Today's New York-Penn League Birthday: Alex Nunez (Batavia Muckdogs, 2002)

Credit: The Trading Card Database

Happy Birthday to former New York-Penn League prospect Alex Nunez, who was born on this date in 1981, in Valencia, Venezuela.

Nunez played in 15 games for the 2002 Batavia Muckdogs (1 HR, 6 RBI, .255/.410/.383). He was originally signed by the Minnesota Twins and after they released him in 2002, he signed with the Philadelphia Phillies.

He played in the minor leagues for four seasons and went on to play several seasons in the independent Canadian-American League and the Venezuelan Winter League. 

Source: Baseball Reference

NY-Penn League News and History is not affiliated in any way with Minor League Baseball, the New York-Penn League or any of its teams.

Minor League Baseball in 1939

UPI article in Munster (IN) Times via newspaper.com

The Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League (renamed New York-Penn in 1957) was formed in 1939, and was one of four new minor leagues that began play that season.

According to this United Press article, minor league baseball was thriving in 1939 with "40 leagues operating in 279 cities in 40 states". A total of 15,500,000 fans attended games in minor league ballparks in 1938.

How does that compare with minor league baseball today? According the Minor League Baseball website, there are currently "160 teams and 17 leagues around the U.S., Canada and the Dominican Republic".

Attendance at minor league regular season games during the 2018 season was over 40,000,000 according to the Number Tamer website. (this is an excellent resource, if you are interested in baseball attendance).

Today, minor league baseball is still one of best entertainment values in America. Opening day in the New York-Penn League is June 14.

See you at the ballpark.

NY-Penn League News and History is not affiliated in any way with Minor League Baseball, the New York-Penn League or any of its teams.

Today's New York-Penn League Birthday: Wes Gardner (Little Falls Mets, 1982)

TCMA Ltd. via The Trading Card Database

Happy Birthday to former New York-Penn League prospect Wes Gardner, who was born on this date in 1961, in Benton, Arkansas.

He was drafted by the New York Mets in the 22nd round of the 1982 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft and pitched in 23 games for the 1982 Little Falls Mets (77.2 IP, 3-6, 3.71 ERA, 29 BB, 77 SO).

Gardener went on to an eight year major league career with the New York Mets (1984-85), Boston Red Sox (1986-90), San Diego Padres (1991), Kansas City Royals (1991).

Source: Baseball Reference 


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Today's New York-Penn League Birthday: Michael Ongarato (Elmira Pioneers, 1976)

Credits: TCMA Ltd. via The Trading Card Database

Happy Birthday to former New York-Penn League prospect Michael Ongarato, who was born on this date in 1955.

Ongarato was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 20th round in the 1976 Major League Amateur Draft out of California Polytechnic State University. He played in 62 games for Elmira in 1976 (4 HR, 40 RBI, .358/.413/.469).

He played six seasons in the minor leagues, reaching the AAA Pawtucket Red Sox in 1980-81.

Source: Baseball Reference

NY-Penn League News and History is not affiliated in any way with Minor League Baseball, the New York-Penn League or any of its teams.

New York-Penn League Birthdays on April 27, 2019

Monongalia County Ballpark - Home of the WV Black Bears (photo by author)

There are a total of 14 birthdays today of former New York-Penn (know as PONY prior to 1957) League prospects. Here is the complete list. You can link to more information about each player by clicking on their names.

Normally, I only list one or two, but it was a slow day yesterday, so I researched the entire birthday list at Baseball Reference.

Bill Higdon (Bradford Blue Wings, 1946). Born in 1924. Died April 30, 1986. Played in 11 games for the 1949 Chicago White Sox.

Frank Wurm (Olean Oilers, 1942). Born in 1924. Died September 19, 1993. Pitched in one game for the 1944 Brooklyn Dodgers.

Fred Koenig (Hamilton Cardinals, 1951). Born in 1931. Died Januayr 12, 1993. Played 13 seasons in the minor leagues.

Credits: O-Pee-Chee via The Trading Card Database

Willie Upshaw (Oneonta Yankees, 1975). Happy 62nd birthday. Played ten seasons in the majors with the Toronto Blue Jays (1978, 1980-87) and the Cleveland Indians (1988).

Brian Giles (Little Falls Mets, 1978). Happy 59th birthday. Played six seasons in the majors with the New York Mets (1981-83), Milwaukee Brewers (1985), Chicago White Sox (1986), and Seattle Mariners (1990).

Bill Kazmierczak (Geneva Cubs, 1986). Happy 55th birthday. Played four seasons in the minor leagues.

Bob MacDonald (St. Catharines Blue Jays, 1987). Happy 54th birthday. Played six seasons in the majors with the Toronto Blue Jays (1990-92), Detroit Tigers (1993), New York Yankees (1995), New York Mets (1996).

Bob Ayrault (Batavia Clippers, 1989). Happy 53rd birthday. Played in the majors during two seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies (1992-93) and the Seattle Mariners (1993).

Eric Hillman (Little Falls Mets, 1987. Happy 53rd birthday. Played three seasons for the New York Mets (1992-94)

Credits: ProCards via The Trading Card Database

Tom Singer (St. Catharines Blue Jays, 1990). Happy 50th birthday. Played five seasons in the minor leagues (1990-94).

Casey Janssen (Auburn Doubledays, 2004). Happy 38th birthday. Played nine years in the major leagues with the Toronto Blue Jay (2006-07, '09-'14) and Washington Nationals (2015).

Anthony Hewitt (Williamsport Crosscutters, 2009). Happy 30th birthday. Played eight years in the minor leagues.

Cody Dickson (Jamestown Jammers, 2013). Happy 27th birthday. Played five seasons in the minor leagues.

J.D. Davis (Tri-City ValleyCats, 2014) Happy 26th birthday. Davis is in his third year playing in the majors (Houston Astros, 2017-18) and New York Mets (2019).

Source: Baseball Refernce



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Today's New York-Penn League Birthday: Amos Otis (Oneonta Red Sox, 1966)

Credits: NY Mets via The Trading Card Database

Happy Birthday to former New York-Penn League prospect Amos Otis, who was born on this date in 1947 in Mobile, Alabama.

Otis was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1965 MLB Amateur Draft. He played in the New York-Penn League for the Oneonta Red Sox during the 1966 season (116 games, 3 home runs, 46 RBI, .270/.335/.365).

