Below is a partial list of
minor league
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baseball player
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s in the
Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The team joined the American League as an expansion team ...
system.
Players
Prelander Berroa
Prelander Berroa (born April 18, 2000) is a Dominican professional
baseball
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pitcher
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in the
Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The team joined the American League as an expansion team ...
organization.
Berroa signed with the
Minnesota Twins
The Minnesota Twins are an American professional baseball team based in Minneapolis. The Twins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central Division. The team is named after the Twin Cities area ...
as an international free agent in July 2016. He made his professional debut in 2017 with the
Dominican Summer League Twins. On July 31, 2019, the Twins traded Berroa,
Jaylin Davis
Jaylin Malik Davis (born July 1, 1994) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants and Boston Red Sox. He played college baseb ...
, and
Kai-Wei Teng
Kai-Wei Teng (born December 1, 1998) is a Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants organization.
Career Minnesota Twins
On October 20, 2017, the Minnesota Twins signed Teng for a $500,000 signing bonus. He made his pr ...
to the
San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco, California. The Giants compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1883 as the New Y ...
for
Sam Dyson
Samuel Isaac Dyson (born May 7, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Miami Marlins, Texas Rangers, San ...
. On May 11, 2022, the Giants traded him to the
Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The team joined the American League as an expansion team ...
for
Donnie Walton
Donovan Robert Walton (born May 25, 1994) is an American professional baseball infielder in the San Francisco Giants organization. He played college baseball for the Oklahoma State Cowboys. Walton was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 5th r ...
.
The Mariners added Berroa to their 40-man roster after the 2022 season.
Berroa was optioned to the Double-A
Arkansas Travelers
The Arkansas Travelers, also known informally as The Travs, are a Minor League Baseball team based in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The Travelers are affiliated with the Seattle Mariners as members of the Texas League.
History
The team succeed ...
to begin the 2023 season.
Isaiah Campbell
Isaiah Lyn Campbell (born August 15, 1997) is an American
professional baseball
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Modern professiona ...
pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the Baseball (ball), baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of out (baseball), retiring a batter (baseball), batter, who attempts to e ...
in the
Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The team joined the American League as an expansion team ...
organization. Campbell was selected in the second round by the Mariners in the
2019 Major League Baseball draft
The 2019 Major League Baseball (MLB) First-Year Player Draft was held from June 3 to 5, 2019. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to MLB teams. The draft order was set based on the reverse order of the 2018 MLB season standings. In addit ...
.
Campbell was born in Portugal while his father was stationed there while serving in the Air Force but grew up in Kansas and attended
Olathe South High School
Olathe South High School is a public high school located in Olathe, Kansas, United States, serving students in grades 9-12. The school is one of five high schools in the Olathe USD 233 school district. Olathe South High School was recognized as a ...
in
Olathe, Kansas
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.
As a senior, he went 5–1 with a 1.66 ERA. He struck out 42 batters in innings.
Campbell made six starts and 13 appearances for the
Arkansas Razorbacks
The Arkansas Razorbacks, also known as the Hogs, are the intercollegiate athletics teams representing the University of Arkansas, located in Fayetteville. The University of Arkansas student body voted to change the name of the school mascot (o ...
as a true freshman. He had 23 strikeouts in innings pitched while going 3–1 with a 3.69 ERA. He was also named to the
Southeastern Conference
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First Year Academic Honor Roll.
His sophomore season in 2017 was cut short after just of an inning due to an elbow injury, for which he was granted a medical redshirt.
He helped the Razorbacks to the
2018 College World Series
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final, winning the game in the semi-final that allowed them to advance to the final. That season, he appeared in 18 games, making 17 starts, including four in the NCAA tournament and two in the College World Series. After the 2018 season, he was drafted by the
Los Angeles Angels
The Los Angeles Angels are an American professional baseball team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Angels compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. Since 1966, the team ha ...
in the 24th round of the
2018 Major League Baseball draft
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but opted to return for his junior season. In
2019
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, he had his best season yet, making 18 starts, striking out 125 batters in innings and going 12–1 with a 2.13 ERA.
The Razorbacks once again made the
College World Series
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but were eliminated in the first round by
Florida State
Florida State University (FSU) is a public research university in Tallahassee, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida. Founded in 1851, it is located on the oldest continuous site of higher education in the sta ...
.
Campbell was selected by the
Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The team joined the American League as an expansion team ...
in the second round of the
2019 Major League Baseball draft
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. Campbell signed with the Mariners for an $850,000 signing bonus.
