2023 Dragons Media Guide

DAYTON

2023 MEDIA GUIDE

The 2023 Dayton Dragons Media Guide was produced by the Dayton Dragons and its entire

Dayton Dragons Front Office

Dayton Dragons

Cincinnati Reds affiliate - 22nd Season

Midwest League

Stadium and Office Address: Day Air Ballpark

220 N. Patterson Blvd. Dayton, OH 45402

Phone: (937) 228-2287 Fax: (937) 228-2284

Website: www.daytondragons.com

Email: dragons@daytondragons.com

Twitter: @dragonsbaseball

Facebook: dragonsbaseball

Instagram: dragonsbaseball

Front Office Directory

Management

President - Robert Murphy

Executive Vice President - Eric Deutsch

Vice President & Assistant General Manager - Brandy Guinaugh

Vice President of Accounting & Finance - Mark Schlein

Vice President of Corporate Partnerships - Andrew Hayes

Ticketing

Director of Ticket Administration & Box Office - Lindzey Watson

Director of Group Sales - Carl Hertzberg

Merchandise & Ticket Manager - Lamont Fox

Senior Group Sales Manager - Andrew Majzan

Group Sales Managers - Madison Berlinger, Alyssa Cody, Grant Noffsinger

Inside Sales Manager - Mandi Napier

Assistant Box Office Manager - Jacob Offenbacker

Sales and Marketing

Senior Manager of Corporate Communications - Megan Chamberlain

Senior Manager of Corporate Partnerships - Brittany Snyder

Managers of Corporate Partnerships - Nicole Annucci, Jake Arthur, Tanner Buhrts, Alex Livingston, Kaylie Marshall, Jack Twomey

Corporate Partnerships Assistant - Keegan Blosser

Multimedia Designer/Production Manager - David Luehring

Graphic Designer - Shawn Dewey

Motion Graphics/Production Manager - Ian Kallmeyer

Operations and Facilities

Senior Director of Operations - John Wallace

Operations Managers - Nick Hall, Sami Jones

Director of Field Operations - Brent White

Entertainment

Senior Director of Entertainment - Kaitlin Rohrer

Director of Entertainment - Katrina Gibbs

Entertainment Manager - Jamie Penwell

Entertainment Assistant - Fiona Holahan

Media Relations

Director of Media Relations & Broadcasting - Tom Nichols

Media Relations Assistant - Patrick Geshan

Administration

Administrative Assistant to the President - Mary Cleveland

Dayton Dragons Honors/Awards

Dragons Major Awards and Accomplishments

All-Time North American Sports Record Holder for Consecutive Sold-Out Regular Season Dates (1,385 entering 2022 season)

Established Class-A single-season attendance record in first season (2000) and broke the record in 2003, 2004, and 2010. The Dragons 21 years of existence have marked the top 21 single-season attendance totals in Class-A history. The current single-season record of 597,433 was set by the Dragons in 2010.

2003 Dayton Business Journal’s “Community Supporter of the Year.”

Winner of PRISM Award as best-operated Minor League sports franchise, 2003, 2004, 2007. First inductee into the PRISM Award Hall of Fame.

Selected in 2004 as the winner of the Bob Freitas Award by Baseball America (top Class-A franchise).

Selected in 2007 as one of the “10 Hottest Tickets in Sports” by Sports Illustrated

Selected in 2008 as co-winners of the “Ongoing Excellence” Award by Ballpark Digest.

Awarded the 2009 Larry MacPhail Promotional Trophy by the Midwest League. The trophy is given to one team in the league each year based on excellence in promotions.

Selected as 2011 Minor League Baseball “Organization of the Year” by Ballpark Digest

One of five finalists for 2012 SportsBusiness Journal “Professional Sports Team of the Year” Award. The Dragons were the first Minor League team ever selected as a finalist.