The New York Mets drafted him from Boston on November 29, 1966. Otis played in the major leagues during 17 seasons with the Mets (1967, '69), Kansas City Royals (1970-83) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1984).

Otis was a five-time All-Star with the Kansas City Royals and played for them in the 1980 World Series (3 home runs, 7 RBI, .478/.538/.957.)

He was elected to the Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame in 1986.

Sources: Baseball Reference, SABR

NY-Penn League News and History is not affiliated in any way with Minor League Baseball, the New York-Penn League or any of its teams.

Today's New York-Penn League Birthday: Bob Johnson (Auburn Mets, 1964-65)

Topps Co. via The Trading Card Database

Happy Birthday to former New York-Penn League prospect Bob Johnson, who was born on this date in 1943 in Aurora, Illinois.

Johnson played baseball for two years at Bradley University and was signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent in 1964. He pitched for the Auburn Mets in 1964 (10-9, 4.13 ERA) and '65 (7-1, 3.45 ERA.

He went on to play in the major leagues for the New York Mets (1969), Kansas City Royals (1970), Pittsburgh Pirates (1971-73, including the 1972 World Series for the World Champion Pirates), Cleveland Indians (1974), and Atlanta Braves (1977).

Sources: Baseball Reference; SABR


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Today's New York-Penn League Birthday: Tony DeFrancesco (Elmira Pioneers, 1984)

Credits: TCMA Ltd. via The Trading Card Database

Happy Birthday to former New York-Penn League prospect Tony DeFrancesco, who was born on this date in 1963.

He was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 9th round of the 1984 Major League Amateur Draft and was assigned to the Elmira Pioneers (56 games, 2 HR, 24 RBI, .299/.386.381).

DeFrancesco played nine years in the minor leagues and after retiring as a player, began a long career as a minor league manager (1994-2007, 2009-present). He managed the Houston Astros for 41 games in 2012 (16-25).

He is currently manager for the Syracuse Mets in the AAA International League.

Source: Baseball Reference

NY-Penn League News and History is not affiliated in any way with Minor League Baseball, the New York-Penn League or any of its teams.

Today's New York-Penn League Birthday #2: Warren Spahn (Bradford Bees, 1940)

Credit: Author's collection

Former PONY (New York-Penn) League prospect Warren Spahn was born on this date in 1921, in Buffalo, New York (on right in photo). He pitched for the Bradford Bees in 1940 (5-4, 2.73 ERA).

He went on to a 21 year Major League Career with the Boston/Milwaukee Braves (1942, 1946-64), New York Mets (1965), and San Francisco Giants (1965) and compiled a record of 363-245.

He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973, and the New York-Penn League Hall of Fame in 2012.

Spahn died on November 24, 2003, in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma at the age of 82.

Source: Baseball Reference

New York-Penn League History is not affiliated in any way with Minor League Baseball, or any of its teams.

Today's New York-Penn League Birthday: Chuck Harmon (Olean Oilers, 1949-51)

Credits: Topps Co. via The Trading Card Database

Former PONY (New York-Penn) League prospect Chuck Harmon was born on this date in 1929, in Washington, Indiana.

Harmon played three seasons for the Olean Oilers, batting .351 in 1949, .374 in 1950, and .375 in 1951.

In 1954, he made his major league debut and was the first African-American player for the Cincinnati Reds. He played in the majors during four seasons for Cincinnati (1954-56), the St. Louis Cardinals (1956-57), and Philadelphia Phillies (1957).

After his playing career, he worked as a part-time scout for the Cleveland Indians and Atlanta Braves.

Harmon died on March 19, 2019, in Golf Manor, Ohio at the age of 94.

Source: Baseball Reference

NY-Penn League News and History is not affiliated in any way with Minor League Baseball, the New York-Penn League or any of its teams.

Today's New York-Penn League Birthday #2: Moose Haas (Newark Co-Pilots, 1974)

Credits: TCMA via The Trading Card Database

Happy Birthday to former New York-Penn League prospect Moose Haas, who was born on this date in 1956, in Baltimore, Maryland.

Haas was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the second round of the 1974 MLB June Amateur Draft and assigned to the Newark (NY) Co-Pilots. He pitched in the 13 games for the Co-Pilots (96 IP, 5-5, 3.19 ERA, 41 BB, 89 SO, 1.375 WHIP).

He debuted with Milwaukee in 1976 and pitched during 12 major league seasons with the Brewers (1976-85) and Oakland Athletics (1986-87). He finished has MLB career with a 100-83 win-loss record and a 4.01 ERA.

Source: Baseball Reference


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Today's New York-Penn League Birthday #1: Steve Jones (Erie Sailors, 1962)

Credit: Topps Co. via The Trading Card Database

Former New York-Penn League prospect Steve Jones was born on this date in 1941, in Huntington Park, California.

He was signed by the Minnesota Twins in 1962 and pitched for the Erie Sailors during that season. He appeared in 22 games for Erie (116 IP, 6-4, 3.96 ERA, 132 SO, 70 BB, 1.448 WHIP).

Jones spent 10 seasons in the minor leagues and pitched in the major leagues during three seasons with the Chicago White Sox (1967), Washington Senators (1968), and Kansas City Royals (1969).

He is the brother of former major league pitcher Gary Jones.

Source: Baseball Reference 

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Today's New York-Penn League Birthday: Bill Haywood (Geneva Senators manager, 1970, '72)

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Happy Birthday to former New York-Penn League manager Bill Haywood. He was born on this date in 1937.

He managed two seasons for the Geneva Senators (1970-33-35; 1972-30-40).

Haywood was signed by the Washington Senators in 1964 and pitched in the minors for six seasons (1964-69). He pitched for the Senators in 14 games during the 1968 season.

In addition to managing in the New York-Penn League in 1970 and '72, Haywood managed in the minor leagues during the 1969, 1971, 1973-74 and 1983 seasons. He also coached college baseball at Western Carolina University and Georgia Southwestern State University.

Source: Baseball Reference

NY-Penn League News and History is not affiliated in any way with Minor League Baseball, the New York-Penn League or any of its teams.

