2021 West Michigan Whitecaps Roster

High-A Central League (High-A Central) - Class: Advanced A
Team Record: 58-62
Finished 5th in the High-A Central's East Division
Manager: Brayan Peña (58-62)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Ballpark: Fifth Third Ballpark
Attendance: 228,071, Avg. 3,932 in 58 home dates
2021 West Michigan Whitecaps Statistics

The West Michigan Whitecaps of the High-A Central League ended the 2021 season with a record of 58 wins and 62 losses, finishing fifth in the league's East Division.

The Whitecaps scored 571 runs and yielded 546 runs. Rey Rivera led West Michigan with 21 home runs Daniel Cabrera accounted for 64 RBI. Wenceel Pérez paced all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .245 average. Beau Brieske and Zac Shepherd topped the team with 6 wins each, while Brendan White recorded a 4.18 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Beau Brieske, Garrett Hill, Andre Lipcius, Parker Meadows, Dane Myers, Reese Olson, Spencer Torkelson and Brendan White were all players from the 2021 West Michigan Whitecaps who played in the Majors during their careers.

Brayan Peña served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Eliezer AlfonzoSRSeptember 23, 19995'10"155Barcelona, VE
Austin BergnerRRMay 1, 19976'4"200Boca Raton, FL US
Michael BienlienRRMarch 19, 19986'3"222Honolulu, HI US
Ulrich BojarskiRRSeptember 15, 19986'3"200East London, ZA
Beau BrieskeRRApril 4, 19986'3"200Chandler, AZ US
Daniel CabreraLLSeptember 5, 19986'1"196Baton Rouge, LA US
Yaya ChentoufRRJune 18, 19975'9"205Ocoee, FL US
Trei CruzSRJuly 5, 19986'1"175Toronto, ON CA
Isrrael De La CruzSRJune 15, 19976'0"150Fantino, DO
Sandel De La CruzRRAugust 6, 19966'2"225Consuelo, DO
Eric De La RosaRRJune 3, 19976'4"175Spring Valley, CA US
Dillon DinglerRRSeptember 17, 19986'3"210Massillon, OH US
Trevin EsquerraSLMay 20, 19986'1"205
Chavez FernanderRRJuly 7, 19976'3"205Freeport, BS
Ruben GarciaRRAugust 2, 19966'4"220Port St. Lucie, FL US
Zack HessRRFebruary 25, 19976'6"219Lynchburg, VA US
Garrett HillRRJanuary 16, 19966'0"185Petaluma, CA US
Jake HoltonRRMarch 2, 19986'0"210San Jose, CA US
Zac HoustonRRNovember 30, 19946'5"260Slidell, LA US
Xavier JavierRRFebruary 9, 19986'4"225Santo Domingo, DO
Cooper JohnsonRRApril 25, 19986'0"215Mundelein, IL US
Corey JoyceRRAugust 19, 19986'1"190Lexington, NC US
Colt KeithLRAugust 14, 20016'3"211Zanesville, OH US
Jack KenleyLROctober 8, 19976'0"185Germantown, TN US
Jimmy KerrLRMarch 21, 19976'2"205Scottsdale, AZ US
Sam KesslerRRDecember 16, 19976'1"192New York, NY US
Jose KingLRJanuary 16, 19996'0"175La Romana, DO
Chance KirbyRRJuly 19, 19955'11"165Cedar Park, TX US
Andre LipciusRRMay 22, 19986'1"190Annapolis, MD US
Cole MacLarenRRJune 10, 19975'10"190Charlottetown, PE CA
Andrew MagnoRLApril 30, 19985'11"190Dublin, OH US
Christopher MauloniLRJune 16, 19986'1"205Jacksonville, FL US
Parker MeadowsLRNovember 2, 19996'5"205Atlanta, GA US
Keider MonteroRRJuly 6, 20006'1"145Santa Teresa del Tuy, VE
Austin MurrLLJanuary 26, 19996'2"200St. Paul, MN US
Dane MyersRRMarch 8, 19966'2"205Columbus, TX US
Andrew NavigatoRRMay 28, 19985'11"188Riverside, CA US
Jack O'LoughlinLLMarch 14, 20006'5"210Adelaide, AU
Reese OlsonRRJuly 31, 19996'1"160Gainesville, GA US
Bryant PackardLROctober 6, 19976'3"200Seattle, WA US
Wenceel PérezSROctober 30, 19995'11"195Azua, DO
RJ PetitRRSeptember 23, 19996'8"300Rock Hill, SC US
Chris ProctorLRMarch 8, 19976'1"175Gastonia, NC US
Kona QuiggleSLFebruary 1, 19986'1"200Grand Rapids, MI US
Angel ReyesRROctober 17, 19976'2"205Bayamon, PR
Rey RiveraLRJune 14, 19976'6"250Toa Alta, PR
Jesus RodriguezRRFebruary 16, 19986'3"170Carupano, VE
Austin SchultzRRFebruary 21, 20005'9"200Lincoln, NE US
Zac ShepherdRRSeptember 14, 19956'3"185Sydney, AU
Gresuan SilverioSRJanuary 5, 19996'0"175Puerto Plata, DO
Bryce TassinRRJanuary 11, 19976'2"212Hammond, LA US
Jared TobeyRLMarch 11, 19966'4"225St. Clair, MI US
Spencer TorkelsonRRAugust 26, 19996'2"215
Eduardo ValenciaRRJanuary 25, 20006'2"180Valencia, VE
Brendan WhiteRRNovember 18, 19985'11"185White Plains, NY US
Adam WolfLLDecember 26, 19966'6"235Norwalk, OH US
Gage WorkmanSROctober 24, 19996'3"180

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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