Cleveland Indians minor league players
Below is a partial list of minor league baseball players in the Cleveland Indians system.
Dylan Baker
Dylan Baker | |||
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Cleveland Indians – No. 71 | |||
Pitcher | |||
Born: Juneau, Alaska | April 6, 1992|||
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Dylan Ford Baker (born April 6, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cleveland Indians organization.
Baker attended Juneau-Douglas High School in Juneau, Alaska, As a senior in 2010, he was the Gatorade Player of the Year and Louisville Slugger Player of the Year, both of which are given to the best high school baseball player in each state.[1][2]
Baker was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the fifth round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft.[3] The Indians added him to their 40-man roster after the 2015 season.[4]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Bobby Bradley
Bobby Bradley | |||
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First baseman | |||
Born: Gulfport, Mississippi | May 28, 1996|||
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Bobby Bradley (born May 29, 1996) is an American professional baseball first baseman in the Cleveland Indians organization.
Bradley attended Harrison Central High School in Gulfport, Mississippi.[5]
Bradley was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the third round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft.[6][7] He signed with the Indians rather than play college baseball at Louisiana State University.[8] Bradley made his professional debut that season with the Arizona League Indians. He won the Arizona League Triple Crown after leading the league in batting average (.361), home runs (eight) and runs batted in (50).[9] After the season he was named the league's MVP.[10]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Mitch Brown
Mitch Brown | |||
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Cleveland Indians | |||
Pitcher | |||
Born: Rochester, Minnesota | April 13, 1994|||
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Mitchell Brown (born April 13, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cleveland Indians organization.
Brown attended Century High School in Rochester, Minnesota.[11] As a senior he was the St. Paul Pioneer Press baseball player of the year.[12] Brown was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the second round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft.[13] He signed with the Indians and made his professional debut with the Arizona League Indians. He spent 2013 with the Arizona League Indians and Lake County Captains and spent 2014 with Lake County.[14]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Mike Clevinger
Mike Clevinger | |||
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Cleveland Indians – No. 73 | |||
Pitcher | |||
Born: Jacksonville, Florida | December 21, 1990|||
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Michael A. Clevinger (born December 21, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cleveland Indians organization.
Clevinger played college baseball at The Citadel before transferring to Seminole Community College after his freshman season.[15] He was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the fourth round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft.[16] On August 7, 2014, Clevinger was traded to the Cleveland Indians for Vinnie Pestano.[17][18] He started 2015 with the Double-A Akron Rubberducks. The Indians added him to their 40-man roster after the season.[4]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Joe Colón
Joe Colón | |||
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Pitcher | |||
Born: Caguas, Puerto Rico | February 18, 1990|||
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Joseph Colón (born February 18, 1990) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Indians organization.
The Indians selected Colón in the 12th round of the 2009 MLB draft.[19] He missed the 2010 season due to injury. He spent the next three seasons pitching for the Lake County Captains of the Class A Midwest League and the Carolina Mudcats of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League. He reached the Akron Rubberducks of the Class AA Eastern League in 2014.[20]
In 2015, the Indians converted Colón from a starting pitcher into a relief pitcher.[21] He spent the 2015 season with Akron and the Columbus Clippers of the Class AAA International League. A minor league free agent after the 2015 season, the Indians resigned Colón with a non-roster invitation to spring training in 2016.[22] That offseason, Minor League Baseball announced Colón failed a test for a "drug of abuse" for the second time, and would be suspended for the first 50 games of the 2016 season.[23]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Yandy Díaz
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Infielder | |||
Born: Sagua la Grande, Villa Clara | August 8, 1991|||
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Yandy Díaz Fernandez (born August 8, 1991) is a Cuban professional baseball infielder in the Cleveland Indians organization.
Díaz played for the Naranjas de Villa Clara in the Cuban National Series. He defected from Cuba and signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians in 2013. He played for the Carolina Mudcats of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League in 2014.[24] Playing for the Akron Rubberducks of the Class AA Eastern League in 2015, Díaz was named an All-Star.[25] The Indians promoted him to the Columbus Clippers of the Class AAA International League in September,[26] and assigned him to the Arizona Fall League after the 2015 regular season.[27]
His father, Jorge, also defected from Cuba to play professional baseball in the United States. Yandy has not seen his father since he was six years old.[28]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Erik González
Erik González | |||
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Cleveland Indians – No. 78 | |||
Shortstop | |||
Born: San Felipe de Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata Province | August 31, 1991|||
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Erik González (born August 31, 1991) is a Dominican professional baseball shortstop for the Cleveland Indians organization.
