LOCAL BASEBALL PLAYERS IN THE PROS
Listing of local baseball players either from high school or Arizona currently playing in pro baseball.*Barraza, Sahuarita graduate
*Romero, CDO graduate
*Salazar, Sahuaro graduate
| Player | Pos | Sch | Yrs | Team | Lvl | Org |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Baez | 1B | IRHS | 16-19 | Cedar Rapids | A+ | MIN |
| Christopher Barraza | P | UA* | 21-23 | Inland Empire | A | LAA |
| Branden Boissiere | 1B | UA | 19-21 | Wilmington | A+ | WAS |
| Tony Bullard | 3B | UA | 20-23 | Beloit | A+ | MIA |
| Alex Bustamante | P | CDO | 16-18 | Tampa | A | NYY |
| Clark Candiotti | P | UA | 24 | TBD | TBD | SD |
| Demetrio Crisantes | SS | Nogales | 19-22 | Visalia | A | ARI |
| Bobby Dalbec | 1B | UA | 14-16 | Boston | AAA | BOS |
| Chase Davis | OF | UA | 21-23 | Palm Beach | A | STL |
| Jose Dicochea | P | Sahuarita | 16-19 | Stockton | A | OAK |
| Matthew Dyer | C | UA | 19-20 | Montgomery | AA | TB |
| German Fajardo | P | Nogales | 16-19 | Modesto | A | SEA |
| Michael Flynn | P | UA | 16-18 | Oklahoma City | AAA | LAD |
| Matt Fraizer | OF | UA | 17-19 | Indianapolis | AAA | PIT |
| Kevin Ginkel | P | UA | 16 | Arizona | MLB | ARI |
| Nick Gonzales | INF | Cienega | 14-17 | Pittsburgh | MLB | PIT |
| Darick Hall | 1B | Buena | 11-13 | Lehigh Valley | AAA | PHI |
| Garrett Irvin | P | UA | 20-22 | Lansing | A+ | OAK |
| Kobe Kato | 2B | UA | 19-21 | Tacoma | AAA | SEA |
| Jackson Kent | P | UA | 23-24 | TBD | TBD | WAS |
| Scott Kingery | 2B | UA | 13-15 | Lehigh Valley | AAA | PHI |
| Randy Labaut | P | UA | 17-19 | Columbus | AAA | CLE |
| Trevor Long | P | UA | 21-24 | TBD | TBD | SEA |
| Gil Luna | P | UA | 18-21 | Birmingham | AA | CHW |
| Nik McClaughry | 2B | UA | 20-23 | Fort Wayne | A+ | SD |
| Cade McGee | INF | Salpointe | 18-21 | TBD | TBD | STL |
| Tylor Megill | P | UA | 17-19 | NY Mets | AAA | NYM |
| Ian Mejia | P | Sahuarita | 16-19 | Mississippi | AA | ATL |
| Andrew Nardi | P | UA | 19 | Miami | MLB | MIA |
| Kevin Newman | SS | UA | 13-15 | Arizona | MLB | ARI |
| Jared Oliva | OF | UA | 15-17 | Arkansas | AA | SEA |
| Tanner O'Tremba | OF | UA | 21-22 | Eugene | A+ | SF |
| Spencer Packard | OF | CDO | 13-16 | Tacoma | AAA | SEA |
| Rob Refsnyder | OF | UA | 10-12 | Boston | MLB | BOS |
| Alfonso Rivas | 1B | UA | 16-18 | Memphis | AAA | STL |
| Kiko Romero | 1B | UA* | 23 | Hudson Valley | A+ | NYY |
| Milo Rushford | CF | WGHS | 19-22 | ACL Royals | RK | KC |
| César Salazar | C | UA* | 16-18 | Sugar Land | AAA | HOU |
| Chase Silseth | P | UA | 21 | Salt Lake | AAA | LAA |
| Austin Smith | P | UA | 21 | Mississippi | AA | ATL |
| Kevin Stevens | P | Cienega | 13-16 | Somerset | AA | NYY |
| Cal Stevenson | OF | UA | 17-18 | Lehigh Valley | AAA | PHI |
| Anthony Susac | P | UA | 22-24 | TBD | TBD | TEX |
| Daniel Susac | C | UA | 21-22 | Midland | AA | OAK |
| Alex Verdugo | OF | Sahuaro | 11-14 | NY Yankees | MLB | NYY |
| Cam Walty | P | UA | 21-24 | TBD | TBD | CLE |
| Avery Weems | P | UA | 18-19 | Frisco | AA | TEX |
| Austin Wells | C | UA | 19-20 | NY Yankees | MLB | NYY |
| Donta' Williams | OF | UA | 18-21 | Bowie | AA | BAL |
NOTE: This is a compilation of stats involving players from Southern Arizona in MLB-sanctioned leagues (MLB and minor leagues). The list does not include players in foreign leagues or independent leagues in the US.