Today's New York-Penn League Birthday: Don Mattingly (Oneonta Yankees, 1979)

Credits: Arby's via The Trading Card Database

Happy Birthday to former New York-Penn League prospect Don Mattingly, who was born on this date in 1961.

Mattingly played in 53 games for the 1979 Oneonta Yankees (3 HR, 31 RBI, .349/.444/.488). He went on to a 14 year major league career with the New York Yankees (1982-95).

He managed the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2011 to 2015, and has been the manager of the Miami Marlins since 2016.

He was inducted into the New York-Penn League Hall of Fame in 2015.

Sources: Baseball Reference; MiLB.com

NY-Penn League News and History is not affiliated in any way with Minor League Baseball, the New York-Penn League or any of its teams.

Today in New York-Penn League History - April 19, 1962

Credits: Associated Press via newspapers.com

Today in New York-Penn League History: The league opens its 24th season on April 28, 1962. 

There were six teams in two states (you guessed it, New York and Pennsylvania) in the league that year, located in Auburn (Mets), Batavia (Pirates), Erie (Sailors), Geneva (Reds), Jamestown (Tigers), and Olean (Red Sox).

The 81st season opens on June 14, 2019. The league is now made up of 14 teams in eight states (New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maryland, Ohio, and West Virginia).

Rosters won't be set until after the Major League Draft that begins on June 3, 2019. 

Link to any team website for ticket information at the New York-Penn League website at this link. 

New York-Penn League action is some of the best, affordable, family friendly entertainment available anywhere in America today. See you at the ballpark.

NY-Penn League News and History is not affiliated in any way with Minor League Baseball, the New York-Penn League or any of its teams.

Today's New York-Penn League Birthday: Hector Maestri (Elmira Pioneers, 1957-58)

Credits: Autograph Warehouse

Former New York-Penn League prospect Hector Maestri was born on this date in 1935, in Havana, Cuba.

He was signed by the Washington Senators and pitched in the New York-Penn League for the Elmira Pioneers during the 1957 (9-12, 3.42 ERA) and 1958 (16-11, 3.52 ERA) seasons.

Maestri pitched in one game for the 1960 Washington Senators. After the Senators relocated to Minnesota and became the Twins, he was drafted by the new Washington Senators in the expansion draft on December 14, 1960. Maestri appeared in one game for the Washington Senators in 1961.

He died on February 21, 2014, in Miami, Florida at the age of 75.

Source: Baseball Reference

NY-Penn League News and History is not affiliated in any way with Minor League Baseball, the New York-Penn League or any of its teams.

Today's New York-Penn League Birthday: Steve Blass (Batavia Pirates, 1961)

Credits: KDKA via The Trading Card Database

Happy Birthday to former New York-Penn League prospect Steve Blass. He was born on this date in 1942 in Canaan, Connecticut. He was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1960 and pitched in 23 games for the 1961 Batavia Pirates (13-6, 3.32 ERA, 160 IP, 117 BB, 227 SO, 1.563 WHIP)

Blass pitched for the Pittsburgh Pirates during 10 seasons (1964, '66-'74) and had a career record of 103-76, and 3.63 ERA. He was 19-8 in 1971 and pitched in the World Series for the World Champion Pirates (2-0, 1.00 ERA, 0.611 WHIP).

He has been a broadcaster for the Pirates since 1986 and will retire at the end of the 2019 season.

Source: Baseball Reference


NY-Penn League News and History is not affiliated in any way with Minor League Baseball, the New York-Penn League or any of its teams.

Today's New York-Penn League Birthday: Pedro Garcia, Newark Co-Pilots (1970)

Credits: Miller Brewing Co. via The Trading Card Database

Happy Birthday to former New York-Penn League Pedro Garcia. He was signed by the Seattle Pilots in 1969 as an amateur free agent, their only year in majors before relocating to Milwaukee in 1970.

He played in 51 games for the 1970 Newark (New York) Co-Pilots (14 HR, 36 RBI, .305/.433/.677). Garcia went on to play five seasons in the major leagues with the Milwaukee Brewers (1973-76), Detroit Tigers (1976), Toronto Blue Jays (1977).

Source: Baseball Reference

NY-Penn League News and History is not affiliated in any way with Minor League Baseball, the New York-Penn League or any of its teams.

Jackie Robinson Ballpark, home of the Florida State League Daytona Tortugas

Yesterday, Major League Baseball celebrated "Jackie Robinson Day" on the anniversary of his first regular season game with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.

During our spring training trip this year, we stopped in Daytona Beach so my wife could attend a quilters convention. I had an entire afternoon to walk over to Jackie Robinson Ballpark, home of the Daytona Tortugas of the Class A Florida State League. Opened on June 4, 1914, it is the fourth oldest ballpark still in use in professional baseball. The ballpark was renamed after Jackie Robinson in 1989.

It is a recommended stop, if you are ever in the Daytona Beach area. The Tortugas play a 135 game season. Ticket information is at this link.

Here are photos from my trip to Jackie Robinson Stadium back in February. Enjoy....

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References: Baseball Reference, Daytona Tortugas website, CBS News


NY-Penn League News and History is not affiliated in any way with Minor League Baseball, the New York-Penn League or any of its teams.

Today's New York-Penn League Birthday: Garry Roggenburk

Credits: Classic Best via The Trading Card Database

Happy Birthday to former New York-Penn League prospect Garry Roggenburk (Erie Sailors, 1962) and pitching coach (Elmira, 1991-92 and Utica, 1993-94). He was born on this date in 1940 in Cleveland, Ohio.

He was signed by the Minnesota Twins in 1962 as an amateur free agent after playing baseball and basketball at the University of Dayton. Roggenburk pitched in 20 games for Erie in 1962 (13-4, 2.07 ERA, 1.115 WHIP). He played in the major leagues during five seasons with the Minnesota Twins (1963, '65), Boston Red Sox (1966, '68-'69), and Seattle Pilots (1969). 

After he retired as a player, Roggenburk coached at Cleveland State University 1972-78). He was the general manager of the Winter Haven Red Sox (1978-83), and a pitching coach in the New York-Penn League with the Elmira Pioneers (1991-92) and Utica Blue Sox (1993-94).

Roggenburk is in the University of Dayton Athletics Hall of Fame and the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame.

