2021 Greenville Drive Roster

High-A East League (High-A East) - Class: Advanced A
Team Record: 67-53
Finished 3rd in the High-A East's South Division
Manager: Iggy Suarez (67-53)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Greenville, South Carolina
Ballpark: Greenville Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 243,362, Avg. 4,125 in 59 home dates
2021 Greenville Drive Statistics

The Greenville Drive of the High-A East League ended the 2021 season with a record of 67 wins and 53 losses, finishing third in the league's South Division.

The Drive tallied 659 runs and gave up 569 runs. Tyler Dearden paced Greenville with 24 home runs, while Brandon Howlett and Christian Koss walloped 15 or more also. Tyler Dearden drove in 80 runs. Christian Koss topped all regular batters by hitting .271. Yorvin Pantoja, Brendan Nail and Chase Shugart led the team with 6 wins each, and Chase Shugart recorded a 4.8 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.

Members of the 2021 Greenville Drive who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Brayan Bello, Jose Espada, Ryan Fernandez, Danny Santana, Chase Shugart, Chris Murphy, Brian Van Belle, Brandon Walter, Nick Yorke, Christian Koss and Nick Sogard.

Iggy Suarez served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Luke BandyRRJanuary 5, 19986'0"185Dallas, TX US
Brayan BelloRRMay 17, 19996'1"170Samana, DO
Cole BrannenLRAugust 4, 19986'0"170Macon, GA US
Zach BryantRRJune 5, 19986'1"210Daytona Beach, FL US
Cam CannonRROctober 16, 19975'10"196Glendale, AZ US
Brendan CellucciLLJune 30, 19986'4"201Philadelphia, PA US
Casey CobbRRJune 27, 19965'10"190Hamilton, GA US
Kole CottamRRMay 30, 19976'3"220Knoxville, TN US
Ricardo CubillanSRFebruary 1, 19986'0"155Turmero, VE
Dominic D'AlessandroRROctober 20, 19966'1"223Voorhees, NJ US
Wil DaltonRRAugust 27, 19976'0"190Mount Juliet, TN US
Joe DavisRROctober 31, 19966'0"230Austin, TX US
Tyler DeardenLRJuly 6, 19986'2"185Willingboro, NJ US
Jose EspadaRRFebruary 22, 19976'0"170Ponce, PR
Tyler EsplinLRJuly 6, 19996'4"225Lake Forest, IL US
Ryan FernandezRRJune 11, 19986'0"170Tampa, FL US
Grant GambrellLRNovember 21, 19976'4"225Clovis, CA US
Rio GomezLLOctober 20, 19946'0"190Miami, FL US
Devlin GranbergRRSeptember 8, 19956'2"224Hudson, CO US
Jay GroomeLLAugust 23, 19986'6"220Barnegat, NJ US
Jaxx GroshansRRJuly 20, 19986'0"209Lafayette, LA US
Brandon HowlettRRSeptember 12, 19996'1"205, US
Christian KossRRJanuary 27, 19986'1"182Riverside, CA US
Jake MacKenzieRRMay 23, 19995'11"190Wallingford, CT US
Alan MarreroRRFebruary 25, 19985'10"195Bayamon, PR
Elih MarreroSRJune 21, 19975'9"185Miami, FL US
Dean MillerRRJanuary 30, 19976'2"235Riverside, CA US
Oddanier MosquedaLLMay 6, 19995'10"155Caracas, VE
Chris MurphyLLJune 5, 19986'1"175Mission Hills, CA US
Brendan NailLLOctober 18, 19956'0"190Greensboro, NC US
Michael OsinskiRRAugust 4, 19956'2"195, US
Yusniel Padron-ArtilesRRNovember 12, 19976'0"187La Habana, CU
Yorvin PantojaLLSeptember 22, 19975'11"175Caruao, VE
Tyreque ReedRRJune 6, 19976'1"250Houlka, MS US
Danny SantanaSRNovember 7, 19905'11"185Monte Plata, Monte Plata DO
Yasel SantanaRRDecember 14, 19966'1"180Moca, DO
Alex ScherffSRFebruary 5, 19986'3"205Colleyville, TX US
Stephen ScottLRMay 23, 19975'11"200Raleigh, NC US
Cody ScrogginsRRAugust 17, 19966'0"195Bentonville, AR US
Chase ShugartRROctober 24, 19965'10"180Bridge City, TX US
Nick SogardSRSeptember 9, 19976'1"180Los Angeles, CA US
Dylan SpackeSRMarch 11, 19986'0"180San Diego, CA US
Jake ThompsonRRSeptember 22, 19946'1"200Florence, OR US
Brian Van BelleRRSeptember 3, 19966'3"185Pembroke Pines, FL US
Jacob WallaceRRAugust 13, 19986'1"190Lawrence, MA US
Brandon WalterLLSeptember 8, 19966'2"200New Castle, DE US
Jeremy Wu-YellandLLJune 24, 19996'2"205Seattle, WA US
Nick YorkeRRApril 2, 20026'0"200Newport Beach, CA 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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