9/2/25 : Minor League Roundup
- Steve Potter
- Sep 2
- 6 min read
International League (AAA) - Lehigh Valley 10 (32-25,78-53) Toledo 3 (35-23, 74-59)
Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park
At Bat : 10 R, 12 H, 9 BB, 6 K’s
Gabriel Rincones Jr had three hits (singles), a walk, three runs scored and an RBI. Brewer Hicklen had two hits (single & HR) with a walk and three RBIs. Johan Rojas had two hits (single & double) with an RBI and run scored. Donovan Walton had two hits (singles), a walk and two RBIs. Justin Crawford singled, walked and stole his 46th base of the season.
On The Hill : 3 R, 5 H, 5 BB, 9 K’s
RH Mitch Neunborn - 4.1 IP, 3 R, 4 H, 4 BB, 1 K - 86 pitches - 51 strikes
RH Ryan Cusick - 1.2 perfect IP, 4 K’s 👀 - 21 pitches - 15 strikes
RH Devin Sweet - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 14 pitches - 12 strikes
RH Daniel Harper - 1 perfect IP, 1 K - 10 pitches - 6 strikes
RH Nolan Hoffman - 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 17 pitches - 9 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
OUCH FOR OTTO: Otto Kemp took one more for the team last Friday to set a franchise record, getting hit by a pitch for the 19th time this season, a new 'Pigs record surpassing Dean Anna who was hit by 18 pitches in 2018. Anna spread his bruises out over 122 games, while Kemp did it in just 68 games. - Sam Jellinek - Manager, Broadcasting & Media Relations - Lehigh Valley IronPigs
Eastern League (AA) - Hartford 2 (29-28,65-61) Reading 1 (24-34,49-76)
Hartford, CT - Dunkin' Park
At Bat : 1 R, 6 H, 1 BB, 11 K’s
Aidan Miller homered (13th of season). Felix Reyes had two hits (single & double). Caleb Ricketts had two hits (singles).
On The Hill : 2 R, 8 H, 3 BB, 4 K’s
RH Estibenzon Jimenez - 6 IP, 2 R, 7 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 72 pitches - 47 strikes
RH Eiberson Castellano - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 BB, 1 K - 22 pitches - 11 strikes
RH Tommy McCollum - 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 20 pitches - 12 strikes
Boxscore Link : https://www.milb.com/gameday/fightin-phils-vs-yard-goats/2025/09/02/783353/final/box
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
Picking Up Strikeouts : Fightin Phils piching struck out 72 batters during last week’s series against Chesapeake, which was good for 12 strikeouts per game. Reading ranked second in the Eastern League last week for total strikeouts, trailing only Binghamton who had 76 for the week. - Jake Starr - Reading Director of PR/Media Relations, Client Fulfillment & Broadcaster
South Atlantic League (High A) - Jersey Shore 4 (34-26, 59-64) Brooklyn 3 (25-36,71-56)
Lakewood, NJ - Shoretown Ballpark
At Bat : 4 R, 10 H, 6 BB, 8 K’s
Devin Saltiban had two hits (singles). Jose Colmenares had two hits (single & double). Raylin Heredia had two hits (singles) and an RBI. John Spikerman singled, walked twice and stole a base (28th). Dante Nori walked and stole a base (49th). Zach Arnold singled and walked.
