Baseball Logan Lowery, Assistant Director/Communications Story Links STARKVILLE – Mississippi State has 33 former players playing in professional baseball this season, including eight in the Major Leagues. The Diamond Dawgs also have three former players coaching at the Big League level in New York Mets manager Buck Showalter (1977), Chicago Cubs bullpen coach Chris Young (2000-02) and New York Yankees first base coach Travis Chapman (1997-2000).
