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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 US.
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 |
Demetrio Crisantes | SS | Nogales | 19-22 | ACL Dbacks | RK | ARI |
Bobby Dalbec | 1B | UA | 14-16 | Boston | MLB | 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 |
Scott Kingery | 2B | UA | 13-15 | Lehigh Valley | AAA | PHI |
Randy Labaut | P | UA | 17-19 | Columbus | AAA | CLE |
Gil Luna | P | UA | 18-21 | Birmingham | AA | CHW |
Nik McClaughry | 2B | UA | 20-23 | Fort Wayne | A+ | SD |
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 |
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 | 18-21 | ACL Royals | RK | KC |
Cesar Salazar | C | UA* | 16-18 | Houston | MLB | HOU |
Chase Silseth | P | UA | 21 | Salt Lake | AAA | LAA |
Austin Smith | P | UA | 21 | Mississippi | AA | ATL |
Daniel Susac | C | UA | 21-22 | Midland | AA | OAK |
Cal Stevenson | OF | UA | 17-18 | Lehigh Valley | AAA | PHI |
Alex Verdugo | OF | Sahuaro | 11-14 | NY Yankees | MLB | NYY |
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 | Norfolk | AAA | BAL |
LOCAL BATTERS IN THE PROS
Through games of June 16
*Injuries:
Boissiere (60-day/arm)
Player | Team | Lvl | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | AVG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baez | MIN | A+ | 33 | 101 | 19 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 0 | .252 |
*Boissiere | WAS | A+ | 33 | 112 | 11 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | .214 |
Bullard | MIA | A+ | 8 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .200 |
Crisantes | ARI | RK | 29 | 121 | 31 | 43 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 10 | .355 |
Dalbec | BOS | MLB | 33 | 76 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | .132 |
Davis | STL | A | 49 | 175 | 22 | 37 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 3 | .211 |
Dyer | TB | AA | 35 | 106 | 16 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | .217 |
Fraizer | PIT | AAA | 22 | 75 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .231 |
Gonzales | PIT | MLB | 32 | 122 | 17 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 2 | .311 |
Hall | PHI | AAA | 48 | 189 | 19 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 0 | .249 |
Kingery | PHI | AAA | 58 | 205 | 34 | 50 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 31 | 9 | .244 |
McClaughry | SD | A+ | 46 | 140 | 17 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | .171 |
Newman | ARI | MLB | 52 | 159 | 23 | 45 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 3 | .283 |
O’Tremba | SF | A+ | 38 | 126 | 25 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | .222 |
Oliva | SEA | AA | 42 | 113 | 23 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 18 | .212 |
Packard | SEA | AAA | 6 | 25 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .400 |
Refsnyder | BOS | MLB | 42 | 129 | 16 | 42 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 1 | .326 |
Rivas | STL | AAA | 50 | 172 | 27 | 43 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 0 | .250 |
Romero | NYY | A+ | 34 | 102 | 15 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 4 | .225 |
Rushford | KC | RK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Salazar | HOU | MLB | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
Sands | SF | AAA | 13 | 51 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .176 |
Stevenson | PHI | AAA | 58 | 169 | 28 | 43 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 15 | .254 |
Susac | OAK | AA | 41 | 162 | 14 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 3 | .259 |
Verdugo | NYY | MLB | 71 | 265 | 35 | 69 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 41 | 1 | .260 |
Wells | NYY | MLB | 41 | 120 | 14 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | .200 |
