2025 Sioux City Explorers Roster
Team Record: 64-36
Finished 1st in the AA's West Division
Manager: Steve Montgomery (64-36)
Location: Sioux City, Iowa
Ballpark: Lewis and Clark Park
Attendance: 57,534, Avg. 1,251 in 46 home dates
Playoffs - Sioux Falls Canaries 2 games, Sioux City Explorers 1
The Sioux City Explorers of the American Association ended the 2025 season with a record of 64 wins and 36 losses, finishing first in the league's West Division.
The Explorers plated 516 runs and conceded 447 runs. Abdiel Layer paced Sioux City with 14 home runs and drove in 65 runs. Zac Vooletich and Henry George led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .291 average. Jared Wetherbee topped the team with 9 wins, while Kyle Marman recorded a 3.07 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Armando Alvarez played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Sioux City Explorers to do so.
Steve Montgomery served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zac Addkison | R | R | June 24, 2002 | 6'4" | 225 | Grapevine, TX US |
| Armando Alvarez | R | R | July 14, 1994 | 6'1" | 195 | Miami, FL US |
| Landen Barns | R | R | September 9, 1996 | 5'11" | 195 | |
| Ryan Beaird | R | R | September 9, 2002 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Kurtis Byrne | R | R | October 23, 2000 | 6'0" | 225 | |
| Carlos Castro | R | R | May 24, 1994 | 6'1" | 195 | La Romana, DO |
| Felix Cepeda | R | R | July 15, 2000 | 6'3" | 170 | Bonao, DO |
| Emilio Corona | R | R | June 6, 2002 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Austin Davis | R | R | August 27, 1999 | 5'10" | 165 | Gainesville, FL US |
| Joshua Day | R | R | March 25, 2000 | 6'2" | 200 | Natchez, MS US |
| Ben DeTaeye | L | L | February 8, 2001 | 6'1" | 200 | |
| Austin Drury | L | L | August 13, 1997 | 5'11" | 190 | Land O'Lakes, FL US |
| Maikol Escotto | R | R | June 4, 2002 | 5'11" | 180 | Boca Chica, DO |
| Roy Garcia | R | R | August 28, 2000 | 6'0" | 190 | Nagua, DO |
| Henry George | L | L | December 5, 1998 | 5'8" | 160 | Woodbury, MN US |
| Nate Gercken | R | R | November 4, 1992 | 6'6" | 220 | Pinole, CA US |
| Jeremy Goins | R | R | April 30, 2000 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Dario Gomez | R | R | March 28, 2000 | 5'8" | 199 | |
| McGwire Holbrook | R | R | October 4, 2001 | 6'1" | 215 | |
| Jaren Jackson | L | L | September 28, 2000 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Chase Jessee | L | L | June 8, 1999 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| D'Shawn Knowles | S | R | January 16, 2001 | 6'0" | 165 | New Providence, BS |
| Abdiel Layer | S | R | August 9, 1998 | 6'2" | 170 | San Juan, PR |
| Angel Macuare | R | R | March 3, 2000 | 6'2" | 188 | Puerto Ordaz, VE |
| Ben Madison | R | R | September 15, 1997 | 6'3" | 205 | Benton, AR US |
| Kyle Marman | R | R | March 3, 1997 | 6'3" | 195 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Brett Matthews | R | R | April 23, 1998 | 6'5" | 215 | Queen Creek, AZ US |
| Nick McAuliffe | R | R | August 2, 2000 | 6'2" | 215 | |
| Jake Meyer | R | R | March 31, 1999 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Torin Montgomery | R | R | May 2, 2001 | 6'3" | 245 | Kirkland, WA US |
| Joey Murray | R | R | September 23, 1996 | 6'2" | 195 | Dublin, OH US |
| Brendan O'Donnell | L | L | May 17, 2001 | 6'2" | 245 | |
| Peniel Otaño | R | R | October 7, 2000 | 6'4" | 190 | Peravia, DO |
| Miguel Pozo | L | L | September 9, 2001 | 5'11" | 155 | Santo Domingo, DO |
| Michael Quiñones | L | R | January 19, 2001 | 6'1" | 220 | |
| Nathan Rose | R | R | February 11, 2001 | 6'1" | 178 | |
| J. D. Scholten | R | R | March 4, 1980 | 6'6" | 228 | |
| Nick Shumpert | R | R | November 11, 1996 | 5'11" | 180 | Denver, CO US |
| Tahnaj Thomas | R | R | June 16, 1999 | 6'4" | 190 | Freeport, BS |
| Luis Toribio | L | R | September 28, 2000 | 6'1" | 165 | San Francisco de Macoris, DO |
| Osvaldo Tovalin | L | R | October 31, 1999 | 6'2" | 220 | San Diego, CA US |
| Zac Vooletich | R | R | November 9, 1999 | 5'10" | 190 | |
| Jared Wetherbee | L | L | August 14, 1998 | 5'10" | 200 | Worcester, MA US |
| Zach Willeman | R | R | March 27, 1996 | 6'2" | 175 | Napoleon, OH 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.