He did not play after signing, and did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the
COVID-19 pandemic
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.
He made his professional debut in 2021 with the
Everett AquaSox
The Everett AquaSox are a Minor League Baseball team in Everett, Washington. The team is a member of the Northwest League and is affiliated with the Seattle Mariners. The AquaSox play their home games at Funko Field, which has a seating capacity ...
of the
High-A West
The Northwest League is a Minor League Baseball league that operates in the Northwestern United States and Western Canada. A Class A Short Season league for most of its history, the league was promoted to High-A as part of Major League Basebal ...
, pitching innings and going 3–1 with a 2.33 ERA. His season ended prematurely after undergoing elbow surgery.
Campbell was optioned to the Double-A
Arkansas Naturals to begin the 2023 season.
Arkansas Razorbacks bio
Jonatan Clase
Jonatan Clase (born May 23, 2002) is a Dominican professional
baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding ...
outfielder
An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder. As an outfielder, their duty is to c ...
in the
Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The team joined the American League as an expansion team ...
organization.
Clase signed with the
Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The team joined the American League as an expansion team ...
as an international free agent in July 2018. He made his professional debut in 2019 with the
Dominican Summer League Mariners.
The Mariners added Clase to their 40-man roster after the 2022 season.
He was optioned to the High-A
Everett AquaSox
The Everett AquaSox are a Minor League Baseball team in Everett, Washington. The team is a member of the Northwest League and is affiliated with the Seattle Mariners. The AquaSox play their home games at Funko Field, which has a seating capacity ...
to begin the 2023 season.
Zach DeLoach
Zachary Dixon DeLoach (born August 18, 1998) is an American
professional baseball
Professional baseball is organized baseball in which players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system. It is played in leagues and associated farm teams throughout the world.
Modern professiona ...
outfielder in the
Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The team joined the American League as an expansion team ...
organization.
DeLoach grew up in
Lewisville, Texas
Lewisville ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, predominantly within Denton County with a small part lying within Dallas County. As a suburban community within the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the 2020 census tabulated a population of 1 ...
and attended
Hebron High School. He played college baseball for the
Texas A&M Aggies
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for three seasons. He started 61 games as a true freshman in 2018 and hit .264. DeLoach played
collegiate summer baseball
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for the
Wisconsin Woodchucks
The Wausau Woodchucks are an American baseball team that plays in the Northwoods League, a collegiate summer baseball league. They play their home games at Athletic Park in Wausau, Wisconsin.
History
The team was known as the Wausau Woodchuck ...
of the
Northwoods League
The Northwoods League is a collegiate summer baseball wooden bat league. All players in the league must have NCAA eligibility remaining in order to participate. The league is amateur, and players are not paid, so as to maintain their college el ...
and was named a league All-Star after hitting .323 with five home runs, 17 doubles, 38 RBIs and 10 stolen bases. He hit for a .200 average in his sophomore season. After the 2019 season he played for the
Falmouth Commodores
The Falmouth Commodores are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Falmouth, Massachusetts. The team is a member of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL) and plays in the league's West Division. The Commodores play their home games at Arnie All ...
in the
Cape Cod Baseball League
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, where he was named a league all-star and led the league with a .353 batting average. As a junior in 2020, DeLoach batted .421 with six home runs, 17 RBIs, and 25 runs scored in 18 games before the season was cut short due to the
coronavirus pandemic
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.
DeLoach was selected in the second round by the
Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The team joined the American League as an expansion team ...
in the
2020 Major League Baseball draft
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. After signing, he was assigned to the Mariners' alternate training site as the minor league season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. DeLoach began the 2021 season with the
Everett AquaSox
The Everett AquaSox are a Minor League Baseball team in Everett, Washington. The team is a member of the Northwest League and is affiliated with the Seattle Mariners. The AquaSox play their home games at Funko Field, which has a seating capacity ...
of the
High-A West
The Northwest League is a Minor League Baseball league that operates in the Northwestern United States and Western Canada. A Class A Short Season league for most of its history, the league was promoted to High-A as part of Major League Basebal ...
. He was promoted to the
Arkansas Travelers
The Arkansas Travelers, also known informally as The Travs, are a Minor League Baseball team based in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The Travelers are affiliated with the Seattle Mariners as members of the Texas League.
