Seven Tar Heels Open 2016 On MLB Rosters Posted Apr 6, 2016 Seven former North Carolina baseball standouts began the 2016 Major League Baseball season this week. Sixty-three Tar Heels have appeared at the Major League level dating back to Bob Lawson, who spent two seasons with Boston and Baltimore in 1901 and 1902. Here's a look at the current crop of UNC big leaguers: (GoHeels.com)