6/5/25 : Minor League Roundup
- Steve Potter
- Jun 5
- 11 min read
Written by Steve Potter
International League ( AAA ) - Lehigh Valley 11 (43-17) Charlotte 4 (28-32)
Charlotte, NC -Truist Field
Scoring Summary :
Otto Kemp walked in the first inning, Justin Crawford singled. Buddy Kennedy singled to score Kemp. Christian Arroyo singled to score Crawford.
Colson Montgomery homered for Charlotte in the bottom of the first inning.
Rodolfo Castro singled in the second inning, Erick Brito reached on a fielding error, Rafael Lantigua singled. Otto Kemp walked to force in a run. Justin Crawford doubled to score two runs. Christian Arroyo singled to score two runs. Oscar Mercado singled to score Arroyo.
Rafael Lantigua was hit by a pitch in the third inning, went to second on a ground out and scored on a single by Justin Crawford.
Erick Brito doubled in the fifth inning, two walks then loaded the bases. Buddy Kennedy singled to score a run.
Colson Montgomery hit a two run home run for Charlotte in the fifth inning, they scored three runs in the inning.
Erick Brito singled in the ninth, went to second on a ground out and scored on a single by Gabriel Rincones Jr.
At Bat : 11 R, 14 H, 6 BB, 8 K’s
Justin Crawford had three hits (two singles & double) with three RBIs and two runs scored, he also stole a base. Christian Arroyo had two hits (singles) and three RBIs. Buddy Kennedy had two hits (singles) with two RBIs. Erick Brito had two hits (single & double). Gabriel Rincones Jr had two hits (singles).
On The Hill : 4 R, 6 H, 4 BB, 11 K’s
RH Gabe Mosser - 4 R, 4 H, 3 BB, 6 K’s - 83 pitches - 50 strikes
RH Nicholas Padilla - 1 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 3 K’s - 19 pitches - 12 strikes
LH Josh Walker - 1.1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 HB, 1 BB, 1 K - 18 pitches - 10 strikes
RH Guillo Zuniga - 2/3 IP - retired both batters he faced - 10 pitches - 7 strikes
RH Daniel Robert - 1 perfect IP - 1 K - 10 pitches - 8 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
MIGHTY MICK'S MAGNIFECENT MAY: Mick Abel became the first IronPig pitcher to capture an IL monthly award since Michael Plassmeyer was honored for his performance in August 2022 as Abel was named IL Pitcher of the Month for May. It is the first monthly honor in Abel’s career. Abel went 3-0 with a 1.19 ERA in four starts as he allowed three earned runs on 14 hits and 13 walks over 22.2 innings. He struck out 31 and held opponents to a .171 average. He held opponents to one earned run over his last 11.2 innings in the Minor Leagues before being promoted back to Philadelphia on June 4. Abel made his Major League debut during May with the Phillies on May 18. He fired six shutout innings against the Pittsburgh Pirates to earn his first career victory, striking out nine without issuing a walk as he outdueled Paul Skenes. Abel tied the Phillies franchise record for most strikeouts in a debut start with his performance. Adding in his Major League numbers, Abel went 4-0 in May, working to a 0.94 ERA in 28.2 innings, striking out 40. He held opponents to a .183 batting average and walked just 13. He struck out at least eight hitters in four of five starts during the month. Abel has not allowed more than one earned run in a start since April 17. He has allowed more than three earned runs in a start just once this season (his first start of the year). - Sam Jellinek - Manager, Broadcasting & Media Relations - Lehigh Valley IronPigs
Eastern League ( AA ) - Reading 4 (19-33) Harrisburg 1 (26-28)
Harrisburg, PA - FNB Field
Scoring Summary :
Luis Verdugo walked in the third inning, he scored on a home run by Cade Fergus. Aidan Miller walked, Keaton Anthony walked, Miller stole third base and then scored on a ground out by Hendry Mendez.
Leandro Pineda homered in the fourth inning.
A double and single scored a run for Harrisburg in the eighth inning.