History
The team succeed ...
of the
Double-A Central
The Texas League is a Minor League Baseball league which has operated in the South Central United States since 1902. It is classified as a Double-A league. Despite the league's name, only its five South Division teams are actually based in the ...
after batting .313 with nine home runs and 37 RBIs in 58 games with the AquaSox. Over 49 games with the Travelers to end the season, he hit .227 with five home runs and 22 RBIs. He played in the
Arizona Fall League
The Arizona Fall League (AFL) is an off-season sports league owned and operated by Major League Baseball (MLB) which operates during the autumn in Arizona, United States, at six different baseball complexes. Arizona Fall League rosters are fi ...
for the
Peoria Javelinas
The Peoria Javelinas are a baseball team that plays in the West Division of the Arizona Fall League. The Javelinas play their home games in the Peoria Sports Complex in Peoria, Arizona. The ballpark is also the spring training facility for the S ...
after the season.
Texas A&M Aggies bio
Taylor Dollard
Taylor Joseph Dollard (born February 17, 1999) is an American
professional baseball
Professional baseball is organized baseball in which players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system. It is played in leagues and associated farm teams throughout the world.
Modern professiona ...
pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the Baseball (ball), baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of out (baseball), retiring a batter (baseball), batter, who attempts to e ...
in the
Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The team joined the American League as an expansion team ...
organization.
Dollard attended
Crespi Carmelite High School
Crespi Carmelite High School, shortly known as Crespi, is a private Catholic all-male four-year college preparatory high school located in Encino District, Los Angeles, California. It is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
The ...
in
Encino, Los Angeles
Encino (Spanish for "oak") is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California.
History
In 1769, the Spanish Portolá expedition, first Europeans to see inland areas of California, traveled north through Sepulveda P ...
,
California
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. As a junior in 2016, he went 2-4 with a 3.38 ERA over 12 appearances, and as a senior in 2017, he went 2-0 with a 1.43 ERA and 42 strikeouts over innings. He went unselected out of high school in the
2017 Major League Baseball draft
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, and enrolled at
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (California Polytechnic State University, Cal Poly"Cal Poly" may also refer to California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt in Arcata, California or California State Polytechnic Un ...
to play
college baseball
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.
Dollard made 19 appearance as a freshman at Cal Poly in 2018 and posted a 2.43 ERA. In 2019, his sophomore year, he made 19 relief appearances and went 5-0 with a 2.89 ERA and 48 strikeouts over innings. After the 2019 season, Dollard played
collegiate summer baseball
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in the
Cape Cod Baseball League
The Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL or Cape League) is a collegiate summer baseball wooden bat league located on Cape Cod in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. One of the nation's premier collegiate summer leagues, the league boasts over one thous ...
with for the
Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox. He made four starts in 2020 before the season was cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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. Dollard was selected by the
Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The team joined the American League as an expansion team ...
in the fifth round of the shortened
2020 Major League Baseball draft
The 2020 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft took place on June 10 and 11, 2020. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to Major League Baseball (MLB) teams. The draft order was set based on the reverse order of the 2019 MLB season ...
with the 137th overall selection. He signed for $406,000.
Dollard made his professional debut in 2021 with the
Modesto Nuts
The Modesto Nuts are a Minor League Baseball team of the California League and the Single-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners. They are located in Modesto, California, and are named for the several types of nuts grown in the region. They play th ...
and was promoted to the
Everett AquaSox
The Everett AquaSox are a Minor League Baseball team in Everett, Washington. The team is a member of the Northwest League and is affiliated with the Seattle Mariners. The AquaSox play their home games at Funko Field, which has a seating capacity ...
during the season. Over 19 games (18 starts) between the two teams, he went 9-4 with a 5.14 ERA and 133 strikeouts over 105 innings. He played the 2022 season with the
Arkansas Travelers
The Arkansas Travelers, also known informally as The Travs, are a Minor League Baseball team based in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The Travelers are affiliated with the Seattle Mariners as members of the Texas League.
History
The team succeed ...
. Over 27 starts, he went 16-2 with a 2.25 ERA and 131 strikeouts over 144 innings. He led the minor leagues in wins.
Adam Hill
Adam Dean Hill (born March 24, 1997) is an American
professional baseball
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Modern professiona ...
pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the Baseball (ball), baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of out (baseball), retiring a batter (baseball), batter, who attempts to e ...
in the
Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The team joined the American League as an expansion team ...
organization.
