Below are select minor league players and the rosters of the minor league affiliates of the

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Players

Garrett Acton

Garrett Patrick Acton (born June 15, 1998) is an American

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in the

organization. Acton attended

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in Lemont, Illinois. He was drafted by the

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in the 35th round of the

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, but did not sign and played

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at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He finished his career at Illinois with a school record 25 career saves. Acton signed with the

as an

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after the

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, which was shortened because of the

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. He made his professional debut in 2021 with the

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and Lansing Lugnuts. He started 2022 with the Midland RockHounds before being promoted the Las Vegas Aviators.

Euribiel Angeles

Euribiel Angeles (born May 11, 2002) is a Dominican professional

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in the

organization. Angeles signed with the San Diego Padres as an international free agent in 2018. He made his professional debut in 2019 with the

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. In 2021 he played for the Lake Elsinore Storm and Fort Wayne TinCaps. On April 3, 2022, Angeles, along with Adrián Martínez, was traded to the

for

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Tyler Baum

Tyler Cole Baum (born January 14, 1998) is an American

in the

organization. Baum attended West Orange High School in

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. Going into the 2016 playoffs, he held a 7–0 record and a 2.07 ERA with 70 strikeouts. The team advanced to the final four, but fell in the state qualifying game to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Baum went unselected in the

, and he enrolled at the

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where he played

. In 2017, Baum's freshman season, he started 15 games and pitched 63 innings in which he went 7–0 with a 2.57 ERA. That summer, he played

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for the Harwich Mariners of the

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, where he was named a league all-star and posted a 5-1 record on the mound. As a sophomore in 2018, he made 18 appearances (12 starts), going 4–1 with a 4.57 ERA. He returned to play for Harwich after the season. In 2019, he appeared in 17 games (making 16 starts), pitching to a 7–3 record and a 3.87 ERA. After the season, he was selected by the

in the second round (66th overall) of the

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. Baum signed with Oakland for $900,000 and made his professional debut with the Vermont Lake Monsters of the Class A Short Season New York–Penn League. Over 11 starts, he went 0–3 with a 4.70 ERA, striking out 34 batters over innings. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the

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, but was added to Oakland's 60-man player pool and spent the summer training at their alternate site. Baum missed the beginning of the 2021 season and did not make his season debut until mid-August with the Rookie-level

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with whom he gave up 17 earned runs and twenty walks over innings. He was assigned to the

of the Single-A

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to open the 2022 season, but was reassigned to the Arizona Complex League. He continued to struggle with control, going 1-1 with a 17.00 ERA, 47 walks, and 32 strikeouts over 27 innings between both teams.

Lawrence Butler

Lawrence Evan Butler (born July 10, 2000) is an American professional

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and

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in the

organization. Butler attended Westlake High School in

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. He was drafted by the

in the sixth round of the

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. Butler made his professional debut that year with the Arizona League Athletics. He played 2019 with the Vermont Lake Monsters. Due to the cancellation of the 2020 Minor League Baseball season due to

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, Butler did not play for a team. He returned in 2021 to play for the

and Lansing Lugnuts.

Denzel Clarke

Denzel Leslie Clarke (born May 1, 2000) is a Canadian professional

in the

organization. Clarke attended Everest Academy in Thornhill, Ontario, Canada. He was drafted by the

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in the 36th round of the

, but did not sign and played

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. After three years at Northridge, he was drafted by the

in the fourth round of the

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and signed. Clarke made his professional debut with the

. He started 2022 with the

before being promoted to the Lansing Lugnuts. In July, he was selected to play in the

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Jack Cushing

John Gowen Cushing (born December 3, 1996) is an American

in the

organization. Cushing attended

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in Flower Mound, Texas where he played

. After graduating in 2015, he played four years of

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. He was selected by the

in the 22nd round of the

. Cushing signed with Oakland and split his first professional season between the Arizona League Athletics and Vermont Lake Monsters, going 3-6 with a 6.00 ERA over 42 innings. He did not play a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season. He opened the 2021 season with the

and was promoted to the Lansing Lugnuts and Midland RockHounds during the season. Over 21 games (19 starts) between the three teams, Cushing went 7-7 with a 3.22 ERA and 111 strikeouts over innings. He began the 2022 season with Midland and was promoted to the Las Vegas Aviators in mid-June. After struggling to a 14.14 ERA over 21 innings with the Aviators, he was demoted back to Midland in mid-July. Over 19 starts with Midland, he went 11-3 with a 3.67 ERA and 95 strikeouts over innings.
Georgetown Hoyas bio

Jasseel De La Cruz

Jasseel De La Cruz (born June 26, 1997) is a Dominican professional

in the

organization. De La Cruz is currently a

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, having spent stints in 2020 and 2021 on the Braves' active roster but never having appeared in a major league game. De La Cruz signed with the

