NOTE: This is a compilation of stats involving players from Southern Arizona and the Arizona Wildcats’ program in MLB-sanctioned leagues (MLB and minor leagues). The list does not include players in foreign leagues or independent leagues in the U.S.
Ending regular-season dates for minor-league and major-league baseball:
Rookie leagues (ACL and FCL) — Finished July 25
A and A+ — Finished Sept. 8
AA — Sept. 15
AAA — Sept. 22
MLB — Sept. 29
LOCAL BASEBALL PLAYERS IN THE PROS
Listing of local baseball players either from high school, Pima or Arizona currently playing in pro baseball. College players not from Southern Arizona high schools are listed who played at Pima College or completed their careers at Arizona.*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 |
| 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 | ACL Padres | RK | 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 | Springfield | AA | 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 | Durham | AAA | TB |
| Matt Fraizer | OF | UA | 17-19 | Altoona | AA | 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 | FCL Nationals | RK | 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 | Modesto | A | SEA |
| Gil Luna | P | UA | 18-21 | Birmingham | AA | CHW |
| Aiden May | P | Pima | 22 | FCL Marlins | RK | MIA |
| Nik McClaughry | 2B | UA | 20-23 | Fort Wayne | A+ | SD |
| Cade McGee | INF | Salpointe | 18-21 | Palm Beach | A | STL |
| Tylor Megill | P | UA | 17-19 | NY Mets | MLB | 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 |
| 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 | Somerset | AA | NYY |
| Milo Rushford | CF | WGHS | 19-22 | ACL Royals | RK | KC |
| César Salazar | C | UA* | 16-18 | Houston | MLB | HOU |
| Chase Silseth | P | UA | 21 | Salt Lake | AAA | LAA |
| Austin Smith | P | UA | 21 | Rome | A+ | ATL |
| Kevin Stevens | P | Cienega | 13-16 | Somerset | AA | NYY |
| Cal Stevenson | OF | UA | 17-18 | Philadelphia | MLB | PHI |
| Anthony Susac | P | UA | 22-24 | Down East | A | 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 | Round Rock | AAA | TEX |
| Austin Wells | C | UA | 19-20 | NY Yankees | MLB | NYY |
LOCAL BATTERS IN THE PROS
Through games of Sept. 22*Injuries
Dyer (60-day/undisclosed)
Packard (7-day/leg)
Refsnyder (10-day/forearm)
| Player | Team | Lvl | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baez | MIN | A+ | 82 | 276 | 38 | 66 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 32 | 0 | .239 |
| Boissiere | WAS | A+ | 48 | 163 | 19 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 0 | .209 |
| Bullard | MIA | A+ | 47 | 153 | 12 | 46 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 4 | .301 |
| Crisantes | ARI | A | 63 | 249 | 58 | 83 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 40 | 20 | .333 |
| Dalbec | BOS | AAA | 97 | 361 | 68 | 91 | 20 | 1 | 20 | 68 | 11 | .252 |
| Davis | STL | AA | 8 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | .250 |
| *Dyer | TB | AA | 39 | 118 | 17 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | .212 |
| Fraizer | PIT | AA | 56 | 192 | 25 | 46 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 10 | .240 |
| Gonzales | PIT | MLB | 89 | 342 | 38 | 92 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 47 | 5 | .269 |
| Hall | PHI | AAA | 114 | 432 | 50 | 102 | 17 | 0 | 16 | 72 | 2 | .236 |
| Kato | SEA | AAA | 16 | 59 | 16 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | .356 |
| Kingery | PHI | AAA | 125 | 463 | 73 | 124 | 17 | 5 | 25 | 67 | 25 | .268 |
| McClaughry | SD | A+ | 83 | 255 | 31 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 5 | .149 |
| McGee | STL | A | 20 | 66 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .197 |
| Newman | ARI | MLB | 108 | 284 | 41 | 80 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 8 | .282 |
| Oliva | SEA | AA | 69 | 214 | 45 | 63 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 37 | .294 |
| *Packard | SEA | AAA | 40 | 154 | 24 | 43 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | .279 |
| *Refsnyder | BOS | MLB | 93 | 272 | 32 | 77 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 40 | 2 | .283 |
| Rivas | STL | AAA | 96 | 315 | 51 | 72 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 1 | .229 |
| Romero | NYY | AA | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 |
| Rushford | KC | RK | 16 | 52 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | .192 |
| Salazar | HOU | MLB | 11 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .333 |
| Stevenson | PHI | MLB | 18 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 250 |
| Susac | OAK | AA | 88 | 343 | 39 | 88 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 50 | 7 | .257 |
| Verdugo | NYY | MLB | 145 | 546 | 72 | 127 | 28 | 1 | 12 | 58 | 1 | .233 |
| Wells | NYY | MLB | 110 | 339 | 39 | 81 | 18 | 1 | 13 | 54 | 1 | .239 |
YESTERDAY’S HOME RUNS
OF Rob Refsnyder (Arizona), Red Sox MLB, 2 HRs (solo and 2-run HR) (10th and 11th in MLB and 12th overall this season)
ROB REFSNYDER WITH A BOMB INTO A SEA OF SECTION 10 JERSEYS pic.twitter.com/iE5m57GtmM
— Jared Carrabis (@Jared_Carrabis) September 10, 2024
Rob Refsnyder continues to terrorize Orioles pitching with his second home run of the night.