Williams | BAL | AAA | 4 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 |
SUNDAY’S HOME RUNS
1B Nate Baez (Ironwood Ridge), Twins A+, 2 HRs (2-run HR and solo HR) (7th overall, 3rd in three days and 4th in last six games)
SUNDAY’S STANDOUTS
Spencer Packard’s FIFTH hit of the game is this RBI double to make it 12-3 in the ninth pic.twitter.com/Zfls9JLz9b
— Tacoma Rainiers (@RainiersLand) June 17, 2024
LF Spencer Packard (CDO), Mariners AAA, 5-6, 2 runs, 2 doubles, 2 RBIs
1B Nate Baez (Ironwood Ridge), Twins A+, 2-3, 2 runs, 2 HRs, 3 RBIs
LF Matthew Dyer (Arizona), Rays AA, 2-4
2B Nick Gonzales (Cienega), Pirates MLB, 2-5, run
RF Rob Refsnyder (Arizona), Red Sox MLB, 2-3, run
1B Alfonso Rivas (Arizona), Cardinals AAA, 2-3, 3 runs, double, RBI
CF Chase Davis (Arizona), Cardinals A, 1-2, 2 runs, RBI, stolen base
1B Kiko Romero (CDO/Arizona), Yankees A+, 1-4, double
LOCAL PITCHERS IN THE PROS
Through games of June 16
*Injuries:
Bustamante (60-day/arm)
Silseth (60-day/elbow) – rehab assignment
Weems (7-day/arm)
Player | Team | Lvl | W-L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Barraza | LAA | A | 0-2 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 21.1 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 3.80 |
*Bustamante | NYY | A | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Dicochea | OAK | A | 1-4 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 31 | 6.21 |
Fajardo | SEA | A | 2-1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 25 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 36 | 4.20 |
Flynn | LAD | AAA | 1-0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 24.1 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 36 | 4.44 |
Ginkel | ARI | MLB | 5-1 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 28.1 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 3.18 |
Irvin | OAK | A+ | 1-1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 18.2 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 22 | 6.75 |
Labaut | CLE | AAA | 2-4 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 26.2 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 24 | 4.72 |
Luna | CHW | AA | 2-1 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 2.70 |
Megill | NYM | MLB | 2-3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 30.2 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 37 | 3.52 |
Mejia | ATL | AA | 5-0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 60.1 | 38 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 67 | 1.79 |
Nardi | MIA | MLB | 0-0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 25.2 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 31 | 5.61 |
*Silseth | LAA | AAA | 0-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7.2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10.57 |
Smith | ATL | AA | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12.27 |
*Weems | TEX | AA | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
SUNDAY’S STANDOUT
RHP Chris Barraza (Sahuarita/Arizona), Angels A, 1.2 IP, 2H, 0R, 0ER, 2BB, 2K (no decision)
RHP Kevin Ginkel (Arizona), Diamondbacks MLB, 1 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 1K (no decision)
LHP Garrett Irvin (Arizona), Athletics A+, 2.2 IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 3K (no decision)
LHP Gil Luna (Arizona), White Sox AA, 1 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 1K (no decision)
RHP Tylor Megill (Arizona), Mets MLB, 5 IP, 5H, 2R, 2ER, 2BB, 5K (win)
RHP Chase Silseth (Arizona), Angels AAA, 5 IP, 7H, 3R, 3ER, 3BB, 4K (loss)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS (LAST 14 DAYS)
Tuesday, June 11
Spencer Packard – Assigned to Tacoma Rainiers (AAA) (Seattle Mariners)
Someone’s PACKING up and moving to Tacoma!