After the 2013 season, MiLB.com named González the best third baseman in the Indians minor league system.[29] He was added to the Indians' 40-man roster following the season.[30]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Jeff Johnson
Jeff Johnson | |||
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Pitcher | |||
Born: Thousand Oaks, California | February 9, 1990|||
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Jeff Johnson (born February 9, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cleveland Indians organization.
Johnson played college baseball at the California Polytechnic State University. After his junior year he was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 10th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft.[31] He signed with the Indians and made his professional debut in 2012 with the Lake County Captains. He also spent time that year with the Carolina Mudcats and spent 2013 with Carolina and the Akron Aeros. Johnson missed the 2014 season recovering from Tommy John surgery.[32] He returned in 2015 to pitch for the Akron RubberDucks.[33]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Josh Martin
Josh Martin | |||
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Pitcher | |||
Born: Enterprise, Alabama | December 30, 1989|||
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Joshua Martin (born December 30, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cleveland Indians organization.
Martin played college baseball at Samford University. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 25th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign and returned to Samford. He was then drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 10th round of the 2012 MLB draft.[34] Martin was selected by the San Diego Padres in the 2015 Rule 5 draft.[35] The Padres returned Martin to the Indians on April 12, 2016.
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Triston Mckenzie
Triston McKenzie | |||
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Cleveland Indians | |||
Pitcher | |||
Born: Brooklyn, New York | August 2, 1997|||
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Triston McKenzie (born August 2, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cleveland Indians organization. He was drafted by the Indians in Lottery Round A in the 2015 MLB draft. He attended Royal Palm Beach High School in Royal Palm Beach, Florida.[36][37][38]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Francisco Mejía
Francisco Mejía | |||
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Cleveland Indians | |||
Catcher | |||
Born: Baní, Peravia, Dominican Republic | October 27, 1995|||
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Francisco José Mejía (born October 27, 1995) is a Dominican professional baseball catcher in the Cleveland Indians organization.
Mejía signed with the Cleveland Indians as an international free agent in 2012.[39] He made his professional debut in 2013 with the Arizona League Indians. In 2014 he played for the Mahoning Valley Scrappers.[40]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Ryan Merritt
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Cleveland Indians – No. 69 | |||
Pitcher | |||
Born: McKinney, Texas | February 21, 1992|||
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Ryan Merritt (born February 21, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cleveland Indians organization.
Merritt was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 16th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft out of McLennan Community College.[41][42] The Indians added him to their 40-man roster on November 20, 2014.[43]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Shawn Morimando
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Cleveland Indians – No. 74 | |||
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Born: Virginia Beach, Virginia | November 20, 1992|||
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Shawn Peter Morimando (born November 20, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cleveland Indians organization.
Morimando was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 19th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft out of Ocean Lakes High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia.[44] He signed with the Indians and made his professional debut with the Arizona League Indians.[45] He spent 2012 with the Lake County Captains, 2013 with the Carolina Mudcats, 2014 with Carolina and Akron RubberDucks and 2015 with Akron. The Indians added him to their 40-man roster after the season.[4]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Dorssys Paulino
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Outfielder / Shortstop | |||
Born: Baní, Peravia, Dominican Republic | November 21, 1994|||
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Dorssys Paulino (born November 21, 1994) is a Dominican professional baseball shortstop and left fielder in the Cleveland Indians organization.
Paulino signed with the Cleveland Indians as an international free agent in July 2011.[46] He made his professional debut in 2012 with the Arizona League Indians. He was later promoted to the Mahoning Valley Scrappers.[47] Paulino played 2013 with the Lake County Captains.[48] Paulino returned to Lake County in 2014. During the season he was converted into an outfielder.[49][50]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Full Triple-A to Rookie League rosters
Below are the rosters of the minor league affiliates of the Cleveland Indians.
Triple-A
Columbus Clippers roster | ||||
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Players | Coaches/Other | |||
Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
7-day disabled list |
Double-A
Akron RubberDucks roster | ||||
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Players | Coaches/Other | |||
Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
7-day disabled list |
Advanced A
Lynchburg Hillcats roster | ||||
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Players | Coaches/Other | |||
Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
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Manager Coaches
7-day disabled list |
Class A
Lake County Captains roster | ||||
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Players | Coaches/Other | |||
Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
7-day disabled list |
Short A
Mahoning Valley Scrappers roster | ||||
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Players | Coaches/Other | |||
Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
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Manager Coaches
7-day disabled list |
Rookie
Arizona League Indians roster | ||||
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Players | Coaches/Other | |||
Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
7-day disabled list |
Foreign Rookie
Dominican Summer League Indians roster | ||||
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Players | Coaches/Other | |||
Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
7-day disabled list |
References
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