— Jamie Gatlin (@JamieGatlin17) September 10, 2024
Alex Verdugo (Sahuaro), Yankees MLB, 2-run HR (12th in MLB this season overall)
Alex Verdugo would have been such a good Yankee if he knew how to pull the ball in the air like this. pic.twitter.com/AAQaVRDZVA
— Evil Empire (@stanton2024mvp) September 10, 2024
"Just feeling better, staying within myself, staying a little bit more balanced, and having my at-bats again."
Alex Verdugo on his performance tonight: pic.twitter.com/ycDr7fvdWJ
— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) September 10, 2024
C Austin Wells (Arizona), Yankees MLB, 3-run HR (13th HR in MLB and overall this season)
AUSTIN WELLS HYPE ME UP pic.twitter.com/2z8BAjDOIq
— Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) September 10, 2024
YESTERDAY’S STANDOUTS
OF Rob Refsnyder (Arizona), Red Sox MLB, 4-4, 2 runs, double, 2 HRs, 5 RBIs
OF Alex Verdugo (Sahuaro), Yankees MLB, 2-4, 2 runs, HR, 2 RBIs
C Austin Wells (Arizona), Yankees MLB, 2-5, run, double, HR, 4 RBIs
LOCAL PITCHERS IN THE PROS
Through games of Sept. 22*Injuries
Bustamante (60-day/arm)
Silseth (7-day/elbow)
Stevens (60-day/arm)
Nardi (60-day/elbow)
| Player | Team | Lvl | W-L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Bustamante | NYY | A | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Candiotti | SD | RK | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dicochea | OAK | A | 3-6 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 78.1 | 75 | 50 | 40 | 42 | 84 | 4.54 |
| Fajardo | SEA | A | 3-2 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 65.1 | 61 | 48 | 37 | 41 | 73 | 5.10 |
| Flynn | TB | AAA | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6.35 |
| Ginkel | ARI | MLB | 8-3 | 69 | 0 | 5 | 67.2 | 66 | 31 | 25 | 15 | 73 | 3.33 |
| Irvin | OAK | A+ | 3-2 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 38.1 | 45 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 43 | 5.95 |
| Kent | WAS | RK | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Labaut | CLE | AAA | 3-6 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 61 | 57 | 38 | 31 | 43 | 52 | 4.57 |
| Long | SEA | A | 1-0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1.08 |
| Luna | CHW | AA | 4-3 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 29 | 20 | 14 | 46 | 48 | 2.80 |
| May | MIA | RK | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Megill | NYM | MLB | 4-5 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 71.1 | 62 | 36 | 32 | 30 | 83 | 3.98 |
| Mejia | ATL | AA | 8-7 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 124.1 | 108 | 55 | 48 | 56 | 123 | 3.47 |
| *Nardi | MIA | MLB | 3-2 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 49.2 | 44 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 70 | 5.07 |
| *Silseth | LAA | AAA | 0-3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28.1 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 6.35 |
| Smith | ATL | A+ | 0-1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4.05 |
| *Stevens | NYY | AA | 4-0 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 39 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 56 | 2.54 |
| Susac | TEX | A | 1-0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0.00 |
| Walty | CLE | RK | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Weems | TEX | AAA | 0-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8.31 |
YESTERDAY’S STANDOUTS
RHP Tylor Megill, NY Mets MLB, 6 IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 2BB, 9K (no decision)
Tylor Megill on his outing tonight:
"Just wanted to go out and compete. Give the team the best chance to win tonight. Threw the ball great tonight. Felt good, everything was working" pic.twitter.com/B7s9Rmz6Tq
— SNY (@SNYtv) September 10, 2024
RECENT TRANSACTIONS (LAST 14 DAYS)
The Red Sox DFA Bobby Dalbec.. The Bobby Dalbec era is over.
