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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.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS (LAST 14 DAYS)

Former Arizona second baseman Kobe Kato is back with a major-league organization with the Seattle Mariners after playing in the Houston Astros organization from 2021 to the early part of this season (York Revolution photo)

Friday, July 12
Kobe Kato – Assigned to ACL Mariners (Rk) (Seattle Mariners)
Kobe Kato – Signed to minor league contract (Seattle Mariners)

Wednesday, July 10
Matthew Dyer- IL-60 Injured (undisclosed) (Tampa Bay Rays)

Wednesday, July 3
Matthew Dyer- IL-7 Injured (undisclosed) (Tampa Bay Rays)

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Sunday, June 30
Tylor Megill – Assigned to Syracuse Mets (AAA) (New York Mets)

Former Arizona second baseman Kobe Kato — who was playing independent baseball for York (Pa.) of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball Clubs — was signed Friday to a minor-league contract by the Seattle Mariners and was assigned the Mariners’ Arizona Complex League for rookies in Phoenix, it was announced today by club officials.

The Hawaii native signed with York before the start of spring training after beginning his third pro season in the Houston Astros organization at Double-A Corpus Christi. The left-handed hitter was originally a 13th-round draft pick of the Astros in 2021 following a standout career at Arizona.

Kato 25, batted .255 with seven home runs, 14 doubles, two triples, and 27 RBIs in 64 games with York this season. He ranked fourth in the league with 46 walks contributing to a .385 on-base percentage. He was also among league leaders in stolen bases, going a franchise-record 27 consecutive stolen base attempts without being caught.

He had an early-season 21-game on-base streak and he reached safely in each of his final 32 home games at WellSpan Park while batting .339 with a .497 on-base percentage on that stretch.

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Defensively, Kato posted a .974 fielding percentage in 64 starts at second base.

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 Visalia A ARI
Bobby Dalbec 1B UA 14-16 Boston AAA 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
Kobe Kato 2B UA 19-21 ACL Mariners RK SEA
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 AAA 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 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 Mississippi AA ATL
Kevin Stevens P Cienega 13-16 Somerset AA NYY
Cal Stevenson OF UA 17-18 Lehigh Valley AAA PHI
Daniel Susac C UA 21-22 Midland AA OAK
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 Bowie AA BAL

LOCAL BATTERS IN THE PROS

Through games of July 12
*Injuries
Boissiere (60-day/arm)
Oliva (7-day/leg)
Dyer (60-day/undisclosed)

Player Team Lvl G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB AVG
Baez MIN A+ 51 166 28 42 5 2 10 24 0 .253
*Boissiere WAS A+ 33 112 11 24 4 0 2 15 0 .214
Bullard MIA A+ 27 88 8 26 6 0 1 11 3 .295
Crisantes ARI A 21 84 20 35 5 0 3 15 6 .417
Dalbec BOS AAA 41 162 28 42 8 0 11 37 5 .259
Davis STL A 66 231 33 51 17 0 7 41 5 .221
*Dyer TB AA 39 118 17 25 6 2 1 9 5 .212
Fraizer PIT AAA 37 118 18 31 9 1 2 17 4 .263
Gonzales PIT MLB 55 206 25 56 12 1 5 33 3 .272
Hall PHI AAA 66 257 28 63 8 0 9 42 1 .245
Kato SEA RK
Kingery PHI AAA 75 266 44 67 8 2 17 45 15 .251
McClaughry SD A+ 55 165 20 28 9 2 0 10 4 .170
Newman ARI MLB 68 191 28 54 13 1 2 21 3 .283
O’Tremba SF A+ 52 170 32 35 8 1 4 24 10 .206
*Oliva SEA AA 42 113 23 24 3 0 5 15 18 .212
Packard SEA AAA 19 71 13 24 7 0 2 13 0 .338
Refsnyder BOS MLB 54 157 19 48 12 1 4 21 1 .303
Rivas STL AAA 57 190 29 43 11 2 1 20 0 .226
Romero NYY A+ 45 139 18 31 8 0 5 16 5 .223
Rushford KC RK 10 34 5 6 0 2 0 1 2 .176
Salazar HOU MLB 9 22 5 7 2 0 0 8 0 .318
Stevenson PHI AAA 76 233 47 70 18 4 5 32 22 .300
Susac OAK AA 53 207 27 62 14 1 6 28 5 .300
Verdugo NYY MLB 92 348 42 83 19 1 10 45 1 .239
Wells NYY MLB 59 160 23 35 9 0 5 17 1 .219
Williams BAL AA 38 109 9 19 7 0 0 5 9 .174

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FRIDAY’S HOME RUN

C Nate Baez (Ironwood Ridge), Twins A+, solo HR (10th HR at Single-A+ and overall this season)

FRIDAY’S STANDOUTS

1B Bobby Dalbec (Arizona), Red Sox AAA, 2-4, 3 RBIs, stolen base

RF-CF Matt Fraizer (Arizona), Pirates AAA, 2-3, run, double, RBI

1B Darick Hall (Buena), Phillies AAA, 2-3, RBI

CF-RF Cal Stevenson (Arizona), Phillies AAA, 2-4

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C Daniel Susac (Arizona), Athletics AA, 2-4, run, double

C Nate Baez (Ironwood Ridge), Twins A+, 1-3, run, HR, RBI

3B Tony Bullard (Arizona), Marlins A+, 1-1, run, RBI

2B Nick Gonzales (Cienega), Pirates MLB, 1-4, run, double, RBI

2B Scott Kingery (Arizona), Phillies AAA, 1-4, 2 stolen bases

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SS-3B Kevin Newman (Arizona), Diamondbacks MLB, 1-3, run, double, RBI

LF-1B Spencer Packard (CDO), Mariners AAA, 1-4, run, 2 RBIs

LOCAL PITCHERS IN THE PROS

Through games of July 12
*Injuries:
Bustamante (60-day/arm)
Weems (7-day/arm)

Player Team Lvl W-L G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Barraza LAA A 1-2 24 0 1 31 24 11 9 22 30 2.61
*Bustamante NYY A 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Dicochea OAK A 1-5 13 9 0 43.1 45 32 26 19 50 5.40
Fajardo SEA A 2-1 21 0 0 42.2 31 22 15 26 53 3.16
Flynn LAD AAA 1-1 25 0 3 33.1 25 22 20 15 47 5.40
Ginkel ARI MLB 6-1 40 0 5 40 36 16 11 7 40 2.48
Irvin OAK A+ 1-2 20 0 1 23.2 26 22 18 16 29 6.85
Labaut CLE AAA 2-6 23 3 1 37.2 34 27 21 27 35 5.02
Luna CHW AA 3-1 27 0 2 28.2 19 11 7 26 32 2.20
Megill NYM AAA 1-0 4 4 0 17.2 16 6 6 8 26 3.06
Mejia ATL AA 7-1 15 15 0 76.2 58 23 22 29 85 2.40
Nardi MIA MLB 1-1 43 0 0 34.2 32 19 18 11 43 4.67
Silseth LAA AAA 0-3 4 4 0 18 29 20 19 13 10 9.50
Smith ATL AA 0-1 10 0 0 9.1 16 13 13 9 12 12.54
Stevens NYY AA 3-0 25 0 5 30 26 10 10 11 45 3.00
*Weems TEX AA 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

FRIDAY’S STANDOUT

LHP Gil Luna (Arizona), White Sox AA, 1 IP, 1H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB, 2K (no decision)

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PEORIA, AZ — What if a simple dinner could help someone rebuild their life? In Peoria, a local chapter of Helping One Woman is doing just that by gathering once a month for a “Girls Night Out” with a powerful purpose.

Each month, women in the community nominate someone facing an unimaginable challenge: the loss of a spouse or child, a cancer diagnosis, or another life-altering hardship. That woman becomes the evening’s honoree.

At the dinner, attendees each contribute at least $10 and take part in raffles supported by local businesses. By the end of the night, the funds raised are gifted directly to the recipient to help with expenses during a difficult time.

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But organizers say the money is only part of the impact. The room full of encouragement, hugs, and shared support can be just as powerful.

ABC15’s Cameron Polom talked with the Peoria chapter president and two women whose lives were changed thanks to the group’s generosity. See the full Uplifting Arizona story in the video player above.

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The NFL’s legal tampering window is officially open, and it didn’t take long for the Arizona Cardinals to get in the mix.

A running list of the new names and familiar faces coming to Arizona in 2026:

New names on Cardinals roster this free agency

Kendrick Bourne

The former San Francisco 49ers and New England Patriots wide receiver brings another body to Arizona’s wide receivers room that includes Michael Wilson and Marvin Harrison Jr.

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He’s got plenty of familiarity with new Cardinals head coach Mike LaFleur from their time together in San Francisco (2017-20). Bourne also spent a year with expected Cardinals starter Jacoby Brissett in 2024 with the Patriots.

The wide receiver caught 37 passes for 551 yards in 16 games played (eight starts) last year.

He’s now on board for two years in Arizona.

Isaac Seumalo

The guard spent the past three years with the Pittsburgh Steelers after a seven-season stint with the Philadelphia Eagles.

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He’s started 104 out of 125 games played and has spent time at both left and right guard during his NFL career.

According to Next Gen Stats, the guard allowed a 3.7% pressure rate last year. That was the lowest rate among all eligible guards in 2025.

Gardner Minshew

Minshew agreed to terms on a one-year deal on Monday.

He’s expected to back up expected starter Jacoby Brissett in 2026, according to Arizona Sports’ John Gambadoro.

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Coming off his seventh NFL season and first with the Kansas City Chiefs, Minshew appeared in four games (one start) last year. He completed 46.2% of his throws for 37 yards and an interception.

Before landing with the Chiefs, Minshew spent time with the Las Vegas Raiders (2024), Indianapolis Colts (2023), Philadelphia Eagles (2021-22) and Jacksonville Jaguars (2019-20).

RB Tyler Allgeier

Allgeier comes over to Arizona on a reported two-year contract.

Before agreeing to terms on the $12.25 million deal with Arizona on Monday, Allgeier played four seasons with the Atlanta Falcons.

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He ran for 514 yards and eight touchdowns on 143 carries last year, while adding another 14 catches for 96 yards.

While he worked mostly behind Bijan Robinson the past three years, Allgeier did surpass the 1,000-yard mark as a rookie in 2022.

Familiar faces

L.J. Collier

Collier is back on a one-year deal.

The defensive lineman appeared in four games in 2025 due to a knee injury suffered in Week 2.

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He recorded six tackles and two QB hits in what was his third season with the team.

Roy Lopez

After a one-year stint with the Detroit Lions, Lopez is back with his hometown team on a reported two-year deal.

In 17 games played last year, he recorded two sacks, four tackles for loss and a pass defensed.

Before his time in Detroit, Lopez spent two seasons with Arizona from 2023-24. During that span, he registered a sack, six tackles for loss, three passes defensed and a forced fumble in 30 games played (21 starts).

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K Chad Ryland

Ryland is back on a one-year deal, the team announced.

Ryland went through plenty of struggles last season after a having a career year in 2024. His accuracy dropped from 87.5% in 2024 to 75.8% last season. He was especially inconsistent from 40 yards and on, compiling a 13-of-20 mark (65%). Inside 40 yards, though, Ryland was 12-of-13 (92.3%).

Arizona brought in kicker Josh Karty late in the year (more on him later), but Ryland never gave up his role and appeared in all 17 games.

A one-year deal isn’t going to break the bank by any means.

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P Blake Gillikin

The Cardinals must feel pretty good about where Gillikin is at in his recovering from a back injury last year with their signing of the punter to a one-year deal.

Before he went down five games into the season, the punter was leading the league in yards per punt with 51.7.

Not only that, across his five seasons (65 games) in the NFL, he holds the all-time record for yards per punt at 48.5.

Staying healthy is key for Gillikin, who also missed time in 2024 due to an ankle injury.

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RB James Conner

Technically not a free agent, Conner was a potential cut candidate given his contract.

But after reportedly revising his deal, Conner is returning for his sixth season with the Cardinals.

The running back brings plenty of leadership and a bruising running style to the mix.

He’s coming off an abbreviated 2025 (three games) due to an ankle injury but had rushed for a pair of 1,000-yard seasons the two years prior. He scored at least seven rushing touchdowns each season from 2022-24.

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CB Sean Murphy-Bunting

Much like Conner, Murphy-Bunting was another prime cut candidate due to his contract but reportedly revised his deal with Arizona as well.

Murphy-Bunting has a lot to prove after missing all of 2025 due to an injury suffered away from the team facility.

In his first season with the Cardinals, the cornerback recorded 52 tackles, three interceptions, five passes defensed and two forced fumbles across 15 starts.

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Arizona’s Jaden Bradley named Big 12 men’s basketball player of year

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The Arizona men’s basketball team went 29-2 overall and 16-2 in the Big 12, winning the conference’s regular season title.

The Wildcats were rewarded for their dominance in the Big 12’s men’s basketball awards, which were announced on March 9.

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Arizona’s Jaden Bradley was named the Big 12 Player of the Year, while Tobe Awaka earned the conference’s Sixth Man of the Year award and coach Tommy Lloyd earned Coach of the Year accolades.

Bradley averaged 13.4 points and 4.6 assists. Awaka was the nation’s leading rebounder off the bench, averaging 9.7 rebounds and 9.9 points when entering the game as a reserve. Lloyd led Arizona to its first Big 12 regular-season title.

Arizona State was completely shut out of the awards, with Moe Odum not receiving honorable mention honors despite averaging 17.1 points per game and 5.9 assists per game for the Sun Devils.

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2026 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Men’s Basketball Awards

  • Player of the Year: Jaden Bradley, Arizona
  • Defensive Player of the Year: Flory Bidunga, Kansas
  • Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Tamin Lipsey, Iowa State
  • Freshman of the Year: AJ Dybantsa, BYU
  • Newcomer of the Year: Melvin Council Jr., Kansas
  • Sixth Man Award: Tobe Awaka, Arizona*
  • Most Improved: Christian Anderson, Texas Tech
  • Coach of the Year: Tommy Lloyd, Arizona

All-Big 12 First Team

  • Jaden Bradley, Arizona
  • Brayden Burries, Arizona
  • Motiejus Krivas, Arizona
  • AJ Dybantsa, BYU*
  • Emanuel Sharp, Houston
  • Kingston Flemings, Houston*
  • Joshua Jefferson, Iowa State
  • Flory Bidunga, Kansas
  • Christian Anderson, Texas Tech
  • JT Toppin, Texas Tech*

All-Big 12 Second Team

  • Richie Saunders, BYU
  • Baba Miller, Cincinnati
  • Tamin Lipsey, Iowa State
  • Milan Momcilovic, Iowa State
  • Darryn Peterson, Kansas

All-Big 12 Third Team

  • Koa Peat, Arizona
  • Cameron Carr, Baylor
  • Rob Wright, BYU
  • Themus Fulks, UCF
  • Xavier Edmonds, TCU

All-Big 12 Honorable Mention:

  • Arizona: Tobe Awaka
  • Baylor: Tounde Yessoufou
  • Cincinnati: Moustapha Thiam
  • Colorado: Isaiah Johnson
  • Houston: Joseph Tugler, Milos Uzan
  • Kansas: Melvin Council Jr.
  • Kansas State: PJ Haggerty
  • Oklahoma State: Parsa Fallah
  • TCU: David Punch
  • Texas Tech: Donovan Atwell
  • West Virginia: Honor Huff
  • Utah: Terrence Brown

All-Defensive Team

  • Jaden Bradley, Arizona
  • Motiejus Krivas, Arizona
  • Emanuel Sharp, Houston
  • Joseph Tugler, Houston
  • Tamin Lipsey, Iowa State
  • Flory Bidunga, Kansas*

A tie resulted in an extra position on the team

All-Freshman Team

  • Brayden Burries, Arizona*
  • Koa Peat, Arizona
  • AJ Dybantsa, BYU*
  • Kingston Flemings, Houston*
  • Darryn Peterson, Kansas*

All-Newcomer Team

  • Cameron Carr, Baylor
  • Themus Fulks, UCF
  • Baba Miller, Cincinnati
  • Melvin Council Jr., Kansas
  • Donovan Atwell, Texas Tech

*- unanimous selection

Reach Jeremy Cluff at jeremy.cluff@arizonarepublic.com. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter @Jeremy_Cluff.

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