Hill attended
T. L. Hanna High School
T. L. Hanna High School is located at 2600 Highway 81 North, outside the city limits of Anderson, South Carolina, United States. It is one of two high schools in Anderson School District Five and has a population of nearly 2,100 students. On Jul ...
in
Anderson, South Carolina
Anderson is a city in and the county seat of Anderson County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 28,106 at the 2020 census, and the city was the center of an urbanized area of 75,702. It is one of the principal cities in the Green ...
. He was drafted by the
San Diego Padres
The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1969, the club has won two NL penna ...
in the 39th round of the
2015 MLB draft
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, but he elected to honor his college commitment to the
University of South Carolina. In his first year with the Gamecocks, he posted a 3.53 ERA in 66. innings, allowing 49 hits, walking 28, and striking out 72. In his sophomore year, he posted a 3.04 ERA in 77 innings, allowing 56 hits, walking 39, and striking out 87. Through 14 starts this season, Hill has posted a 4.08 ERA over 75 innings, allowing 49 hits, walking 46, and striking out 92. In 2017, he played
collegiate summer baseball
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with the
Chatham Anglers
The Chatham Anglers, more commonly referred to as the Chatham A's and formerly the Chatham Athletics, are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Chatham, Massachusetts. The team is a member of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL) and plays in ...
of the
Cape Cod Baseball League
The Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL or Cape League) is a collegiate summer baseball wooden bat league located on Cape Cod in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. One of the nation's premier collegiate summer leagues, the league boasts over one thous ...
.
Hill was taken by the
New York Mets
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in the fourth round with the 110th overall pick of the
2018 MLB draft
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. On June 22, 2018, the Mets officially signed him. He spent his first professional season with the
Brooklyn Cyclones
The Brooklyn Cyclones are a Minor League Baseball team of the South Atlantic League and the High-A affiliate of the New York Mets. They are based in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, and play at Maimonides Park, just off the Coney Island Bo ...
, going 1–1 with a 2.35 ERA over relief innings pitched.
On January 5, 2019, the Mets traded Hill,
Bobby Wahl
Robert Martin Wahl (born March 21, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics, New York Mets, and Milwaukee Brewers.
Wahl played college baseb ...
, and Felix Valero to the
Milwaukee Brewers
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for
Keon Broxton
Keon Darell Broxton (born May 7, 1990) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Milwaukee Brewers, New ...
. He spent 2019 with the
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
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, going 7–9 with a 3.92 ERA over 26 games (23 starts), striking out 109 over innings.
On December 5, 2019, Hill and a 2020 competitive balance round B draft pick were traded to the
Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The team joined the American League as an expansion team ...
in exchange for
Omar Narváez. He did not play a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season.
In 2021, he started 19 games between the
Everett AquaSox
The Everett AquaSox are a Minor League Baseball team in Everett, Washington. The team is a member of the Northwest League and is affiliated with the Seattle Mariners. The AquaSox play their home games at Funko Field, which has a seating capacity ...
and the
Arkansas Travelers
The Arkansas Travelers, also known informally as The Travs, are a Minor League Baseball team based in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The Travelers are affiliated with the Seattle Mariners as members of the Texas League.
History
The team succeed ...
, going 5–7 with a 5.44 ERA and 102 strikeouts over 91 innings.
Cade Marlowe
Matthew Cade Marlowe (born June 24, 1997) is an American
professional baseball
Professional baseball is organized baseball in which players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system. It is played in leagues and associated farm teams throughout the world.
Modern professiona ...
outfielder
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in the
Seattle Mariners
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organization.
Marlowe attended
Tiftarea Academy in
Chula, Georgia, where he played baseball and batted .515 with 12 home runs, 35 RBIs, and 34 stolen bases as a senior in 2015. He went undrafted out of high school, and fulfilled his commitment to play
college baseball
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at the
University of West Georgia
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. During the summer of 2018, he played in the
Coastal Plain League for the
Savannah Bananas
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. As a senior in 2019, he batted .389 with five home runs and 39 RBIs while setting a single season school record with 46 stolen bases. After the season, he was selected by the
Seattle Mariners
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in the 20th round of the
2019 Major League Baseball draft
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.
