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Wrapping Up 2001
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2001 Major League Debuts
Compiled by Ken Mandel
MLB.com

Whether they stormed through the season to win Rookie-of-the-Year or had a single plate appearance, here is a list of the players who made their Major League debuts during the 2001 season.

American League National League

ANGELS
David Eckstein SS
Larry Barnes 1B
Jamie Burke C
Mark Lukasiewicz P
Scot Shields P
Bart Miadich P
Steve Green P
 

ASTROS
Adam Everett SS
Roy Oswalt P
Tim Redding P
Carlos Hernandez P
Ricky Stone P
Wilfredo Rodriguez P
 

ATHLETICS
Tom Wilson C
 

BRAVES
Marcus Giles 2B
Damian Moss P
Tim Spooneybarger P
Joe Nelson P
Scott Sobkowiak P
 

BLUE JAYS
Felipe Lopez SS
Cesar Izturis SS
Luis Lopez 1B
Ryan Freel 2B
Bob File P
Brandon Lyon P
Brian Bowles P
 

BREWERS
Mike Coolbaugh 3B
Alex Sanchez OF
Nick Neugebauer P
Gus Gandarillas P
Ben Sheets P
 

DEVIL RAYS
Brent Abernathy 2B
Jared Sandberg 3B
Paul Hoover C
Joe Kennedy P
Travis Phelps P
Victor Zambrano P
Jesus Colome P
Jason Standridge
Bobby Seay P
 

CARDINALS
Albert Pujols 3B
Stubby Clapp 2B
Bud Smith P
Jason Karnuth P
Chad Hutchinson P
 

INDIANS
Danys Baez P
C.C. Sabathia P
Ryan Drese P
Roy Smith P
Mike Bacsik P
 

CUBS
Juan Cruz P
Courtney Duncan P
Carlos Zambrano P
Scott Chiasson P
 

MARINERS
Ichiro Suzuki RF
Ramon Vazquez SS (traded to Padres)
Scott Podsednik OF
Brian Fuentes P
 

DIAMONDBACKS
Jack Cust OF
Junior Spivey 2B
Troy Brohawn P
Bret Prinz P
Nick Bierbrodt P (traded to Devil Rays)
Mike Koplove P
Eric Knott P
 

ORIOLES
Brian Roberts SS
Jay Gibbons OF
Larry Bigbie OF
Geronimo Gil C
Willie Harris OF
Tim Raines Jr. OF
Josh Towers P
Rick Bauer P
Chad Paronto P
Jorge Julio P
Sean Douglass P
Kris Foster P
 

DODGERS
Jose Nunez P
 

RANGERS
Carlos Pena 1B
Craig Monroe OF
Chris Magruder OF
Juan Moreno P
Justin Duchscherer P
R.A. Dickey P
Joaquin Benoit P
 

EXPOS
Brad Wilkerson OF
Scott Stewart P
Troy Mattes P
 

RED SOX
Shea Hillenbrand 3B
James Lofton SS
Angel Santos 2B
Casey Fossum P
Sun Woo Kim P
 

GIANTS
Ryan Jensen P
Kurt Ainsworth P
 

ROYALS
Endy Chavez OF
Angel Berroa SS
Brandon Berger OF
Ken Harvey 1B
Chris George P
Jeff Austin P
Tony Cogan P
Mike MacDougal P
Brad Voyles P
 

MARLINS
Josh Beckett P
Kevin Olsen P
Benito Baez P
Gary Knotts P
Blaine Neal P
 

TIGERS
Brandon Inge C
Jarrod Patterson 3B
Chris Wakeland OF
Mike Rivera C
Adam Pettyjohn P
Victor Santos P
Nate Cornejo P
Luis Pineda P
Matt Miller P
 

METS
Tsuyoshi Shinjo OF (traded to Giants)
Alex Escobar OF (traded to Indians)
Dicky Gonzalez
Mark Corey P
 

TWINS
Bobby Kielty OF
Dustan Mohr OF
Michael Cuddyer 3B
Kyle Lohse P
Adam Johnson P
Brad Thomas P
Juan Rincon P
Grant Balfour P
 

PADRES
Cesar Crespo 2B
Donaldo Mendez SS
Brian Lawrence P
Jose Nunez P
Wascar Serrano P (traded to Mariners)
Junior Herndon P
Jeremy Fikac P
Brett Jodie P
Jason Middlebrook P
Jimmy Osting P
 

WHITE SOX
Aaron Rowand OF
Dan Wright P
Josh Fogg P
Ken Vining P
 

PHILLIES
Johnny Estrada C
Eric Valent OF
Brandon Duckworth P
Eddie Oropesa P
 

YANKEES
Nick Johnson 1B
Erick Almonte SS
Adrian Hernandez P
Brandon Knight P
Christian Parker P
 

PIRATES
Jack Wilson SS
Rob Mackowiak 2B
Craig Wilson C
Andy Barkett OF
David Williams P
Joe Beimel P
 
 

REDS
Adam Dunn OF
Corky Miller C
Jose Acevedo P
Chris Reitsma P
Lance Davis P
Brian Reith P
Scott MacRae P
Jared Fernandez P
Chris Piersoll P
Justin Atchley P
 
 

ROCKIES
Juan Uribe SS
Mario Encarnacion OF
Brent Butler IF
Cliff Brumbaugh OF (traded to Rangers)
Shawn Chacon P
Jason Jennings P
Tim Christman P
 

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