MWL Fort Wayne TinCaps

TinCaps Transactions & Game Information: May 9 vs. Beloit Sky Carp

Published on May 9, 2023 under Midwest League (MWL)
Fort Wayne TinCaps News Release


The San Diego Padres have made the following Minor League transactions:

Effective Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Right-handed reliever José Geraldo placed on Fort Wayne's Development List

Right-handed starting pitcher Garrett Hawkins placed on Fort Wayne 7-Day Injured List

Right-handed reliever Ruben Galindo transferred from Single-A Lake Elsinore to High-A Fort Wayne (uniform: No. 3)

Right-handed reliever Raul Brito transferred from ACL to Fort Wayne (uniform: No. 45)

Also note that Jared Kollar is now No. 40, while Devin Ortiz is No. 27

Fort Wayne TinCaps (9-18) vs. Beloit Sky Carp (16-10)

Tuesday, May 9 | 6:35 pm | Parkview Field | Fort Wayne, IN

RHP Keegan Collett vs. RHP Holt Jones

Video: Bally Live app | MiLB.TV | MLB.TV | Radio: 1380 The Fan & 100.9 FM

LAST GAME: The TinCaps hit a season-high 4 home runs as they powered by the Lake County Captains, 6-3, on Sunday afternoon at Classic Auto Group Park. Fort Wayne took the series in the process, winning 4 of the 6 games in the Cleveland area.

PLAYING THE LONGBALL: The TinCaps have homered in 8 consecutive games, their longest streak of the season. In the final game of the Lake County series Sunday, Fort Wayne blasted 4 homers, and hit 11 total during the 6-game set.

BACK-TO-BACK JACKS: In Sunday's series finale at Lake County, CF Jakob Marsee and SS Jackson Merrill hit back-to-back home runs. They became the first TinCaps to accomplish that feat since April 10, 2022, when Robert Hassell III and current TinCap Joshua Mears did the same at Dayton.

SEEING IT WELL: CF Jakob Marsee has become a regular on the basepaths. Marsee's OBP is .420, which is good for 7th in the MWL. Marsee has also drawn 24 walks (20% BB rate), which is for 3rd-most in the MWL and has stolen 11 bases (4th).

MERRILL MADNESS: SS Jackson Merrill is the top-rated prospect in the Midwest League (No. 17 on MLB.com's overall list). For the season, he's struck out at just a 14% rate, the 8th-lowest clip in the MWL.

CASTAÑON POWER: 3B Marcos Castañon has showcased his power via the longball. With his two homers at Lake County, he's now tied for 3rd in the MWL with 5. Castañon has also racked up 18 RBIs (T-5th).

MARTORELLA ROLLING: 1B/LF Nathan Martorella has been on a tear. In Friday's win at Lake County, Martorella became the first TinCap to homer twice in a game since Olivier Basabe did it at Classic Park in August of 2022. He is tied for 3rd-most in the MWL with 5. Martorella has struck out at less than a 14% clip, which is the 6th-lowest rate in the MWL. He's also tied for 5th in the MWL with 18 RBIs... Before the season,Baseball America projected Martorella as a 1B/DH poised to break through as a "Top 100 Prospect."

VALENZUELA ON THE RISE: C Brandon Valenzuela has smacked home runs in 3 of his last 4 starts. In 2022, he homered 10 times as the TinCaps' lead backstop.

YOUNG ARMS: The TinCaps have the youngest pitching staff in the Midwest League. Fort Wayne's pitchers on average are 22 years old (the average age for a pitcher in the MWL is 23). Starting pitcher Victor Lizarraga, who's 19 and won't turn 20 until Nov. 30, is the youngest player in the league. (Meanwhile, shortstop Jackson Merrill, who turned 20 last month, was the 9th youngest player in the league to begin the year).

260 TO THE SHOW: Since Fort Wayne's franchise was established in 1993, there've been 212 alumni who've gone on to appear in the majors, including 46 so far this season.

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