Current Pro Baseball Players from Utah (MLB 2023)

Baseball Players, and athletes of all sports really, take pride in where they’re from. Whether it’s the state, city or area code – you always notice players wanting to rep their home area.

Fans tend to do the same thing. It’s always more fun to pull for a player when they’re from your home state (or even your hometown), especially when that player also happens to be playing on your favorite team.

With all that in mind, we went through MLB.com and pulled every player’s home state (or country) on the 40-man rosters for each team.

We found 2 players from the state of Utah on major league rosters. Not many to be fair, but still more than ten other states (Utah is tied with North Dakota for 39th overall). As far as individual cities, both players from Utah represent the city of Riverton.

MLB Players from Utah

Here are the 2 guys representing the state of Utah on MLB Rosters at the start of the 2023 season including what town he’s from and what team he plays for.

Name	City	Team
Joe Barlow	Riverton	Rangers
Tanner Banks	Riverton	White Sox

Player Bios

Here is a little more background info on both players representing the state of Utah:

Joe Barlow

Joe Barlow, born in Riverton, Utah, grew up in a large family with eleven siblings. He attended Riverton High School in Riverton, where he began to develop his baseball skills.

After high school, Barlow attended Salt Lake Community College in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he played college baseball in 2015 and 2016. Interestingly, during his freshman season at Salt Lake Community College, Barlow played as a catcher and had a batting average of .202 with zero home runs and 13 RBIs.

Barlow’s professional baseball journey began when he was selected in the 11th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft by the Texas Rangers. Barlow has since been developing and honing his skills as a pitcher within the Rangers organization, showcasing his potential and growth in the sport.

Tanner Banks

Tanner Banks, born in Riverton, Utah, attended Riverton High School in Riverton, Utah. After high school, he continued his baseball career at Salt Lake Community College in Salt Lake City, Utah, before transferring to the University of Utah.

Banks’ college career laid a strong foundation for his future in professional baseball. In the 2014 MLB Draft, he was selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 18th round. Banks made his MLB debut on April 10, 2022, with the Chicago White Sox.

His journey from high school to the major leagues showcases his dedication to the sport and his development as a pitcher, capable of contributing effectively at the highest level of baseball.

Baseball Hometown Fun Facts

California, by far, has the most current MLB players of any state with 189.

The second most was the state of Florida with 89, followed by Texas (78), Georgia (40) and New York with 38.

The Dominican Republic has 120 players currently in major league baseball which is incredibly impressive considering the country has a total population of only 11 million people. By comparison, the state of California has a population of 39 million and the state of Florida has a population of almost 22 million.