Locals in the Pros

Tracking former Southern Arizona & Arizona Wildcats baseball players in pros (6/15)

By Javier Morales

Posted on June 15, 2025

NOTE: This is a compilation of stats involving players from Southern Arizona and the Pima Community College and Arizona Wildcats’ programs in MLB-sanctioned leagues (MLB and minor leagues). The list does not include players in foreign leagues or independent leagues in the US.

*Former Salpointe standout Cade McGee hit his third home run of the season for Single-A Palm Beach (Cardinals) on Saturday, his third home run of the season (Palm Beach Cardinals photo)*

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.
*Romero, CDO graduate
*Salazar, Sahuaro graduate
X-60-day disabled list
Z-Out for season with injury

Player	Pos	Sch	Yrs	Team	Lvl	Org
Nate Baez	1B	IRHS	16-19	Wichita	AA	MIN
Branden Boissiere	1B	UA	19-21	Wilmington	A+	WAS
Tony Bullard	3B	UA	20-23	Pensacola	AA	MIA
Alex Bustamante	P	CDO	16-18	Tampa	A	NYY
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	Nashville	AAA	MIL
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	FCL Rays	RK	TB
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	Indianapolis	AAA	PIT
Kobe Kato	2B	UA	19-21	Columbus	AA	ATL
Jackson Kent	P	UA	23-24	Wilmington	A+	WAS
Scott Kingery	2B	UA	13-15	LA Angels	MLB	LAA
Randy Labaut	P	UA	17-19	Indianapolis	AAA	PIT
Trevor Long-X	P	UA	21-24	Modesto	A	SEA
Gil Luna	P	UA	18-21	Winston-Salem	A+	CHW
Aiden May-X	P	Pima	22	FCL Marlins	RK	MIA
Nik McClaughry	2B	UA	20-23	ACL Mariners	RK	SEA
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	Columbus	AA	ATL
Andrew Nardi-X	P	UA	19	Miami	MLB	MIA
Kevin Newman	SS	UA	13-15	LA Angels	MLB	LAA
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
Kiko Romero	1B	UA*	23	Hudson Valley	A+	NYY
Milo Rushford	CF	WGHS	19-22	Columbia	A	KC
César Salazar	C	UA*	16-18	Houston	MLB	HOU
Chase Silseth	P	UA	21	ACL Angels	RK	LAA
Austin Smith	P	UA	21	Columbus	AA	ATL
Kevin Stevens-Z	P	Cienega	13-16	Tampa	A	NYY
Cal Stevenson	OF	UA	17-18	Lehigh Valley	AAA	PHI
Anthony Susac	P	UA	22-24	Hub City	A+	TEX
Daniel Susac	C	UA	21-22	Las Vegas	AAA	OAK
Vince Vannelle	P	UA	19-21	Winston-Salem	A+	CHW
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
Donta' Williams	OF	UA	18-21	Harrisburg	AA	WAS

SATURDAY’S HOME RUN

3B Cade McGee (Salpointe), Cardinals A, 3-run HR (third HR in Single-A and overall this season)

SATURDAY’S STANDOUTS

2B/SS Nick Gonzales (Cienega), Pirates MLB, 2-4

LF/RF Rob Refsnyder (Arizona), Red Sox MLB, 2-3, run, RBI

3B Cade McGee (Salpointe), Cardinals A, 1-4, run, HR, 3 RBIs

LF/1B Spencer Packard (Canyon del Oro), Mariners AAA, 1-5, double, RBI

LF/RF Milo Rushford (Walden Grove), Royals A, 1-2, run, stolen base

C Daniel Susac (Arizona), Athletics AAA, 1-2, 2 runs, stolen base, 2 walks

C Austin Wells (Arizona), Yankees MLB, 1-4, RBI

RHP Jose Dicochea (Sahuarita), Athletics A, 5 IP, 6H, 5R, 5ER, 4BB, 6K (loss)

RHP Kobe Kato (Arizona), Braves AA, 1 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 0K (no decision)

Kobe Kato became the first position player to pitch for the Columbus (Ga.) Clingstones when he pitched the last inning, the seventh inning, of the second game of a doubleheader in which the Clingstones were no-hit in a 5-1 loss to Knoxville Smokies (Double-A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs) (Columbus Clingstones photo)

LOCAL BATTERS IN SINGLE A AND A+

Through games of July 2
*Crisantes - 60-day IL (shoulder), out for season
**Romero - 7-day IL (undisclosed)

Player	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	AVG
Crisantes*	ARI A+	34	123	18	31	8	0	4	29	6	.252
Boissiere	WAS A+	65	236	23	59	14	1	5	33	1	.250
McGee	STL A	63	233	36	54	14	0	6	41	16	.232
Rushford	KC A	46	138	15	30	3	1	2	13	5	,217
Romero**	NYY A+	4	10	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	.200

LOCAL PITCHERS IN SINGLE A AND A+

Through games of July 2
*Stevens - 60-day IL (arm), out for the season
**Fajardo - 7-day IL (undisclosed)
***Candiotti - 7-day IL (undisclosed)

Player	Team	W-L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Walty	CLE A	0-0	6	6	0	12.1	10	1	1	1	11	0.73
Fajardo**	SEA A	1-0	2	0	0	3.1	1	0	0	1	4	0.00
Stevens*	NYY A	0-0	1	0	0	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0.00
Susac	TEX A+	2-2	21	0	0	25.2	19	12	11	22	24	3.86
Kent	WAS A+	4-6	13	13	0	67.1	63	36	35	17	74	4.68
Candiotti***	SD A+	1-5	10	10	0	30	29	22	18	22	43	5.40
Dicochea	OAK A	3-6	14	7	1	45.1	56	33	29	17	59	5.76
Luna	CHW A+	0-0	3	0	0	3	3	3	2	2	2	6.00
Vannelle	CHW A+	1-0	8	0	1	14.1	14	10	10	1	9	6.28

Monday: Updated stats of players with local ties at the Double-A level, plus Sunday’s top performances.

Recent Transactions (Last 14 days)

Wednesday, June 11
Kevin Stevens – IL-60 Injured (New York Yankees)

Tuesday, June 10
Nate Baez – Assigned to Wichita Wind Surge (AA) (Minnesota Twins)
Kevin Ginkel – Recalled from from Reno Aces (AA) (Arizona Diamondbacks)

Saturday, June 7
Cam Walty – Activated from injured list (Cleveland Guardians)

Friday, June 6
Garrett Irvin – Assigned to ACL Athletics (Rk) for rehab (Athletics)

Wednesday, June 4
Darick Hall – Activated from injured list (Pittsburgh Pirates)

Tuesday, June 3
Nick Gonzales – Activated from injured list (Pittsburgh Pirates)

Monday, June 2
Vince Vannelle – Assigned to Winston-Salem Dash (A+) (Chicago White Sox)
Vince Vannelle – Activated from injured list (Chicago White Sox)