2018 Bowling Green Hot Rods Roster

Midwest League (MWL) - Class: A
Team Record: 90-49
Finished 1st in the MWL's Eastern Division
Manager: Craig Albernaz (90-49)
Affiliation: Tampa Bay Rays
Location: Bowling Green, Kentucky
Ballpark: Bowling Green Baseball Park
Attendance: 178,329, Avg. 2,702 in 66 home dates
2018 Bowling Green Hot Rods Statistics

Playoffs - Bowling Green Hot Rods 2 games, Lansing Lugnuts 0
Playoffs - Bowling Green Hot Rods 2 games, West Michigan Whitecaps 0
Finals - Bowling Green Hot Rods 3 games, Peoria Chiefs 1

The Bowling Green Hot Rods of the Midwest League ended the 2018 season with a record of 90 wins and 49 losses, finishing first in the league's Eastern Division.

The Hot Rods plated 718 runs and yielded 515 runs. Ronaldo Hernández paced Bowling Green with 21 home runs, while Moises Gomez walloped 15 or more, too. Moises Gomez drove in 82 runs. Vidal Bruján led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .313 average. Tobias Myers topped the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 3.71 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Vidal Bruján, Paul Campbell, Josh Fleming, Brendan McKay, Riley O'Brien, Nicholas Padilla, Tommy Romero, Phoenix Sanders and Taylor Walls were all players from the 2018 Bowling Green Hot Rods who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.

Craig Albernaz served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Alex AlvarezRRSeptember 14, 19965'11"197Caracas, VE
Chris BettsLRMarch 10, 19976'2"215Long Beach, CA US
Justin BridgmanRRJune 20, 19955'11"175, US
Vidal BrujánSRFebruary 9, 19985'9"155San Pedro de Macoris, DO
J. D. BusfieldRRMay 5, 19956'7"235Los Angeles, CA US
Eleardo CabreraLRNovember 8, 19955'11"195Guarenas, VE
Paul CampbellLRJuly 26, 19956'0"190Malden, MA US
Carl ChesterRRDecember 12, 19956'0"200Longwood, FL US
Devin DavisRRFebruary 14, 19976'3"215Valencia, CA US
Tyler DayRRJanuary 22, 19946'1"185, US
Jose DislaRRMarch 11, 19966'2"165San Francisco de Macoris, Duarte DO
Josh FlemingRLMay 18, 19966'2"210Bridgeton, MO US
Austin FranklinRROctober 2, 19976'3"215Laurel Hill, FL US
Andrew GistRLMarch 28, 19955'10"192, US
Moises GomezRRAugust 27, 19985'11"200Caracas, VE
Kyle GoodbrandRRApril 22, 19956'2"198Mission Viejo, CA US
Emilio GustaveRRJanuary 26, 19956'2"200La Romana, DO
Trey HairLRApril 21, 19955'10"185Hickman, NE US
Jim HaleyRRFebruary 23, 19956'1"195Lansdowne, PA US
Ronaldo HernándezRRNovember 11, 19976'1"185Arjona, CO
Zac LawRRJuly 8, 19966'0"190Waco, TX US
Resly LinaresLLDecember 11, 19976'2"170Santo Domingo, DO
Justin MarsdenRRJanuary 27, 19976'4"175Auburn, WA US
Brendan McKayLLDecember 18, 19956'2"212Darlington, PA US
Tobias MyersRRAugust 5, 19986'0"193Winter Haven, FL US
Riley O'BrienRRFebruary 6, 19956'4"170Seattle, WA US
Jesus OrtizRRAugust 4, 19976'2"185Albonito, PR
Nicholas PadillaRRDecember 24, 19966'2"220Bronx, NY US
Ivan PelaezLLFebruary 1, 19945'11"155Miami, FL US
Orlando RomeroRRSeptember 26, 19966'0"211Cumana, VE
Tommy RomeroLRJuly 8, 19976'2"225Fort Lauderdale, FL US
Adrian RondonRRJuly 7, 19986'1"190San Pedro de Macoris, DO
Simon Rosenblum-LarsonRRFebruary 11, 19976'3"202Madison, WI US
Zach RutherfordRRMarch 13, 19966'2"180Chesapeake, VA US
Jhonleider SalinasRRSeptember 25, 19956'7"215Caracas, VE
Phoenix SandersRRJune 5, 19955'10"184Augsburg, DE
Hunter SchryverLLApril 3, 19956'1"200Mechanicsburg, PA US
Matt SeelingerRRApril 19, 19956'0"205Westbury, NY US
Mac SeibertRRNovember 17, 19936'0"195Cantonnement, FL US
Jake StoneLRJanuary 31, 19956'0"200Murrieta, CA US
Drew StrotmanRRSeptember 3, 19966'3"195Sunnyvale, CA US
Alex ValverdeRRSeptember 26, 19966'2"185Miami, FL US
Taylor WallsSRJuly 10, 19965'10"180Cordele, GA US
Mikey YorkRRFebruary 24, 19966'2"190Las Vegas, NV US
Tyler ZombroRRSeptember 2, 19946'0"200Harrisonburg, VA US

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.




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