At Bat : 4 R, 5 H, 5 BB, 9 K’s
Seth Beer doubled. Cade Fergus and Leandro Pineda homered. Aidan Miller walked three times and stole two bases.
On The Hill : 1 R, 7 H, 1 BB, 9 K’s
RH Mitch Neunborn - 4 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 3 K’s - 45 pitches - 33 strikes
RH Gunner Mayer - 2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s - 33 pitches - 18 strikes
RH Andrew Bechtold - 1 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 19 pitches - 15 strikes
RH Jack Dallas - 2 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 30 pitches - 22 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
Anthony Keeps Rolling : After two more hits and a home run on Wednesday night, Phillies Minor League Hitter of May Keaton Anthony enters today with a team-best 12-game hit and 20-game on-base streak, both of which are season highs for Anthony. Both of those streaks are the second-longest active in the Eastern League. His 20-game on-base streak matches Otto Kemp’s 20-game on-base streak from July 27-August 21, of last season. His two 12-game hitting streak is the longest by a R-Phil since Carlos De La Cruz had a 15-game hitting streak from May 23-June 9, of the 2023 season. Anthony enters today with the best average amongst all qualifiers in the Eastern League at .342 and doubles with 20. His other Eastern League ranks are: 5th OBP (.393), 2nd SLG (.534), 4th OPS (.927), 3rd hits (55), T-1st XBH (24) and T-3rd TB (86). Since May 1 (25 games), Anthony is slashing .400/.449/.633 (1.082 OPS), with 13 runs, 13 doubles, one triple, two home runs and 15 RBI. Anthony has also recorded four-straight two-hit games, the most since Trevor Schwecke did it from Aug. 15-18, of the 2024 season. - Jake Starr - Reading Director of PR/Media Relations, Client Fulfillment & Broadcaster
South Atlantic League ( High A ) - Bowling Green 5 (30-23) Jersey Shore 4 (18-35)
Bowling Green, KY - Bowling Green Ballpark
Scoring Summary :
Two doubles, a single and sacrifice fly scored two runs for Bowling Green in the third inning.
Bryson Ware doubled in the fifth inning and scored on a double by Zach Arnold.
Jhon Diaz homered for Bowling Green in the bottom of the fifth inning.
Dylan Campbell doubled in the eighth inning, advanced to third on a balk and scored on a ground out by Elio Prado.
Eduardo Lopez homered.
Bryson Ware homered in the eighth inning.
Ryan Cermak hit a walk off two run home run in the ninth for Bowling Green.
At Bat : 4 R, 8 H, 3 BB, 13 K’s
Bryson Ware had four hits (two singles, double and HR). Zach Arnold and Dylan Campbell doubled. Eduardo Lopez homered.
Jordan Dissin walked twice.
On The Hill : 5 R, 7 H, 2 BB, 11 K’s
RH Estibenzon Jimenez - 6 IP, 3 R, 5 H, 2 BB, 6 K’s - 81 pitches - 51 strikes
RH Jake Eddington - 2 IP, 2 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 5 K’s - 35 pitches - 23 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
Welcome to the Blue Grass…The BlueClaws are in Bowling Green for the first time since 2022 when they went 2-4…The Hot Rods came to ShoreTown last year and the BlueClaws lost the first game and won the next five, which marked the first five games of a team record 11 game winning streak. - Greg Giombarrese - Vice President - Communications - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
Florida State League ( Low A ) - Bradenton (25-29) Clearwater (30-24) - doubleheader
Clearwater, FL - BayCare BallPark
Game One : Bradenton 9 Clearwater 1 - seven innings
Scoring Summary :
Bradenton scored five runs in the second inning on a walk, hit batter, double, two singles and a double.
Kodey Shojinaga homered in the second inning.
A hit batter, two walks, two singles and a sacrifice fly scored three runs for Bradenton in the third inning.
Axiel Plaz homered for Bradenton in the sixth inning.
At Bat : 1 R, 5 H, 1 BB, 5 K’s
Kodey Shojinaga homered. Brady Day doubled.
