2023 Great Lakes Loons Roster

Midwest League (MIDW) - Class: Advanced A
Team Record: 76-55
Finished 1st in the MIDW's East Division
Manager: Daniel Nava (76-55)
Affiliation: Los Angeles Dodgers
Location: Midland, Michigan
Ballpark: Dow Diamond
Attendance: 186,112, Avg. 3,002 in 62 home dates
2023 Great Lakes Loons Statistics

Playoffs - Great Lakes Loons 2 games, Fort Wayne TinCaps 1
Finals - Cedar Rapids Kernels 2 games, Great Lakes Loons 1

The Great Lakes Loons of the Midwest League ended the 2023 season with a record of 76 wins and 55 losses, finishing first in the league's East Division.

The Loons paced the circuit with just 538 runs allowed. Great Lakes scored 634 runs. Dalton Rushing led the team with 15 home runs Alex Freeland drove in 57 runs. Yeiner Fernandez topped hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .273 clip. Jerming Rosario paced the squad with 7 wins.

Braydon Fisher, Justin Wrobleski, Jack Dreyer, Dalton Rushing, Sauryn Lao, Alex Freeland, Ben Casparius and Juan Morillo were all players from the 2023 Great Lakes Loons who played in the Majors during their careers.

Daniel Nava served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Aldry AcostaRRSeptember 7, 19996'4"200Caracas, VE
Ismael AlcantaraRRSeptember 25, 19986'1"165Santo Domingo, DO
Bubba AlleyneSRNovember 13, 19985'10"190Philadelphia, PA US
Kenneth BetancourtRRFebruary 5, 20005'8"160San Carlos, VE
Nick BiddisonRRJuly 30, 20005'10"190Glen Allen, VA US
Maddux BrunsLLJune 20, 20026'2"205Mobile, AL US
Ben CaspariusRRFebruary 11, 19996'1"220Westport, CT US
Yon CastroRRMay 23, 19996'0"203Cotui, DO
Hyun-il ChoiRRMay 27, 20006'2"200Seoul, KR
Franklin De La PazLLMarch 29, 19996'2"190Azua, DO
Carlos De Los SantosRRNovember 18, 20006'2"170San Juan De La Maguana, DO
Reinaldo De PaulaRROctober 20, 19985'11"177Santo Domingo, DO
Luis Yanel DiazRRSeptember 9, 19995'11"170Bani, DO
Jack DreyerRLFebruary 27, 19996'2"190Salt Lake City, UT US
Yeiner FernandezRRSeptember 19, 20025'9"170Barquisimeto, VE
Braydon FisherRRJuly 26, 20006'4"180League City, TX US
Alex FreelandSRAugust 24, 20016'2"200Louisville, KY US
Yunior GarciaRRJuly 29, 20016'0"198Bani, DO
Austin GauthierRRMay 7, 19995'11"180Cheyenne, WY US
Luis GuerraRROctober 4, 20036'1"180Barcelona, VE
Peter HeubeckRRJuly 22, 20026'3"170Baltimore, MD US
Max HewittLRSeptember 14, 19976'0"180Midhurst, ON CA
Michael HobbsRRJuly 10, 19996'2"218Corona, CA US
Jared KarrosRRNovember 16, 20006'7"195Manhattan Beach, CA US
Damon KeithRRMay 28, 20006'3"200Oceanside, CA US
Antonio KnowlesRRJanuary 15, 20006'0"175Key West, FL US
Ronan KoppLLJuly 28, 20026'7"250Baldwin Park, CA US
Sauryn LaoRRAugust 14, 19996'2"182Barahona, DO
Griffin Lockwood-PowellRRFebruary 23, 19986'3"230Sioux Falls, SD US
Juan MorilloRRMarch 19, 19996'1"150Maracaibo, VE
Chris NewellLLApril 23, 20016'3"200Newtown Square, PA US
Orlando Ortiz-MayrRRDecember 6, 19976'3"195Rio Piedras, PR
Robbie PetoRRJuly 10, 19986'4"215New Brunswick, NJ US
Jake PilarskiRRMay 12, 19986'2"220Pittsburgh, PA US
Jorge PuertaRRDecember 5, 20015'11"178Tolu, CO
Adolfo RamirezRRJune 1, 19996'0"165Heroica Mulege, MX
Benony RoblesLLOctober 1, 20006'4"185San Pedro de Macoris, DO
Frank RodriguezRRSeptember 28, 20015'11"197Santiago, DO
Jerming RosarioRRMay 8, 20026'1"175Peravia, DO
Dalton RushingLRFebruary 21, 20016'1"220Memphis, TN US
Julian SmithRLJune 3, 19976'4"190Concord, NC US
Christian SuarezLLNovember 25, 20005'11"160Maracay, VE
Mitchell TyranskiLLSeptember 2, 19976'2"215Birmingham, MI US
Jake VogelRROctober 12, 20015'11"165Newport Beach, CA US
Lucas WepfLRDecember 23, 19996'5"192Toronto, ON CA
Kendall WilliamsRRAugust 24, 20006'6"205Olive Branch, MS US
Justin WrobleskiLLJuly 14, 20006'1"180Hoffman Estates, IL US
Taylor YoungRRAugust 6, 19985'8"165West Monroe, LA 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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