Volume 10 Issue 3 May 11, 2019 on Deck Shop Located Behind Section 111 VOLUME 10 | ISSUE 3 | 2019
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Volume 10 Issue 3 May 11, 2019 On Deck Shop located behind Section 111 VOLUME 10 | ISSUE 3 | 2019 THE OFFICIAL GAME PROGRAM OF THE SACRAMENTO RIVER CATS 4 2019 Schedule 7 Pillars of Art 9 Prospect Report: Melvin Adon 11 River Cats Roster 23 River Cats Field Staff 26 Game Day Information 29 River Cats Foundation 30 San Francisco Giants Affiliates 31 Map of the Pacific Coast League 32 Top MLB/PCL Prospects 34 Scorecard 40 Raley Field Storefronts Menu 44 Raley Field Food Cart Map 47 Visiting Team 52 One-on-One with Mike Yastrzemski 56 Social Media Highlights 61 A-Z Guide CEO, MAJORITY OWNER DESIGN Susan Savage Aaron Davis & Mike Villarreal PRESIDENT PHOTOGRAPHERS Jeff Savage Kaylee Creevan & Ralph Thompson GENERAL MANAGER Chip Maxson CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS Greg Coletti, Ellese Iliff, DIRECTOR, MARKETING Emily Williams Krystal Jones, & Ryan Maddox CONTRIBUTORS PRINTING Daniel Emmons & Conner Penfold Commerce Printing APRIL MAY SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2 3 4 TAC 5 TAC 6 TAC 1 abq 2 abq 3 rno 4 rno 7:05 7:05 7:05 5:35 10:05 7:05 7:05 7 TAC 8 TAC 9 lv 10 lv 11 lv 12 sl 13 sl 5 rno 6 rno 7 fre 8 fre 9 fre 10 fre 11 elp 1:05 12:05 7:05 7:05 7:05 5:35 5:35 1:05 6:35 6:35 12:05 7:05 7:05 7:05 14 sl 15 sl 16 lv 17 lv 18 lv 19 sl 20 sl 12 elp 13 elp 14 elp 15 16 fre 17 fre 18 fre 12:05 11:05 6:35 6:35 7:05 7:05 7:05 1:05 6:35 12:05 7:05 7:05 7:05 21 sl 22 sl 23 24 tac 25 tac 26 tac 27 tac 19 fre 20 fre 21 sl 22 sl 23 sl 24 sl 25 abq 1:05 12:05 6:00 7:00 7:00 5:00 1:05 6:35 6:35 12:05 7:05 7:05 5:35 28 tac 29 abq 30 abq 26 abq 27 abq 28 abq 29 lv 30 lv 31 lv 1:35 5:35 5:35 5:05 12:35 5:35 6:35 7:05 7:05 JUNE JULY SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 lv 1 abq 2 abq 3 abq 4 rno 5 rno 6 rno 7:05 7:05 7:05 7:05 6:35 7:05 7:05 2 lv 3 4 okc 5 okc 6 okc 7 no 8 no 7 rno 8 9 10 11 fre 12 fre 13 fre 1:05 5:05 9:05 5:05 5:00 4:00 1:05 all-star break 7:05 7:05 7:05 9 no 10 no 11 12 oma 13 oma 14 oma 15 iow 14 fre 15 sl 16 sl 17 sl 18 sl 19 tac 20 tac 11:00 5:00 7:05 7:05 7:05 7:05 1:05 6:05 6:05 6:05 6:05 7:00 7:00 16 iow 17 iow 18 iow 19 20 lv 21 lv 22 lv 21 TAC 22 23 fre 24 fre 25 fre 26 TAC 27 TAC 1:05 7:05 12:05 7:05 7:05 7:05 1:35 7:05 7:05 7:05 7:05 7:05 23 lv 24 lv 25 elp 26 elp 27 elp 28 elp 29 abq 28 TAC 29 30 sa 31 sa 12:05 7:05 6:05 6:05 6:05 6:05 7:05 1:05 5:05 5:05 30 abq 1:05 AUGUST SEPTEMBER SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 SA 2 rr 3 rr 1 elp 2 elp 5:05 5:05 5:05 5:05 1:05 4 rr 5 rr 6 7 mem 8 mem 9 mem 10 nas 4:05 5:05 7:05 7:05 7:05 7:05 ABQ ALBUQUERQUE ISOTOPES OKC OKLAHOMA CITY DODGERS 11 nas 12 nas 13 nas 14 15 rno 16 rno 17 rno ELP EL PASO CHIHUAHUAS OMA OMAHA STORM CHASERS FRE FRESNO GRIZZLIES RNO RENO ACES 1:05 7:05 7:05 7:05 7:05 7:05 IOW IOWA CUBS RR ROUND ROCK EXPRESS 18 rno 19 abq 20 abq 21 abq 22 elp 23 elp 24 elp LV LAS VEGAS AVIATORS SL SALT LAKE BEES 1:05 7:05 7:05 7:05 6:05 6:05 6:05 MEM MEMPHIS REDBIRDS SA SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS NAS NASHVILLE SOUNDS TAC TACOMA RAINIERS 25 elp 26 rno 27 rno 28 rno 29 rno 30 elp 31 elp NO NEW ORLEANS BABY CAKES 5:05 7:05 7:05 7:05 7:05 7:05 7:05 GAME DATES & TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE | ALL GAME TIMES ARE PST HOME GAME AWAY GAME DAY GAME OFF DAY ALL-STAR BREAK PILLARS OF ART By Conner Penfold You’re making your way through The River Cats celebrate the the concourse, hungry for a hot tradition of art and memories dog. Or you’ve just entered the at Raley Field with their annual main gate on a hot August night Art day. It is an opportunity to and are on the lookout for the recognize the enormous impact Merlino’s Freeze stand. Chances that the arts have had on the are, you’ve seen the colorful Sacramento region, its people, concrete pillars