2003 Battle Creek Yankees Roster

Midwest League (MWL) - Class: A
Team Record: 73-64
Finished 1st in the MWL's East Division
Manager: Mitch Seoane (73-64)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Battle Creek, Michigan
Ballpark: C.O. Brown Stadium
Attendance: 93,314, Avg. 1,458 in 64 home dates
2003 Battle Creek Yankees Statistics

Playoffs - Lansing Lugnuts 2 games, Battle Creek Yankees 0
Playoffs - Battle Creek Yankees 2 games, Fort Wayne Wizards 0

The Battle Creek Yankees of the Midwest League ended the 2003 season with a record of 73 wins and 64 losses, finishing first in the league's East Division.

The Yankees plated 628 runs and conceded 598 runs. Jayson Drobiak walloped 30 home runs for Battle Creek and accounted for 86 RBI, while leading all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .293 average. José Valdez topped the squad with 11 wins, and Jose Garcia recorded a 2.65 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.

Members of the 2003 Battle Creek Yankees who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Manny Acosta, Joaquín Arias, T. J. Beam, Matt Carson, Matt DeSalvo, Anderson García, Omir Santos, Bronson Sardinha, José Valdez and Chase Wright.

Mitch Seoane served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Manny AcostaRRMay 1, 19816'4"215Colon, Colon PA
Erold AndrusSLJuly 16, 19846'2"170Caracas, Distrito Federal VE
Joaquín AriasRRSeptember 21, 19846'1"185Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
T. J. BeamRRAugust 28, 19806'7"215Scottsdale, AZ US
Gary BellLLSeptember 14, 19796'1"190Daytona Beach, FL US
Blake BlaseLRJanuary 31, 19816'3"220St. Louis, MO US
Matt BrumitRROctober 28, 19796'4"220Akron, OH US
Juan CamachoSRJanuary 13, 19816'2"175San Carlos, VE
Matt CarsonRRJuly 1, 19816'2"200Newport Beach, CA US
Ray ClarkRROctober 27, 19806'2"180Greenville, TX US
Matt DeSalvoRRSeptember 11, 19806'0"180New Castle, PA US
Jayson DrobiakLRMarch 3, 19796'2"190Norwich, CT US
Anderson GarcíaRRMarch 23, 19816'2"180Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Jose GarciaRRJune 2, 19816'1"160Barcelona, Anzoategui VE
Rudy GuillenRRNovember 23, 19836'3"185Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Brandon HarmsenRRDecember 13, 19816'3"205Grand Rapids, MI US
Charlie IsaacsonRRMay 5, 19806'2"190Des Moines, IA US
Ben JulianelSLSeptember 4, 19796'2"200La Jolla, CA US
Jeremy KingRRNovember 12, 19816'2"210Arcadia, FL US
Gabe LopezRRMarch 11, 19805'8"170Hollywood, CA US
Sandy MaderaRRAugust 11, 19806'2"176Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Thad MarkrayRRSeptember 20, 19796'2"215Shreveport, LA US
Cristian MendozaRRMay 1, 19826'3"160Cartagena, Bolivar CO
Eric MosleyRRMay 27, 19816'3"180Enid, OK US
Josh NeitzRRJuly 2, 19796'1"180Rochester, NY US
Andres NunezRRJuly 20, 19826'2"190Valencia, Carabobo VE
Elvys QuezadaRRDecember 15, 19816'1"210Santiago, Santiago DO
Tom RojasRRMarch 31, 19826'2"185Monterey Park, CA US
Jaime SaldanaLLOctober 30, 19805'9"160, Chiriqui PA
Alexander SantaLLDecember 27, 19826'0"175Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Omir SantosRRApril 29, 19816'0"215Bayamon, PR
Bronson SardinhaLRApril 6, 19836'1"220Honolulu, HI US
Jon SkaggsRRMarch 27, 19786'5"225Houston, TX US
Jon-Mark SprowlLRAugust 1, 19806'1"200Tucson, AZ US
Kaazim SummervilleRRSeptember 18, 19785'10"185Orange, NJ US
José ValdezRRJanuary 22, 19836'4"200Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Willie VasquezSRJuly 23, 19836'0"152Acarigua, Portuguesa VE
Eric VerbrykeLLAugust 6, 19816'2"220Santa Maria, CA US
Francisco VillegasRRMarch 23, 19785'10"185San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora MX
Steven WisemanRRApril 23, 19805'11"170Winchester, TN US
Chase WrightLLFebruary 8, 19836'2"205Wichita Falls, TX 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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