Winner of Minor League Baseball’s John H. Johnson President’s Award, 2012 (highest honor presented to one MiLB team per year). Midwest League nominee for John H. Johnson Award in 2001, 2011, 2012.

Winner of Ballpark Digest “Best Marketing” award for 2015 season.

Winner of Dayton American Advertising Federation Hermes Awards (two Gold, one bronze) for 2015 productions.

Midwest League nominee in 2016, 2017, and 2018 for the Charles K. Murphy Patriot Award for outstanding support of and engagement with the United States Armed Forces and veterans, both at the ballpark and in the community.

Named Miami Valley’s “Customer Service Business of the Year” by Dayton Business Journal in 2018 and 2019.

Dragons President & General Manager Robert Murphy has earned many honors including 2005 Minor League Baseball Executive of the Year by the Sporting News; 2018 Minor League Executive of the Year by Baseball America; 2019 Baseball Executive of the Year by Ballpark Digest; and Midwest League Executive of the Year in 2000 and 2012.

Dragons Vice President, Sponsor Services Brandy Guinaugh was named 2016 Minor League Baseball Rawlings Woman Executive of the Year.

The Dragons hosted the Midwest League All-Star Game in 2001 and 2013; hosted the Cincinnati Reds vs. Florida Marlins exhibition game in 2007; hosted the Cincinnati Reds Futures Games in 2009 and 2017; hosted the 20th Season Celebration Game in 2019.

Day Air Ballpark Firsts

First Game: April 27, 2000

First Batter: Brian Seever, Cedar Rapids

First Pitcher: Jim Manias, Dragons

First Hit: Casey Bookout, Dragons

First Run: Austin Kearns, Dragons

First Home Run: Casey Bookout, Dragons

Outfield Dimensions: LF - 320 LCF - 381 CF - 402 RCF - 371 RF - 320

Day Air Ballpark - Fast Facts

• Designed by HNTB Sports Architecture of Kansas City, Mo.

• Opened April 27, 2000

• Seating capacity of 6,830 stadium-style seats plus lawn sections

• 27 luxury suites and press box on the Club Level of stadium

• 4 Party Decks and 1 hospitality section (Azek Dragons Lair)

• 7 concession stand locations and over 100 points-of-sale

• 7 men’s, 7 women’s and 1 family restroom; 1 Mom’s Room for nursing mothers

• 3,150 square foot “Dragons Den” team store

• 72,200 square feet plaza area in front of stadium

• 6,900 public and private parking spaces within 1/4 mile of stadium

• Fully handicapped accessible, meeting ADA requirements

• State-of-the-art 2,050 square foot 13HD Video Board (installed in 2015)

• 6 x 240 LED Pro Star® Video Plus outfield signage wall

• Indoor batting tunnel and pitcher’s mound adjacent to Dragons clubhouse

The Playing Surface and Field

• Complete reconstruction of playing surface, drainage, and irrigation prior to 2012 season

• Underground irrigation system that consists of more than 1,000 tons of gravel

• 600 tons of infield mix which is 33% clay, 27% silt and 40% sand

• 400 tons of clay on the warning track

• 3,500 tons of Rootzone mix (90% sand, 10% peat) underneath turf

• 100,000 square feet (appx. 2.5 acres) of Kentucky Bluegrass turf

Dayton Dragons Game Information

Game Times: Mon. thru Sat. - 7:05 p.m.; Sun. - 1:05 p.m.

Special start times: 1:05 p.m. on April 15, April 29.

Single-Game Ticket Prices: $10.00-$20.00.

Radio Announcers: Tom Nichols, Patrick Geshan. Number of Games Broadcast: 132 (all games)

Flagship Station: WONE 980 AM

Internet Broadcasts: www.daytondragons.com

Television Announcers: Tom Nichols, Jack Pohl. 25 games televised.

Station: Dayton CW Channel 26 (Spectrum Cable channels 13 and 1013).