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as an international free agent on June 1, 2015. He spent his first professional season of 2015 with the

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, going 0–1 with a 7.11 ERA in 6 innings. He split the 2016 season between the DSL and the

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, going a combined 4–0 with a 2.18 ERA in 41 innings. He split the 2017 season between the GCL and the Danville Braves, going a combined 2–4 with a 3.80 ERA in innings. He played for the

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in 2018, going 3–4 with a 3.83 ERA in 69 innings. De La Cruz split the 2019 season between Rome,

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, and Mississippi Braves, going a combined 7–9 with a 3.25 ERA over 133 innings. De La Cruz was added to the Braves 40–man roster following the 2019 season. On September 15, 2020, De La Cruz was promoted to the major leagues for the first time. He was optioned down the next day without making a major league appearance. On May 8, 2021, De La Cruz was again promoted to the majors but was again sent down on May 10 without playing. Following the conclusion of the 2021 season, De La Cruz was not tendered a contract, making him a free agent. On March 13, 2022, De La Cruz re-signed with the Braves organization on a minor league contract. He elected free agency after the 2022 season. On November 29, 2022, De La Cruz signed a minor league deal with the

J. T. Ginn

John Thomas Ginn (born May 20, 1999) is an American

in the

organization. Ginn graduated from Brandon High School in Brandon, Mississippi. In 2017, as a junior, he batted .482 with 16 home runs. That summer, he pitched in the 2017 Under Armour All-America Baseball Game at

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. As a senior, he batted .419 with nine home runs and 27 RBIs along with pitching to a 5-1 record and 0.36 ERA and was named the Mississippi Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year. He signed to play

at Mississippi State. The

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selected Ginn with the 30th overall selection of the

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. On July 5, 2018, he announced that he was going to honor his commitment to Mississippi State and that he would not be signing with the Dodgers. In 2019, his freshman year at Mississippi State, he went 8-4 with a 3.36 ERA over 16 starts, striking out 103 over eighty innings. He was named the 2019

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Freshman of the Year. He underwent

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in March 2020. Ginn was selected 52nd overall by the

in the

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. He signed with the Mets on June 30, 2020 for a $2.9MM bonus. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the

alongside still recovering from surgery. Ginn returned to play in June 2021, making his professional debut with the

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of the Low-A Southeast. He was promoted to the

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of the High-A East in July. Over 18 starts between the two teams, Ginn went 5-5 with a 3.03 ERA and 81 strikeouts over 92 innings. On March 12, 2022, Ginn and

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were traded to the

in exchange for

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. He opened the season with the Midland RockHounds of the Double-A

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Michael Guldberg

Michael Erling Guldberg (born June 22, 1999) is an American

in the

organization. Guldberg attended Walton High School and played

at Georgia Tech. For his collegiate career, he had a .374 batting average (eighth in school history) and three home runs. After his junior year in 2020, he was selected by the

in the third round of the

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. Guldberg signed with Oakland and made his professional debut in 2021 with the Lansing Lugnuts, slashing .259/.347/.420 with five home runs, 18 RBIs, and 11 stolen bases over only 48 games due to injury. He spent the 2022 season with the Midland RockHounds. Due to injury, he played only 52 games in which he hit .277/.353/.331 with 18 RBIs and seven doubles. He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Mesa Solar Sox after the season.
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets bio

Brett Harris

Brett Steven Harris (born June 24, 1998) is an American

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in the

organization. Harris attended

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, where played baseball and graduated from in 2016. He enrolled at the

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to play

but did not appear in a game, and transferred to Central Arizona College for the 2018 season. He then transferred to Gonzaga University where he played three years of college baseball, batting .355 with six home runs during his senior season in 2021. He was also named the

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Defensive Player of the Year. After the season, he was selected by the

in the seventh round of the

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. Harris signed with the team and made his professional debut with the

and was promoted to the Lansing Lugnuts during the season. Over 27 games between both teams, he batted .238 with three home runs. He opened the 2022 season with Lansing and was promoted to the Midland RockHounds in late May. Over 113 games between the two teams, he

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.290/.374/.475 with 17 home runs, 63 RBIs, and 11 stolen bases.
Gonzaga Bulldogs bio

Hogan Harris

Hogan Anthony Harris (born December 26, 1996) is an American

in the

organization. Harris attended St. Thomas More Catholic High School in

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. In 2015, his senior year, he went 6–1 with a 0.67 ERA, earning All-State honors. Undrafted in the

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, he enrolled at University of Louisiana at Lafayette where he played

. In 2016, Harris' freshman year at UL Lafayette, he appeared in 16 games (two starts) in which he went 2–0 with a 3.90 ERA. That summer, he played

with the Wareham Gatemen of the

. As a sophomore in 2017, he compiled a 5–2 record with a 2.66 ERA over 13 games (12 starts), striking out 87 batters over innings. He returned to the Cape Cod League after the season's end and played for the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox. In 2018, Harris' junior season, he missed the first six weeks of the season due to an oblique injury, but eventually returned and went 5–2 with a 2.62 ERA over 12 games (11 starts). Following his junior season, Harris was selected by the

in the third round of the

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and signed. He made his professional debut in 2019 with the Vermont Lake Monsters of the Class A Short Season New York–Penn League before being promoted to the

of the Class A-Advanced

in July. Over 15 games (13 starts) between the two clubs, Harris pitched to a 1–5 record with a 2.80 ERA, striking out 65 batters over innings. Harris did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the

. He missed all of the 2021 season due to an undisclosed injury. He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Mesa Solar Sox after the season with whom he gave up eight earned runs and 14 walks, alongside striking out 14 batters, over ten innings. He was assigned to the Lansing Lugnuts of the

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to begin the 2022 season. In mid-June, he was promoted to the Midland RockHounds of the Double-A

. In mid-August, he was promoted to the Las Vegas Aviators of the Triple-A

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. Over 23 games (22 starts) between the three teams, he went 2-4 with a 3.42 ERA and 105 strikeouts over innings. On November 15, 2022, the Athletics selected Harris's contract and added him to the 40-man roster.

Brian Howard

Brian Edward Howard (born April 25, 1995) is an American

in the

organization. Howard attended

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in St. Louis,

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. In 2013, his senior year, he went 8–2 with a 0.60 ERA and 89 strikeouts over seventy innings, earning

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Pitcher of the Year honors. Undrafted out of high school in the

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, he enrolled at

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(TCU) where he played

for the TCU Horned Frogs. In 2014, Howard's freshman season at TCU, he pitched to a 2.77 ERA over 13 innings. That summer, he played in the Northwoods League for the

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. In 2015, as a sophomore at TCU, he pitched 46 innings, compiling a 4–0 record, a 3.52 ERA, and 46 strikeouts. As a junior in 2016, Howard went 10–2 with a 3.19 ERA in 17 starts. After his junior year, he was drafted by the

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in the 17th round of the

, but did not sign. In 2017, his senior year, he pitched to a 12–3 record with a 3.77 ERA over 19 starts (leading the nation), striking out 113 batters over 105 innings. He earned

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Honorable Mention. Following the season, he was drafted by the

in the eighth round of the

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, and signed. After signing with Oakland, Howard made his professional debut with the Vermont Lake Monsters of the Class A Short Season New York–Penn League. Over innings, he compiled a 2–1 record and a 1.15 ERA. Howard began the 2018 season with the

of the Class A-Advanced

, with whom he was named an All-Star, before being promoted to the Midland RockHounds of the Class AA

in June. Over 24 games (23 starts) between the two clubs, he pitched to an 11–7 record and a 2.91 ERA, striking out 140 batters over innings. In 2019, he began the year with Midland, earning

All-Star honors. In July, he was promoted to the Las Vegas Aviators of the Class AAA

. Over 27 starts between the two clubs, Howard pitched to an 8–9 record with a 4.30 ERA, striking out 134 over innings. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the

. Howard returned to play for the Aviators in 2021, pitching to a 7-4 record and 5.86 ERA over 24 games (21 starts), striking out 96 batters over innings. He returned to Las Vegas for the 2022 season. Over 42 games (three starts), he went 3-1 with a 6.72 ERA and 65 strikeouts over innings.

Jorge Juan

Jorge Miguel Juan (born March 6, 1999) is a Dominican professional

in the

organization. Juan signed with the Oakland Athletics as an international free agent in August 2017. The Athletics added him to their 40-mam roster after the 2021 season. He was designated for assignment on May 8, 2022, released and then resigned to a minor league deal a day later.

Mason Miller

Mason James Miller (born August 24, 1998) is an American professional

in the

organization. Miller attended

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in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania and played

at Waynesburg University for three years before transferring to Gardner-Webb University. As a sophomore at Waynesburg, he was diagnosed with

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. Miller was drafted by the

in the ninth round of the

. He made his professional debut that year with the

. In 2022, Miller pitched in only six games between the ACL Athletics, Lansing Lugnuts and Las Vegas Aviators. After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League.

Ryan Noda

Ryan Anthony Noda (born March 30, 1996) is an American

and

in the

organization. Noda attended

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in Fox Lake, Illinois. He was not drafted after graduating, and then attended the

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, playing three seasons with the Bearcats. In his

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season, Noda recorded a .230 batting average, seven

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s, and 32

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(RBI). In addition, he made a one-

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pitching appearance and did not allow a

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. After his freshman season in 2015, he played

for the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the

(CCBL), and helped lead the Red Sox to the league championship. As a

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, he batted .250 with six home runs and 34 RBI. Following his sophomore season in 2016, he returned to the CCBL, playing for the

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. In his final season with Cincinnati, Noda hit .236 with nine home runs and 36 RBI. Noda was selected by the

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in the 15th round of the

, and assigned to the Rookie Advanced Bluefield Blue Jays of the

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. In 66 games, Noda recorded a .364 batting average, seven home runs, and 39 RBI. He was traded to the

on February 23, 2021, as the player to be named later in the deal that sent

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to the Blue Jays in 2020. He was assigned to the

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of the Double-A Central and played in 113 games for them, hitting .250 with 29 home runs and 78 RBI. He was selected as a post-season Double-A Central all-star. Noda was promoted to the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers to begin the 2022 season, where he played in 135 games with a .259 average, 25 RBI and 90 RBI. On December 7, 2022, Noda was selected by the

with the second pick of the Rule 5 Draft.

Colin Peluse

Colin Robert Peluse (born June 11, 1998) is an American professional

in the

organization. Peluse attended Middletown High School in

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and played

at Wake Forest University. In 2018, he played

with the Chatham Anglers of the

. He was drafted by the

in the ninth round of the

. He made his professional debut that year with the Vermont Lake Monsters. Peluse did not play a minor league game in 2020 because the season was cancelled due to the

. He pitched 2021 with the Lansing Lugnuts and Midland RockHounds, and was a combined 9-3.

Miguel Romero

Luis Miguel Romero (born April 23, 1994) is a Cuban

in the

organization. Romero played for Guantánamo in the Cuban National Series from 2012 to 2016. He signed with the

as a free agent on February 1, 2017. Romero's first affiliated season was split between the rookie-level

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, the Single-A

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, and the High-A

, where he accumulated a 4.88 ERA in 14 total appearances. In 2018, Romero split the year between Stockton and the Double-A Midland RockHounds, pitching to a 3.94 ERA with 66 strikeouts in 59.1 innings pitched across 44 appearances. Romero spent the 2019 season with the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators, recording a 3.96 ERA with 81 strikeouts across 45 contests. Romero did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the

. The Athletics added him to their 40-man roster following the 2020 season on November 20, 2020. Romero was assigned to Triple-A Las Vegas in 2021, but struggled to a 6.27 ERA in 28 appearances for the team. On September 8, 2021, Romero was promoted to the major leagues for the first time. However, he spent 13 days on the active roster without appearing in a game and was optioned back to Triple-A on September 21. This earned him the distinction of being a

, having spent time on the major league team's active roster without having a major league appearance. On March 27, 2022, it was announced that Romero would be optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas to begin the 2022 season. He was designated for assignment on April 21, 2022.

Royber Salinas

Royber Adrian Salinas (born April 10, 2001) is a Venezuelan professional

in the

organization. Salinas signed with the

as an international free agent in October 2018. He made his professional debut in 2019 with the Dominican Summer League Braves. Salinas did not play for a team in 2020 due to the Minor League Baseball season being cancelled because of the

. He returned in 2021 to pitch for the

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and Augusta GreenJackets. He pitched 2022 with Augusta and

. On December 12, 2022, Salinas was traded to the

with

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, Manny Pina, and

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. *

Max Schuemann

Maxwell Carter Schuemann (born June 11, 1997) is an American

and

in the

organization. Schuemann attended

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in Portage, Michigan, where he played

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and

. In 2014, his junior year, he hit .490 with 33 RBIs. He went unselected in the

and enrolled at Eastern Michigan University where he played

. In 2018, his junior year, he batted .317 with four home runs, 30 RBIs, and 24 stolen bases over 56 games. After the season's end, he was selected by the

in the 20th round of the

. Schuemann signed with Oakland and made his professional debut with the Vermont Lake Monsters of the Class A Short Season New York–Penn League, batting .195 over 45 games. In 2019, he played with the

of the Class A

with whom he hit .256 with three home runs, 35 RBIs, and 25 steals over 94 games. He began the 2021 season with the Lansing Lugnuts of the High-A Central, with whom he set a franchise record with five stolen bases in one game. He was promoted to the Midland RockHounds of the Double-A Central and the Las Vegas Aviators of the

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during the season. Over 119 games between the three clubs, Schuemann

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.271/.372/.388 with seven home runs, 42 RBIs, and 52 stolen bases. He returned to Midland to begin the 2022 season. In mid-July, he was promoted to Las Vegas, but was assigned back to Midland shortly after. Over ninety games between the two teams, he compiled a slash line of .274/.403/.422 with nine home runs, 41 RBIs, and 24 stolen bases.
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