Texas Rangers minor league players

Below are the players and rosters of the minor league affiliates of the Texas Rangers:

Players

Zack Bird

Zack Bird
Texas Rangers
Pitcher
Born: (1994-07-14) July 14, 1994
Jackson, Mississippi
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Zachary Alston Bird (born July 14, 1994) is professional baseball pitcher in the Texas Rangers organization.

Zack Bird was born in Jackson, Mississippi on July 14, 1994, to parents Eugene and Glenda Bird.[1] Bird was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 9th round of the 2012 MLB Draft out of Murrah High School in Jackson, Mississippi. He chose to sign with the Dodgers, rescinding an agreement with the University of Southern Mississippi, where he had originally chosen to play college baseball.[2] Bird began his career with the Arizona League Dodgers in 2012 and then split 2013 between the Ogden Raptors of the Pioneer League and the Great Lakes Loons of the Midwest League.[3][4] He was 4–9 with a 5.38 ERA in 28 appearances (20 starts) between the two levels. In 2014, he spent the entire season with the Loons and was 6–17 with a 4.25 ERA in 26 games (24 starts).[5] Bird began 2015 with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes of the California League,[6] where he was 5–7 with a 4.75 ERA in 19 games (17 starts).

On July 30, 2015, in a three-team trade, the Atlanta Braves acquired Bird, Héctor Olivera, Paco Rodriguez and a competitive balance draft pick for the 2016 MLB Draft, while the Dodgers acquired Mat Latos, Michael Morse, Bronson Arroyo, Alex Wood, Jim Johnson, Luis Avilán, and José Peraza, and the Miami Marlins acquired minor league pitchers Victor Araujo, Jeff Brigham, and Kevin Guzman.[7] Bird was assigned to the AA Mississippi Braves.[8][9] He began the 2016 season with the Carolina Mudcats.[10] Bird was assigned to the Danville Braves on June 15,[11] but had been returned to the Mudcats by June 23, when Danville's Opening Day roster was announced.[12] At the end of the season, the Texas Rangers selected Bird in the Rule 5 draft.[13]

Michael De León

Michael De León
Texas Rangers
Shortstop
Born: (1997-01-14) January 14, 1997
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Bats: Switch Throws: Right

Michael De León (born January 14, 1997) is a Dominican professional baseball shortstop in the Texas Rangers organization.

De León was signed by the Texas Rangers as an international free agent in July 2013.[14] He made his professional debut the next season with the Hickory Crawdads.[15] He also spent time with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans and Double-A Frisco RoughRiders. After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League, where he became the youngest player in the history of the league.[16]

Brady Feigl

Brady Feigl
Texas Rangers
Pitcher
Born: (1990-12-27) December 27, 1990
Severn, Maryland
Bats: Right Throws: Left

Brady Matthew Feigl (born December 27, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Texas Rangers organization.

Feigl played college baseball at Mount St. Mary's University from 2009 to 2012. He missed his junior year in 2011 due to a torn labrum.[17] A year after graduating college, Feigl signed with the Atlanta Braves as an undrafted free agent in October 2013 after he impressed a Braves scout at Mount St. Mary's Scout Day.[17][18] Feigl was signed by Braves' scout Gene Kerns.[19] He made his professional debut in 2014 with the Rome Braves and was later promoted to the Lynchburg Hillcats. In 2015, the Braves invited Feigl to spring training, where he competed for a spot on the opening day roster.[17][20] Though he spent most of spring training in minor league camp, Feigl was viewed as having a good chance of making the team, due to the release of James Russell.[21][19] Feigl instead began the 2015 season with the Gwinnett Braves, where he injured his elbow in his Triple–A debut against the Durham Bulls on April 10.[22] Eleven days later, Feigl underwent Tommy John surgery, performed by James Andrews.[23]

On December 8, 2016, the Braves traded Feigl and Tyrell Jenkins to the Texas Rangers for Luke Jackson.[24]

Ti'Quan Forbes

Ti'Quan Forbes
Texas Rangers
Third baseman
Born: (1996-08-26) August 26, 1996
Columbia, Mississippi
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Edward Ti'Quan Forbes (born August 26, 1996) is an American professional baseball third baseman in the Texas Rangers organization.

