2022 Tennessee Smokies Roster

Southern League (SOUL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 71-66
Finished 2nd in the SOUL's North Division
Manager: Mike Ryan (71-66)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Ballpark: Smokies Park
Attendance: 294,334, Avg. 4,328 in 68 home dates
2022 Tennessee Smokies Statistics

Playoffs - Tennessee Smokies 2 games, Rocket City Trash Pandas 1
Finals - Pensacola Blue Wahoos 2 games, Tennessee Smokies 1

The Tennessee Smokies of the Southern League ended the 2022 season with a record of 71 wins and 66 losses, finishing second in the league's North Division.

The Smokies paced the league with 752 runs, spearheaded by 189 home runs. Tennessee allowed 711 runs. Alexander Canario led the team with 24 home runs, while Jake Slaughter, Yonathan Perlaza and Chase Strumpf each walloped 15 or more, too. Bryce Ball drove in 76 runs and topped batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .265 clip. Peyton Remy paced the squad with 8 wins.

Members of the 2022 Tennessee Smokies who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Christopher Morel, Nicholas Padilla, Anderson Espinoza, Luis Vázquez, Eduarniel Núñez, Nelson Velázquez, Alexander Canario, Levi Jordan, Matt Mervis, Brandon Leibrandt, CD Pelham, Bryan King, Miguel Amaya, Bryan Hudson, DJ Herz, Jeremiah Estrada, Javier Assad, Jordan Wicks, Hunter Bigge, Bailey Horn, Ben Brown, Brandon Hughes and Cam Sanders.

Mike Ryan served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Miguel AmayaRRMarch 9, 19996'1"185Chitre, PA
D. J. ArtisLLMarch 20, 19975'9"165Greensboro, NC US
Javier AssadRRJuly 30, 19976'1"200Tijuana, MX
Max BainRRSeptember 25, 19976'6"250Clarkston, MI US
Cam BalegoRRJune 12, 19955'11"205Pittsburgh, PA US
Bryce BallLRJuly 8, 19986'6"240Mason City, IA US
Brad BeesleyRRFebruary 21, 19985'10"180Berkeley, CA US
Hunter BiggeRRJune 12, 19986'0"205Los Gatos, CA US
Ben BrownRRSeptember 9, 19996'6"210East Setauket, NY US
Alexander CanarioRRMay 7, 20006'1"165Montecristi, DO
Burl CarrawayLLMay 27, 19996'1"180
Chris ClarkeRRMay 13, 19986'7"212Westlake Village, CA US
Danis CorreaRRAugust 26, 19995'11"155Cartagena, CO
Zach DavisSRJune 29, 19945'11"175Houston, TX US
Christian DonahueLRMay 4, 19955'8"180Mililani, HI US
Anderson EspinozaRRMarch 9, 19986'0"160Caracas, VE
Jeremiah EstradaSRNovember 1, 19986'1"185Indio, CA US
Richard GallardoRRSeptember 6, 20016'1"187Maracay, VE
Ben HechtRRMay 31, 19956'2"170Effingham, IL US
DJ HerzRLJanuary 4, 20016'2"175Fayetteville, NC US
Darius HillLLAugust 17, 19976'1"190Dallas, TX US
Bailey HornLLJanuary 15, 19986'2"210Waco, TX US
Bryan HudsonLLMay 8, 19976'8"220Godfrey, IL US
Brandon HughesSLDecember 1, 19956'2"215Royal Oak, MI US
Ryan JensenRRNovember 23, 19976'0"180Monterey, CA US
Kyle JohnsonRRSeptember 19, 19936'4"220San Diego, CA US
Levi JordanRRSeptember 24, 19955'8"170Puyallup, WA US
Bryan KingRLNovember 5, 19966'1"184Littleton, CO US
Scott KobosLLAugust 3, 19976'2"200Charlotte, NC US
Graham LawsonRRJune 7, 19966'1"227
Brandon LeibrandtLLDecember 13, 19926'4"190Alpharetta, GA US
Zac LeighRRNovember 14, 19976'0"170Kingwood, TX US
Nelson MaldonadoRRAugust 13, 19965'10"195Chicago, IL US
Matt MervisLRApril 16, 19986'4"230Washington, DC US
Christopher MorelRRJune 24, 19996'0"140Santiago, DO
Eduarniel NúñezRRJune 7, 19996'2"174Samana, DO
Nicholas PadillaRRDecember 24, 19966'2"220Bronx, NY US
CD PelhamLLFebruary 21, 19956'6"235Lancaster, SC US
Yonathan PerlazaSRNovember 10, 19985'10"195Paramo Tucani, VE
Walker PowellRRJune 11, 19966'8"210Fayetteville, AR US
Eury RamosRROctober 10, 19976'3"152Guananico, DO
Peyton RemyLRAugust 20, 19966'2"170Parker, CO US
Samuel ReyesRRMarch 13, 19965'11"180Bajos de Haina, DO
Cole RoedererLLSeptember 24, 19996'0"175Newhall, CA US
Cam SandersRRDecember 9, 19966'2"175Thibodaux, LA US
Wyatt ShortLLOctober 14, 19945'8"180Southaven, MS US
Jake SlaughterRROctober 24, 19966'3"200West Monroe, LA US
Dalton StambaughRLFebruary 11, 19976'0"195Columbus, OH US
Chase StrumpfRRMarch 8, 19986'1"191Atlanta, GA US
Riley ThompsonLRJuly 9, 19966'3"205Evansville, IN US
Dauris ValdezRROctober 22, 19956'8"221Bani, DO
Luis VázquezRROctober 10, 19996'1"165Orocovis, PR
Nelson VelázquezRRDecember 26, 19986'0"190Carolina, PR
Jake WasherRRFebruary 23, 19966'0"220Clearwater, FL US
Andy WeberLRJuly 25, 19976'1"190Aurora, OH US
Harrison WensonRRApril 21, 19956'3"235Farmington Hills, MI US
Blake WhitneyRRMay 25, 19966'3"185Sharpsburg, GA US
Jordan WicksLLSeptember 1, 19996'3"220Conway, AR US
Bryce WindhamLRSeptember 25, 19966'1"190Norfolk, VA US
Jarod WrightRRDecember 15, 19966'3"210Arlington, TN US
Delvin ZinnRRMay 29, 19975'10"170Pontotoc, MS 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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