2019 Tennessee Smokies Roster

Southern League (SL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 58-81
Finished 5th in the SL's North Division
Manager: Jimmy Gonzalez (58-81)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Ballpark: Smokies Park
Attendance: 280,708, Avg. 4,319 in 65 home dates
2019 Tennessee Smokies Statistics

The Tennessee Smokies of the Southern League ended the 2019 season with a record of 58 wins and 81 losses, finishing fifth in the league's North Division.

The Smokies plated 536 runs and yielded 635 runs.

Players from the 2019 Tennessee Smokies who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Ben Zobrist, Mike Montgomery, Scott Effross, Justin Steele, Chih-Wei Hu, Vimael Machín, Tommy Nance, Nico Hoerner, Erick Castillo, Michael Rucker, Alex Lange, Keegan Thompson, Erich Uelmen, Jhonny Pereda, Luis Vázquez, Tyson Miller, Zack Short, Jared Young, P. J. Higgins, Allen Webster, Xavier Cedeño, Tyler Payne, Wynton Bernard, Cory Abbott, Robel García and Thomas Hatch.

Jimmy Gonzalez served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Cory AbbottRRSeptember 20, 19956'2"220San Diego, CA US
Gioskar AmayaRRDecember 13, 19925'11"175Bejuma, Carabobo VE
Wynton BernardRRSeptember 24, 19906'2"195San Diego, CA US
Craig BrooksRRSeptember 23, 19925'10"180Monroe, NC US
Charcer BurksRRMarch 9, 19956'0"170Houston, TX US
Roberto CaroSRSeptember 25, 19936'0"185San Cristobal, San Cristobal DO
Erick CastilloRRFebruary 25, 19935'11"178Araure, Portuguesa VE
Xavier CedeñoLLAugust 26, 19865'11"210Guayanilla, PR
Bailey ClarkRRDecember 3, 19946'4"220Asheville, NC US
Ian ClarkinLLFebruary 14, 19956'2"215San Diego, CA US
Clayton DanielRRMay 10, 19955'7"170Birmingham, AL US
Zach DavisSRJune 29, 19945'11"175Houston, TX US
Oscar De La CruzRRMarch 4, 19956'4"200La Romana, DO
Christian DonahueLRMay 4, 19955'8"180Mililani, HI US
Scott EffrossRRDecember 28, 19936'2"202Twinsburg, OH US
Robel GarcíaSRMarch 28, 19936'0"168Las Matas de Farfan, San Juan DO
Eric GonzalezRRSeptember 2, 19965'10"175Moca, DO
Jose GutierrezSRNovember 9, 19985'11"185Barcelona, VE
Thomas HatchRRSeptember 29, 19946'1"200Tulsa, OK US
Ben HechtRRMay 31, 19956'2"170Effingham, IL US
Zach HedgesRROctober 21, 19926'4"195Glendora, CA US
P. J. HigginsRRMay 10, 19935'10"195Wallingford, CT US
Jesse HodgesRRMarch 29, 19946'1"212Victoria, BC CA
Nico HoernerRRMay 13, 19975'11"200Oakland, CA US
Chih-Wei HuRRNovember 4, 19936'1"230Taichung, TW
Alex LangeRROctober 2, 19956'3"197Riverside, CA US
Erick LealRRMarch 17, 19956'3"180Valencia, Carabobo VE
Luis LugoLLMarch 5, 19946'5"200Barquisimeto, Lara VE
Vimael MachínLRSeptember 25, 19935'10"185San Lorenzo, PR
Brad MarkeyRRMarch 3, 19925'10"185Bel Air, MD US
Eddy MartínezRRJanuary 18, 19956'1"195Las Tunas, CU
Tyson MillerRRJuly 29, 19956'4"215Fairfield, CA US
Jordan MinchLLJuly 16, 19936'3"190Highland, IN US
Mike MontgomeryLLJuly 1, 19896'5"215Valencia, CA US
Connor MyersRRFebruary 3, 19945'11"170Middletown, MD US
Tommy NanceRRMarch 19, 19916'6"235Long Beach, CA US
Jeffrey PassantinoRRSeptember 24, 19955'9"225Fort Myers, FL US
Jack PattersonLLAugust 3, 19956'0"210, US
Tyler PayneRROctober 25, 19925'11"210Hurricane, WV US
Jhonny PeredaRRApril 18, 19966'1"175San Juan, Aragua VE
Tyler PeytonRRMarch 31, 19946'3"200Ottumwa, IA US
Ian RiceRRAugust 19, 19936'0"200Huntsville, AL US
Manuel RondonLLMarch 7, 19956'1"165Puerto Cabello, Carabobo VE
Michael RuckerRRApril 27, 19946'1"195Columbus, MS US
Wyatt ShortLLOctober 14, 19945'8"180Southaven, MS US
Zack ShortRRMay 29, 19955'10"180Kingston, NY US
Justin SteeleLLJuly 11, 19956'2"205Lucedale, MS US
Jake StinnettRRApril 25, 19926'4"205Vista, CA US
Keegan ThompsonRRMarch 13, 19956'1"210Cullman, AL US
Erich UelmenRRMay 19, 19966'2"185Las Vegas, NV US
Alexander VargasRRJuly 24, 19976'4"203Santiago, DO
Luis VázquezRROctober 10, 19996'1"165Orocovis, PR
Allen WebsterRRFebruary 10, 19906'2"200Greensboro, NC US
Jared YoungLRJuly 9, 19956'1"185Prince George, BC CA
Ben ZobristSRMay 26, 19816'3"210Eureka, IL 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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