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 — Sunday
MLB — Sept. 29
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Double-A Playoffs (Best-of-3)
Eastern League Northeast Division Series
1B Kiko Romero (CDO/Arizona), Somerset (Bridgewater, N.J.) Yankees (Yankees) vs. Hartford (Conn.) Yard Goats (Rockies)
Game 1 – Somerset 3, Hartford 2
Romero did not play
Game 2 – Somerset 4, Hartford 3, 10 innings, Somerset wins series 2-0
Romero did not play
Southern League Northern Division Series
RHP Gil Luna (Arizona), Birmingham (Ala.) Barons (White Sox) vs. Tennessee (Sevierville, Tenn.) Smokies (Cubs)
Game 1 – Tennessee 3, Birmingham 1, Tennessee leads series 1-0
Luna did not play
Game 2 – Birmingham 12, Tennessee 5, Series tied at 1
Luna 1 IP, 3H, 3R, 3ER, 1BB, 1K (no decision)
Game 3 – Friday at Birmingham
Texas League North Division Series
Chase Davis demolishes his first pro playoff homer, giving him hits in 7 of his first 9 Double-A @Sgf_Cardinals contests
The 21st overall pick in 2023 ranks among the top 5 for all full-season @Cardinals Minor Leaguers in 2B, RBIs and OPS.@MLBDevelops | @CardsPlayerDev pic.twitter.com/BOuvMahRii
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) September 18, 2024
CF Chase Davis (Arizona), Springfield (Mo.) Cardinals (Cardinals) vs. CF Jared Oliva (Arizona), Arkansas (North Little Rock, Ark.,) Travelers (Mariners)
Game 1 – Springfield 4, Arkansas 1
Davis, 2-4, 2 runs, HR, 2 RBIs
Oliva, 0-3, walk
Game 2 – Arkansas 9, Springfield 6, series tied at 1
Davis 0-1
Oliva, 1-4
Game 3 – Friday at Springfield
Oliva went 9-15 at the plate over the week recently (Sept. 2-8) for a Texas League-best batting average of .600. He also topped the league in on-base percentage (.650) and was top five in slugging percentage (.667). He drove in six runs and also stole three bases. This is the first league weekly award for Oliva in his career. Oliva was signed by the Mariners as a minor league free agent in March. He was drafted in the seventh round by Pittsburgh in 2017 out of Arizona and played 26 games in the majors with the Pirates over the 2020 and 2021 seasons. He played with Triple-A Salt Lake of the Los Angeles Angels organization last summer.
Texas League South Division Series
C Daniel Susac (Arizona), Midland (Texas) RockHounds (Athletics) vs. Frisco (Texas) Roughriders (Rangers)
DANIEL SUSAC TIES IT pic.twitter.com/V92UEe0spF
— Midland RockHounds (@RockHounds) September 20, 2024
Game 1 – Midland 2, Frisco 0
Susac, 0-4
Game 2 – Frisco 4, Midland 3, series tied at 1
Susac, 1-5, run, HR, RBI
Game 3 – Friday at Frisco
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 |
NOTE: PLAYOFF STATS DO NOT COUNT IN REGULAR-SEASON STATS
LOCAL BATTERS IN THE PROS
Through games of Sept. 19*Injuries
Dyer (60-day/undisclosed)
Packard (7-day/leg)
| 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 | 94 | 349 | 64 | 87 | 18 | 1 | 20 | 68 | 10 | .249 |
| 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 | 86 | 330 | 38 | 90 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 47 | 5 | .273 |
| Hall | PHI | AAA | 111 | 422 | 49 | 99 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 68 | 2 | .235 |
| Kato | SEA | AAA | 14 | 53 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | .358 |
| Kingery | PHI | AAA | 123 | 461 | 72 | 124 | 17 | 5 | 25 | 66 | 25 | .269 |
| 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 | 94 | 308 | 49 | 69 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 1 | .224 |
| 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 | AAA | 78 | 261 | 37 | 66 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 50 | 1 | .253 |
| Stevenson | PHI | MLB | 17 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .261 |
| Susac | OAK | AA | 88 | 343 | 39 | 88 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 50 | 7 | .257 |
| Verdugo | NYY | MLB | 143 | 542 | 72 | 127 | 28 | 1 | 12 | 58 | 1 | .234 |
| Wells | NYY | MLB | 111 | 329 | 39 | 80 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 53 | 1 | .243 |
YESTERDAY’S HOME RUNS
1B Darick Hall (Buena), Phillies AAA, 2-run HR (15th HR at Triple-A and overall this season)
LONG BALL HALL pic.twitter.com/4IVZ03yd2F
— Lehigh Valley IronPigs (@IronPigs) September 20, 2024
YESTERDAY’S STANDOUTS
2B Nick Gonzales (Cienega), Pirates MLB, 2-4, run, triple, RBI, stolen base
1B Darick Hall (Buena), Phillies AAA, 1-3, run, HR, 2 RBIs
1B Bobby Dalbec (Arizona), Red Sox AAA, 1-3, double
2B Kobe Kato (Arizona), Mariners AAA, 1-3, 2 runs, RBI
LOCAL PITCHERS IN THE PROS
Through games of Sept. 19*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 | 67 | 0 | 5 | 65.2 | 64 | 31 | 25 | 15 | 71 | 3.43 |
| 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 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 67.1 | 58 | 35 | 31 | 28 | 77 | 4.08 |
| 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 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11.57 |
YESTERDAY’S STANDOUTS
LHP Randy Labaut (Arizona), Guardians AAA, 2 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 2K (no decision)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS (LAST 14 DAYS)
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 (A)
– 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)
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)
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