Sources: Baseball Reference, Society of American Baseball Research

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Today's New York-Penn League Birthday: Woodie Fryman (Batavia Pirates, 1965)

Credits: O-Pee-Chee via The Trading Card Database

Former New York-Penn League prospect Woodie (aka: Woody) was born on this date in 1940. Fryman was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 6, 1965 at the late age of 25. He pitched for the Batavia Pirates in 1965 (3-1, 1.50 ERA, 30 IP, 45 SO, 0.900 WHIP).  

He pitched for 18 seasons in the majors with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1966-67), Philadelphia Phillies (1968-72), Detroit Tigers (1972-75), Montreal Expos (1975-76, '78-'83), Cincinnati Reds (1977), and Chicago Cubs 1978).

Fryman died on February 4, 2011 in Lexington, Kentucky at the age of 70.

NY-Penn League News and History is not affiliated in any way with Minor League Baseball, the New York-Penn League or any of its teams

Today's New York-Penn League Birthday: Charlie Lau (Jamestown Falcons, 1952)

Credits: Topps Co. via The Trading Card Database

Former PONY (New York-Penn since 1957) League prospect Charlie Lau (Jamestown Falcons, 1952) was born on this date in 1933 in Romulus, Michigan.

Lau was signed by the Detroit Tigers in 1952, as an amateur free agent. He played in 92 games for the Jamestown Falcons (7 HR, .332/.332/.529). After spending two years in the military (1953-54), he returned to baseball in 1955, playing the Durham Bulls in the Carolina League. He made it to the majors during the 1956 season, playing in three games for Detroit Tigers.

He spent 11 seasons in the major leagues with the Detroit Tigers (1956, '58-'59), Milwaukee Braves (1960-61), Baltimore Orioles (1961-63; '64-'67), Kansas City Athletics (1963-64), and Atlanta Braves (1967).

After his playing career, Lau managed the 1968 Shreveport Sports in the Texas League and was a major league hitting coach for the Baltimore Orioles, Oakland Athletics, Kansas City Royals, New York Yankees, and Chicago White Sox. He authored the books, The Art of Hitting .300 and Charlie Lau's Laws on Hitting.

Lau died of cancer on March 18, 1984 in Key Colony Beach, Florida at age of 50.

Source: Baseball Reference

NY-Penn League News and History is not affiliated in any way with Minor League Baseball, the New York-Penn League or any of its teams

Today's New York-Penn League Birthday #2: Sean Bergman (Niagara Falls Rapids, 1991)

Credits: Classic Best via The Trading Card Database

Happy Birthday to former New York-Penn League prospect Sean Bergman (Niagara Falls Rapids, 1991).

Bergman was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the fourth round of the 1991 MLB June Amateur Draft out of Southern Illinois University. He was assigned to the Niagara Falls Rapids and pitched in 15 games (all starts) during the 1991 season (5-7, 4.46 ERA, 1.524 WHIP).

He progressed thru the Detroit minor league system and pitched in nine major league games for the 1993 Tigers. He was with the Tigers in 1994 and '95. On March 22, 1996, he was traded to the San Diego Padres. He pitched for the Padres for two seasons and was traded to Houston Astros on January 14, 1998. After two seasons with Astros, he was released on August 31, 1999 and appeared in six games for the Atlanta Braves after being signed as a free agent on September 6. He was selected by the Minnesota Twins off of waivers on October 12, 1999. After pitching in 15 games for the Twins, he was released on June 22, 2000.

Bergman pitched in the minor leagues during the 2001 (Colorado Rockies), 2003 (Florida Marlins), and 2004 (Baltimore Orioles), and never made it back to the major leagues.

Source: Baseball Reference

NY-Penn League News and History is not affiliated in any way with Minor League Baseball, the New York-Penn League or any of its teams

Today's New York-Penn League Birthday: Willie Royster (Niagara Falls Pirates,1976)

Credits: Crown Cola via The Trading Card Database

Former New York-Penn League prospect Willie Royster (Niagara Falls Pirates, 1976) was born on this date in 1954 in Clarksville, Virginia.

Royster was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 22nd round of the 1972 Major League Baseball amateur draft. He spent four seasons in the Orioles organization and was released by Baltimore on April 8, 1976.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed him as a free agent on May 11, 1976. He was assigned to the Niagara Falls Pirates in the New York-Penn League and played in 53 games (8 HR, 35 RBI, .235/.341/.403).

Royster was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 1, 1977. He was out of baseball until the Baltimore Orioles re-signed him on October 27, 1977. He spent five seasons in Baltimore's minor league system and appeared in four games for the Orioles in 1981.

Royster finished his pro career playing for the 1983 Evansville Triplets in the Detroit Tigers organization.

He died on November 23, 2015, in Ocean View, New Jersey at the age of 61.

Source: Baseball Reference

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Today's New York-Penn League Birthday: Frank Lary, 1950 Jamestown Falcons

The Decatur Daily via newspapers.com

Former PONY (New York-Penn since 1957) League prospect Frank Lary (Jamestown Falcons, 1950) was born on this date in 1930 in Northport, Alabama.

Lary was signed by Toledo in the American Association (Detroit Tigers farm team) as an amateur free agent in 1950 after playing for the University of Alabama. He was initially assigned to the Thomasville Tigers in the Georgia-Florida League (4-0, 3.00 ERA) and finished the season pitching in 10 games for the Jamestown Falcons (67 IP, 5-2, 1.88 ERA).

He spent the 1951 and '52 seasons in the military and returned to the minor leagues with the Buffalo Bisons, where he spent the 1953 (17-11, 4.00 ERA) and '54 (15-11, 3.39 ERA) seasons. He was called up to the Detroit Tigers near the end of the 1954 season and appeared in 3 games.

Lary pitched for the Tigers for 11 seasons (123-110, 3.46 ERA) and was sold to the New York Mets on May 30, 1964. He was traded to the Milwaukee Braves on August 8, 1964 and returned to the Mets on March 28, 1965. After being traded to the Chicago White Sox on July 8, 1965, he was released on October 19, 1965 and retired from baseball.

During his 12 year major league career (128-116, 3.49 ERA), Lary was known as the "Yankee Killer" based on his ability to beat the New York Yankees on a regular basis. He had two 20-win seasons during his career (1956, 1961) and was named to two American League All Star teams (1960, 1961).