On The Hill : 3 R, 7 H, 4 BB, 7 K’s
RH Reese Dutton - 5 IP, 2 R - 1 earned, 3 H, 1 HB, 3 BB, 3 K’s - 83 pitches - 46 strikes
LH Wesley Moore - 1 perfect IP - 10 pitches - 6 strikes
LH Danny Wilkinson - 1 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 3 K’s - 25 pitches - 15 strikes
LH Erik Ritchie - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 15 pitches - 11 strikes
RH Casey Steward - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 0 K’s - 11 pitches - 9 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
The Dante Nori Show…Dante Nori went 11-24 last week in Aberdeen with 11 stolen bases, adding two hits on Sunday after he
went 4-4 with a walk on Saturday, while adding four stolen bases…Nori came within one hit and one steal of tying the BlueClaws
single-game records in both categories (Bryan Rincon had a four-steal game earlier in August)…Nori has hit safely in all six games with Jersey Shore and has reached base via a hit or a walk at least twice in four of the five games…Nori was hitting .262 at the time of his promotion from Clearwater, with 16 doubles, 11 triples, four home runs, 43 RBIs, 37 stolen bases. He hit .304 in June and .324 in July…At the time of his promotion, Nori led the Florida State League in hits with 111, was second in triples, and third in walks with 66. - Greg Giombarrese - Vice President - Communications - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
Florida State League (Low A) - Clearwater 6 (31-27, 67-57) Tampa 5 (24-33, 60-62) - ten innings
Clearwater, FL - BayCare BallPark
With the win and Bradenton’s 7-5 loss to Dunedin the magic number for a Thresher’s playoff berth is now two.
At Bat : 6 R, 7 H, 9 BB, 2 K’s
Jonathan Hogart had two hits (singles), two walks and three runs scored. Manolfi Jimenez had two hits (single & double).
Raider Tello doubled and had two RBIs. Jack Barker walked four times and scored a run. Nolan Beltran hit a sacrifice fly to score placed runner Manolfi Jimenez with the walk-off game winning run in the 10th inning after Tyler Pettorini had advanced him to third base with a 4-3 ground out.
On The Hill : 5 R, 7 H, 9 BB, 9 K’s
RH Luis Gonzalez - 4 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 2 BB, 4 K’s - 69 pitches - 40 strikes
RH Eli Trop - 1.2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 3 BB, 2 K’s - 40 pitches - 17 strikes
RH Josbel Garcia - 1.1 IP, 2 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 0 K’s - 15 pitches - 12 strikes
RH Oscar Gonzalez - 1.2 IP, 2 R, 2 H, 3 BB, 2 K’s - 46 pitches - 21 strikes
RH Danyony Pulido - 1.1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 20 pitches - 10 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
A MAGICAL TIME OF YEAR: Clearwater entered the final homestand and series of the regular season with a 3.5 game lead over the Bradenton Marauders for the final playoff spot in the Florida State League West Division. The Threshers held a magic number of four games with seven games left to play against the Tampa Tarpons, while Bradenton finishes with a six-game set at home against the Dunedin Blue Jays. - Josh Sperber - Clearwater Threshers Broadcaster
At the Complex :
Post-Draft Camp concluded and most players were sent home however two (Gage Wood & Peyton Havard) will make their pro debuts this week with the Threshers. Pitchers Gabe Craig and Keegan Batka debuted on Sunday in Daytona.
Rehab players continue to work at the complex - RH Marcus Morgan, RH Luke Russo, RH Alex Rao and RH Tegan Cain each threw side bullpens.
At the Dominican Academy the Dominican Instructional League (DIL) has commenced - the Phillies team hosted the Blue Jays in a morning match.
System Transactions :
Lehigh Valley : RHP Andrew Bechtold transferred from Reading (retroactive to 9/1). RHP Walker Buehler signed to a minor league contract (retroactive to 8/31). INF Luis Verdugoreinstated from the Development List. RHP Phil Bickford placed on the Temporarily Inactive List (retroactive to 8/31). RHP Adonis Medina placed on the 7-day IL (retroactive to 8/30). RHP Guillo Zuñiga released (retroactive to 8/31).
Reading : RHP Alex McFarlane and C Kehden Hettiger transferred from Jersey Shore (retroactive to 9/1). SS Aidan Miller reinstated from the Temporarily Inactive List. C Lou Albrecht and INF Erick Brito placed on the Development List (retroactive to 9/1).
Jersey Shore : RHP Maxwel Hernandez and LHP Danny Wilkinson transferred from Clearwater (retroactive to 9/1). LHP Mavis Graves placed on 7-day IL (retroactive to 9/1). OF Joel Dragoo reinstated from the Development List.
Clearwater : RHP Luis Gonzalez reinstated from the Development List.
Happy Day, Happy Baseball ⚾️
Justin Crawford - photo by Cheryl Pursell
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