Mr. Rosenbaum is President of Palisades Associates, Inc., a merchant banking and investment firm. Mr. Rosenbaum began his business career in 1978 at The Boston Consulting Group. In 1982, he was named a Vice President of The Dyson-Kissner-Moran Corporation, a private investment firm that pioneered leveraged buyouts. In 1987, Mr. Rosenbaum was one of the founding Managing Directors of The Carlyle Group. In 1989, he founded Palisades Associates, Inc.

A Toledo native and 1970 Ohio High School State Debating Champion, Mr. Rosenbaum received an A.B. in Government from Harvard College, magna cum laude, in 1974, where he won the National College Debate Championship, and jointly earned a J.D. from Harvard Law School, where he won the Ames Moot Court Competition, and an M.P.P. from Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government in 1978. While pursuing his graduate studies, Mr. Rosenbaum served as Coach of Debating at Harvard, leading the team to another National Championship, and as a Teaching Fellow in Government and Social Sciences. He is admitted to the active practice of law in Ohio and Illinois and before the Supreme Court of the United States, and is a member of the American Bar Association’s Sections on Antitrust Law and Business Law, the Ohio State Bar Association and the Dayton Bar Association.

Mr. Rosenbaum has served on numerous boards of directors, both for-profit and not-for-profit, public as well as private. In 2011, the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty named Mr. Rosenbaum the Humanitarian of the Year. He served as a member of the board of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Foundation from 2013-2020 and the USA Swimming Foundation from 2013-2019. In 2016, he served as the Team Leader for the USA Modern Pentathlon Team at the Rio Olympics. In 2021, he attended the Tokyo Olympics as part of USA Pentathlon’s official delegation. In 2013, Mr. Rosenbaum was appointed by President Obama to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, a position he held until 2017. He served as a Vice Chair of the Platform Committee for the 2016 Democratic National Convention and was a member the board of the Center for American Progress Action Fund until the end of 2022. For his work with the U.S. Army’s World Class Athlete Program, Mr. Rosenbaum was awarded the Superior Public Service Medal by the Secretary of the Army in 2017. In 2021, he was named Chair of Minor League Baseball’s Government Relations Committee.

Mr. Sakellariadis retired following a 35-year investment banking career at Citigroup-related companies. Mr. Sakellariadis served in various investment banking capacities at Citigroup companies including as Managing Director in the Mergers and Acquisitions Group, and as head of the Financial Restructuring Group, and as a member of the Advisory Committee, which reviewed and approved all fairness and valuation opinions rendered by the firm. He served as an advisor in transactions totaling in excess of $200 billion. Mr. Sakellariadis covered the Automotive, Homebuilding and Building Products sectors, as well as other industrial companies. Mr. Sakellariadis graduated from Harvard College, magna cum laude in 1973, and received an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School, and a J.D. degree from the Harvard Law School. He was a Fulbright/ITT Scholar in 1973-1974. Mr. Sakellariadis is a member of the Executive Board of Minor League Baseball. He is former co-chairman of the Harvard College Fund, co-chairman of the John Harvard Society, Fundraising Co-Chairman of the Harvard College Class of 1973, Fundraising Co-Chairman of the Harvard Law School Class of 1977, Member of Major Gifts Committee for the Harvard Business School Class of 1977, Advisory Trustee of the New York Botanical Garden, former Trustee and Treasurer of the U.S. Board of Athens College, Advisory Trustee of Phoenix Country Day School, former President of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in New York City, and a member of four national Greek Church and cultural organizations. He is a recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.

