Miami-Dade high school grads who played in Major League Baseball in 2015

Darnell Sweeney, Phillies, Hialeah American (Alan Diaz / AP)

By Steve Svekis

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Dec. 16, 2015 1:50 PM PT

There were 19 Miami-Dade high school grads who played in the majors in 2015. Source: baseball-reference.com

3B Manny Machado, Orioles, Miami Brito

3B Manny Machado, Orioles, Miami Brito (Ben Margot / AP)

1B Yonder Alonso, Padres, Coral Gables

1B Yonder Alonso, Padres, Coral Gables (Lenny Ignelzi / AP)

LHP Gio Gonzalez, Nationals, Miami Monsignor Pace

LHP Gio Gonzalez, Nationals, Miami Monsignor Pace (Alex Brandon / AP)

C Yasmani Grandal, Dodgers, Miami Springs

C Yasmani Grandal, Dodgers, Miami Springs (Harry How / Getty Images)

RHP Dan Otero, Athletics, Miami Ransom-Everglades

RHP Dan Otero, Athletics, Miami Ransom-Everglades (Hannah Foslien / Getty Images)

C J.P. Arencibia, Phillies, Miami Westminster Christian

C J.P. Arencibia, Phillies, Miami Westminster Christian (Steve Nesius / AP)

3B Alex Rodriguez, Yankees, Miami Westminster Christian

3B Alex Rodriguez, Yankees, Miami Westminster Christian (Jim McIsaac / Getty Images)

Steve Svekis has been at the Sun Sentinel since 1989. He has been the sports Sunday editor and page designer, assistant sports editor over high schools, business columnist and now web producer. He wrote and voiced a web-animated parody of the Miami Dolphins in 2004 and 2005 that earned an EPpy, beating out the New York Times and Toronto Star. He was a Dolphins beat writer in 2010.

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