Forbes attended Columbia High School in Columbia, Mississippi. As a senior, he hit .427 with three home runs and 32 runs batted in (RBI).[25] Forbes was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the second round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft.[26][27] He signed with the Rangers and made his professional debut with the Arizona League Rangers.[28] In 48 games, he hit .241/.338/.282 over 174 at-bats.

Jonathan Hernández

Jonathan Hernández
Texas Rangers
Pitcher
Born: (1996-07-06) July 6, 1996
Memphis, Tennessee
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Jonathan Hernández (born July 6, 1996) is a Dominican-American baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers organization.

Hernández started the 2017 season with the Hickory Crawdads of the Class A South Atlantic League[29] and was promoted to the Down East Wood Ducks of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League.[30] He was chosen to represent the Rangers in the All-Star Futures Game.[31]

Hernández's father, Fernando Hernández, pitched in Major League Baseball.[32]

A. J. Jiménez

A. J. Jiménez
Texas Rangers
Catcher
Born: (1990-05-01) May 1, 1990
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Antonio J. "A. J." Jiménez (born May 1, 1990) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball catcher in the Texas Rangers organization.

Jiménez was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 9th round of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft. After signing with the team, he was assigned to the Gulf Coast League Blue Jays and played in 19 games during the 2008 season, batting .191 with five RBI.[33] In 2009, Jiménez was promoted to the Class-A Lansing Lugnuts and recorded a batting average of .263, in addition to hitting three home runs and 31 RBI.[33] Jiménez played for Lansing, as well as the High-A Dunedin Blue Jays in the 2010 season, hitting a combined .299 with five home runs and 55 RBI over 72 games.[33] His entire 2011 season was played with Dunedin, where he hit .303 with four home runs and 52 RBI in 102 games played.[33]

Jiménez was promoted to the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats in 2012 but played only 27 games that season, hitting .257,[33] before undergoing Tommy John surgery on his right elbow.[34] He was added to the Blue Jays' 40-man roster on November 20, 2012.[35] In 2013, Jiménez played for Dunedin initially, batting .429 in nine games, before being promoted to New Hampshire. In 50 games with the Fisher Cats, he batted .276 with three home runs and 29 RBI.[33] Jiménez was selected to appear in the 2013 All-Star Futures Game,[34] and was promoted to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons on August 17, 2013.[36] He batted .233 in eight games with the Bisons in 2013.[33] While it was believed that he would be called up to Toronto for the September roster expansion, irritation in his surgically-repaired right elbow ruled him out for the rest of the season.[37] Jiménez started the 2014 campaign with the Fisher Cats, and was promoted to the Bisons on May 26.[38] He was placed on the disabled list on August 5, and activated on August 27.

Jiménez was optioned to the Buffalo Bisons on March 18, 2015. He was assigned to New Hampshire on April 16, and brought back up to Buffalo on April 23.[39] In June he underwent left wrist surgery.[40] Jiménez remained on the disabled list through the end of the season. He played in just 28 games in 2015, batting .194 with nine RBI.[33] On March 28, 2016, Jiménez was designated for assignment by the Blue Jays to make room on the 40-man roster for Jesús Montero.[41] He cleared waivers, and was outrighted to Triple-A Buffalo on April 7.[42] Jiménez played 67 games with Buffalo in 2016, and hit .241 with four home runs and 28 RBI.[33] On November 7, 2016, Jiménez was added to the 40-man roster.[43] He was designated for assignment on February 9, 2017,[44] and released on February 13.[45]

On February 17, 2017, Jiménez signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers organization and was invited to Major League spring training.[46][47]

Ariel Jurado

Ariel Jurado
Texas Rangers
Pitcher
Born: (1996-01-30) January 30, 1996
Aguadulce, Panama
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Ariel Bolívar Jurado Agrazal (born January 30, 1996) is a Panamanian professional baseball pitcher in the Texas Rangers organization.

Jurado signed with the Texas Rangers as an international free agent in December 2012.[48] He made his professional debut in 2014 with the Dominican Summer League Rangers. In 2014, he pitched for the Arizona League Rangers. Jurado spent 2015 with the Hickory Crawdads and was named the Nolan Ryan Minor League Pitcher of the Year by the Rangers after going 12–1 with a 2.45 earned run average (ERA) with 95 strikeouts and only 12 walks in 99 innings.[49][50] He started 2016 with the High Desert Mavericks and was promoted to the Frisco RoughRiders during the season.[51]

Luis La O

Luis La O
Texas Rangers
Third baseman
Born: (1991-12-09) December 9, 1991
Santiago, Cuba
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Luis Yander La O Camacho (born December 9, 1991) is a Cuban professional baseball third baseman in the Texas Rangers organization.

La O was signed by the Texas Rangers as an international free agent in January 2017.

Matt Lipka

Matt Lipka
Texas Rangers
Center fielder / Shortstop
Born: (1992-04-15) April 15, 1992
Snellville, Georgia
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Matthew F. Lipka (born April 15, 1992) is a professional baseball player in the Texas Rangers organization.

Lipka attended McKinney High School in McKinney, Texas.[52] The Atlanta Braves selected Lipka in the first round (35th overall) of the 2010 MLB Draft. In 2011, the Braves had Lipka shift to center field.[53]

Lipka played for the Lynchburg Hillcats of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League in 2013,[54] and the Mississippi Braves of the Class AA Southern League in 2014. He returned to Mississippi to start the 2015 season.[55] Lipka was reassigned to Mississippi to begin 2016.[56] By mid-June, he had been promoted to Gwinnett.[57] He finished 2016 with a .243 batting average and 3 homers.[58] After the season, Lipka became a free agent and signed with the Texas Rangers.[59]

Josh Morgan

Josh Morgan
Texas Rangers
Infielder
Born: (1995-11-16) November 16, 1995
Corona, California
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Joshua Brandon Morgan (born November 16, 1995) is an American professional baseball infielder in the Texas Rangers organization.

Morgan attended Orange Lutheran High School in Orange, California.[60][61] Morgan was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the third round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft.[62] He signed with the Rangers and made his professional debut with the Arizona League Rangers.[63] He was later promoted to the Spokane Indians. He finished the year hitting .322/.436/.347 in 56 games. Morgan played 2015 with the Hickory Crawdads and 2016 with the High Desert Mavericks.[64]

Pedro Payano

Pedro Payano
Texas Rangers
Pitcher
Born: (1994-09-27) September 27, 1994
New York, New York
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Pedro Julio Payano (born September 27, 1994) is a Dominican American professional baseball pitcher in the Texas Rangers organization.

Payano signed with the Texas Rangers as an international free agent in July 2011.[65] He made his professional debut that season with the Dominican Summer League Rangers and pitched with them in 2013, 2014 and 2015.[66] He also pitched with the Arizona League Rangers and Hickory Crawdads in 2015. Payano pitched 2016 with Hickory.[67][68]

Juremi Profar

Juremi Profar
Texas Rangers
Third baseman
Born: (1996-01-30) January 30, 1996
Willemstad, Curaçao
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Juremi Gregorius Profar (born January 30, 1996) is a Curaçaoan professional baseball infielder in the Texas Rangers organization.

Profar signed with the Texas Rangers as an international free agent in 2012. He is the brother of big leaguer Jurickson Profar.

Cole Ragans

Cole Ragans
Texas Rangers
Pitcher
Born: (1997-12-12) December 12, 1997
Crawfordville, Florida
Bats: Left Throws: Left

Cole Gatlin Ragans (born December 12, 1997) is an American baseball pitcher.[69][70] He was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the first round of the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft out of North Florida Christian High School.[71][72]

Connor Sadzeck

Connor Sadzeck
Texas Rangers – No. 59
Pitcher
Born: (1991-10-01) October 1, 1991
Barrington, Illinois
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Connor William Sadzeck (born October 1, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Texas Rangers organization.

Sadzeck was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 45th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft out of Crystal Lake Central High School in Crystal Lake, Illinois. He did not sign and attended Howard College. He was then drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 11th round of the 2011 MLB draft. He missed the 2014 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery.[73] The Rangers added him to their 40-man roster after the 2015 season.[74]

Chris Seise

Chris Seise
Texas Rangers
Shortstop
Born: (1999-01-06) January 6, 1999
Schenectady, New York
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Christopher Seise (born January 6, 1999) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Texas Rangers organization.

Seise attended West Orange High School in Winter Garden, Florida. He was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the first round of the 2017 MLB draft.[75][76][77][78]

Matt Smoral

Matt Smoral
Texas Rangers
Pitcher
Born: (1994-03-18) March 18, 1994
Solon, Ohio
Bats: Left Throws: Left

Matthew Vincent Smoral (born March 18, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Texas Rangers organization.

Smoral attended Solon High School and was drafted in the supplemental first round (50th overall) of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft by the Toronto Blue Jays. The 50th selection was awarded to Toronto for the loss of free agent Frank Francisco. He had been considered by many to be one of the top high school pitchers available, but suffered a broken foot shortly before the draft that lowered his draft position.[79] Smoral had a commitment to attend the University of North Carolina, but signed with the Blue Jays for a $2 million signing bonus instead.[80] He played his first professional season in 2013 with the Gulf Coast League Blue Jays, where he made 15 appearances (5 starts), and posted a 0–2 record, 7.01 earned run average, and 27 strikeouts over 25 1⁄3 innings.[81] Smoral began the 2014 season with the Bluefield Blue Jays, and was promoted to the Low-A Vancouver Canadians on August 8.[82] In 14 total appearances (8 starts), he posted a 4–3 record with a 3.19 ERA and 70 strikeouts in 53 2⁄3 innings pitched.[81] Smoral battled injuries in the 2015 season that limited him to just 13 appearances for Bluefield and the Advanced-A Dunedin Blue Jays. He would pitch to a 1–0 record, 7.53 ERA, and 21 strikeouts in 14 1⁄3 innings.[81] He played the entire 2016 season with Vancouver and struggled greatly, posting a 13.15 ERA with 16 walks in 13 innings pitched.[81]

On December 8, 2016, Smoral was selected by the Texas Rangers in the Triple-A phase of the Rule 5 draft.[83]

Leody Taveras

Leody Taveras
Texas Rangers
Outfielder
Born: (1998-09-08) September 8, 1998
Tenares, Dominican Republic
Bats: Switch Throws: Right

Leody Taveras Salazar (born September 8, 1998) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder in the Texas Rangers organization.

Taveras signed with the Texas Rangers as an international free agent in July 2015.[84] He made his professional debut in 2016 with the Dominican Summer League Rangers and was later promoted to the Arizona League Rangers and Spokane Indians that season.[85][86] Prior to the 2017 season, Baseball America ranked him as the best prospect in the Rangers system.[87]

Jose Trevino

Jose Trevino
Texas Rangers
Catcher
Born: (1992-11-28) November 28, 1992
Corpus Christi, Texas
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Jose Trevino (born November 28, 1992) is an American professional baseball catcher in the Texas Rangers organization.

Trevino attended St. John Paul II High School in Corpus Christi, Texas and played college baseball at Oral Roberts University. He was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the sixth round of the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft.[88] He made his professional debut with the Spokane Indians. He played catcher, third base and second base.[89] In 2015, Trevino played for the Hickory Crawdads and became a full-time catcher.[90] After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League. In 2016, he played for the High Desert Mavericks and won a minor league Gold Glove Award.[91] He played in the Arizona Fall League after the season for the second consecutive year.[92]

Matt Whatley

Matt Whatley
Texas Rangers
Catcher
Born: (1996-01-07) January 7, 1996
Claremore, Oklahoma
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Matthew Whatley (born January 7, 1996) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Texas Rangers organization.

Whatley attended Claremore High School in Claremore, Oklahoma. He received one offer to play college baseball in NCAA Division I, from Oral Roberts University.[93] He played for the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles.[94][95] In 2017, he won the Johnny Bench Award.[96][97]

The Texas Rangers selected Whatley in the third round of the 2017 MLB draft.[98] He signed with the Rangers, receiving a $517,100 signing bonus.[99]

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  •  5 Royce Bolinger
  • 29 Jose Cardona
  •  8 Scott Heineman
  •  9 Michael O'Neill
  • 16 Luke Tendler

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  • -- Adam Parks

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  • -- Blake Bass
  • 12 Wes Benjamin
  • 25 Steven Bruce
  • 38 Adam Choplick
  • 40 Kyle Cody
  • 37 Peter Fairbanks
  • 27 Tyler Ferguson
  • 10 Jonathan Hernández
  • 31 Brett Martin
  • 17 Emerson Martinez
  • -- Yelfri Munoz
  • -- Joe Palumbo
  • -- Austin Pettibone
  • 29 Adrian Sampson
  • 21 Jacob Shortslef
  • 19 Jeffrey Springs
  • 35 Jose Valdespina
  • 24 Kelvin Vasquez
  • 15 Scott Williams
  • 14 Cole Wiper

Catchers

  •  4 Carlos Garay
  •  1 Shaq Matta
  • 22 Chuck Moorman
  •  9 Tyler Sanchez

Infielders

Outfielders

  •  8 LeDarious Clark
  • 28 Matt Lipka
  • 44 Yanio Perez
  • 30 Preston Scott

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  • 37 A. J. Alexy
  •  6 Reid Anderson
  • 17 Edgar Arredondo
  • -- Matt Ball
  • 33 Dario Beltre
  • 31 Jairo Beras §
  • 18 Nick Dignacco
  • 35 Kaleb Fontenot
  • -- Luke Lanphere
  • 29 Jacob Lemoine
  • 32 Michael Matuella
  •  9 Sal Mendez
  • 14 C. D. Pelham
  • 18 Parker Sanburn
  • 19 Reiver Sanmartin
  • 30 Matthew Smoral
  •  4 Christian Torres
  • 36 Walker Weickel
  • 30 Grant Zawadzki

Catchers

  • 22 Alex Kowalczyk
  •  8 Yohel Pozo
  • 15 Ricardo Valencia

Infielders

  • 27 Andretty Cordero
  • 16 Brendon Davis
  • 10 Charles Leblanc
  • -- Todd McDonald
  • 25 Blaine Prescott
  •  1 Anderson Tejeda

Outfielders

  • 16 Jose Almonte
  • 38 Tanner Gardner
  •  5 Eric Jenkins
  • 40 Franklin Rollin
  •  3 Leody Taveras

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  • 32 Josh Advocate
  • 18 Joe Barlow
  • 38 Noah Bremer
  • 29 Hever Bueno
  • 22 Ronny Carvajal
  • 23 Alex Eubanks
  • 20 Demarcus Evans
  • 15 Lucas Jacobsen
  • -- Johan Juan §
  • 30 Joseph Kuzia
  • 26 Ismel Lopez
  • 35 Luis Lopez
  • 34 Tyler Phillips
  • 19 Cole Ragans
  • 37 Argenis Rodriguez
  • 44 Alex Speas
  • 21 Tyree Thompson
  • 43 Tai Tiedemann
  • 27 Samir Vivas

Catchers

  •  6 Clayton Middleton
  •  1 Melvin Novoa
  • 24 Isaias Quiroz
  • 40 Matt Whatley

Infielders

  • 10 Kole Enright
  •  4 Cristian Inoa
  •  3 Jonah McReynolds
  • 14 Tyler Ratliff
  •  2 Chris Seise
  • 28 Curtis Terry

Outfielders

  • 36 Miguel Aparicio
  •  7 Pedro Gonzalez
  • 17 Nick Kaye
  • 25 Austin O'Banion
  • 12 Chad Smith

Manager

  • -- Matt Hagen

Coaches

  • -- Chase Lambin (hitting)
  • 21 Joseph Seaver (pitching)
  • -- Turtle Thomas


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Pitchers

  • 32 Dylan Bice
  • 65 Jean Casanova
  • 55 Hans Crouse
  • 71 Israel Cruz
  • 19 Ryan Dease
  • 43 Derek Heffel
  • 50 Marc Iseneker
  • 47 Joseph Jarneski
  • 46 James Jones #
  • 68 Kyle Keith
  • 33 Jake Latz
  • 45 Werner Leal
  • 37 Greidy Martinez
  • -- Kenny Mendoza §
  • 63 Xavier Moore
  • 99 Chris Morris
  • 27 Seth Nordlin
  • 60 Xavier Paul
  • 44 Wes Robertson
  • 41 Nick Snyder
  • 35 Joel Urena
  • 21 Ricky Vanasco

Catchers

  • 12 Sam Huff
  •  4 Stephen Lohr
  • 20 Kevin Mendoza
  • 17 Francisco Ventura

Infielders

  • -- Juan Almonte
  • 23 Willy Diaz §
  • 28 Ryan Dorow
  • 59 Yonny Hernandez
  • 54 Justin Jacobs
  •  9 Myles McKisic
  •  5 Tyreque Reed
  • 66 Obie Ricumstrict
  •  3 Juan Ventura

Outfielders

  • 24 Darius Day
  • 36 Starling Joseph §
  •  2 Marcus Mack
  •  6 Kobie Taylor
  • 29 Bubba Thompson

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  •  4 Matt Siegel

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  • 30 John King

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  • Martin Buitimea
  • Juan Castillo
  • Edwin Cruz
  • Ediberto Encarnacion
  • Yohan Encarnacion
  • Jeuyson Fernandez
  • Alexander Hernandez
  • Wily Lacle
  • Jesus Linares
  • Daniel Mavo
  • 74 Jeifry Nunez
  • Felipe Ontiveros
  • Domingo Pena
  • Eury Rodriguez
  • Yerry Rodriguez §
  • Luis Rosario
  • Sergio Suarez
  • Darel Torres
  • Elvis Urriola

Catchers

  • Wanderley Cabrera
  • Samuel Favela
  • Edilberto Mendoza
  • Maxwell Morales

Infielders

  • Diosbel Arias
  • Ciro Barrios
  • Welin Liriano
  • Stanley Martinez
  • Rougned Odor
  • Andrison Pena
  • Edgar Pineda
  • Fernando Valdez

Outfielders

  • Yimmelvyn Alonzo
  • Rayner Damian
  • Beder Gutierrez
  • Angel Linares
  • Pedro Ogando
  • Eudys Rivera

Manager

  • Chad Comer

Coaches

  • Pablo Blanco (pitching)
  • Jesus Ovalles


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Pitchers

  • Aneudis Beard
  • Emmanuel Betances
  • Henrry Civil
  • Juan Cruz
  • Maikol Escalona
  • Rosmer Inojosa
  • Yeison Jasco
  • Abrahan Lopez
  • Miguel Medrano
  • Juan Mejia
  • Carlos Naveda
  • Sergio Pacheco
  • Hector Rovain
  • Manuel Santiago
  • Rafael Volquez

Catchers

  • David Garcia
  • Jose Guardo
  • Sergio Leon
  • 52 Adrian Pernalete
  • Josue Rodriguez
  • Ramon Ulises Villa
  • Oswaldo Zacarias

Infielders

  • Juan Bidau
  • Yeyker Caygua
  • Michael Chirinos
  • Osman Guanipa
  • Jember Gutierrez
  • Yaniery Guzman
  • Rehybell Perozo
  • Emir Velasquez

Outfielders

  • Angel Aponte
  • Jose Cardozo
  • Danny Drullard
  • Isaias Leon
  • Leuri Mejia
  • Daniel Quiceno

Manager

  • Carlos Cardoza

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