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List of second generation Major League Baseball players

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The following is a list of father-and-son combinations who have played or managed in Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Three-generation families

In 1992, Bret Boone became the first third-generation MLB player in baseball history.


Altogether, there have been five three-generation MLB families:

  • The Bells (Gus, Buddy, David and Mike)
  • The Boones (Ray, Bob, Aaron and Bret)
  • The Colemans (Joe, Joe Jr., and Casey)
  • The Hairstons (Sammy, Jerry, Johnny, Jerry Jr. and Scott)
  • The Schofield/Werths (Ducky Schofield, Dick Schofield and Jayson Werth). Werth is the grandson of Ducky Schofield and nephew of Dick Schofield, and also the stepson of Dennis Werth.

    • The Runges (Ed, Paul, and Brian) are a three-generation family of MLB umpires.

    Parent played top-level professional baseball

    The following families had a parent play top-level professional baseball in a league other than Major League Baseball, and a son who played in Major League Baseball:

    Umpiring families

    ^1 The National and American Leagues consolidated umpiring crews beginning in the 2000 season; umpires who worked after the consolidation are denoted with "MLB".
    ^2 Joe Crawford, another son of Shag Crawford and brother of Jerry Crawford, is an official in the National Basketball Association.

    References

    List of second-generation Major League Baseball players Wikipedia
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