Frank Lary died on December 14, 2017 in Northport, Alabama.

Topps Co. via The Trading Card Database

Sources: Baseball Reference; Newspapers.com

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Tonight: Following former New York-Penn League Prospects in Toledo, Ohio

Fifth-Third Field, Toledo, Ohio - Photo Credit: NY-Penn League News & History

My wife and I are heading to Fifth-Third Field in Toledo tonight to see another Mudhens game. We will have an early dinner at Tony Packo's at the Park before entering the stadium for a 6:35pm start.

Tony Packo's at the Park - Photo Credit: NY-Penn League News & History

The Indianapolis Indians are in town. Included on the team are several former West Virginia Black Bears who we watched at Monongalia County Ballpark in Granville over the past few years.

Here is a list of 34 former New York-Penn League players (including the manager and a coach for the Indians) on the rosters for tonight's game. Click on their name to link to complete stats at Baseball Reference.

Toledo Mudhens:

Tyler Alexander, pitcher, Connecticut Tigers (2015)

Sandy Baez, pitcher, Connecticut Tigers (2015)

Daz Cameron, outfielder, Tri-City ValleyCats (2016)

Ryan Carpenter, pitcher, Hudson Valley Renegades (2011)

Willi Castro, shortstop, Mahoning Valley Scrappers (2015)

Kyle Funkhouser, pitcher, Connecticut Tigers (2016)

Bryan Garcia, pitcher, Connecticut Tigers (2016) (currently on 7-day injured list)

Matt Hall, pitcher, Connecticut Tigers (2015)

Zac Houston, pitcher, Connecticut Tigers (2016)

Pete Kozma, shortstop, Batavia Muckdogs (2007)

Zac Reininger, pitcher, Connecticut Tigers (2013)

Jacob Robson, outfield, Connecticut Tigers (2016)

Cameron Rupp, catcher, Williamport Crosscutters (2010)

Paul Voelker, pitcher, Connecticut Tigers (2014)

Danny Woodrow, outfield, Connecticut Tigers (2016)

Indianapolis Indians:

J.T. Brubaker, pitcher, West Virginia Black Bears (2015)

Will Craig, first base, West Virginia Black Bears (2016)

Rookie Davis, pitcher, Staten Island Yankees (2013)

Montana DuRapau, pitcher, Jamestown Jammers (2014) 

Brian Esposito, (current Indianapolis manager) catcher, Lowell Spinners (2000); manager, Jamestown Jammers, 2015 & West Virginia Black Bears (2017)

Michael Feliz, pitcher, Tri-City ValleyCats (2013)

Ke'Bryan Hayes, third base, West Virginia Black Bears (2015)

Clay Holmes, pitcher, State College Spikes (2012)

Mitch Keller, pitcher, West Virginia Black Bears (rehab assignment, 2017)

Christian Kelley, catcher, West Virginia Black Bears (2015)

Sean Keselica, pitcher, West Virginia Black Bears (2015)

Tom Koehler, pitcher, Jamestown Jammers (2008) (currently on 7-day injured list)

Kevin Kramer, second base, West Virginia Black Bears (2016, rehab assignment 2017)

Alex McRae, pitcher, Jamestown Jammers (2014)

Jonathan Schwind (current Indianapolis assistant batting coach) outfielder/catcher, State College Spikes (2012) & West Virginia Black Bears (rehab assignment, 2017)

Nik Turley, pitcher, Staten Island Yankees (2010) (currently on 7-day injured list)

Brandon Waddell, pitcher, West Virginia Black Bears (2015, rehab assignment, 2017)

Eric Weiss, first base, Jamestown Jammers (2013; West Virginia Black Bears, rehab assignment 2018)

Eric Wood, outfield, State College Spikes (2012); West Virginia Black Bears (rehab assignment, 2018)

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Today's New York-Penn League Birthday: Bruce Compton (Batavia/Geneva, 1977-79)

Credits: TCMA Ltd. via The Trading Card Database

Happy Birthday to former New York-Penn League prospect Bruce Compton. He was born on this date in 1959, in Chickasha, Oklahoma.

Compton was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the first round of 1977 Major League Baseball June Amateur Draft and received a $40,000 signing bonus.

He spent three seasons in the New York-Penn League. He played in 43 games for the Batavia Trojans during the 1977 season (.143/.275/.175). On December 5, 1977, Compton was traded to the Chicago Cubs and spent the 1978 (.093/.274/.093) and 1979 (.183/.409/.244) seasons with the Geneva Cubs.

He played in seven games for the 1980 Quad Cities Cubs in the Midwest League and was out of baseball.

Compton graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1982 and became a certified public accountant.

Sources: Baseball Reference; The Oklahoman

Today's New York-Penn League Birthday: Charlie Maxwell (Wellsville Nitros, 1947)

Topps Co. via The Trading Card Database

Happy Birthday to former PONY (New York-Penn since 1957) League prospect Charlie Maxwell (Wellsville Nitros, 1947). He was born on this date in 1927 in Lawton, Michigan.

Maxwell was signed by the Boston Red Sox in 1947 as an amateur free agent after playing for Western Michigan University (known as Western Michigan College Education at the time) and serving in the U.S. Army. He played in 92 games for the 1947 Wellsville Nitros (17 home runs, .354 batting average) before being promoted to the Roanoke Red Sox in the Piedmont League.

He played in the minors for parts of seven seasons and 14 seasons in the majors with the Boston Red Sox (1950-54), Baltimore Orioles (1955), Detroit Tigers (1956-62) and Chicago White Sox (1962-64).

He was inducted in the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.

Sources: Baseball Reference; SABR; Michigan Sports Hall of Fame

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Updated All-time West Virginia Black Bears Roster (as of April 7, 2019)

Here is an updated roster of West Virginia Black Bears (2015-present) based on roster assignments at the beginning of the Minor League season. Check back for regular updates throughout the season.

According my count, there have been 162 played assigned to the Black Bears (including rehab assignments) since they relocated from Jamestown, New York in 2015. The only player unaccounted for is Matt Anderson. He was activated by the West Virginia Power on September 15, 2017 from the 7-day disabled list and hasn't been seen since.

Let me know if you see any errors or omissions.

