2008 Mobile BayBears Roster

Southern League (SL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 58-79
Finished 5th in the SL's South Division
Manager: Hector De La Cruz (58-79)
Affiliation: Arizona Diamondbacks
Location: Mobile, Alabama
Ballpark: Hank Aaron Stadium
Attendance: 220,821, Avg. 3,346 in 66 home dates
2008 Mobile BayBears Statistics

The Mobile BayBears of the Southern League ended the 2008 season with a record of 58 wins and 79 losses, finishing fifth in the league's South Division.

The BayBears plated 557 runs, worst in the circuit, and yielded 635 runs. Rusty Ryal paced Mobile with 16 home runs and drove in 66 runs. Bryan Byrne led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .303. Tony Barnette topped the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 3.88 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.

Héctor Ambriz, Tony Barnette, Brooks Brown, John Hester, Gerardo Parra, Rusty Ryal and César Valdez were all players from the 2008 Mobile BayBears who played in the Majors during their careers.

Hector De La Cruz served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Héctor AmbrizLRMay 24, 19846'2"235Orange, CA US
Tony BarnetteRRNovember 9, 19836'1"190Anchorage, AK US
Vince BongiovanniRRJanuary 11, 19836'5"215Chicago, IL US
Javier BritoRRMarch 25, 19836'3"210Puerto La Cruz, Anzoategui VE
Brooks BrownLRJune 20, 19856'3"205Statesboro, GA US
Brandon BurgessSRFebruary 24, 19836'4"225Santa Rosa, CA US
Bryan ByrneLRApril 30, 19846'3"200Phoenix, AZ US
Forrest CoryRLOctober 13, 19836'3"205Hampton Roads, VA US
Frank CurreriLRDecember 4, 19826'4"210Weymouth, MA US
Matt ElliottRRApril 6, 19845'11"200Las Vegas, NV US
Cody EvansRRSeptember 3, 19836'5"190Whittier, CA US
Matt GreenRRJanuary 5, 19826'4"200Shreveport, LA US
Cyle HankerdRRJanuary 24, 19856'3"215Covina, CA US
John HesterRRSeptember 14, 19836'4"235Atlanta, GA US
Adam HowardRRAugust 16, 19836'6"230Chattanooga, TN US
Reid MahonRRJune 1, 19836'3"225St. Paul, MN US
Jose MarteRRSeptember 4, 19836'6"215Azua, Azua DO
Orlando MercadoRRMarch 13, 19855'9"220Mayaguez, PR
Cesar NicolasRRApril 17, 19826'4"230Queens, NY US
Gerardo ParraLLMay 6, 19875'11"210Santa Barbara, Zulia VE
Chris RahlRRDecember 5, 19835'10"185Morristown, NJ US
Guillermo ReyesSRDecember 29, 19815'9"177Cana Chapeton, DO
Mark RosenLLJune 30, 19845'10"235Dorchester, MA US
Rusty RyalRRMarch 16, 19836'2"200Ponca City, OK US
Yunesky SánchezRRMay 3, 19846'3"230Cardenas, Matanzas CU
A. J. ShappiRROctober 16, 19826'2"195Orange, CA US
Greg ThomsonLLJune 13, 19846'1"205Glen Cove, NY US
Matt TorraRRJune 29, 19846'3"225Pittsfield, MA US
Jason UrquidezRRSeptember 12, 19826'0"175Tarzana, CA US
César ValdezRRMarch 17, 19856'2"200Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Abe WoodyRRNovember 9, 19825'11"200Tulsa, OK 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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