Riaan Spanjer-Furstenburg

Riaan Spanjer-Furstenburg is a former Minor League Baseball Player active during the 2007-2011 seasons whose highest minor level was High A (A+). He last played in the Atlanta Braves organization in 2011. His date of birth is February 8th, 1988 and he is currently 38 years old. He was born in Pretoria, South Africa. He attended high school in Coral Springs, Florida where he played for the Coral Glades Jaguars. He played 2 years of NCAA Division I College Baseball for the Florida Atlantic University Owls [Sun Belt Conference] where he was teammates with future Major Leaguers Jeff Beliveau and Mickey Storey and for the Nova Southeastern University Sharks. He was drafted and signed in the 16th round (478th overall) of the 2009 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft by the Atlanta Braves. Ranked by Baseball America as the Atlanta Braves ...
No. 29 MLB prospect in 2026 pre-season Prospect rankings. His most frequent teammates throughout his career, based on statistics listed below were L.V. Ware, Robby Hefflinger, Chris Masters, Jace Whitmer, Cory Rasmus, Matt Weaver, Christian Bethancourt and David Hale. Spanjer-Furstenburg played 3 minor league seasons with the Atlanta Braves. Led the Appalachian League (Rk) with 84 Hits, 127 Total Bases, 5 Sacrifice Flies and 2 Intentional Walks in 2009.

Awards: Named Appalachian League All-Star in 2009. Named Appalachian League Player of the Year in 2009. Named Rookie League All-Star in 2009.