BYU Cougars
Name Class year ( s ) Degree ( s ) Notability
Danny Ainge 1981 B.A Former second baseman for the MLB 's Toronto Blue Jays and currently the President of Basketball Operations for the Boston Celtics
Rick Aguilera 1983 B.A Former pitcher for four MLB teams , winner of 1986 and 1991 World Series , three-time All-Star
Jeremy Guthrie ( transferred to Stanford before graduating ) Former pitcher for the Cleveland Indians , Baltimore Orioles , Colorado Rockies , and Kansas City Royals
Ken Hunt 1983 B.S Former pitcher for MLB 's Cincinnati Reds , participant in 1961 World Series
Wally Joyner 1984 B.A Former first baseman for five MLB teams , 1986 All-Star , current hitting coach for the Detroit Tigers
Jack Morris 1976 B.A Former pitcher for five MLB teams ; winner of the 1984 , 1991 ( MVP ) , 1992 , and 1993 World Series ; five-time All-Star
Cory Snyder 1986 B.A Former outfielder for five MLB teams , 1984 Olympic silver medalist
Kevin Towers 1982 B.A Former general manager of the San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks
Notable former athletes -- Baseball
The BYU Cougars are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Brigham Young University (BYU), located in Provo, Utah. BYU fields 21 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) varsity athletic teams. They are a member of the West Coast Conference for most sports. Other sports compete in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation and as independents. They were a member of the Mountain West Conference from 1999 to 2011 and before the formation of the MWC, the Cougars competed in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the Mountain States Conference, and the Western Athletic Conference.