Marlowe signed with the Mariners and made his professional debut with the
Everett AquaSox
The Everett AquaSox are a Minor League Baseball team in Everett, Washington. The team is a member of the Northwest League and is affiliated with the Seattle Mariners. The AquaSox play their home games at Funko Field, which has a seating capacity ...
of the
Class A Short Season
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Northwest League
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with whom he batted .301 with three home runs, thirty RBIs, and ten stolen bases over 62 games. He did not play a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season. He began the 2021 season with the
Modesto Nuts
The Modesto Nuts are a Minor League Baseball team of the California League and the Single-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners. They are located in Modesto, California, and are named for the several types of nuts grown in the region. They play th ...
of the
Low-A West
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before he was promoted to Everett (now members of the
High-A West
The Northwest League is a Minor League Baseball league that operates in the Northwestern United States and Western Canada. A Class A Short Season league for most of its history, the league was promoted to High-A as part of Major League Basebal ...
) where he earned Player of the Month honors for July. He also played in one game for the
Tacoma Rainers
The Tacoma Rainiers are a Minor League Baseball team of the Pacific Coast League (PCL) and the Triple-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners. They are located in Tacoma, Washington, and play their home games at Cheney Stadium, which opened in 19 ...
of the
Triple-A West
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at the end of the season. Over 106 games between the three teams, he
slashed .275/.368/.566 with 26 home runs, 107 RBIs, 25 doubles and 25 stolen bases. He was named the
Most Valuable Player
In team sports, a most valuable player award, abbreviated 'MVP award', is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particu ...
of the High-A West. The Mariners also named him their Ken Griffey Jr. Minor League Hitter of the Year. He was assigned to the
Arkansas Travelers
The Arkansas Travelers, also known informally as The Travs, are a Minor League Baseball team based in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The Travelers are affiliated with the Seattle Mariners as members of the Texas League.
History
The team succeed ...
of the
Double-A Texas League
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to begin the 2022 season.
[https://twitter.com/MsPlayerDev/status/1512126299900239876/photo/2 ] He was promoted to Tacoma at the season's end. Over 133 games between the two teams, he slashed .287/.377/.487 with 23 home runs, 102 RBIs, and 42 stolen bases.
On November 15, 2022, the Mariners selected Marlowe's contract and added him to the 40-man roster. Marlowe was optioned to the Triple-A
Tacoma Rainiers
The Tacoma Rainiers are a Minor League Baseball team of the Pacific Coast League (PCL) and the Triple-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners. They are located in Tacoma, Washington, and play their home games at Cheney Stadium, which opened in 1960 ...
to begin the 2023 season.
Bryce Miller
Bryce Austen Miller (born August 23, 1998) is an American
professional baseball
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Modern professiona ...
pitcher
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in the
Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The team joined the American League as an expansion team ...
organization.
Miller attended
New Braunfels High School
New Braunfels High School (commonly referred to as NBHS) is a public high school in New Braunfels, Texas, United States, that was established in 1845. Up until 2008, New Braunfels was one of the largest 4A high schools in Texas and is classified ...
in
New Braunfels, Texas
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. He played
college baseball
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at
Blinn College
Blinn College is a public junior college in Brenham, Texas, with additional campuses in Bryan, Schulenburg, and Sealy. Brenham is Blinn's main campus, with dormitories and apartments.
History
Blinn was established as Mission Institute in 1884 ...
originally. He was drafted by the
Miami Marlins
The Miami Marlins are an American professional baseball team based in Miami. The Marlins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East division. The club's home ballpark is LoanDepot Park.
The fra ...
in the 38th round of the
2018 Major League Baseball Draft
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, but did not sign and transferred to
Texas A&M University
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. In 2019, he played
collegiate summer baseball
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with the
Falmouth Commodores
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of the
Cape Cod Baseball League
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. He was drafted by the
Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The team joined the American League as an expansion team ...
in the fourth round of the
2021 Major League Baseball draft
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and signed.
Miller made his professional debut with the
Modesto Nuts
The Modesto Nuts are a Minor League Baseball team of the California League and the Single-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners. They are located in Modesto, California, and are named for the several types of nuts grown in the region. They play th ...
. He started 2022 with the
Everett AquaSox
The Everett AquaSox are a Minor League Baseball team in Everett, Washington. The team is a member of the Northwest League and is affiliated with the Seattle Mariners. The AquaSox play their home games at Funko Field, which has a seating capacity ...
and made one start for Modesto.
Robert Pérez Jr.
Robert Alexander Pérez Jr. (born June 26, 2000) is a Venezuelan
professional baseball
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Modern professiona ...
first baseman
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in the
Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The team joined the American League as an expansion team ...
organization.
