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 — Finished Sept. 15
AAA — Finished Sept. 22
MLB — Sunday
PLAYERS IN TRIPLE-A WHOSE REGULAR SEASON CONCLUDED SUNDAY
1B Bobby Dalbec (Arizona), Boston Red Sox
RHP Michael Flynn (Arizona), Tampa Bay Rays
1B Darick Hall (Buena), Philadelphia Phillies
2B Kobe Kato (Arizona), Seattle Mariners
2B Scott Kingery (Arizona), Philadelphia Phillies
LHP Randy Labaut (Arizona), Cleveland Guardians (Triple-A Columbus has qualified for the International League championship series that starts Tuesday at Omaha)
1B Alfonso Rivas (Arizona), St. Louis Cardinals
LHP Avery Weems (Arizona), Texas Rangers
Double-A Playoffs (Best-of-3)
Eastern League Championship Series
1B Kiko Romero (CDO/Arizona), Somerset (Bridgewater, N.J.) Yankees (New York Yankees) vs. Erie (Pa.) SeaWolves (Detroit Tigers)
Game 1 – Erie 9, Somerset 5, Erie leads series 1-0
Romero, 0-1
Game 2 – at Somerset, Tuesday
Game 3 – at Somerset, Wednesday (if necessary)
Southern League Championship Series
RHP Gil Luna (Arizona), Birmingham (Ala.) Barons (Chicago White Sox) vs. Montgomery (Ala.) Biscuits (Tampa Bay Rays)
Game 1 – Birmingham 7, Montgomery 2, Birmingham leads series 1-0
Luna did not play
Game 2 – at Birmingham, Tuesday
Game 3 – at Birmingham, Wednesday (if necessary)
Texas League Championship Series
CF Jared Oliva (Arizona), Arkansas (North Little Rock, Ark.,) Travelers (Mariners) vs. C Daniel Susac (Arizona), Midland (Texas) RockHounds (Oakland Athletics)
Jared Oliva blasts a 2-run HR. Travelers down 10-8 in the 9th. pic.twitter.com/UM5SrHM0WX
— Mariners Minors (@MiLBMariners) September 22, 2024
Game 1 – Midland 10, Arkansas 8, Midland leads series 1-0
Oliva, 2-5, 2 runs, double, HR, 3 RBIs
Susac, 3-3, 3 RBIs, walk
Game 2 – at Arkansas, Tuesday
Game 3 – at Arksansas, Wednesday (if necessary)
There was no keeping Daniel Susac off the bases Sunday!
The @Athletics prospect reached five times in a three-hit, three-RBI performance to help the @RockHounds claim Game 1 of the Texas League Finals. pic.twitter.com/ik3MLlhbp2
— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) September 22, 2024
NOTE: PLAYOFF STATS DO NOT COUNT IN REGULAR-SEASON STATS
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.*Garayzar, Rio Rico graduate
*Salazar, Sahuaro graduate
*White, Salpointe graduate
X-60-day disabled list
Z-Out for season with injury
| Player | Pos | Sch | Yrs | Team | Lvl | Org |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Alberini | P | UA | 25 | Quad Cities | A+ | KC |
| Nate Baez | 1B | IRHS | 16-19 | Wichita | AA | MIN |
| Branden Boissiere | 1B | UA | 19-21 | Harrisburg | AA | WAS |
| Tony Bullard | 3B | UA | 20-23 | Pensacola | AA | MIA |
| Clark Candiotti | P | UA | 24 | Fort Wayne | A+ | SD |
| Demetrio Crisantes-Z | SS | Nogales | 19-22 | Hillsboro | A+ | ARI |
| Bobby Dalbec | 1B | UA | 14-16 | Omaha | AAA | KC |
| Chase Davis | OF | UA | 21-23 | Springfield | AA | STL |
| Jose Dicochea | P | Sahuarita | 16-19 | Stockton | A | OAK |
| German Fajardo | P | Nogales | 16-19 | Modesto | A | SEA |
| Michael Flynn | P | UA | 16-18 | Durham | AAA | TB |
| Matt Fraizer | OF | UA | 17-19 | Indianapolis | AAA | PIT |
| Raul Garayzar | P | UA* | 24-25 | ACL D'backs | RK | ARI |
| Kevin Ginkel-X | P | UA | 16 | Arizona | MLB | ARI |
| Nick Gonzales | INF | Cienega | 14-17 | Pittsburgh | MLB | PIT |
| Adonys Guzman | C | UA | 24-25 | Bradenton | A | PIT |
| Michael Hilker | P | UA | 25 | Fort Myers | A | MIN |
| Casey Hintz | P | UA | 23-25 | Everett | A+ | SEA |
| Isaiah Jackson | OF | Cienega | 19-22 | Tri-City | A+ | LAA |
| Jackson Kent | P | UA | 23-24 | Harrisburg | AA | WAS |
