Baseman
|[[Detroit Tigers|DET]]
|1964–1965
|0
|-bgcolor=lightsteelblue
|[[Chris Sabo]]
|Third Baseman
|<span style =background:#FFFFFF>'''{{border |[[Cincinnati Reds|{{color|#C6011F|CIN}}]]|display=inline |width=2px |color=#000000}}'''</span>, [[Baltimore Orioles|BAL]], [[Chicago White Sox|CHW]], [[St. Louis Cardinals|STL]]
|1988–1996
|1
|-
|[[Bobby Scales]]
|Leftfielder/Third Baseman
|[[Chicago Cubs|CHC]]
|2009–2010
|0
|-
|[[Frank Sexton (baseball)|Frank Sexton]]
|Pitcher
|[[Boston Beaneaters|BSN]]
|1895
|0
|-
|[[Brian Simmons (baseball)|Brian Simmons]]
|Outfielder
|[[Chicago White Sox|CHW]], [[Toronto Blue Jays|TOR]]
|1998–2001
|0
|-
|[[Bert Sincock]]
|Pitcher
|[[Cincinnati Reds|CIN]]
|1908
|0
|-bgcolor=#FFCCOO
|[[George Sisler]]
|First Baseman
|[[St. Louis Browns|SLB]], [[Washington Senators (1901–1960)|WSH]], [[Boston Braves|BSN]]
|1915–1930
|0
|-
|[[Ted Sizemore]]
|Second Baseman
|[[Los Angeles Dodgers|LAD]], [[St. Louis Cardinals|STL]], [[Philadelphia Phillies|PHI]], [[Chicago Cubs|CHC]], [[Boston Red Sox|BOS]]
|1969–1980
|0
|-bgcolor=lightsteelblue
|[[Lary Sorensen]]
|Pitcher
|[[Milwaukee Brewers|MIL]], [[St. Louis Cardinals|STL]], [[Cleveland Indians|CLE]], [[Oakland Athletics|OAK]], [[Chicago Cubs|CHC]], [[Montreal Expos|MON]], [[San Francisco Giants|SFG]]
|1977–1988
|0
|-
|[[Ernie Vick]]
|Catcher
|<span style =background:#FFFFFF>'''{{border |[[St. Louis Cardinals|{{color|#000066|STL}}]]|display=inline |width=2px |color=#C41E3A}}'''</span>
|1922–1926
|1
|-bgcolor=lightsteelblue
|[[Dick Wakefield]]
|Leftfielder
|[[Detroit Tigers|DET]], [[New York Yankees|NYY]], [[New York Giants (baseball)|NYG]]
|1941–1952
|0
|-
|[[Moses Fleetwood Walker|Fleet Walker]]
|Catcher
|[[Toledo Blue Stockings|TOL]]
|1884
|0
|-
|[[Welday Walker]]
|Leftfielder
|[[Toledo Blue Stockings|TOL]]
|1884
|0
|-
|[[Gary Wayne]]
|Pitcher
|[[Minnesota Twins|MIN]], [[Colorado Rockies|COL]], [[Los Angeles Dodgers|LAD]]
|1989–1994
|0
|-
|[[Whitey Wistert]]
|Pitcher
|[[Cincinnati Reds|CIN]]
|1934
|0
|-
|[[Geoff Zahn]]
|Pitcher
|[[Los Angeles Dodgers|LAD]], [[Chicago Cubs|CHC]], [[Minnesota Twins|MIN]], [[California Angels|CAL]]
|1973–1985
|0
|-
|[[Bill Zepp]]
|Pitcher
|[[Minnesota Twins|MIN]], [[Detroit Tigers|DET]]
|1969–1971
|0
|-
|}
{{col-end}}

Note: [[Charlie Gehringer]], [[Derek Jeter]], and [[Ted Simmons]] are [[Baseball Hall of Fame]] inductees who were enrolled at Michigan, but never played for the baseball team.

:''Source: [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/college/university_of_michigan_baseball_players.shtml Baseball Reference]''

===First-Round MLB Draft Picks===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
<th>Pick</th>
<th>Player</th>
<th >Team</th>
<th>Position</th>
<th >Year</th>
|-
| 13
| [[Rick Leach (baseball)|Rick Leach]] 
| [[Detroit Tigers]]
| OF
| [[1979 Major League Baseball draft|1979]]
|-
| 16
| [[Steve Howe (baseball)|Steve Howe]]
| [[Los Angeles Dodgers]]
| LHP
| [[1979 Major League Baseball draft|1979]]
|-
| 25
| [[Steve Perry (baseball)|Steve Perry]]
| [[Los Angeles Dodgers]]
| RHP
| [[1979 Major League Baseball draft|1979]]
|-
| 14
| Rich Stoll
| [[Montreal Expos]]
| RHP
| [[1983 Major League Baseball draft|1983]]
|-
| 4
| [[Barry Larkin]]
| [[Cincinnati Reds]]
| SS
| [[1985 Major League Baseball draft|1985]]
|-
| 8
| [[Jim Abbott]]
| [[California Angels]]
| LHP
| [[1988 Major League Baseball draft|1988]]
|-
| 28
| David Parrish
| [[New York Yankees]]
| C
| [[2000 Major League Baseball draft|2000]]
|}

==See also==
*[[List of NCAA Division I baseball programs]]
*[[Big Ten baseball tournament]]
*[[Big Ten baseball champions]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* {{Official website|https://mgoblue.com/sports/baseball}}

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