Spencer Packard gets his call up to Triple-A! Through 50 games with Arkansas this year, Pack raked with a .285 AVG, having collected 5 2B, 5 HR, and 29 RBIs. pic.twitter.com/pWQ9eAdd3t
— Arkansas Travelers (@ARTravs) June 11, 2024
Cesar Salazar – Recalled from from Sugar Land Space Cowboys (AAA) (Houston Astros)
Just do it https://t.co/8xhg7I3uVW pic.twitter.com/LTaFU2v7fm
— Cesar Salazar (@cesarsalazar34) May 16, 2024
Chase Silseth – Assigned to Salt Lake Bees (AAA) for rehab (Los Angeles Angels)
Chase Silseth (elbow) moving rehab to Triple-A https://t.co/hYemiNOeVk via @BKemp17 #RepTheHalo
— FantasyPros (@FantasyProsMLB) June 11, 2024
Sunday, June 9
Donny Sands – Released by Giants. The 28-year-old Salpointe graduate signed a minor-league deal with the club in mid-May after the Tigers released him at the end of spring training. The Yankees selected Sands in the eighth round of the 2015 draft, and he spent the next seven seasons in their system before the Yankees traded him to the Phillies ahead of the 2022 campaign. Sands made his MLB debut with Philadelphia the following September. He appeared in three games as a pinch-hitter and caught two innings behind the plate that season, the extent of his big-league career. The Phillies traded him to the Tigers during the 2022-23 offseason. Sands’ background of being a homeless teen while at Salpointe made national news. This occurred after his father died of a heart attack and his mom Alma had to move to her native Mexico to find employment.
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)
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3-star offensive lineman Michael Langi commits to Arizona, first pledge of 2026 class
Arizona has been on a tear this month, picking up 13 commitments in June for its 2025 recruiting class after entering with only two. And now it already has one for the following class.
3-star offensive lineman Michael Langi committed to the UA on Tuesday night, giving the Wildcats their first pledge of the 2026 class nearly 18 months before those recruits could officially sign.
he 6-foot-3, 265-pound Langi, who goes by ‘Bobo’ rather than Michael, is ranked by 247Sports as the No. 509 player in the 2026 class. He’s also considered the No. 41 interior offensive lineman in the country and the No. 79 prospect from California.
Langi, who was offered by Arizona in January, picked the Wildcats over offers from ASU, Colorado and Penn State, among others. He is the younger brother of 3-star offensive lineman Peter Langi, a 2025 recruit whom the UA had in for an official visit last weekend.
Both Langis play for Archbishop Riordan in San Francisco, the same school where Arizona recently got a commitment from 3-star offensive lineman Losipini Tupou. They are no relation to Sam Langi, who appeared in 21 games (with four starts) on the offensive line for the Wildcats from 2020-23.
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Former Baylor pitcher Collin McKinney commits to Arizona baseball
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In winning both the Pac-12 regular season and conference tournament titles, Arizona put up some of the best pitching numbers in the country and led the nation in a trio of categories.
The Kevin Vance effect was real, and it’s made the Wildcats a desirable destination for pitchers hoping to improve their pro prospects.
Arizona has landed a second potential weekend starter from the NCAA transfer portal, getting a commitment Tuesday from former Baylor right-hander Collin McKinney.
The 6-foot-5 Texas native comes to Tucson with three years of eligibility, but with a big 2025 season could get drafted. He’s coming off a 2024 campaign as a redshirt freshman (he sat out 2023 due to injury) in which he started 14 games for Baylor and was 3-6 with a 6.70 ERA.
McKinney struck out 60 batters in 49.2 innings but also walked 35 and allowed 11 home runs. He had back-to-back 10-strikeout performances midway through the season but didn’t go more than four innings in any of his final seven starts.
He is Arizona’s second portal pickup, both righties who have started throughout their college career. Last week the Wildcats landed ex-Rutgers RHP Christian Coppola.
Coppola is ranked by 64Analytics as the No. 30 transfer, while McKinney is No. 168. For perspective, none of the players Arizona has lost to the portal was ranked in the top 1,000.
The UA is likely to lose all three weekend starters with righties Clark Candiotti and Cam Walty graduating and lefty Jackson Kent expected to get drafted and start his pro career.
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Police: Horse in May crash that killed Arizona man was domesticated
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RENO, Nev. (KOLO) – Nevada State Police say the horse involved in a May crash that killed an Arizona man was domesticated.
On May 31, a 2008 Subaru Tribeca with three occupants was driving north of US 395 approaching the Red Rock off-ramp when it hit a horse in the road.
Of the three occupants, one, 19-year-old Wendem Herzog of Queen Creek, Arizona, succumbed to his injuries.
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