Miami Marlins minor league players

Yiddi Lazaro Cappe (born September 17, 2002) is a Cuban professional baseball infielder in the Miami Marlins organization.

Cappe defected from Cuba in 2018 and signed with the Miami Marlins as an international free agent in January 2021.[1][2] He made his professional debut that year with the Dominican Summer League Marlins.

Cappe played 2022 with the Florida Complex League Marlins and Jupiter Hammerheads and started 2023 with the Beloit Sky Carp.[3]

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Griffin Riley Conine (born July 11, 1997) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Miami Marlins organization. He is son of former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder Jeff Conine.

Conine attended Pine Crest High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In his senior season, he recorded a .341 batting average with eight home runs and 27 runs batted in (RBI).[4] He was selected in the 31st round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft by the Miami Marlins, but did not sign, and attended Duke University.[5] In his first season for the Blue Devils, Conine appeared in 35 games and hit .205 with six RBI.[4] As a sophomore, he batted .298 with 13 home runs and 56 RBI.[4] He became the first Blue Devil to total 50-plus RBI in a season since Nate Freiman (62) in 2009, and with 13 home runs, was the first Duke player with 10 or more in a season since Jake Lemmerman (10) in 2010.[6] In his third and final season with Duke, Conine played in 63 games and hit .286 with 18 home runs and 52 RBI.[4] In 2017, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and was named a league all-star and the league's Outstanding Pro Prospect.[7][8][9]

Conine was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the second round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft, and signed on June 20 for a $1.35 million signing bonus.[10][11] He was assigned to the Rookie-level Gulf Coast Blue Jays and appeared in two games before being promoted to the Short Season-A Vancouver Canadians.[5] Conine finished the season with a .243 batting average, seven home runs, and 33 RBI in 57 games.[5] On November 19, 2018, Conine was suspended for fifty games after testing positive for a banned stimulant.[12] He spent the 2019 season with the Lansing Lugnuts, slashing .283/.371/.576 with 22 home runs and 64 RBIs over eighty games.[13]

Conine was traded to the Marlins as the player to be named later in the Jonathan Villar trade that occurred on August 31, 2020.[14][15] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Evan Otto Fitterer (born June 26, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Miami Marlins organization.

Fitterer attended Aliso Niguel High School in Aliso Viejo, California. As a senior in 2019, he went 9-1 with a 0.97 ERA and 82 strikeouts over 65 innings alongside batting .375.[16] He was selected by the Miami Marlins in the fifth round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[17][18] He signed with the team, forgoing his commitment to play college baseball for the UCLA Bruins.[19]

Fitterer made his professional debut with the Gulf Coast League Marlins, posting a 2.38 ERA and 19 strikeouts over 22+2⁄3 innings.[20] He did not play a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[21] He pitched only 30+1⁄3 innings in 2021 due to injury between the Gulf Coast League Marlins and the Jupiter Hammerheads, but did pitch seven innings in the Arizona Fall League for the Mesa Solar Sox.[22] Fitterer pitched for the Beloit Sky Carp in 2022, starting 22 games and going 4-7 with a 4.28 ERA and eighty strikeouts over 107+1⁄3 innings. He returned to Beloit to open the 2023 season and was promoted to the Pensacola Blue Wahoos in late April.[23] Over 26 starts between the two teams, Fitterer went 9-8 with a 4.26 ERA and 118 strikeouts over 122+2⁄3 innings.[24]

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Daxton James Fulton (born October 16, 2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Miami Marlins organization.

Fulton went to Mustang High School in Harris County, Texas, where he played baseball. He hit to a .427 batting average in his junior season.[25] He tore a ligament in his pitching elbow at the end of his junior season of high school and opted to undergo Tommy John surgery, which made him miss his senior season.[26] He committed to Vanderbilt to play college baseball on September 22, 2017,[27] but he flipped his commitment to Oklahoma on October 3, 2019.[25] Fulton was drafted in the second round with the 40th overall pick in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.[28]

Fulton signed for a $2.4 million signing bonus on July 20, 2020.[29] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[30]

He made his professional debut in 2021 with the Jupiter Hammerheads and the Beloit Sky Carp, appearing in twenty games (19 starts) and going 2–5 with a 4.60 ERA and 84 strikeouts over 78+1⁄3 innings.[31] He opened the 2022 season back with Beloit.[32] After posting a 4.07 ERA across 20 starts, Fulton was promoted to the Double–A Pensacola Blue Wahoos in August.[33] In 4 games for Pensacola, he registered a 2.57 ERA with 30 strikeouts in 21.0 innings of work.

