Florida Gators Baseball 2027 Roster Tracker

The Florida Gators are expected to be active in the NCAA Transfer Portal after an early exit in the NCAA Tournament.

The Florida Gators are expected to be active in the NCAA Transfer Portal after an early exit in the NCAA Tournament. | Alan Youngblood/Gainesville Sun / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

GAINESVILLE, Fla.-- The 2026 MLB Draft has come and gone, all but finalizing the Florida Gators' roster for the 2027 season after a group of players signed professional contracts.

Between the MLB Draft, NCAA Transfer Portal and high school recruiting, the Gators will have a very different roster due to 19 departures and over 20 new players expected to join the roster.

Here is a list of all of the changes to Florida's 2027 roster.

Returning Players (17)

• RHP Jackson Barberi (Jr.)
• RHP Aidan King (Jr.)
• RHP Blaine Rowland (R-So.)
• RHP Schuyler Sandford (R-So.)
• RHP Minjae Seo (R-Fr.)
• RHP Joshua Whritenour (R-So)
• RHP Caden McDonald (R-Jr.)
• LHP Jackson Hoyt (So.)
• C AJ Malzone (R-Jr.)
• INF Brendan Lawson (Jr.)
• INF Nic Partridge (R-Fr.)
• INF Colton Schwarz (So.)
• INF Landon Stripling (Sr.)
• INF Ethan Surowiec (Jr.)
• OF Jaden Bastian (R-Jr.)
• OF Jacob Kendall (So.)
• OF Cash Strayer (So.)

Departures (19)

Outgoing Seniors (9)

• RHP Billy Barlow
• RHP Ricky Reeth
• LHP Ernesto Lugo-Canchola
• C Karson Bowen - UDFA deal with Texas Rangers
• C Cole Stanford
• INF Sam Miller
• INF/OF Justin Nadeau
• OF/INF Blake Cyr - Drafted by New York Yankees
• OF/INF Ashton Wilson

Transfers (10)

• RHP Matthew Jenkins (R-Jr.) - Charlotte
• RHP Cooper Moss (R-Fr.) - USF
• RHP Christian Rodriguez (R-Jr.)
• RHP Cooper Walls (Jr.) - Georgia
• LHP McCall Biemiller (Jr.) - NC State
• LHP Eli Blair (So.) - USF
• LHP Rivers Kurland (R-Fr.)
• 2B Cade Kurland (R-Sr.) - LSU
• INF Kolt Myers (R-So.) - Grand Canyon
• OF Blake Brookins (R-Jr.) - Oregon State

MLB (6)

• RHP Luke McNeillie (Sr.) - New York Mets
• RHP Liam Peterson (Sr.) - Cleveland Guardians
• RHP Russell Sandefer (Sr.) - LA Dodgers
• OF Kyle Jones (R-Jr.) - Milwaukee Brewers
• OF Hayden Yost (Sr.) - Seattle Mariners
• INF Kevin Roberts Jr. (Signee) - Baltimore Orioles

Arrivals (22)

Transfers (9)

• RHP Zach Edwards - Oregon State
• RHP Maddox McDougall (Jr.) - Jacksonville State
• LHP Trey Morris (So.) - Oregon State
• C Jon Embury (Jr.) - Florida Gulf Coast
• C Eddie Marshall (So.) - Samford
• INF Caden Davidson (So) - JUCO Gaston College
• INF John Martinez (R-Jr.) - FAU
• INF Kyle McDaniel (Sr.) - Utah Tech
• OF Drew Dickerson (Jr.) - Oklahoma

High School Commits (13)

• RHP Cameron Hanes
• RHP Brady Snow
• RHP Ethan Wheeler
• LHP Carter Cox
• LHP Tyler Ellis
• LHP Colin White
• C Luke Labbe
• INF Brandon Heller
• INF Brandon Lorenzo
• INF Keaton Neal
• OF Brady Harris
• OF Lorenzo Laurel
• OF Braylen Montgomery

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