Mustangs in the Pros (2021)

Updated: May 5, 2021

Bobby Ay, ( League, Lo-A), G IP H R ER BB SO W L ERA 00.000000000.00 (0 saves) NOTE: A ninth-round draft pick, Ay signed in late June 2019 for $100,000. He made his professional debut July 13, 2019, against Orem and pitched one scoreless inning as the starter, retiring the side in order. Visalia opens its 2021 season May 4 versus Lake Elsinore.

Bradlee Beesley, TBA (TBA, Rookie), G AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB RBI Avg. OBP SLG 00000000000.000 .000 .000 NOTE: Beesley signed an undrafted free agent contract with the Chicago Cubs in Nuly 2020. He has yet to be assigned to a team this year.

Taylor Dollard, (, Lo-A), G IP H R ER BB SO W L ERA 00.000000000.00 (0 saves) NOTE: Dollard was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the fifth round (137th overall selection) of the 2020 Major League Draft and signed for $406,000. Modesto opens its season May 4 versus Stockton.

Elijah Greene, 66ers (California League, Lo-A), Angels G AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB RBI Avg. OBP SLG 00000000000.000 .000 .000 NOTE: Greene signed an undrafted free agent contract with the of Anaheim in July 2020. Inland Empire opens its season May 4 versus Rancho Cucamonga.

Mitch Haniger, Seattle Mariners (, Majors) G AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB RBI Avg. OBP SLG 28 112 20 30 7 1 8 8 27 0 23 .268 .314 .463 NOTE: Haniger missed the second half of the 2019 season and all of 2020 after rupturing a testicle and undergoing sur- gery. He opened the season with a five-game hitting streak and had an eight-game hitting streak snapped April 17 by Houston. Haniger was hitting .351 14 games into the season with four doubles and four home runs.

Spencer Howard, Philadelphia Phillies (, Majors) G IP H R ER BB SO W L ERA 34.164428008.31 (0 saves) NOTE: Howard became the 19th former Cal Poly baseball player to play in the Major Leagues on August 9, 2020, making his Major League debut against the . In the second game of a doubleheader at Citizens Bank Park, Howard pitched the first 4 2/3 innings, allowing four runs -- a two-run by Freddie Freeman, a solo shot by Ronald Acuna and an RBI double by Travis d'Arnaud -- on seven hits. He walked one batter and struck out four. He was placed on the injured list with shoulder stiffness on Sept. 13 and missed the final two weeks of the regular season. Howard opened the 2021 season at the Phillies’ Alternate Training Site but has made three relief appearances on the mound for the Phillies.

Chase Johnson, (, AAA), G IP H R ER BB SO W L ERA 00.000000000.00 (0 saves) NOTE: After four appearances at Sacramento in 2020, Johnson was sent down to San Jose for one appearance (three score- less innings April 18 at Rancho Cucamonga), then elevated to Richmond of the Eastern League, where he pitched three scoreless innings at Portland on June 5, striking out four. He did not give up an earned run in consecutive 10 outings (18 innings), lowering his ERA from 9.00 to 4.62, before giving up seven earned runs in his last four relief appearances July 11-22. Johnson earned a three-inning save, his second of the year, August 4 at Harrisburg, and tossed four scoreless frames at Bowie on August 13. After just three starts and 32 relief appearances this season, Johnson was promoted to the Triple-A Sacramento RiverCats on August 18 and made three starts, allowing nine runs and 11 hits over 11 2/3 innings. Johnson underwent Tommy John surgery in May 2017. Sacramento opens its 2021 season May 6 at Las Vegas.

Slater Lee, Beloit Snappers (Central Division, Hi-A), G IP H R ER BB SO W L ERA 00.000000000.00 (0 saves) NOTE: Lee suffered an arm injury during spring training in 2019 and missed the 2019 season. Read a story on Lee from OaklandClubhouse.com by clicking here. Beloit opens its 2021 season May 4 at Wisconsin.

Kyle Marinconz, Wilmington Blue Rocks (East Division, Hi-A), Washington Nationals G AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB RBI Avg. OBP SLG 00000000000.000 .000 .000 NOTE: Marinconz, who was drafted in the 24th round by the Washington Nationals in 2018 and signed for $60,000, played at Hagerstown and Potomac in 2019. Wilmington opens its 2021 season May 4 against Aberdeen.