Very strange, unexpected swirl of emotions… Bobby D proved to be a solid dude, through it all. I very much wanted him to break through, as I think many Sox fans did.
I hope he hits 40 HR for the Padres next year.… https://t.co/izm6LFiF7X pic.twitter.com/xN2MYCaPk9
— Ryan Martin (@remartin_34) September 8, 2024
Sunday, September 8
Bobby Dalbec – Designated for assignment (Boston Red Sox)
Saturday, September 7
Andrew Nardi – Transferred to 60-day IL (Miami Marlins)
Roster Move: Congratulations to Chase Davis on being called up to the Springfield Cardinals!
– – – #peoriachiefs pic.twitter.com/9GJkRDb4ds— Peoria Chiefs (@peoriachiefs) September 6, 2024
Friday, September 6
Chase Davis – Assigned to Springfield Cardinals (AA) (St. Louis Cardinals)
Thursday, September 5
Michael Flynn – Activated from injured list (Tampa Bay Rays)
Kobe Kato – Assigned to Tacoma Rainiers (AAA) (Seattle Mariners)
Cesar Salazar – Assigned to Sugar Land Space Cowboys (AAA) (Houston Astros)
Cal Stevenson – Recalled from from Lehigh Valley IronPigs (Rk) (Philadelphia Phillies)
Today, the #Astros named C Cesar Salazar and OF Kenni Gomez Minor League Players of the Month. pic.twitter.com/LYpaERGzVA
— Astros Player Development (@AstrosPlayerDev) September 3, 2024
Cal Stevenson recalled from Triple-A https://t.co/H0gOd4mK4P via @jesseg628 #RingTheBell
— FantasyPros (@FantasyProsMLB) September 5, 2024
The @Yankees have announced the following roster moves:
Tanner Myatt – Returned from Minor League Rehab with Tampa, Reinstated from Somerset 60-Day Injured List
Kiko Romero – Transferred Hudson Valley to Somerset pic.twitter.com/w7PpNjMu0l— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) September 4, 2024
Wednesday, September 4
Kiko Romero – Assigned to Somerset Patriots (AA) (New York Yankees)
With the rosters expanding to 28 today, the #Astros have recalled C César Salazar and RHP Forrest Whitley from Triple-A Sugar Land#Relentless pic.twitter.com/uHc51J5tM5
— Lorenzo (@lorenzodelgad0) September 1, 2024
Sunday, September 1
Cesar Salazar – Recalled from from Sugar Land Space Cowboys (A) (Houston Astros)
Avery Weems – Assigned to Hickory Crawdads (A+) for rehab (Texas Rangers)
Hickory Crawdads roster moves:
+ Frisco RoughRiders sent LHP Avery Weems on a rehab assignment to Hickory Crawdads.
– SS Theo Hardy assigned to Frisco RoughRiders from Hickory Crawdads.
— The Prospect Times (@ProspectTimes) September 1, 2024
Carlos Mendoza confirms that Tylor Megill will start on Friday vs. the White Sox:
"I said it when we sent him down that h was gonna be here, he's gonna be a part of this team and here he is. He's getting another opportunity and I'm excited for that" pic.twitter.com/Wwlk5PYNvO
— SNY (@SNYtv) August 29, 2024
Friday, August 30
Tylor Megill – Recalled from from Syracuse Mets (AAA) (New York Mets)
Nick Gonzales in the lineup Monday https://t.co/CsN5uoJMBF via @jesseg628 #LetsGoBucs
— FantasyPros (@FantasyProsMLB) August 26, 2024
Monday, August 26
Nick Gonzales – Activated from injured list (Pittsburgh Pirates)
Saturday, August 25
Kobe Kato – Transferred to the Double-A Arkansas Development List (Seattle Mariners)
Andrew Nardi: Lands on IL with elbow injury https://t.co/eqNCzpG0vK
— RotoWire (@RotoWire) August 24, 2024
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