Fulton returned to Pensacola to begin the 2023 season, making 7 appearances (6 starts) and logging a 2–4 record and 5.18 ERA with 39 strikeouts in 33.0 innings pitched.[34] On June 13, 2023, it was announced that Fulton would undergo season–ending surgery to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow.[35]

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C.J. Hinojosa
Hinojosa with the El Paso Chihuahuas in 2022
Miami Marlins
Infielder
Born: (1994-07-15) July 15, 1994 Houston, Texas
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Christopher Jesse Hinojosa (born July 15, 1994) is an American baseball infielder in the Miami Marlins organization.

Hinojosa was born in Houston, Texas and attended Klein Collins High School. He was selected in the 26th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft by the Houston Astros, but did not sign with the team.[36] Hinojosa played college baseball for the Texas Longhorns and was a starter for three seasons.[37] In 2013 and 2014, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[38][39]

Hinojosa was selected in the 11th round of the 2015 MLB Draft by the San Francisco Giants. After signing with the team, he was assigned to the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes of the Class A Short Season Northwest League.[40] Hinojosa started the 2016 season with the Class A-Advanced San Jose Giants, where he batted .296 in 69 games before being promoted to the Double-A Richmond Flying Squirrels.[41] He hit .248 with Richmond before suffering a ruptured Achilles tendon in the final series of the season. Hinojosa was suspended for the first 50 games of the 2018 season after testing positive for a non-performance-enhancing drug for a second time.[42] He returned to Richmond and finished the season with a .261 average with three home runs and 26 RBIs in 67 games played.[43]

Hinojosa was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Erik Kratz on March 25, 2019.[43] He was assigned to the Biloxi Shuckers of the Southern League. Hinojosa batted .280 during the regular season and slashed .400/.393/.800 with four doubles, two home runs and nine RBIs in the Southern League playoffs. He was transferred to the Triple-A San Antonio Missions at the end of the season.[44] He was released by the Brewers on June 4, 2020.[45]

After the 2020 minor league season was canceled, Hinojosa played in the temporary independent Constellation Energy League for the Sugar Land Lightning Sloths. He was signed by the Houston Astros to a minor league contract on January 25, 2021.[46] Hinojosa spent the 2021 season with the Triple-A Sugar Land Skeeters and batted .316 with 11 home runs and 67 RBIs in 107 games played.[47]

Hinojosa became a free agent at the end of the season and later signed a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres on December 16, 2021.[48] Hinojosa was named to the Padres' 2022 spring training roster as a non-roster invitee.[49] He elected free agency on November 10, 2022.

On December 15, 2022, Hinojosa signed a minor league contract with the Miami Marlins organization.

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Troy Johnston
Johnston with the Marlins in 2023
Miami Marlins – No. 79
First baseman
Born: (1997-06-22) June 22, 1997 Tacoma, Washington
Bats: Left Throws: Left

Troy Michael Johnston (born June 22, 1997) is an American professional baseball first baseman in the Miami Marlins organization.

Johnston attended Governor John R. Rogers High School in Puyallup, Washington and played college baseball at Gonzaga University[50] He was drafted by the Miami Marlins in the 17th round of the 2019 Major League Baseball Draft. He made his professional debut with the Batavia Muckdogs.

Johnston did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. He returned to play for the Jupiter Hammerheads and Beloit Snappers in 2021.[51] After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League. Johnston started 2022 with the Pensacola Blue Wahoos.[52]

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Zachary Lee King (born April 30, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Miami Marlins organization.

King played college baseball for the Vanderbilt Commodores for three seasons. He was primarily used as a relief pitcher.[53] As a sophomore, King made 21 appearances with three starts and posted a 1–4 record with a 3.46 ERA and 51 strikeouts in 52 innings pitched.[54] In 2018, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[55]

King was selected in the 13th round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft by the Miami Marlins.[56] After signing with the team he was assigned to the Gulf Coast League Marlins, where he had a 1.65 ERA with 17 strikeouts in 16+1⁄3 innings pitched.[57] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. King spent the 2021 season with the High-A Beloit Snappers.[58] He returned to Beloit, now named the Sky Carp, to begin the 2022 season.[59]

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Zachary Tyler McCambley (born May 4, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Miami Marlins organization.

