2018 Northwest Arkansas Naturals Roster

Texas League (TL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 70-70
Finished 3rd in the TL's North Division
Manager: Mike Rojas (70-70)
Affiliation: Kansas City Royals
Location: Springdale, Arkansas
Ballpark: Arvest Ballpark
Attendance: 304,526, Avg. 4,478 in 68 home dates
2018 Northwest Arkansas Naturals Statistics

The Northwest Arkansas Naturals of the Texas League ended the 2018 season with a record of 70 wins and 70 losses, finishing third in the league's North Division.

The Naturals scored 660 runs and allowed 692 runs. Alex Liddi led Northwest Arkansas with 23 home runs and drove in 72 runs. Jecksson Flores paced all regular hitters by connecting at a .314 clip. Emilio Ogando topped the squad with 11 wins, while Scott Blewett and Emilio Ogando recorded a 4.8 ERA, best among regular hurlers.

Jason Adam, Scott Barlow, Dallas Beeler, Scott Blewett, Blaine Boyer, Clay Buchholz, Nick Dini, Foster Griffin, Kelvin Gutiérrez, Jesse Hahn, Nick Heath, Elier Hernandez, Ian Kennedy, Khalil Lee, Alex Liddi, Nicky Lopez, Andrés Machado, Michael Mariot, Yunior Marte, Erick Mejia, Jake Newberry, Salvador Pérez, Logan Porter, Sam Selman, Eric Skoglund, Glenn Sparkman and Gabe Speier were all players from the 2018 Northwest Arkansas Naturals who played in the Majors during their careers.

Mike Rojas served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jason AdamRRAugust 4, 19916'4"225Overland Park, KS US
Scott BarlowRRDecember 18, 19926'3"215Canyon Country, CA US
Dallas BeelerRRJune 12, 19896'5"225Tulsa, OK US
Scott BlewettRRApril 10, 19966'6"210Baldwinsville, NY US
Jacob BodnerRRJanuary 31, 19935'10"185Danville, KY US
Blaine BoyerRRJuly 11, 19816'3"235Atlanta, GA US
Bryan BrickhouseRRJune 6, 19926'0"195The Woodlands, TX US
John BrontsemaRRDecember 13, 19946'2"187Santa Barbara, CA US
Clay BuchholzLRAugust 14, 19846'3"190Nederland, TX US
Cristian CastilloLLSeptember 25, 19946'0"190Monterrey, MX
Donnie DeweesLLSeptember 29, 19935'11"205Inverness, FL US
Nick DiniRRJuly 27, 19935'8"180Monroe, NJ US
Brandon DownesRRSeptember 29, 19926'3"195South Plainfield, NJ US
Samir DueñezLRJune 11, 19966'1"230Macuto, Vargas VE
Alfredo Escalera-MaldonadoRRFebruary 17, 19956'1"186Arecibo, PR
Nate EspositoRRJune 25, 19935'11"180Granite Bay, CA US
Pedro FernandezRRMay 25, 19946'0"175Puerto Plata, DO
Xavier FernándezRRJuly 15, 19955'11"197Guaynabo, PR
Jecksson FloresRROctober 28, 19935'11"145Ciudad Bolivar, Bolivar VE
Grant GavinRRJuly 10, 19956'2"185Parkville, MO US
Foster GriffinRLJuly 27, 19956'3"220Orlando, FL US
Kelvin GutiérrezRRAugust 28, 19946'3"215Pimentel, Duarte DO
Jesse HahnRRJuly 30, 19896'4"215Norwich, CT US
Nick HeathLLNovember 27, 19936'1"187Junction City, KS US
Arnaldo HernandezRRFebruary 9, 19966'0"175San Felix, VE
Elier HernandezRRNovember 21, 19946'3"197San Cristobal, San Cristobal DO
Jake KalishSLJuly 9, 19916'2"210Red Bank, NJ US
Ian KennedyRRDecember 19, 19846'0"205Huntington Beach, CA US
Khalil LeeLLJune 26, 19985'10"170Newark, DE US
Alex LiddiRRAugust 14, 19886'4"225Sanremo, IT
Nicky LopezLRMarch 13, 19955'11"175Naperville, IL US
Zachary LovvornRRMay 26, 19946'0"185Oxford, AL US
Luis LugoLLMarch 5, 19946'5"200Barquisimeto, Lara VE
Andrés MachadoRRApril 22, 19936'0"220Carabobo, VE
Michael MariotRROctober 20, 19886'0"190West Hills, CA US
Yunior MarteRRFebruary 2, 19956'2"180Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Rudy MartinLLJanuary 31, 19965'7"155Olive Branch, MS US
Erick MejiaSRNovember 9, 19945'11"155Villa Mela, DO
Anderson MillerLLMay 6, 19946'3"208Lexington, KY US
Jake NewberryRRNovember 20, 19946'2"195San Diego, CA US
Emilio OgandoLLAugust 13, 19936'2"180Valrico, FL US
Salvador PérezRRMay 10, 19906'4"240Valencia, Carabobo VE
Jon PerrinRRMay 23, 19936'5"220Olathe, KS US
Kort PetersonLRApril 29, 19946'1"195Santa Cruz, CA US
Logan PorterRRJuly 12, 19956'0"200Phoenix, AZ US
Corey RayRRDecember 15, 19926'4"175Spring, TX US
Jared RuxerRRJuly 29, 19926'3"200Indianapolis, IN US
Sam SelmanRLNovember 14, 19906'3"190Austin, TX US
Walker ShellerRRMay 21, 19956'3"195Abington, PA US
Eric SkoglundLLOctober 26, 19926'7"210Sarasota, FL US
Glenn SparkmanRRMay 11, 19926'2"210Ganado, TX US
Gabe SpeierLLApril 12, 19956'0"175Santa Barbara, CA US
Franco TerreroRRMay 20, 19956'0"180Las Matas de Farfan, DO
Corey ToupsRRFebruary 12, 19935'10"170The Woodlands, TX US
Luis VasquezRRApril 3, 19866'4"200San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Luis VillegasRRDecember 2, 19925'10"170Maracay, Aragua VE
Jace VinesRRSeptember 4, 19946'3"215Dallas, 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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