Notes:
Obviously, something didn’t go right in Dax Kilby‘s debut, as he was out of the FCL lineup again today. It’s not common to give a player a week off after their debut.
In better news, Jackson Lovich returned to the lineup for Tampa.
Aaron Judge seems to be destined for the injured list. Jasson Dominguez is beginning a rehab stint, which is encouraging, but he is likely a week or so away, assuming all goes well. Giancarlo Stanton doesn’t have a rehab stint scheduled yet.
Scranton (30-29) (Lost to Syracuse, 3-2)
SS George Lombard Jr.: 2-for-4, R
.203/.379/.297 in 153 plate appearances at this level.
LF Spencer Jones: 1-for-3, BB, K
RF Oswaldo Cabrera: 1-for-4, RBI
Cabrera has hit safely in six of his last seven games.
1B Seth Brown: 0-for-4, K
3B Tyler Hardman: 1-for-4, HR (2), RBI, R, K
Hardman has two home runs in his last three games (15 HR overall between here and Somerset).
DH Ernesto Martinez Jr.: 0-for-4, 3 K
C Ali Sanchez: 0-for-4
CF Duke Ellis: 1-for-3, CS (2)
2B Jonathan Ornelas: 0-for-3, K
RHP Elmer Rodriguez: 5.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, HR
2.95 ERA (39.2 IP, 32 H, 17 R, 13 ER, 3 HR, 19 BB, 45 K). Rodriguez allowed three home runs in 150 innings last season.
RHP Yerry de los Santos: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
RHP Yovanny Cruz (L, 5-2): 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Cruz reached 100 MPH tonight.
RHP Bradley Hanner: 0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
Hanner has been awesome this year, but was unable to keep Cruz’s runner from scoring.
Somerset (28-26) (Lost to Harrisburg, 5-4, in ten innings)
LF Jackson Castillo: 0-for-5, 2 K
DH Garrett Martin: 1-for-5, HR (18), RBI, R, K
18 home runs in 50 games definitely captures your attention, and it’s fair to point out that this is his second season here. It’s a souped-up league this year, but nobody else has more than 14 as of this writing.
1B Nicholas Torres: 2-for-5, HR (2), RBI, 2 R
Torres is 7-for-27 with a double and a home run since coming off the injured list.
RF DJ Gladney: 1-for-4, HR (8), 2 RBI, R, K
Gladney’s .503 SLG is the highest of his career, but home run power has always been in his profile.
C Manuel Palencia: 0-for-2
Palencia was ejected from the game.
C Abrahan Gutierrez: 1-for-2
2B Connor McGinnis: 1-for-4
3B Kevin Verde: 0-for-4, 3 K
SS Owen Cobb: 0-for-2, 2 BB
CF Cole Gabrielson: 0-for-4, K
LHP Xavier Rivas: 4 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 9 K
6.81 ERA (35.2 IP, 33 H, 29 R, 27 ER, 9 HR, 22 BB, 57 K). It’s an interesting profile, filled with walks, home runs, and plenty of strikeouts.
RHP Kelly Austin: 1.1 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
RHP Chris Veach: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
Veach hasn’t allowed a run since allowing four in his Somerset debut (5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 5 K)
RHP Hayden Merda: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, HR
The home run was unfortunate, but Merda continues his strikeout surge. He has 39 strikeouts over 22.1 innings. The home run was the second one he allowed this season.
LHP Will Brian: (L, 1-2) 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
RHP Ben Grable: 0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
Grable entered the game in the middle of an AB, throwing four pitches (two strikes, two balls). The walk is credited to Brian.
Hudson Valley (24-29) (Destroyed Frederick, 10-1)
SS Kaeden Kent: 0-for-4, 2 R, BB
RF Wilson Rodriguez: 3-for-5, R
After hitting .270/.391/.360 in May, he is off to a 5-for-14 start to June.
DH Eric Genther: 0-for-2, SF, RBI, R, 2 BB, K
1B Kyle West: 0-for-5, 2 RBI, 2 K
Productive outs!
3B Roderick Arias: 0-for-5, 5 K
Not-so-productive outs.
2B Enmanuel Tejeda: 2-for-3, 2 2B (3), 3 R, CS (3), CI, BB, K
Tejeda is 12-for-60 (.200) since his promotion. He has walked ten times.
C Josue Gonzalez: 3-for-5, HR (6), 3 RBI, 2 R, 2 K
Gonzalez continues to flash some pop at this level after a disappointing 2025 campaign for Tampa (.287 SLG in 78 games).
LF Josh Moylan: 3-for-5, HR (7), 3 RBI, R, 2 K
CF Camden Troyer: 2-for-4, R, BB
LHP Allen Facundo: 6 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 12 K
Facundo has a 12-strikeout and 13-strikeout effort this season. He owns a 4.88 ERA over 31.1 innings with a 45/21 K/BB since his promotion. Including his time with Tampa, he has struck out 72 batters over 46.1 innings.
RHP Jack Sokol: (W, 2-2) 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
1.04 ERA (17.1 IP, 14 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 HR, 6 BB, 20 K)
RHP Brady Kirtner: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, HR
Tampa (27-27) (Lost to Palm Beach, 3-0. They scored 26 runs in the first two games. Baseball!)