Player name	Year(s) Played	Date of Birth	How Acquired	Status
Agrazal, Dario	2015	December 28, 1994	Free agent	non-roster invitee to Pirates 2019 Spring Training; assigned to Altoona Curve
Alemais, Stephen	2016	April 12, 1995	Round 3, 2016 draft	assigned to Altoona Curve
Alldred, Cam	2018	July 25, 1996	Round 24, 2018 draft	assigned to Greensboro Grasshoppers
Amaral, Daniel	2018	March 7, 1997	Round 14, 2018 draft	assigned to Bradenton Marauders
Anderson, Matt	2016	July 29, 1994	Round 10, 2016 draft
Anderson, Tanner	2015	May 27, 1993	Round 20, 2015 draft	Traded to Oakland Athletics on November 20, 2018; Oakland Athletics 40 man roster; assigned to Las Vegas Aviators
Andriese, David	2015	March 2, 1991	Round 30, 2014 draft	released November 6, 2015
Arbet, Trae	2016	July 1, 1994	Round 5, 2013 draft	released May 24, 2018
Arribas, Daniel	2015	September 30, 1992	Free agent	released June 28, 2017
Barraza, Jose	2017	July 28, 1994	Free agent	released March 28, 2018
Bastardo, Alexis	2015	February 26, 1994	Free agent	released August 7, 2017
Baur, Albert	2015-16	March 22, 1992	Round 28, 2015 draft	retired March 8, 2017
Beddes, Danny	2016	July 16, 1994	Round 15, 2016 draft	retired March 31, 2017
Bejerano, Manny	2018	May 17, 1997	Round 30, 2017 draft	released November 19, 2018
Bengtson, Ben	2018	July 28, 1995	Round 23, 2017 draft	assigned to West Virginia Black Bears
Bido, Osvaldo	2018	October 18, 1995	Free agent	assigned to Greensboro Grasshoppers
Bingel, Brandon	2016-17	February 2, 1995	Round 22, 2016 draft	released November 13, 2017
Brands, Paul	2018	May 13, 1997	Free agent	released November 6, 2018
Brault, Steven	rehab 2016	April 29, 1992	Traded from Baltimore Orioles February 20, 2015	Pittsburgh Pirates 40-man roster; on active roster
Brown, Garrett	2017	March 23, 1993	Round 23, 2016 draft	released August 6, 2018
Brubaker, J.T	2015	November 17, 1993	Round 6, 2015 draft	Pittsburgh Pirates 40-man roster; assigned to Indianapolis Indians
Busby, Dylan	2017	November 28, 1995	Round 3, 2017 draft	assigned to Bradenton Marauders
Case, Brad	2018	September 13, 1996	Round 17, 2018 draft	assigned to Greensboro Grasshoppers
Cesar, Joel	2017	January 26, 1996	Free agent	assigned to Altoona Curve
Craig, Will	2016	November 16, 1994	Round 1, 2016 draft	non-roster invitee to Pirates 2019 Spring Training; assigned to Indianapolis Indians
Creasy, Jason	rehab 2016	May 13, 1992	Round 8, 2011	released on April 3, 2017; assigned Danville Braves
Cubilete, Sergio	2017	March 19, 1995	Free agent	released March 19, 2019
De La Cruz, Julio	2017	October 5, 1995	Free agent	released November 17, 2017
De La Cruz, Michael	2017-18	July 10, 1996	Free agent	released November 6, 2018
Del Orbe, Francis	2018	October 9, 1998	Free agent	assigned to West Virginia Black Bears
DeLay, Jason	2017	March 7, 1995	Round 4, 2017 draft	non-roster invitee to Pirates 2019 Spring Training; assigned to Altoona Curve
Diorio, Matt	2016-17	July 24, 1995	Round 16, 2016 draft	released March 21, 2018
Dorsch, Eric	2015	September 23, 1991	Round 15, 2014 draft	released on March 28, 2016
Eagan, Clark	2016	March 13, 1995	Round 9, 2016 draft	released March 31, 2018
Economos, Nicholas	2017-18	June 27, 1995	Round 21, 2015 draft	assigned to Greensboro Grasshoppers
Escobar, Luis	2015-16	May 30, 1996	Free agent	Pittsburgh Pirates 40-man roster; assigned to Bradenton Marauders
Eusebio, Julio	2015, ‘17	June 2, 1992	Free agent	released on March 21, 2018
Fernandez, Yoandy	2017	March 29, 1988	Free agent	released November 17, 2017
Flynn, Michael	2018	August 7, 1996	Round 6, 2018 draft	assigned to West Virginia Black Bears
Forgione, Erik	2015-16	September 9, 1992	Round 25, 2014 draft	released March 27, 2017
Frawley, Matt	2016	August 8, 1995	Round 17, 2016 draft	traded to New York Yankees June 14, 2017; assigned to Trenton Thunder
Fuentes, Huascar	2017	June 2, 1992	Free agent	released November 17, 2017
Garcia, Deybi	2015	February 11, 1992	Free agent	released December 21, 2016
Garcia, Hector	2015, 2017	October 4, 1995	Free agent	released November 17, 2017
Gardner, Will	2018	May 8, 1996	Round 21, 2018 draft	assigned to West Virginia Black Bears
George, Jordan	2016	July 16, 1992	Round 35, 2015 draft	selected by White Sox from Pirates Rule 5 December 13, 2018; assigned to Winston-Salem Dash
Glasnow, Tyler	rehab 2015	August 23, 1993	Round 5, 2011 draft	traded to Tampa Bay Rays on July 31, 2018; on active roster
Glendinning, Robbie	2017-18	October 6, 1995	Round 21, 2017 draft	assigned to Greensboro Grasshoppers
Gonzalez, Yoel	2017	August 1, 1996	Free agent	released June 5, 2018
Gray, Tristan	2017	March 22, 1996	Round 13, 2017 draft	traded to Tampa Bay Rays February 22, 2018: assigned to Montgomery Biscuits
Gretler, Mike	2018	January 1, 1996	Round 10, 2018 draft	assigned to Bradenton Marauders
Grullon, Adrian	2016	September 17, 1992	Free agent	released March 31, 2017
Harvey, Chris	2015-16	March 10, 1993	Free agent	released May 26, 2017