CHANGES FROM LAST YEAR
— INF Cam Cannon (Arizona) went from Double-A Philadelphia Phillies to the Kansas City Monarchs of the American Association Independent League.
— LHP Rio Gomez (Arizona) went from Triple-A Boston Red Sox to the Chinese Professional League (Wei Chuan Dragons).
— OF Luis Gonzalez (Catalina Foothills) was at Triple-A San Francisco Giants last year and was released earlier this season by Yankees at Triple-A level.
— INF Kobe Kato (Arizona) went from Double-A Houston Astros to York (Pa.) of Atlantic Independent League.
— 1B J.J. Matijevic (Arizona) went from Triple-A Astros to Chihuahua of the Mexican League.
— RHP Marcel Renteria (Nogales/Pima) went from Double-A New York Mets to being a free agent after undergoing Tommy John surgery.
— 3B Nick Quintana (Arizona) retired after suffering injury problems at Double-A Cincinnati Reds.
— 3B Brandon Dixon (Arizona) retired after playing with the San Diego Padres and at the Triple-A level with the Padres.
— RHP Andre Jackson (Cienega) went from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Yokama Bay Stars of the Japanese Baseball League
RECENT TRANSACTIONS (LAST 14 DAYS)
Thursday, June 6
Branden Boissiere – IL-60 Injured/arm (Washington Nationals)
Tuesday, June 4
Matthew Dyer – Assigned to Montgomery Biscuits (AA) (Tampa Bay Rays)
Milo Rushford – Assigned to ACL Royals (Rk) (Kansas City Royals)
Donta’ Williams – Assigned to Norfolk Tides (AAA) (Baltimore Orioles)
Sunday, June 2
Tony Bullard – Assigned to Beloit Sky Carp (A+) (Miami Marlins)
Bobby Dalbec – Recalled from from Worcester Red Sox (AAA) (Boston Red Sox)
Friday, May 31
Chase Silseth – Assigned to ACL Angels (Rk) for rehab (elbow) (Los Angeles Angels)
Thursday, May 30
Austin Smith – Activated from injured list (arm) (Atlanta Braves)
Wednesday, May 29
Matthew Dyer – Assigned to Durham Bulls (AAA) (Tampa Bay Rays)
Tuesday, May 28
Branden Boissiere – IL-7 Injured (Washington Nationals)
Nick Gonzales just keeps on hitting
He's 2-3 today, and is now batting .316 with a .862 OPS this season
95.3 MPH exit velocity, .910 xBA pic.twitter.com/U8i4VDPTEP
— Platinum Ke’Bryan (@PlatinumKey13) June 9, 2024
Scott Kingery hit 2 home runs last night for Triple A Lehigh Valley. He now has 13 on the season with 30 RBI#FreeScottKingery #JETPAXSZN | #RingTheBell pic.twitter.com/aNNQG4FWd2
— The Liberty Line (@LibertyLinePHL) June 5, 2024
LOCAL BATTERS IN THE PROS
Through games of July 25*Injuries
Boissiere (60-day/arm)
Oliva (7-day/leg)
Dyer (60-day/undisclosed)
Bullard (7-day/undisclosed)
| Player | Team | Lvl | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baez | MIN | A+ | 57 | 188 | 30 | 44 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 0 | .234 |
| *Boissiere | WAS | A+ | 33 | 112 | 11 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | .214 |
| *Bullard | MIA | A+ | 27 | 88 | 8 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | .295 |
| Crisantes | ARI | A | 29 | 118 | 26 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 8 | .364 |
| Dalbec | BOS | AAA | 50 | 192 | 34 | 50 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 43 | 5 | .260 |
| Davis | STL | A | 72 | 259 | 38 | 58 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 47 | 5 | .224 |
| *Dyer | TB | AA | 39 | 118 | 17 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | .212 |
| Fraizer | PIT | AAA | 40 | 126 | 23 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 5 | .278 |
| Gonzales | PIT | MLB | 63 | 240 | 27 | 63 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 39 | 3 | .263 |
| Hall | PHI | AAA | 73 | 285 | 31 | 73 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 50 | 1 | .256 |
| Kato | SEA | AAA | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .750 |
| Kingery | PHI | AAA | 83 | 301 | 50 | 78 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 48 | 15 | .258 |
| McClaughry | SD | A+ | 60 | 180 | 22 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | .172 |
| McGee | STL | TBD | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Newman | ARI | MLB | 72 | 203 | 29 | 55 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 3 | .271 |