3B Jackson Lovich: 0-for-4, CS (3), BB, 4 K
Perhaps he wishes he had sat out one more game.
SS Bryce Martin-Grudzielanek: 0-for-2, CS (5), 2 BB, K
Martin-Grudzielanek has an 18-game on-base streak.
LF Luis Puello: 1-for-3, BB, 2 K
2B Hans Montero: 0-for-4, 4 K
From a 5-hit night to a 4-strikeout game. Baseball!
CF Willy Montero: 1-for-2, 2 BB, K
Montero has a 12-game hitting streak.
DH Engelth Urena: 1-for-3, BB
C Ediel Rivera: 1-for-4, 2 K
1B Austin Green: 1-for-4, 2 K
RF Gabriel Lara: 0-for-4, K
RHP Alexander Cornielle: 3.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
His rehab stint was moved here today. Once he is ready, he will provide some starting pitching depth in Scranton. Looking at his Savant data, he is a kitchen sink type who throws low-90s 4-seamers and sinkers.
RHP Mac Heuer: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K
Heuer was the “piggyback” pitcher tonight. He averaged 95.2 MPH with his cutter, which could give you some insight into why he has some hype surrounding him. Heuer generated 11 whiffs, six with the cutter, three with the slider, and two with his sweeper.
RHP Greysen Carter: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
3.52 ERA (23 IP, 16 H, 11 R, 9 ER, 1 HR, 18 BB, 30 K). Carter maxed out at 99.4 MPH (averaged 97.8 with his 4-seamer and 97.7 with his sinker). Those are the only two pitches he featured.
LHP Parker Seay: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
3.12 ERA (17.1 IP, 15 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 1 HR, 9 BB, 26 K)
FCL Yankees (12-12) (Lost to the Blue Jays, 19-4. 19 runs on 18 hits and ten walks. Not a great day for the pitching staff.)
3B Richard Matic: 1-for-4, 2B (8), RBI, R, SB (9), BB
Matic has reached base safely in all 24 games this season.
RF Wilberson De Pena: 1-for-5, 3 K
De Pena is 1-for-13 in June. A little slump seemed inevitable, as he entered June hitting .395/.451/.765.
DH Queni Pineda: 2-for-5, R, K
His power has dipped since an encouraging 2024 debut season. He does own a 20.2% BB rate this year, however (22.4% career).
2B Leni Done: 2-for-3, RBI, R, CS (3), BB
The 18-year-old continues his solid start (.299/.394/.483 in 104 PA).
C David McCann: 0-for-1, BB, K
PH-C Diego Flores: 1-for-2, RBI, K
Flores makes his FCL debut. The 19-year-old didn’t play much in the DSL (36 games between 2024 and 2025). Last year, he hit .246/.323/.333 with five doubles. He has yet to hit his first professional home run.
LF Estivenzon Montero: 0-for-4
SS Dexters Peralta: 0-for-4, RBI
1B Justin Capellan: 0-for-4, R, 2 K
CF Isael Arias: 1-for-4, K
RHP Manuel Cruz (L, 1-1): 1.2 IP, 5 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 2 HR
RHP Brian Arias: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
RHP Sunayro Martina: 2.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, HR
RHP Jorge Luna: 1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
RHP Rafael Arias: 1 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 2 K
RHP Carlos Rondon: 1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Well, at least the 3-run efforts were distributed equally for the final four pitchers (though Rondon is a catcher).
DSL Yankees (1-2) (Lost to the Phillies, 9-8)
LF Isaias Castillo: 2-for-5, HR (2), RBI, 2 R, K
A nice follow-up to his cycle on Tuesday.
CF Yostin Pena: 1-for-5, 2B (4), R, K
SS Juan Torres: 3-for-5, 2 RBI, R, 2 SB (3)
In 50 DSL games, Torres is hitting .365/.411/.533 (11 doubles, 1 triple, 5 HR, 49 RBI, 34 R, 15-for-23 SB).
RF Eliezer Adames: 2-for-5, RBI, R, 2 SB (3), 2 K
3B Abrahan Pichardo: 0-for-3, R, 2 BB, 3 K
DH Juan Martinez: 2-for-3, 2B (1), RBI, SB (1), BB
Signed in January, this is Martinez’s professional debut. He is an 18-year-old catcher.
1B Jose Peralta: 1-for-4, 2B (1), 2 RBI, BB, 2 K
Peralta, an 18-year-old left-handed-hitting catcher, makes his 2026 debut. He played only one game last year, going 0-for-3.
RHP Jhosneyker Colina: 5 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
The 18-year-old Colina pitched to a 4.85 ERA in 42.2 innings with a 30/20 K/BB in 2025.
DSL Bombers (0-3) (Lost to DSL Cardinals, 8-1)
2B Dariel Santana: 1-for-4, R, SB (1), K
He didn’t play on Opening Day, and was excluded from my report on 6/2. This is the 18-year-old switch hitter’s debut campaign. He was signed on May 4th. I can’t find any signing bonus information, so he was likely cheap.
SS Mani Cedeno: 0-for-2, SF, RBI, 2 K
Given his pedigree, I will try to report on him every day. No guarantees, though.
C Alessandro Rodriguez: 2-for-2, HBP
RHP Josue Silvestre: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K