Mark Mathias, (American League, Majors) G AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB RBI Avg. OBP SLG 00000000000.000 .000 .000 NOTE: Mathias opened the 2020 season in the Brewers’ Alternate Training Camp. He was called up to the Major Leagues on two occasions. In his Major League debut August 3, Mathias was a pinch-runner for Ryon Healy. Two days later, in his first Major League at-bat, Mathias led off the third inning with a single to center field off Dallas Keuchel of the . Mathias eventually came around to score the only run of the game in a 1-0 victory. Mathias went on to compile a four-game hitting streak and was 5-for-15 (.333) through his first week of play in the Majors. He played six games before he was sent back to Appleton, Wisc., on August 11. Mathias was recalled August 20, went 2-for-4 against the on August 22, and was sent back to Appleton on Sept. 8. Mathias opened the 2021 season on the 60-day injury list due to a strained shoulder suffered while making a diving catch in the outfield during a Cactus League game March 9. Originally diagnosed with a torn labrum in his right shoulder, Mathias' recovery time could be as long as three to four months. He remains at the Brewers' spring training facility for rehab work.

Alex McKenna, Asheville Tourists (South Atlantic League, Hi-A), G AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB RBI Avg. OBP SLG 00000000000.000 .000 .000 NOTE: Drafted in the fourth round in 2018 by Houston, McKenna signed for $432,500. Asheville opens its 2021 season May 4 versus Brooklyn.

Nick Meyer, Binghamtonn Rumble Ponies (Northeast Division, AA), G AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB RBI Avg. OBP SLG 00000000000.000 .000 .000 NOTE: Drafted in the sixth round in 2018 by the New York Mets, Meyer signed for $350,000. Binghamton opens its 2021 sea- son May 4 at Akron. Read a story on Meyer by Gershon Rabinowitz of NY Sports Day by clicking here.

Mike Miller, (International League, AAA), G AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB RBI Avg. OBP SLG 00000000000.000 .000 .000 NOTE: Miller, drafted in the ninth round by Boston in 2012 and signed for $5,000, played for Pawtucket and Rochester in 2019. He played in one Major League game for the Red Sox in 2016, has compiled a .262 career batting average in the minor leagues and currently is a free agent.

Nick Torres, Vaqueros de la Laguna (Mexican League) G AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB RBI Avg. OBP SLG 00000000000.000 .000 .000 NOTE: Torres played four years in the organization after being selected in the fourth round of the 2014 draft, sign- ing for $406,700. In 2019 with Puebla in the Mexican League, Torres finished fourth in the league in doubles, 20th in home runs and 24th in RBIs. He went 13-for-29 (.448) with three doubles, two home runs and nine RBIs in his final eight games of the season. Torres played four years in the San Diego organization after being selected in the fourth round of the 2014 draft. He currently is on the roster of the Vaqueros de la Laguna.

Erich Uelmen, Tennessee Smokies (North Division, AA), Chicago Cubs G IP H R ER BB SO W L ERA 00.000000000.00 (0 saves) NOTE: After rehabilitating an injury in Arizona, Uelmen pitched for Myrtle Beach and Tennessee in 2019. The Smokies open their 2021 season May 4 versus Montgomery. Uelmen was drafted in the fourth round of the 2017 Draft by the Cubs and signed for $382,300.

Peter Van Gansen, (Pacific Coast League, AAA), G AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB RBI Avg. OBP SLG 00000000000.000 .000 .000 NOTE: Van Gansen played for Double-A San Antonio and Triple-A El Paso in 2019. A 12th-round draft pick by the San Diego Padres in 2015, Van Gansen signed for $100,000. El Paso opens its 2021 season May 6 at Tacoma.

Zack Zehner, Somerset Patriots (Northeast Division, AA), G AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB RBI Avg. OBP SLG 50 171 19 31 3 3 3 22 50 1 14 .181 .277 .287 NOTE: Zehner played for Double-A Trenton and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in 2019, hitting .265 in Triple-A. Zehner was drafted in the 18th round by the Yankees in 2015. Somerset opens its 2021 season May 4 versus Harrisburg.