There are three Buckeyes currently on rosters, and a fourth who made a brief appearance.
We’re nearly a month into the 2025 Major League Baseball season, and while there aren’t many Ohio State baseball alums on MLB rosters, there are two who are getting consistent at-bats, another currently in a major league starting rotation, and a fourth who played briefly this month before getting sent back down.
There have been 64 Ohio State players who have gone on to appear in the big leagues, with the most recent debut belonging to right-handed pitcher Jack Neely, who debuted for the Chicago Cubs last season and made six appearances, striking out seven batters in six innings and pitching to a 9.00 ERA.
Neely is currently pitching for the Triple-A affiliate of Chicago, the Iowa Cubs. He has made four scoreless appearances and recorded two saves thus far in 2025.
While Neely is trying to pitch his way back to the big leagues down on the farm, there are three Buckeyes currently playing on Major League teams, and a fourth we’ll throw in as an “honorable mention” because he did play at the MLB level at one point in this season before a demotion.
Ryan Feltner
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Feltner pitched at Ohio State from 2016-2018 and is originally from Hudson, Ohio. He was a fourth round draft pick by the Rockies in 2018, and made his debut in 2021.
Over his first five seasons, Feltner has pitched in 66 games for the Rockies, starting 65 of them and making one relief appearance. Pitching mostly in hitter-friendly, high-altitude conditions in Denver, he’s compiled a 9-24 record with a 5.21 ERA and has struck out 283 batters in 328 innings.
Feltner has had an uneven start to his age-28 season so far, allowing 10 earned runs in 18.2 innings this season across three starts, resulting in a 4.82 ERA on the season. His earned run average was below 3.00 heading into Tuesday night’s start against the powerhouse LA Dodgers, but they tagged Feltner for five earned runs in 2+ innings to balloon his ERA to nearly 5.00.
Dillon Dingler
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Dingler played at Ohio State from 2018-2020 before he was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the second round of the abbreviated 2020 MLB Draft. Dingler is a Canton, Ohio-native and was a two-time captain for the Buckeyes. Dingler made his MLB debut in 2024, appearing in 27 games as a rookie. Because Dingler only took 87 at-bats last season, he entered the 2025 season with his rookie status still intact.
The 26-year old catcher made Detroit’s Opening Day roster this season as the primary backup to Jake Rogers, but due to injuries in front of him, Dingler has played in 13 of the Tigers’ 17 games. He’s hitting .302 so far this season — third on the Tigers — and is one of four Detroit players with two or more home runs through 17 games. He is also third on the team in RBI (9) and fourth in OPS (.853).
Dingler is making a case to become Detroit’s full-time starting catcher, even when Rogers returns. Even if the Tigers go back to Rogers, Dingler’s bat will keep in the lineup more often than not if he continues to hit.
Zach Dezenzo
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Dezenzo played at Ohio State from 2019-2022 and is originally from Alliance, Ohio. He was a 12th round pick of the Houston Astros in the 2022 MLB Draft, and made his debut last August for the Astros.
Dezenzo appeared in 19 games as a rookie for the Astros, hitting .242 with a .648 OPS in 65 plate appearances. He played both first base and third base last season for Houston, and also hit his first two major league home runs.
Like Dingler, Dezenzo also retained his rookie status for the 2025 season, and made the Astros Opening Day roster. He has appeared in six of Houston’s 17 games, going 2-for-15, striking out seven times and drawing one walk.
He has played first base, left field, and right field this season for Houston. His defensive versatility gives him value to the Astros, but he’s struggled at the dish this year.
Dominic Canzone
(Honorable Mention)
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After appearing in a combined 126 games for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Seattle Mariners the past two seasons and hitting 14 home runs, Canzone did not make the Mariners’ Opening Day roster this season. He was called up by Seattle on April 7, went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts in two games, and was sent back down to Triple-A Tacoma on April 13.
Canzone has hit .276 with an .861 OPS in eight games for Tacoma this season, with two home runs.
The 6-foot-tall, 190-pound outfielder played at Ohio State from 2017-2019 and is from Sagamore Township, located between Akron and Cleveland. He was an 8th-round pick of the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2019 MLB Draft, and was traded from Arizona to Seattle in 2023.