Pérez Jr. signed with the
Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The team joined the American League as an expansion team ...
as an international free agent in July 2016. He made his professional debut in 2017 with the
Dominican Summer League Mariners and also played with them in 2018. In 2019 he played with the
Arizona League Mariners
The Arizona Complex League Mariners are a Rookie-level affiliate of the Seattle Mariners, competing in the Arizona Complex League of Minor League Baseball. The team plays its home games at Peoria Sports Complex in Peoria, Arizona. The team is co ...
,
Everett AquaSox
The Everett AquaSox are a Minor League Baseball team in Everett, Washington. The team is a member of the Northwest League and is affiliated with the Seattle Mariners. The AquaSox play their home games at Funko Field, which has a seating capacity ...
and
Tacoma Rainiers
The Tacoma Rainiers are a Minor League Baseball team of the Pacific Coast League (PCL) and the Triple-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners. They are located in Tacoma, Washington, and play their home games at Cheney Stadium, which opened in 1960 ...
.
Pérez Jr. did not play in 2020 due to the Minor League Baseball season being cancelled because of the
Covid-19 pandemic
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. He returned in 2021 to play for the
Modesto Nuts
The Modesto Nuts are a Minor League Baseball team of the California League and the Single-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners. They are located in Modesto, California, and are named for the several types of nuts grown in the region. They play th ...
. He started 2022 with Modesto before being promoted to the Everett AquaSox. After the season, he played in the
Arizona Fall League
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.
Kaden Polcovich
Kaden James Polcovich (born February 21, 1999) is an American
professional baseball
Professional baseball is organized baseball in which players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system. It is played in leagues and associated farm teams throughout the world.
Modern professiona ...
second baseman in the
Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The team joined the American League as an expansion team ...
organization.
Polcovich attended
Deer Creek High School in
Edmond, Oklahoma
Edmond is a city in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States, and a part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area in the central part of the state. The population was 94,428 according to the 2020 United States Census, making it the fifth largest ...
. After his junior year 2016 in which he batted .321 with 26 RBIs, he committed to play
college baseball
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at the
University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky (UK, UKY, or U of K) is a public land-grant research university in Lexington, Kentucky. Founded in 1865 by John Bryan Bowman as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky, the university is one of the state's ...
. Polcovich went unselected in the
2017 Major League Baseball draft
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, and enrolled at Kentucky.
Polcovich was dismissed from the Kentucky baseball team during the first semester of his freshman year, and thus did not make an appearance for them. He left Kentucky, and then enrolled at
Northwest Florida State College
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where he hit .280 with three home runs, 18 RBIs, and 13 stolen bases over forty games as a freshman in 2018 while then batting .273 with 12 home runs and 38 RBIs over 53 games as a sophomore in 2019. After his sophomore year in 2019, he played
collegiate summer baseball
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with the
Chatham Anglers
The Chatham Anglers, more commonly referred to as the Chatham A's and formerly the Chatham Athletics, are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Chatham, Massachusetts. The team is a member of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL) and plays in ...
of the
Cape Cod Baseball League
The Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL or Cape League) is a collegiate summer baseball wooden bat league located on Cape Cod in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. One of the nation's premier collegiate summer leagues, the league boasts over one thous ...
and was named a league all-star. He also transferred to
Oklahoma State University
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. As a junior at Oklahoma State in 2020, he batted .344 with two home runs over 21 games before the season was cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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. He was selected by the
Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The team joined the American League as an expansion team ...
in the third round (78th overall) of the
2020 Major League Baseball draft
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and signed.
Polcovich made his professional debut in 2021 with the
Everett AquaSox
The Everett AquaSox are a Minor League Baseball team in Everett, Washington. The team is a member of the Northwest League and is affiliated with the Seattle Mariners. The AquaSox play their home games at Funko Field, which has a seating capacity ...
of the
High-A West
The Northwest League is a Minor League Baseball league that operates in the Northwestern United States and Western Canada. A Class A Short Season league for most of its history, the league was promoted to High-A as part of Major League Basebal ...
with whom he batted .271/.415/.505 with ten home runs, 47 RBIs, and 16 stolen bases over 58 games. He was promoted to the
Arkansas Travelers
The Arkansas Travelers, also known informally as The Travs, are a Minor League Baseball team based in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The Travelers are affiliated with the Seattle Mariners as members of the Texas League.
History
The team succeed ...
of the
Double-A South
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in late July, slashing .133/.242/.211 with two home runs, 14 RBIs, and four doubles over 36 games to end the season. He returned to Arkansas for the 2022 season.