| Scott Kingery | 2B | UA | 13-15 | LA Angels | MLB | LAA |
| Randy Labaut | P | UA | 17-19 | Indianapolis | AAA | PIT |
| Trevor Long | P | UA | 21-24 | Modesto | A | SEA |
| Aiden May | P | Pima | 22 | Beloit | A+ | MIA |
| Cade McGee | INF | Salpointe | 18-21 | Palm Beach | A | STL |
| Tylor Megill-X | P | UA | 17-19 | Syracuse | AAA | NYM |
| Ian Mejia | P | Sahuarita | 16-19 | Columbus | AA | ATL |
| Dawson Netz | P | UA | 20-24 | Knoxville | AA | CHC |
| Andrew Nardi-X | P | UA | 19 | Miami | MLB | MIA |
| Kevin Newman | INF | UA | 13-15 | Toledo | AAA | DET |
| T.J. Nichols | P | UA | 21-23 | Montgomery | AA | TB |
| Jared Oliva | OF | UA | 15-17 | Nashville | AAA | MIL |
| Spencer Packard | OF | CDO | 13-16 | Tacoma | AAA | SEA |
| Rob Refsnyder | OF | UA | 10-12 | Boston | MLB | BOS |
| Milo Rushford | CF | WGHS | 19-22 | Columbia | A | KC |
| César Salazar | C | UA* | 16-18 | Houston | MLB | HOU |
| Phillip Sikes | OF | Pima | 19 | Worcester | AAA | BOS |
| Chase Silseth | P | UA | 21 | LA Angels | MLB | LAA |
| Austin Smith | P | UA | 21 | Hartford | AA | COL |
| Kevin Stevens-Z | P | Cienega | 13-16 | Tampa | A | NYY |
| Brendan Summerhill | OF | UA | 23-25 | Charleston | A | TB |
| Anthony Susac | P | UA | 22-24 | Hub City | A+ | TEX |
| Daniel Susac | C | UA | 21-22 | Las Vegas | AAA | OAK |
| Julian Tonghini | P | UA | 25 | FCL Nationals | RK | WAS |
| Aaron Walton | OF | UA | 25 | Lynchburg | A | CLE |
| Cam Walty | P | UA | 21-24 | Lynchburg | A | CLE |
| Avery Weems | P | UA | 18-19 | Frisco | AA | TEX |
| Austin Wells | C | UA | 19-20 | NY Yankees | MLB | NYY |
| Mason White | SS | UA* | 23-25 | Greenville | A+ | BOS |
| Donta' Williams | OF | UA | 18-21 | Harrisburg | AA | WAS |
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
#24 SLAMS THE DOOR ON 2024 pic.twitter.com/tHItH4hoJg
— Lehigh Valley IronPigs (@IronPigs) September 22, 2024
1B Darick Hall (Buena), Phillies AAA, walk-off grand slam (16th HR in Triple-A and overall this season)
YESTERDAY’S STANDOUTS
1B Bobby Dalbec (Arizona), Red Sox AAA, 3-4, 3 runs, 2 doubles, stolen base
1B Darick Hall (Buena), Phillies AAA, 2-5, run, HR, 4 RBIs
1B Alfonso Rivas (Arizona), Cardinals AAA, 2-4, run, double, 2 RBIs
C Austin Wells (Arizona), Yankees MLB, 1-5, double, RBI
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 (Arizona), Mets MLB, 4 IP, 4H, 1R, 1ER, 2BB, 6K (no decision)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS (LAST 14 DAYS)
The #RedSox today placed OF Rob Refsnyder on the 10-Day Injured List with a right forearm strain.
To fill his spot on the active roster, Boston recalled INF Vaughn Grissom from Triple-A Worcester.
— Red Sox (@RedSox) September 20, 2024
Friday, September 20
Rob Refsnyder – IL-10 Right forearm strain (Boston Red Sox)
TODAY’S ROSTER MOVES:
The Astros placed OF Ben Gamel on the 10-day IL due to a left fibula fracture (retro 9/15). To take his place on the active roster, the Astros recalled C César Salazar from Triple A Sugar Land.
— Houston Astros (@astros) September 17, 2024
Tuesday, September 17
Cesar Salazar – Recalled from from Sugar Land Space Cowboys (Houston Astros)
– LHP Avery Weems has been reinstated from the 7-Day IL and transferred to Triple-A Round Rock.
– RHP Alejandro Rosario has been placed on the Development List.
– INF Theo Hardy has been placed on the Development List.
(2/2)
— The Prospect Times (@ProspectTimes) September 10, 2024
Tuesday, September 10
Bobby Dalbec – Outrighted to minors (Boston Red Sox)
Avery Weems – Assigned to Round Rock Express (AAA) (Texas Rangers)
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