Hayes, Ke’Bryan	2015	January 28, 1997	Round 1, 2015 draft	non-roster invitee to Pirates 2019 Spring Training; assigned to Indianapolis Indians
Helton, Bret	2015	July 25, 1993	Round 9, 2015 draft	released March 19, 2019
Henriquez, Juan	2018	October 22, 1996	Free agent	released January 22, 2019
Hernandez, Miguel	2018	November 3, 1995	Free agent	released November 6, 2018
Hernandez, Raul	2017	December 20, 1995	Free agent	assigned to Bradenton Marauders
Herrera, Jhoan	2018	June 14, 1995	Free agent	released November 6, 2018
Hibbing, Nick	2015	August 15, 1992	Round 16, 2015 draft	retired March 2016
Hightower, Scooter	2016-17	October 15, 1993	Round 15, 2015 draft	assigned to Altoona Curve
Hill, Logan	2015	May 26, 1993	Round 25, 2015 draft	assigned to Altoona Curve
Holdzkom, John	rehab 2015	October 19, 1987	Free agent 2014	released April 11, 2016
Hughston, Casey	2015	June 9, 1994	Round 3, 2015 draft	released March 26, 2019
Jacques, Joe	2018	March 11, 1995	Round 33, 2018 draft	assigned to Greensboro Grasshoppers
Jhang, Jin-De	rehab 2018	May 17, 1993	Free agent	elected free agency November 2, 2018
Jimenez, Melvin	2018	September 9, 1995	Free agent	released November 6, 2018
Joe, Connor	rehab 2017	August 16, 1992	CBA 2014 draft	traded to Atlanta Braves August 5, 2017; 40-man roster San Francisco Giants, on active roster
Kaiser, Connor	2018	November 20, 1996	Round 3, 2018 draft	assigned to Greensboro Grasshoppers
Karch, Eric	2015	October 15, 1991	Round 22, 2014 draft	elected free agency November 6, 2017
Keller, Mitch	rehab 2017	April 4, 1996	Round 2, 2014 draft	Pittsburgh Pirates 40-man roster; Indianapolis Indians
Kelley, Christian	2015	September 23, 1993	Round 11, 2015	non-roster invitee to Pirates 2019 Spring Training; assigned to Indianapolis Indians
Kemp, Shane	2017	July 12, 1994	Round 26, 2015 draft	released March 21, 2018
Keselica, Sean	2015	June 14, 1993	Round 33, 2015 draft	assigned to Indianapolis Indians
King, Nick	2016-17	November 12, 1993	Free agent	released November 17, 2017
Kinneman, Brett	2018	August 18, 1996	Round 7, 2018 draft	assigned to Greensboro Grasshoppers
Koch, Grant	2018	February 5, 1997	Round 5, 2018 draft	assigned to Greensboro Grasshoppers
Kone, Zack	2018	November 5, 1996	Round 13, 2018 draft	assigned to Greensboro Grasshoppers
Kozikowski, Neil	2016	May 26, 1995	Round 8, 2013 draft	released March 21, 2017
Kramer, Kevin	2015, rehab 2017	October 3, 1993	Round 2, 2015 draft	Pittsburgh Pirates 40-man roster; assigned to Indianapolis Indians
Krause, Kevin	2016	November 23, 1992	Round 9, 2014 draft	released April 20, 2018
Lantigua, Edison	2018	January 9, 1997	Free agent	released March 25, 2019
Leffler, Tyler	2016	July 11, 1994	Round 27, 2016 draft	released June 1, 2017
Loeprich, Conner	2018	September 13, 1997	Round 20, 2018 draft	assigned to Greensboro Grasshoppers
LoPresi, Mike	2018	October 22, 1996	Round 18, 2018 draft	assigned to West Virginia Black Bears
Macias, Fabricio	2018	March 11, 1998	Free agent	assigned to Greensboro Grasshoppers
Madris, Bligh	2017	February 29, 1996	Round 9, 2017 draft	assigned to Altoona Curve
Mahala, Kevin	2016	July 19, 1994	Round 18, 2016 draft	released May 24, 2018
Manasa, Alex	2018	January 6, 1998	Round 11, 2017 draft	assigned to Greensboro Grasshoppers
Mangieri, Luke	2018	October 15, 1996	Round 25, 2018 draft	assigned to Greensboro Grasshoppers
Marvel, James	2016	September 17, 1993	Round 36, 2015 draft	assigned to Altoona Curve
Mazzoccoli, Pasquale	2017	March 28, 1992	Round 35, 2016 draft	released March 21, 2018
McDonald, Chris	2017	October 7, 1994	Free agent	released November 17, 2017
McGarry, Seth	2015	January 5, 1994	Round 8, 2015 draft	traded to Philadelphia Phillies July 31, 2017
Meadows, Austin	rehab ’16 & ‘17	May 3, 1995	Round 1, 2013 draft	traded to Tampa Bay Rays July 31, 2018; on active roster
Mears, Nick	2018	October 7, 1996	Free agent	assigned to Greensboro Grasshoppers
Meyer, Stephan	2015-17	May 11, 1994	Round 18, 2015 draft	retired February 13, 2018
Minier, Jonathan	2015	March 8, 1990	Free agent	released March 28, 2016
Montero, Yunior	2016	Feb 9, 1993	Free agent	assigned to Bradenton Marauders
Montgomery, Allen	2018	August 15, 1996	Free agent	assigned to West Virginia Black Bears
Montilla, Ulises	2015	May 12, 1992	Free agent	released July 26, 2015
Moore, Ty	2015-16	July 26, 1993	Round 12, 2015 draft	released March 28, 2018
Mota, Cristian	2016	September 26, 1991	Free agent	released December 21, 2016
Mulderig, Jerry	2015	June 17, 1992	Round 28, 2013 draft	released November 6, 2015
Munoz, Carlos	2015	June 29, 1994	Free agent	elected free agency November 6, 2017; assigned to Generales de Durango (Mexican League)
Murray, Shea	2018	November 5, 1993	Round 18, 2017 draft	assigned to Greensboro Grasshoppers
Nagle, Ryan	2015, ‘17	August 7, 1994	Round 27, 2015 draft	released March 21, 2018
Neverauskas, Dovydas	rehab 2015	January 14, 1993	Free agent	Pittsburgh Pirates 40-man roster