| O'Tremba | SF | A+ | 56 | 183 | 32 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 10 | .191 |
| *Oliva | SEA | AA | 42 | 113 | 23 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 18 | .212 |
| Packard | SEA | AAA | 27 | 105 | 16 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | .286 |
| Refsnyder | BOS | MLB | 59 | 176 | 20 | 53 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 1 | .301 |
| Rivas | STL | AAA | 60 | 202 | 29 | 44 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 0 | .218 |
| Romero | NYY | A+ | 51 | 158 | 21 | 37 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 9 | .234 |
| Rushford | KC | RK | 16 | 52 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | .192 |
| Salazar | HOU | AAA | 49 | 170 | 29 | 46 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 1 | .271 |
| Stevenson | PHI | AAA | 84 | 261 | 57 | 81 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 26 | .310 |
| Susac | OAK | AA | 58 | 226 | 28 | 68 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 6 | .301 |
| Verdugo | NYY | MLB | 100 | 377 | 42 | 88 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 47 | 1 | .228 |
| Wells | NYY | MLB | 67 | 182 | 27 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 1 | .225 |
| Williams | BAL | AA | 41 | 121 | 11 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | .182 |
Ian Mejia (@Braves) tosses ANOTHER seven scoreless innings in his first @mbraves start since spinning a no-hitter. pic.twitter.com/fJ1k8lp5D2
— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) May 31, 2024
LOCAL PITCHERS IN THE PROS
Through games of July 25*Injuries:
Bustamante (60-day/arm)
Weems (7-day/arm)
| Player | Team | Lvl | W-L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barraza | LAA | A | 2-2 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 29 | 13 | 11 | 23 | 36 | 2.83 |
| *Bustamante | NYY | A | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Candiotti | SD | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dicochea | OAK | A | 1-5 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 52 | 53 | 36 | 30 | 20 | 59 | 5.19 |
| Fajardo | SEA | A | 2-2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 48.2 | 39 | 28 | 19 | 28 | 59 | 3.51 |
| Flynn | LAD | AAA | 1-1 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 35.1 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 49 | 5.09 |
| Ginkel | ARI | MLB | 6-2 | 44 | 0 | 5 | 44.1 | 43 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 43 | 2.64 |
| Irvin | OAK | A+ | 1-2 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 33 | 6.23 |
| Kent | WAS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Labaut | CLE | AAA | 3-6 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 42.2 | 37 | 27 | 21 | 28 | 36 | 4.43 |
| Long | SEA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Luna | CHW | AA | 3-1 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 30.2 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 29 | 33 | 2.35 |
| Megill | NYM | AAA | 2-0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 22.2 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 2.38 |
| Mejia | ATL | AA | 7-2 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 86.2 | 70 | 28 | 26 | 32 | 88 | 2.70 |
| Nardi | MIA | MLB | 2-1 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 39.1 | 37 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 51 | 5.03 |
| Silseth | LAA | AAA | 0-3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 32 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 6.92 |
| Smith | ATL | AA | 1-1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9.49 |
| Stevens | NYY | AA | 4-0 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 35.1 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 50 | 2.55 |
| Susac | TEX | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Walty | CLE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| *Weems | TEX | AA | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
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