2018 Tri-City ValleyCats Roster

New York-Pennsylvania League (NYPL) - Class: Short Season A
Team Record: 42-33
Finished 1st in the NYPL's Stedler Division
Manager: Jason Bell (42-33)
Affiliation: Houston Astros
Location: Troy, New York
Ballpark: Joseph L. Bruno Stadium
Attendance: 140,036, Avg. 4,119 in 34 home dates
2018 Tri-City ValleyCats Statistics

Playoffs - Tri-City ValleyCats 2 games, Mahoning Valley Scrappers 0
Finals - Tri-City ValleyCats 2 games, Hudson Valley Renegades 0

The Tri-City ValleyCats of the New York-Pennsylvania League ended the 2018 season with a record of 42 wins and 33 losses, finishing first in the league's Stedler Division.

The ValleyCats plated 328 runs and yielded 295 runs. Luis Encarnacion paced Tri-City with 10 home runs and accounted for 33 RBI. Enmanuel Valdez topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .244 clip.

Players from the 2018 Tri-City ValleyCats who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Bryan Abreu, Brady Rodgers, Shawn Dubin, Humberto Castellanos, José Urquidy, Nivaldo Rodriguez, César Salazar, Seth Beer, J. P. France, Enmanuel Valdez, Jeremy Peña, Gilberto Celestino, Luis García and J. B. Bukauskas.

Jason Bell served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Bryan AbreuRRApril 22, 19976'1"204Santo Domingo Centro, DO
Seth BeerLRSeptember 18, 19966'3"195Maryville, IL US
Jacob BillingsleyRRJuly 27, 19945'11"185Memphis, TN US
Jose BravoRRJune 10, 19976'3"213Tijuana, MX
J. B. BukauskasRROctober 11, 19966'0"196Ashburn, VA US
Riley CabralRRJanuary 25, 19975'11"211, US
Oscar CamposRRDecember 8, 19965'10"170Maturin, VE
Deury CarrascoLRSeptember 20, 19995'9"165Villa La Mata, DO
Jose CarrilloRRJanuary 24, 19986'0"178Barcelona, VE
Humberto CastellanosRRApril 3, 19985'11"218Tepatitlan, MX
Gilberto CelestinoRLFebruary 13, 19996'0"170Santo Domingo, DO
Brett ConineRROctober 16, 19966'3"210Orange, CA US
Devin ConnRRApril 3, 19975'11"169Plantation, FL US
Marty CostesRRDecember 18, 19955'9"205Baltimore, MD US
Brett DanielsRRFebruary 25, 19966'0"194Fuquay-Varina, NC US
Kyle DavisRRDecember 30, 19956'0"195Cincinnati, OH US
Trey DawsonRROctober 2, 19966'0"177Charleston, WV US
Luis De PaulaRRNovember 15, 19966'0"160Santo Domingo, DO
Cody DeasonRRDecember 26, 19966'4"214Ojai, CA US
Austin DennisRRJune 6, 19975'11"170Rockledge, FL US
Chad DonatoRRJune 3, 19956'0"210Cypress, TX US
Shawn DubinRRSeptember 6, 19956'1"154Allegany, NY US
Luis EncarnacionRRAugust 9, 19976'2"185San Juan de la Maguana, DO
Drew FergusonRRAugust 3, 19925'11"180Knoxville, TN US
J. P. FranceRRApril 4, 19956'0"216New Orleans, LA US
R. J. FreureRRJuly 6, 19976'1"210Burlington, ON CA
Luis GarcíaRRDecember 13, 19966'1"216Bolivar, VE
Granden GoetzmanRRNovember 14, 19926'4"200Palmetto, FL US
Joey GonzalezRRJanuary 10, 19975'11"174Miami, FL US
Austin HansenRRAugust 25, 19966'0"195Lenexa, KS US
Ian HardmanRRSeptember 16, 19956'5"240San Diego, CA US
Tim HardyLLMarch 1, 19966'7"250Monroe, NC US
Layne HendersonRRJune 8, 19966'4"200Glendora, CA US
Carlos HiraldoLLJuly 15, 19965'10"175Altamira, DO
Alex HolderbachRRDecember 26, 19966'0"205, US
Alex HouseRRAugust 24, 19966'3"194Orlando, FL US
Ernesto JaquezRRJune 11, 19996'2"190Santo Domingo, DO
Juan Pablo LopezLLFebruary 17, 19996'4"170Guasave, MX
Carlos MachadoRRJune 5, 19986'2"170Maracaibo, VE
Orlando MarquezRRMarch 12, 19965'10"180Valencia, VE
Logan MattixRRMay 16, 19966'0"185, US
Alex McKennaRRSeptember 6, 19976'2"200Lancaster, CA US
Mark MoclairRRMarch 13, 19976'2"205Newport News, VA US
Hansel PaulinoRRJanuary 3, 19966'2"170La Vega, DO
Jeremy PeñaRRSeptember 22, 19976'0"179Santo Domingo, DO
Nathan PerryLRJuly 7, 19996'2"195Spencer, VA US
Andy PinedaLRNovember 11, 19966'1"165Azua, DO
Juan PinedaRRJanuary 31, 19985'10"190Santiago, PA
Manny RamirezRRNovember 21, 19995'11"170Santo Domingo, DO
Jose Alberto RiveraRRFebruary 14, 19976'3"160San Cristobal, DO
Juan RoblesRRNovember 6, 19976'0"185Navojoa, MX
Brady RodgersRRSeptember 17, 19906'2"210Richmond, TX US
Nivaldo RodriguezRRApril 16, 19976'1"170Naguanagua, VE
Ramiro RodriguezLLFebruary 2, 19985'10"145Las Tablas, PA
Matt RuppenthalRROctober 21, 19956'4"225Bloomfield Hills, MI US
César SalazarLRMarch 15, 19965'9"185Hermosillo, MX
Edgardo SandovalRRJuly 9, 19966'0"170Chitre, PA
Andres SantanaRRNovember 5, 19986'1"180, US
Felipe TejadaRRFebruary 27, 19986'1"190Mao, DO
José UrquidyRRMay 1, 19956'0"180Mazatlan, MX
Enmanuel ValdezLRDecember 28, 19985'9"171San Juan de la Maguana, DO
Michael WielanskyRRMarch 18, 19976'2"175St. Louis, MO 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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