Newman, Kevin	2015	August 4, 1993	Round 1, 2015 draft	Pittsburgh Pirates 40-man roster; on active roster
Ngoepe, Gift	rehab 2017	January 18, 1990	Free agent	Traded to Toronto Blue Jay on November 20, 2017; signed as free agent by Philadelphia Phillies January 11, 2019; assigned to Lehigh Valley IronPigs
Oliva, Jared	2017	November 27, 1995	Round 7, 2017	assigned to Altoona Curve
Oller, Adam	2017	October 17, 1994	Round 20, 2016 draft	released November 6, 2018
Otamendi, Andy	2015	May 15, 1992	Free agent	released June 20, 2016
Owen, Hunter	2016, rehab 2017	September 22, 1993	Round 25, 2016 draft	assigned to Altoona Curve
Pabst, Arden	2016	March 14, 1995	Round 12, 2016 draft	non-roster invitee to Pirates 2019 Spring Training; assigned to Altoona Curve
Paula, Luis	2015-16	June 22, 1993	Round 31, 2014 draft	released December 21, 2016
Piechota, Evan	2016-17	October 19, 1993	Free agent	released on March 19, 2019
Pimentel, Cesilio	2015	January 5, 1993	Free agent	waived by Pirates December, 2016;
Pomeroy, John	2018	October 9, 1994	Round 13, 2016 draft	assigned to Greensboro Grasshoppers
Pope, Brett	2017	May 28, 1996	Round 22, 2017 draft	assigned to Bradenton Marauders
Potter, Andrew	2017	February 9, 1994	Free agent	released July 14, 2017
Prohoroff, Dylan	2016	November 29, 1994	Round 8, 2016 draft	released on March 27, 2019
Quinones, Hector	2017	June 7, 1994	Free agent	retired April 16, 2018
Ratledge, Logan	2015	July 20, 1992	Round 13, 2015 draft	released November 6, 2018
Rennard, Alec	2018	May 6, 1995	Free agent	assigned to West Virginia Black Bears
Rivera, Maximo	2015	December 22, 1992	Free agent	released November 6, 2015
Romano, Argenis	2018	June 16, 1995	Free agent	released November 6, 2018
Roth, Billy	2016	June 5, 1995	Round 16, 2013 draft	released December 20, 2016
Santana, Edgar	2015	October 16, 1991	Free agent	Pittsburgh Pirates 40-man roster; placed on 60-day injured list on March 28, 2019
Santos, Sandy	2016-17	April 20, 1994	Free agent	released November 17, 2017
Schlabach, Ike	2017	December 27, 1996	Round 19, 2015 draft	assigned to Bradenton Marauders
Schwind, Jonathan	rehab 2017	May 30, 1990	Round 41, 2011 draft	elected free agency November 6, 2017
Scioneaux, Tate	2015	December 14, 1992	Round 39, 2015 draft	assigned to Altoona Curve
Seelinger, Matt	2017	April 19, 1995	Round 28, 2017 draft	Traded to Tampa Bay Rays, August 6, 2016; assigned to Charlotte Stone Crabs
Sharpe, Chris	2017	June 6, 1996	Round 14, 2017 draft	assigned to Bradenton Marauders
Shortridge, Aaron	2018	May 29, 1997	Round 4, 2018 draft	assigned to Bradenton Marauders
Siri, Raul	2017-18	October 21, 1994	Free agent	assigned to Greensboro Grasshoppers
Smith, Cody	2018	September 12, 1995	Round 39, 2018 draft	assigned to West Virginia Black Bears
Spears, Zach	2018	June 3, 1997	Round 8, 2018 draft	assigned to West Virginia Black Bears
Stafford, Deon	2017	March 17, 1996	Round 5, 2017 draft	assigned to Greensboro Grasshoppers
Stoelke, Logan	2018	August 26, 1995	Round 9, 2018 draft	assigned to Greensboro Grasshoppers
Suchy, Michael	rehab 2017	April 15, 1993	Round 5, 2014 draft	released March 30, 2018
Sulser, Beau	2017	May 5, 1994	Round 10, 2017 draft	assigned to Greensboro Grasshoppers
Susi, Zac	2018	October 30, 2018	Round 12, 2018 draft	assigned to Greensboro Grasshoppers
Swaggerty, Travis	2018	August 19, 1997	Round 1, 2018 draft	assigned to Bradenton Marauders
Tancas, Lucas	2017	November 12, 1993	Round 26, 2017 draft	assigned to Bradenton Marauders
Taylor, Jacob	2016	July 5, 1995	Round 4, 2015 draft	retired May 25, 2018
Tolman, Mitchell	2015	June 8, 1994	Round 7, 2015 draft	assigned to Bradenton Marauders
Valaika, Nick	2018	December 7, 1995	Round 24, 2017 draft	released March 25, 2019
Valdes, Ryan	2018	August 22, 1993	Round 33, 2017 draft	assigned to Bradenton Marauders
Vieaux, Cam	2016	December 5, 1993	Round 6, 2016 draft	assigned to Altoona Curve
Vinicio, Felix	2018	October 28, 1994	Free agent	released July 7, 2018
Vivas, Julio	2016	October 1, 1993	Free agent	released
Waddell, Brandon	2015, rehab 2017	June 3, 1994	Round 5, 2015 draft	non-roster invitee to Pirates 2019 Spring Training; Indianapolis Indians
Walker, Andrew	2017	February 13, 1994	Free agent	released June 4, 2018
Wallace, Gavin	2017	November 14, 1995	Round 15, 2017 draft	assigned to Bradenton Marauders
Wallace, Mike	2016	May 21, 1994	Round 30, 2015 draft	released March 27, 2019
Watson, Kyle	2018	January 14, 1996	Round 37, 2017 draft	released March 25, 2019
Weiman, Blake	2017	November 5, 1995	Round 8, 2017 draft	non-roster invitee to Pirates 2019 Spring Training
Weiss, Erich	rehab 2018	September 11, 1991	Round 11, 2013 draft	assigned to Indianapolis Indians
Wood, Eric	rehab 2018	November 22, 1992	Round 6, 2012 draft	assigned to Indianapolis Indians
Zamora, Daniel	2015	April 15, 1993	Round 40, 2015 draft	Traded to New York Mets on January 31, 2018; Mets 40-man roster; assigned to Syracuse Mets

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