2025 Lakeland Flying Tigers Roster
Team Record: 75-53
Finished 1st in the FLOR's West Division
Manager: René Rivera (75-53)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Lakeland, Florida
Ballpark: Joker Marchant Stadium
Attendance: 36,788, Avg. 603 in 61 home dates
Playoffs - Lakeland Flying Tigers 2 games, Clearwater Threshers 0
Finals - Lakeland Flying Tigers 2 games, Daytona Tortugas 0
The Lakeland Flying Tigers of the Florida State League ended the 2025 season with a record of 75 wins and 53 losses, finishing first in the league's West Division.
The Flying Tigers topped the league with just 546 runs allowed. Lakeland scored 631 runs. Cristian Santana led the squad with 15 home runs Ricardo Hurtado accounted for 63 RBI. Carson Rucker paced all regular batters with a .235 average. Zack Lee paced the team with 9 wins.
Players from the 2025 Lakeland Flying Tigers who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Blair Calvo, Ricky Vanasco, Sean Guenther, Akil Baddoo, Tyler Owens, Wenceel Pérez, Bligh Madris, Thomas Szapucki, Dylan Smith, José Urquidy, Matt Vierling, Bailey Horn, Brian Serven, Sawyer Gipson-Long and Parker Meadows.
René Rivera served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beau Ankeney | R | R | April 2, 2003 | 6'4" | 235 | |
| Akil Baddoo | L | L | August 16, 1998 | 6'1" | 210 | Silver Springs, MD US |
| Abel Bastidas | S | R | November 24, 2003 | 6'2" | 165 | Carora, VE |
| Logan Berrier | R | R | February 26, 2001 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Ignacio Briceno | L | L | June 4, 2001 | 5'11" | 155 | Cabimas, VE |
| Thomas Bruss | R | R | May 18, 1999 | 6'8" | 285 | |
| Blair Calvo | R | R | February 27, 1996 | 6'3" | 195 | Jacksonville, FL US |
| Clayton Campbell | R | R | September 11, 2003 | 6'0" | 209 | Auckland, NZ |
| Ronny Chalas | R | R | August 19, 2002 | 5'10" | 162 | Samana, DO |
| Jose De La Cruz | R | R | January 3, 2002 | 6'1" | 195 | Fantino, DO |
| Enderson Delgado | S | R | September 21, 2004 | 5'11" | 184 | Cabimas, VE |
| Jatnk Diaz | R | R | August 19, 2004 | 6'4" | 215 | Bonao, DO |
| Nick Dumesnil | R | R | March 27, 2004 | 6'2" | 210 | |
| Lucas Elissalt | R | R | July 20, 2004 | 6'4" | 190 | |
| Haden Erbe | R | R | August 13, 1998 | 6'3" | 225 | Lafayette, LA US |
| Nomar Fana | S | R | September 28, 2002 | 5'11" | 175 | Santo Domingo, DO |
| Wilmer Flores | R | R | February 20, 2001 | 6'4" | 225 | Valencia, VE |
| Antonio Florido | R | R | February 15, 2005 | 6'1" | 175 | Maracaibo, VE |
| Dariel Fregio | R | R | May 5, 2000 | 6'2" | 205 | |
| Pedro Garcia | R | R | February 27, 2002 | 6'1" | 190 | Santo Domingo, DO |
| Samuel Gil | R | R | November 1, 2004 | 5'9" | 165 | Anaco, VE |
| Sawyer Gipson-Long | R | R | December 12, 1997 | 6'4" | 225 | Lithia Springs, GA US |
| Jack Goodman | R | R | October 9, 2003 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Sean Guenther | L | L | December 29, 1995 | 5'11" | 194 | Atlanta, GA US |
| Woody Hadeen | S | R | July 16, 2002 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Owen Hall | R | R | November 14, 2005 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Jaden Hamm | R | R | September 5, 2002 | 6'1" | 190 | Columbia, TN US |
| Ryan Harvey | R | R | February 8, 2001 | 6'3" | 195 | Palo Alto, CA US |
| Duque Hebbert | R | R | October 29, 2001 | 5'10" | 170 | Puerto Cabezas, NI |
| Juan Hernandez | L | R | March 27, 2006 | 6'0" | 160 | Cagua, VE |
| Bailey Horn | L | L | January 15, 1998 | 6'2" | 210 | Waco, TX US |
| Luke Hoskins | R | R | May 12, 2003 | 6'4" | 180 | |
| Stephen Hrustich | R | R | September 8, 2001 | 6'1" | 235 | |
| Ricardo Hurtado | R | R | May 23, 2003 | 5'10" | 180 | Valencia, VE |
| Tanner Kohlhepp | R | R | May 27, 1999 | 6'3" | 205 | Eau Claire, WI US |
| Travis Kuhn | R | R | May 20, 1998 | 5'10" | 195 | Laguna Hills, CA US |
| Cash Kuiper | R | R | December 26, 2004 | 6'4" | 200 | |