On The Hill : 9 R, 11 H, 4 BB, 12 K’s
RH Griff McGarry - 1.2 IP, 5 R, 4 H, 2 HB, 1 BB, 5 K’s - 49 pitches - 31 strikes
RH Zack Tukis - 1.1 IP, 3 R, 3 H, 1 HB, 3 BB, 0 K’s - 43 pitches - 24 strikes
LH Kevin Warunek - 2.2 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 1 HB, 0 BB, 5 K’s - 39 pitches - 25 strikes
RH Eli Trop - 1.1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 21 pitches - 13 strikes
Game Two : Clearwater 5 Bradenton 4 - seven innings
Scoring Summary :
A single, ground out and single along with a fielding error scored a run for Bradenton in the first inning.
Eduardo Tait homered in the bottom of the first, Caleb Ricketts doubled and scored on a home run by Carter Mathison. Raider Tello singled as did Avery Owusu-Asiedu. Owusu-Asiedu stole second and the catcher made a throwing error allowing Tello to score.
A walk and three singles scored two runs for Bradenton in the second inning.
Avery Owusu-Asiedu walked in the fourth inning, stole second and third base then scored on a sacrifice fly by Nikau Pouaka-Grego.
Eddy Rodriguez homered for Bradenton in the fifth inning.
At Bat : 5 R, 7 H, 3 BB, 3 K’s
Eduardo Tait had two hits (double & HR). Caleb Ricketts doubled. Dante Nori tripled.Carter Mathison homered and had teo RBIs.
On The Hill : 4 R, 8 H, 4 BB, 7 K’s
RH Ryan Degges - 4.2 IP, 4 R - 3 earned, 8 H, 1 BB, 3 K’s - 86 pitches - 51 strikes
RH Marty Gair - 1 plus IP, 0 R, 0 H, 2 BB, 3 K’s - 23 pitches - 11 strikes
RH Jose Peña Jr - 1.1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 18 pitches - 9 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
Gabriel Barbosa has struck out four batters in two of the four games he has pitched against Bradenton...Aroon Escobar hit multiple home runs on Tuesday for the second time this season...He has two of the three multi-homer games for Clearwater in 2025...His ninth-inning homer made him the first player in the FSL to hit ten home runs in 2025... Eduardo Tait has reached base in a career-high nine-consecutive games...He has three or more hits in seven games so far this season.- Josh Sperber - Clearwater Threshers Broadcaster
Florida Complex League (Short Season) - Tigers 6 (14-10) Phillies 4 (6-18)
Clearwater , FL - Carpenter Complex - Roberts Field
Scoring Summary :
The Tigers scored three first inning runs including one on a home run by Enrique Jimenez.
Tjayy Walton and Francisco Loreto singled in the bottom of the first - they advanced a base on a wild pitch. Walton scored on a ground out by Alirio Ferrebus. Angel Mata singled to score Loreto.
A walk and three singles scored three runs in the second inning for the Tigers.
Manolfi Jimenez doubled in the third inning and scored on a single by Jorge Julio.
Angel Mata homered in the fifth.
At Bat : 4 R, 11 H, 2 BB, 7 K’s
Manolfi Jimenez had three hits (two singles & double). Angel Mata had two hits (single & HR).
On The Hill : 6 R, 6 H, 3 BB, 8 K’s
LH Angel Liranzo - 5 IP, 6 R - 3 earned, 5 H, 1 BB, 5 K’s
RH Pedro Reyes - 3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 3 K’s
RH Josbel Garcia - 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 0 K’s
Errors : 3
The Phillies committed three errors - two throwing by third baseman Francisco Loreto and one fielding by right fielder Jorge Julio.
Dominican Summer League (Short Season) - Phillies Red 6 (1-1) Rangers Blue 6 (0-2) - suspended
Rangers Complex
Scoring Summary :
Two walks and singles followed by Rey Cruz and Santiago Prado scored two runs in the second inning.
Nieves Izaguirre walked in the third inning, he scored on a triple by Anderson Navas. A wild pitch enabled Navas to score.
A walk, single and double scored two runs for the Rangers in the bottom of the third. They scored four runs in the fifth inning on five walks, an error and balk.