McCambley attended Pocono Mountain East High School in Swiftwater, Pennsylvania, where he went 6–1 with a 1.70 ERA and ninety strikeouts as a senior in 2017.[60] Unselected in the 2017 Major League Baseball draft, he enrolled at Coastal Carolina University where he played college baseball.

As a freshman at Coastal Carolina in 2018, McCambley went 3–0 with a 3.14 ERA over 18 games, striking out fifty batters over 48+2⁄3 innings.[61] In 2019, he appeared in 22 games (11 starts), going 6–3 with a 5.21 ERA, 76 strikeouts, and 27 walks over 67+1⁄3 innings.[62] He played in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Cotuit Kettleers that summer, posting a 1.74 ERA over 20+2⁄3 innings.[63] In 2020, McCambley pitched 25 innings in which he went 3–1 with a 1.80 ERA and 32 strikeouts before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[64][65] He was selected by the Miami Marlins in the third round of the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.[66][67]

McCambley signed with Miami and made his professional debut in 2021 with the Beloit Snappers of the High-A Central.[68] He was promoted to the Pensacola Blue Wahoos of the Double-A South in early July.[69][70] Over twenty starts between the two clubs, McCambley pitched to a 3–10 record, a 4.36 ERA, 120 strikeouts, and 26 walks over 97 innings.[31] He returned to Pensacola for the 2022 season.[71] Over 19 starts, he went 6–8 with a 5.65 ERA and 101 strikeouts over 94 innings.[72] He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League with the Peoria Javelinas.[73]

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Víctor Mesa Jr. (born September 8, 2001) is a Cuban professional baseball outfielder in the Miami Marlins organization.

Mesa is the son of Víctor Mesa and the younger brother of Víctor Víctor Mesa. Mesa and his brother defected from Cuba in 2018.[74] After they were declared free agents, both Mesa brothers signed with the Marlins on October 22. Mesa received a $1 million signing bonus.[75]

Mesa made his professional debut in 2019 with the Gulf Coast League Marlins, batting .284/.366/.398 with one home run, 24 RBI, and seven stolen bases over 47 games. Mesa did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[76]

He returned to action in 2021 for the Single–A Jupiter Hammerheads. In 112 games, Mesa hit .266/.317/.402 with 5 home runs, 71 RBI, and 12 stolen bases.[77] In 2022, he played in 121 games for the High–A Beloit Snappers, batting .244/.323/.346 with 5 home runs, 50 RBI, and 10 stolen bases.[78]

On April 18, 2023, while playing for the Double–A Pensacola Blue Wahoos, Mesa hit for the cycle in a game against the Birmingham Barons.[79]

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Patrick Dillon Monteverde (born September 24, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Miami Marlins organization.

Monteverde attended Fox Chapel High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and played college baseball at Virginia Wesleyan University, Seton Hill University and Texas Tech University.[80] He was drafted by the Miami Marlins in the eighth round of the 2019 MLB draft.[81][82]

Monteverde made his professional debut with the Florida Complex League Marlins. He pitched 2022 with the Beloit Sky Carp and Pensacola Blue Wahoos and started 2023 with Pensacola.[83]

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Nasim Emmanuel Nunez (born August 18, 2000) is an American professional baseball infielder in the Miami Marlins organization.

Nunez attended Collins Hill High School in Suwanee, Georgia.[84] He was drafted in the second round with the 46th overall selection in the 2019 Major League Baseball draft by the Miami Marlins.[85] He signed, forgoing his commitment to play college baseball at Clemson University.[86]

After signing, Nunez was assigned to the Gulf Coast League Marlins where he compiled a .211/.354/.251 slash line and 28 stolen bases over 48 games.[87] He did not play any minor league games in 2020 due to the cancellation of the season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[88] Nunez began the 2021 season with the Jupiter Hammerheads, batting .243 with ten RBIs and 33 stolen bases over 52 games.[89] He missed time at the end of the season with a leg injury.[90]

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Joshua Wayne Simpson (born August 19, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Simpson attended Stafford High School in Stafford, Connecticut and played college baseball at Columbia University. He was drafted by the Miami Marlins in the 32nd round of the 2019 Major League Baseball Draft.[91] He spent his first professional season with the Gulf Coast Marlins and Batavia Muckdogs.[92]

Simpson did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[93] He returned to pitch for the Florida Complex League Marlins and Beloit Snappers in 2021. After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League.[94] Simpson started 2022 with the Pensacola Blue Wahoos.