| Patrick Lee | R | R | October 19, 1999 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Zack Lee | L | R | December 5, 2000 | 6'4" | 200 | Effingham, IL US |
| Lael Lockhart | S | L | December 31, 1997 | 6'3" | 225 | Friendswood, TX US |
| Zach MacDonald | R | R | August 3, 2003 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Bligh Madris | L | R | February 29, 1996 | 6'0" | 208 | Las Vegas, NV US |
| Carlos Marcano | R | R | July 8, 2003 | 6'2" | 150 | Maturin, VE |
| Tyler Mattison | L | R | September 5, 1999 | 6'4" | 230 | Fort Ann, NY US |
| Kevin McGonigle | L | R | August 18, 2004 | 5'10" | 187 | Media, PA US |
| Parker Meadows | L | R | November 2, 1999 | 6'5" | 205 | Atlanta, GA US |
| Wuilberth Mendez | R | R | May 29, 2004 | 6'3" | 150 | Sucre, VE |
| Chris Meyers | R | R | April 27, 1999 | 6'3" | 205 | Miamisburg, OH US |
| Jake Miller | L | L | June 27, 2001 | 6'2" | 185 | Suffern, NY US |
| Hayden Minton | L | R | March 14, 2001 | 6'3" | 210 | Collinsvile, OK US |
| Franyerber Montilla | S | R | April 15, 2005 | 6'0" | 160 | Caracas, VE |
| Eliseo Mota | R | R | November 7, 2002 | 6'2" | 185 | Santo Domingo, DO |
| Tyler Owens | R | R | January 9, 2001 | 5'10" | 185 | Ocala, FL US |
| Jack Penney | L | R | August 19, 2002 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Garrett Pennington | R | R | October 15, 2000 | 6'0" | 224 | |
| Wenceel Pérez | S | R | October 30, 1999 | 5'11" | 195 | Azua, DO |
| Jorger Petri | L | L | November 3, 2004 | 5'10" | 155 | Villa de Cura, VE |
| Jesus Pinto | R | R | March 30, 2007 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Andrew Pogue | R | R | January 18, 2001 | 6'5" | 210 | |
| Bryce Rainer | L | R | July 3, 2005 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Josh Randall | R | R | October 15, 2002 | 6'4" | 240 | |
| Gabriel Reyes | L | L | July 1, 2003 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Moises Rodriguez | R | R | March 3, 2002 | 6'2" | 170 | Puerto Cabello, VE |
| Carson Rucker | R | R | August 18, 2004 | 6'2" | 195 | Nashville, TN US |
| Joe Ruzicka | R | R | December 14, 2003 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Kelvis Salcedo | R | R | January 23, 2006 | 6'0" | 180 | Santa Barbara, VE |
| R. J. Sales | R | R | July 22, 2003 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Yosber Sanchez | R | R | May 22, 2001 | 6'1" | 170 | Mano Blanco, DO |
| Cristian Santana | R | R | November 25, 2003 | 6'0" | 165 | Azua, DO |
| Brian Serven | R | R | May 5, 1995 | 6'0" | 195 | Palm Desert, CA US |
| Eric Silva | R | R | October 3, 2002 | 6'1" | 185 | Baldwin Park, CA US |
| Ethan Sloan | L | L | August 4, 2002 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| David Smith | S | R | February 20, 2001 | 5'11" | 195 | Bryn Mawr, PA US |
| Dylan Smith | R | R | May 28, 2000 | 6'2" | 155 | Huntsville, AL US |
| Luke Stofel | R | R | November 25, 2001 | 6'5" | 235 | Lawrenceburg, TN US |
| Jackson Strong | L | L | August 26, 2003 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Thomas Szapucki | R | L | June 12, 1996 | 6'2" | 181 | Palm Beach Gardens, FL US |
| Sergio Tapia | R | R | August 24, 2002 | 5'10" | 160 | San Cristobal, DO |
| Junior Tilien | R | R | September 9, 2002 | 6'1" | 168 | San Pedro de Macoris, DO |
| Shay Timmer | R | R | July 17, 2002 | 6'10" | 280 | |
| José Urquidy | R | R | May 1, 1995 | 6'0" | 180 | Mazatlan, MX |
| Ricky Vanasco | R | R | October 13, 1998 | 6'3" | 180 | Morriston, FL US |
| Matt Vierling | R | R | September 16, 1996 | 6'3" | 205 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Jude Warwick | L | R | September 9, 2005 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Cale Wetwiska | R | R | April 11, 2005 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Chris Williams | L | L | March 3, 2000 | 6'2" | 205 | Louisville, KY US |
| Paul Wilson | R | L | December 11, 2004 | 6'3" | 205 |
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.