evenly staggered and the ballpark that the River around the top of the lower bowl. Cats have called home for the last 20 years. So as you are walking Nearly twenty years ago, around the ballpark, be sure to look Sacramento-area school children carefully at the small tiles that have put their stamp on Raley Field’s become a big part of what makes grand opening with displays of Raley Field so special. creativity as part of the Pillars of Art program. Sacramento River Cats majority owner Susan Savage, who serves on the board of the Crocker Art Museum, KVIE Public Television, and the River Cats Foundation, found a unique way to integrate art and community into the ballpark’s charm. As those structures remain, just as colorful as ever during the River Cats’ 20th season in the state’s capital, the tradition lives on with the annual Art of Baseball day at Raley Field. Hundreds of local students submit works of art to be featured in the Art of Baseball Calendar, with the finalists being honored down on the field during the game. THE INSIDE PITCH | RIVERCATS.COM 7 ICE COLD THE SACRAMENTO RIVER CATS VICTORY ©2018 The Coca-Cola Company. All Rights Reserved. 1-800-922-8742 | TriCountiesBank.com FERNANDO ABAD PITCHER 58 Bat: L | Throw: L | Height: 6’1” | Weight: 220 | DOB: 12/17/85 Abad is an eight-year major-league veteran signed to a minor-league deal in the offseason. After breaking camp in Richmond, and proceeding to allow just four baserunners and zero runs in six innings, Abad was promoted to Sacramento to bolster the bullpen. Abad, who has pitched more than 300 innings combined for five different MLB teams, began the 2018 season in the New York Mets system but was suspended for 80 games after testing positive for the banned substance Stanozolol. SHAUN ANDERSON PITCHER 35 Bat: R | Throw: R | Height: 6’4” | Weight: 225 | DOB: 2/14/95 Was a third-round pick by the Boston Red Sox in 2016 and pitched in their minor-league system until he was traded to the Giants on July 26, 2017 as part of the Eduardo Nunez deal. He broke camp in 2018 with the Double-A Richmond Flying Squirrels, posting a 3.45 ERA with 93 strikeouts in 94 innings before being called up to make his Triple-A debut in Sacramento. After a non- roster invite to major-league spring training this season, he’ll begin the year as the Giants’ fifth-ranked prospect according to MLB Pipeline. TYLER BEEDE PITCHER 14 Bat: R | Throw: R | Height: 6’2” | Weight: 210 | DOB: 5/23/93 Beede, drafted in 2014’s first round out of Vanderbilt University, made more starts than any other River Cats pitcher during his Triple-A debut season in 2017 and is the No. 24-ranked prospect in the system according to MLB Pipeline. He pitched six or more innings in 11 of his 19 starts, posting a 3.47 ERA in those outings. He struggled during the 2018 season with the River Cats and was sent to the bullpen for the remainder of the year, but made some mechanical adjustments in the offseason and will be back in the rotation for 2019. TY BLACH PITCHER 31 Bat: R | Throw: L | Height: 6’1” | Weight: 205 | DOB: 10/20/90 Blach is back in a River Cats uniform after spending all of 2017 and 2018 with the San Francisco Giants. There, he pitched the third most innings on the club in 2017 and followed that up with 118.2 a year later. He owns a 4.36 ERA in nearly 300 major-league innings pitched while making almost half of his 85 appearances as a starter. Blach was a three-year starter at Creighton University in Omaha, Neb. and was selected by the Giants in the fifth round of the 2012 draft. *Roster current as of 4/29/2019 THE INSIDE PITCH | RIVERCATS.COM 11 RIVER CATS ROSTER RAY BLACK PITCHER 38 Bat: R | Throw: R | Height: 6’3” | Weight: 230 | DOB: 6/26/90 After playing collegiately at the University of Pittsburgh, he was drafted by the Giants in the 7th round of 2011, though he missed the 2012 and 2013 seasons after undergoing shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum.