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Tracking former Southern Arizona & Arizona Wildcats baseball players in pros (7/13) | ALLSPORTSTUCSON.com
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)
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)
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.
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 |
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
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
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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PAGE, AZ (AZFamily) — A person accused of making terroristic threats toward a northern Arizona medical facility was arrested Friday morning.
Just after 10:30 p.m., police received a report of a person calling the facility and threatening to kill staff and Native Americans, according to the Page Police Department.
Authorities said staff placed the facility on lockdown until officers identified the suspect and arrested them outside their home.
The suspect was booked on charges of disorderly conduct, threatening and intimidating, and making terroristic threats. Police have not publicly identified the person.
“The Page Police Department is grateful for and supports the medical staff’s decision to put the medical facility into lockdown until the suspect was arrested and the situation was rendered safe,” the department said in a Facebook post.
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In these four-round projections, the Arizona Cardinals don’t get a tackle until the fourth round.
We are just days away from the 2026 NFL draft, and that means some final mock drafts. What direction will the draft take the Arizona Cardinals?
Draft Wire’s Curt Popejoy put together a four-round mock draft for the Cardinals. They go defense early but rebuild the offense for 2026 and moving forward, including landing their potential franchise quarterback.
Cardinals 4-round mock draft
Here are the players in the first four rounds Popejoy projects for Arizona.
- Round 1: Ohio State EDGE/LB Arvell Reese
- Round 2: Alabama QB Ty Simpson
- Round 3: Clemson WR Antonio Williams
- Round 4: Florida OT Austin Barber
What we think of the picks
The Cardinals want to trade out of the third pick and draft a tackle, so not getting a tackle until Round 4 seems unlikely, although they did meet with Barber. They do have options at right tackle for 2026 already on the roster.
Reese would be a great pick if they don’t trade back, as they badly need pass-rushing help off the edge.
Drafting Simpson seems inevitable at this point, so it has to be in a mock draft, although the feeling is they will need to go up into Round 1 again to get him.
Williams has speed and is almost six feet tall, but he does have short arms.
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Due to significant injuries to the CB position last year which includes a shoulder surgery for Terrion Arnold, the Lions CB position scored a 6/10 need on my Lions Defensive Draft Need Rankings. Thus, an early-round selection of a young, healthy prospect like Keith Abney would not come as a surprise. He enters the draft with very low medical concern level.
Here is the excerpt from my medical report on Keith Abney:
(Ages in parentheses are at start of 2026 season and are factored into the concern level. Injury info and ages based on available public information are unverified and subject to update. Games played data courtesy of sports-reference.com.)
Keith Abney, CB (21) – Arizona State
Projected round 2-3. #43 on Jeff Risdon board Feb 19.
Concern level 0/10
There is an isolated report of a hand injury but no corroborating information. Even if the hand injury is true, that’s of minimal to no long-term concern.
His availability in his final two seasons has been perfect. Overall, Abney appears to be medically clean and is at an excellent age.
He finished college with 6 INT and 21 PBU.
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