On November 15, 2022, the Marlins added Simpson to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[95] Simpson was optioned to the Triple-A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp to begin the 2023 season.[96] In 23 appearances for Jacksonville, he logged a 4.50 ERA with 55 strikeouts in 32.0 innings of work. On September 12, 2023, Simpson was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[97] He did not make an appearance for Miami before he was optioned back to Jacksonville on September 17, and became a phantom ballplayer.[98]

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William A. Stewart (born July 14, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Miami Marlins organization.

Stewart attended Hazel Green High School in Hazel Green, Alabama. The Philadelphia Phillies selected Stewart in the 20th round, with the 694th overall selection, of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft.[99] He signed with the Phillies, forgoing his commitment to play college baseball at Wallace State Community College.[99]

After signing, Stewart was assigned to the Gulf Coast League Phillies where he went 1–0 with a 4.79 ERA over 20+2⁄3 relief innings pitched. He returned to the GCL in 2016, pitching to a 2–3 record and 4.06 ERA in 11 games (seven starts), and in 2017, he played with the Williamsport Crosscutters of the Class A Short Season New York-Penn League where he posted a 4–2 record with a 4.18 ERA in 13 starts. In 2018, he pitched for the Lakewood BlueClaws of the Class A South Atlantic League,[100] where he was named a South Atlantic League All-Star.[101] In twenty starts for the season, he pitched to an 8–1 record with a 2.06 ERA and a 0.98 WHIP.[102]

On February 7, 2019, the Phillies traded Stewart, Jorge Alfaro, Sixto Sanchez, and $250,000 of international signing bonus pool money to the Miami Marlins for J. T. Realmuto.[103][104] He spent the 2019 season with the Jupiter Hammerheads of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League, going 6–12 with a 5.43 ERA over 23 games (21 starts).[105] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[30] He spent the 2021 season with the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, going 5–8 with a 4.33 ERA and 85 strikeouts over 99+2⁄3 innings.[106]

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Elijah Daniel Villalobos (born June 26, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Miami Marlins organization.

Villalobos played college baseball at California State University, Long Beach. He was drafted by the Miami Marlins in the 14th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft. Villalobos split his first professional season between three minor league affiliates. In 16 games between the rookie-level Gulf Coast Marlins, Low-A Batavia Muckdogs, and High-A Jupiter Hammerheads, he recorded a cumulative 1-1 record and 6.10 ERA with 19 strikeouts in 20.2 innings pitched. He returned to Batavia in 2019, pitching to an 0-3 record and 6.08 ERA with 48 strikeouts in 47.1 innings of work.

On November 15, 2022, the Marlins added Villalobos to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[107] Villalobos was optioned to the Triple-A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp to begin the 2023 season.[108] He struggled to an 11.57 ERA in three appearances before he was designated for assignment by the Marlins on April 9, 2023.[109]

On April 11, 2023, Villalobos was claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Pirates.[110] In 16 appearances for the Triple–A Indianapolis Indians, he registered a 4.15 ERA with 16 strikeouts in 17+1⁄3 innings pitched. He was designated for assignment by the Pirates on June 19, following the promotion of Henry Davis.[111]

On June 26, 2023, Villalobos was claimed off waivers by the Miami Marlins, marking his second stint with the organization. He was subsequently optioned to the Double–A Pensacola Blue Wahoos.[112] On July 2, Villalobos was again designated for assignment following the promotion of Dane Myers.[113] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Double–A on July 4.[114]

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Brock Comegys Vradenburg (born March 20, 2002) is an American professional baseball first baseman in the Miami Marlins organization.

Vradenburg played college baseball for the Michigan State Spartans. He was named first-team All-Big Ten Conference as a junior after batting .400 with 13 home runs and 69 RBIs.[115] Vradenburg played summer collegiate baseball for the Lexington County Blowfish of the Coastal Plain League in 2021 and 2022.[116]

The Miami Marlins selected Vradenburg in the third round of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft.[117] After signing with the team he was assigned to the Jupiter Hammerheads of the Single-A Florida State League.[118]

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