Over 118 games, he batted .242/.345/.386 with 12 home runs, sixty RBIs, and 18 stolen bases.
Polcovich's father,
Kevin
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The variant '' Kevan'' is anglicized from , a ...
played in
Major League Baseball
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for the
Pittsburgh Pirates
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in 1997 and 1998.
Alberto Rodríguez
Alberto Rodríguez (born October 6, 2000) is a Dominican Republic
professional baseball
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Modern professiona ...
outfielder
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for the
Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The team joined the American League as an expansion team ...
of
Major League Baseball
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.
Rodríguez signed with the
Toronto Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays are a Canadian professional baseball team based in Toronto. The Blue Jays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Since 1989, the team has played its home games ...
as an international
free agent
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in 2017. After the 2020 season, the Blue Jays traded Rodríguez to the
Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The team joined the American League as an expansion team ...
as the
player to be named later
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in the trade for
Taijuan Walker
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after the 2020 season.
On November 18, 2021, the Mariners added Rodríguez to their
40-man roster
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to protect him from the
Rule 5 draft. In 2022, Rodríguez appeared in 119 games for the High-A
Everett AquaSox
The Everett AquaSox are a Minor League Baseball team in Everett, Washington. The team is a member of the Northwest League and is affiliated with the Seattle Mariners. The AquaSox play their home games at Funko Field, which has a seating capacity ...
, slashing .261/.336/.396 with 10 home runs and 46 RBI.
On January 17, 2023, Rodríguez was designated for assignment by Seattle following the acquisition of
J. B. Bukauskas. On January 24, Rodríguez cleared waivers and was sent outright to High-A Everett.
Jake Scheiner
Jake Maxwell Scheiner (born August 13, 1995) is an American
professional baseball
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Modern professiona ...
third baseman
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in the
Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The team joined the American League as an expansion team ...
organization.
Scheiner's was born in
San Mateo, California, to Jeff and Tani Scheiner, and his siblings are Sam and Sophie.
He attended
Maria Carrillo High School
Maria Carrillo High School is a public high school in Santa Rosa, California, United States. It is managed by the Santa Rosa City Schools district. It opened in 1996 and is in Santa Rosa's Rincon Valley neighborhood.
History
Maria Carrillo Hig ...
in
Santa Rosa, California
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. He was First Team All-League in 2012 and 2013, and First Team All-Empire in 2014.
He was not drafted out of high school in the
2014 Major League Baseball draft
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, and enrolled at
Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC) is a public community college in Santa Rosa, California with an additional campus in Petaluma and centers in surrounding Sonoma County. Santa Rosa Junior College was modeled as a feeder school for the Unive ...
where he played
college baseball
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.
Scheiner redshirted as a freshman at Santa Rosa in 2015. In 2016, as a redshirt freshman, he hit .402/.486/.674 with eight home runs and 61 RBIs in 184 at bats over 47 games. He was named
Big 8 Most Valuable Player,
NorCal
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Player of the Year, First Team
All-American, and State Championship MVP.
After the season, he transferred to the
University of Houston
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. In 63 games, he slashed .346 (fourth in the American Athletic Conference)/.432(fourth)/.667(leading the conference) in 243 at-bats with fifty runs (second), 18 doubles (third), three triples (sixth), and 18 home runs, 64 RBIs, and 12 hit by pitch--all leading the conference, while playing shortstop, third base, and second base. He was named
American Athletic Conference
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Co-Player of the Year, and was a consensus
All-American.
After the season, Scheiner was selected by the
Philadelphia Phillies
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in the fourth round of the
2017 Major League Baseball draft
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. He signed with the Phillies, and was assigned to the
Williamsport Crosscutters
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of the
Class A Short Season
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New York–Penn League
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, batting .250 with 14 doubles (ninth in the league), four home runs, 19 RBIs, and seven hit by pitch (third) in 236 at-bats over 61 games.
In 2018, Scheiner played for the
Lakewood BlueClaws
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of the
Class A South Atlantic League
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, where he hit .296/.372/.470 in 463 at-bats with thirty doubles (fifth in the league), five triples (seventh), 13 home runs, 67 RBIs (sixth), and 49 walks (fifth) in 122 games and was named a South Atlantic League Mid-Season All-Star and Post-Season All Star.
He began 2019 with the
Clearwater Threshers
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of the
Class A-Advanced
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Florida State League
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.