The game went into rain delay in the top of the seventh. It was eventually suspended.
At Bat : 6 R, 7 H, 4 BB, 10 K’s
Rey Cruz had two hits (singles) and three RBIs. Eduardo Guillen had two hits (single & double) with a walk, he scored twice. Anderson Navas tripled. Nathaniel Cjintje singled and walked twice.
On The Hill : 6 R, 10 H, 5 BB, 6 K’s
RH Jesus Montiel - 3 IP, 2 R, 4 H, 2 BB, 4 K’s
RH Yordy Magdariaga - 1 IP, 4 R, 5 H, 3 BB, 1 K
RH Jorge Mitre - 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K
Dominican Summer League (Short Season) - Phillies White 6 (2-1) Blue Jays Blue 4 (1-2) - six innings - rain shortened
Phillies Complex
Scoring Summary :
The Blue Jays scored two first inning runs on two walks, a hit batter and single. A single, walk and triple scored two runs in the second inning.
Maylerson Casanova singled in the bottom of the second, Samuel Salcedo reached on a fielding error. Winifer Castillo singled to score a run. Rafael Oropeza walked. Gabriel Flores singled to score a run. Romeli Espinosa singled to score two runs. Luis Hernandez walked, Maylerson Casanova was hit by pitch to force in a run. Samuel Salcedo walked to force in another.
At Bat : 6 R, 4 H, 7 BB, 3 K’s
On The Hill : 4 R, 3 H, 3 BB, 7 K’s
RH Gustavo De La Cruz - 2 IP, 4 R, 3 H, 1 HB, 3 BB, 3 K’s
LH Jorge Guzman - 4 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 4 K’s
Boxscore Link : https://www.milb.com/gameday/dsl-blue-jays-blue-vs-dsl-phillies-white/2025/06/05/812606/final/box
System Transactions :
Jersey Shore : RHPs Reese Dutton and Jake Eddington have been transferred from the Clearwater Threshers. RHP Aaron Combs and OF Jordan Viars (retroactive to 6/4) placed on Development List.
Clearwater : LHPs Erik Ritchie and Juan Amarante have been transferred to the Clearwater Threshers from the FCL Phillies.
C Caleb Ricketts (REA) has begun a minor league rehab assignment with the Clearwater Threshers.
FCL Phillies : INF Nolan Beltran placed on seven day IL.
Did Ya Know 🤔
There are 26 current active major leagues who began their pro career as either signed free agents or draft choices with the Phillies. Of the 26 eighteen were originally signed in the most recent ten years (2015-2024) - four from 2015, two from 2016, two from 2017, five from 2018, three from 2019, one from 2020 and one from 2022.
Here’s the list :
Travis d’Arnaud - Angels - 2007 - C-A round
Hector Neris - Angels - 2010 international signing
Ranger Suarez - Phillies - 2012 international signing
Seranthony Dominguez - Orioles - 2012 international signing
Hoby Milner - Rangers - 2012 7th round
JP Crawford - Mariners - 2013 1st round
Mark Leiter Jr - Yankees - 2013 22nd round
Rhys Hoskins - Brewers - 2014 5th round
Rafael Marchan - Phillies - 2015 international signing
Luke Williams - Braves - 2015 3rd round
Scott Kingery - Angels - 2015 2nd round
Bailey Falter - Pirates - 2015 5th round
Jo Jo Romero - Cardinals - 2016 4th round
Mickey Moniak - Rockies - 2016 1st round
Connor Brogdon - Angels - 2017 10th round
Ben Brown - Cubs - 2017 33rd round
Alec Bohm - Phillies - 2018 1st round
Johan Rojas - Phillies - 2018 international signing
Matt Vierling - Tigers - 2018 5th round
Logan O’Hoppe - Angels - 2018 23rd round
Curtis Mead - Rays - 2018 international signing
Bryson Stott - Phillies - 2019 1st round
Sam Aldegheri - Angels - 2019 international signing
Erik Miller - Giants - 2019 4th round
Mick Abel - Phillies - 2020 1st round
Orion Kerkering - Phillies - 2022 5th round
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