On June 2, 2019, Scheiner was traded to the
Seattle Mariners
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in exchange for
Jay Bruce
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and cash considerations. He was assigned to the
Modesto Nuts
The Modesto Nuts are a Minor League Baseball team of the California League and the Single-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners. They are located in Modesto, California, and are named for the several types of nuts grown in the region. They play th ...
of the Class A-Advanced
California League, with whom he finished the season. Over 119 games between Clearwater and Modesto, Scheiner slashed .266/.325/.451 with 16 home runs and 83 RBIs.
His .504 slugging percentage with Modesto was 9th in the league.
Scheiner did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the
COVID-19 pandemic
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.
He was assigned to the
Arkansas Travelers
The Arkansas Travelers, also known informally as The Travs, are a Minor League Baseball team based in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The Travelers are affiliated with the Seattle Mariners as members of the Texas League.
History
The team succeed ...
of the
Double-A Central
The Texas League is a Minor League Baseball league which has operated in the South Central United States since 1902. It is classified as a Double-A league. Despite the league's name, only its five South Division teams are actually based in the ...
for the 2021 season, where he slashed .253/.343/.456 with 74 runs (second in the league), 20 doubles (eiegth), 18 home runs (seventh), 60 RBIs (tenth), 47 walks (ninth), and nine hit by pitch (ninth), while leading the league with 133 strikeouts.
[https://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/mlb/seattle-mariners/article251076314.html ] On May 23, 2021, he was named Texas Player of the Week.
In the field he played first base, third base, second base, right field, left field, and shortstop.
He returned to Arkansas for the 2022 season.
Over 127 games and 477 at bats he led the Texas League with 34 doubles and 105 RBIs, and batted .252/.356/.455 with 21 home runs (seventh in the league), 73 walks (fourth), and 9 sacrifice flies (second). Defensively, he played first base, third base, and left field.
Juan Then
Juan Manuel Then (born February 7, 2000) is a Dominican
professional baseball
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pitcher
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in the
Seattle Mariners
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organization.
Then signed with the
Seattle Mariners
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as an international
free agent
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in 2016. On November 18, 2017, Then and
J. P. Sears were traded to the
New York Yankees
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for
Nick Rumbelow. On June 15, 2019, the Yankees traded Then back to the Mariners for
Edwin Encarnación
Edwin Elpidio Encarnación (born January 7, 1983) is a Dominican former professional baseball designated hitter, third baseman and first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds, Toronto Blue Jays, Cleveland Ind ...
.
On November 20, 2020, the Mariners added Then to their
40-man roster
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to protect him from the
Rule 5 draft.
Then was optioned to the Double-A
Arkansas Travelers
The Arkansas Travelers, also known informally as The Travs, are a Minor League Baseball team based in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The Travelers are affiliated with the Seattle Mariners as members of the Texas League.
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The team succeed ...
to begin the 2023 season.
Bryan Woo
Bryan Joseph Woo (born January 30, 2000) is an American
professional baseball
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Modern professiona ...
pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the Baseball (ball), baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of out (baseball), retiring a batter (baseball), batter, who attempts to e ...
in the
Seattle Mariners
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organization.
Woo attended
Alameda High School
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History
The suggestion to open a "Preparatory Department o ...
in
Alameda, California
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, where he played on their
baseball
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team. As a senior in 2018, he went 8-2 with a 1.25 ERA while hitting .422. That summer, he played in the
Alaska Baseball League
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The Midnight Sun Game, held at Growden Memoria ...
with the
Peninsula Oilers
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.
After high school, Woo enrolled at
Cal Poly to play
college baseball
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. As a freshman in 2019, he pitched to an 8.75 ERA over innings. He returned to play for the Oilers that summer. He pitched only innings in 2020 before the college baseball season was cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, and compiled a 6.11 ERA over 28 innings in 2021 before undergoing
Tommy John surgery
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and missing the rest of the year.
After the season, Woo was selected by the
Seattle Mariners
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in the sixth round with the 174th overall selection of the
2021 Major League Baseball draft
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. He signed with the Mariners for $318,200. He made his professional debut in 2022 with the
Arizona Complex League Mariners
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and was promoted to the
Modesto Nuts
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and
Everett AquaSox
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during the season. Over 16 starts for the season between the three clubs, Woo posted a 1-4 record with a 4.11 ERA and 84 strikeouts over 57 innings. He was selected to play in the
Arizona Fall League
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for the
Peoria Javelinas
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after the season.
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