Mr. Savit is the Managing Partner of the HWS Group, which over the past 24 years has owned and operated seven Minor League baseball teams as well as an NBA Development League team in Springfield, MA. Mr. Savit was also a limited partner in the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA. Prior to the formation of the HWS Group, Mr. Savit worked for 16 years for the Cleveland-based International Management Group (IMG), specializing in event management. In 1997, he and his brother, Jeffrey, founded the HWS Group, headquartered in Wellesley, MA, in honor of their late father, Herbert W. Savit. The first two teams with which he was involved were the Augusta GreenJackets of the South Atlantic League (1998-2005) and the Michigan BattleCats of the Midwest League (2000-2001). Along with three other teams HWS Group purchased, the Mobile BayBears of the Southern League (2003-2017), the Columbia Blowfish of the Coastal Plain (collegiate) League (2006-2013) and the Modesto Nuts of the California League (2005-2019), those teams have since been sold. Currently Mr. Savit serves as Managing Partner of the Mahoning Valley Scrappers of the MLB Draft League in addition to his role as co-owner and board member of the Dayton Dragons. Mr. Savit received an A.B. degree in Government from Harvard College in 1978, where he served as Sports Editor of the Harvard Crimson. He is currently involved in numerous philanthropic endeavors in the New England area, including the HWS Golf Classic, which since 2002 has raised over $1.8 million for the Herbert W. Savit Research Fund at Brown University and the Miriam Hospital in Providence, RI, dedicated to focused research in myeloid diseases.

Nick Sakellariadis

Greg Rosenbaum

Michael Savit

Michael Savit, Greg Rosenbaum, and Nick Sakellariadis

Robert “Bob” Murphy has served as President of the Dayton Dragons since the organization’s inception in 1999 and has worked in sports management since 1995.

He received his undergraduate degree in communications and media arts from Buffalo State College and received his MBA from the State University of New York at Buffalo.

Murphy was named Executive of the Year by the Midwest League in the years 2000 and 2011. In 2000, Bob was named to Dayton Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 in Business.

In 2005, he was named Minor League Baseball Executive of the Year by the longstanding national sports publication The Sporting News. In 2013, Murphy was awarded the West Chester-Liberty Chamber Alliance Everest Award honoring leaders and legends on the I-75 Growth Corridor. Murphy was selected in 2018 as Minor League Baseball’s national “Executive of the Year” by Baseball America. The award is presented annually to one individual from among all executives in 16 leagues and 190 teams across Minor League Baseball.

In 2019, Murphy was selected as the Ballpark Digest “Executive of the Year.” The award recognized Murphy’s role in setting the tone for the Dragons success including the longest sellout streak in professional sports history and a strong slate of community programs. That same year, Murphy was also selected as the Dayton Business Journal “Executive of the Year.” In 2020, Murphy was selected by Dayton Business Journal to the Forty Under 40 Hall-of-Fame.

Under Murphy’s leadership, the Dayton Dragons organization set and surpassed numerous milestones. Among the accomplishments are selling out every Dayton Dragons game since its inception in the year 2000; and on July 9, 2011 broke the all-time record for most consecutive home game sellouts when they sold out their 815th consecutive game having broken the 18-year-old record set by the Portland Trail Blazers of the NBA.

In addition, the organization has received several awards during its existence including being honored by the Midwest League of Professional Baseball Clubs as the winner of the John H. Johnson President’s Trophy in the years 2001, 2011 & 2012. The annual award honors the individual or club that best exemplifies the standards of the complete baseball franchise. In 2012 the Dragons were also awarded Minor League Baseball’s John H. Johnson President’s Award which honors the complete baseball franchise, the top honor bestowed by Minor League Baseball.

March 19, 2012 the Dragons were named as one of five finalists for the SportsBusiness Journal Professional Sports Team of the Year Award. The Dragons were the first minor league team from any sport to be selected as a finalist for the award. The award honors a sports franchise based on an evaluation of “excellence, growth, creativity, innovation, sound planning, implementation and outcomes.”

The Dragons were selected as the Miami Valley’s “Customer Service Business of the Year” by the Dayton Business Journal in 2018 and 2019. Since inception, the Dragons have maintained a culture of unsurpassed customer service. Also, the Dragons were honored in 2019 with the Eclipse Integrity Award from the BBB. The BBB’s Eclipse Integrity Awards are presented to organizations demonstrating significant, unique, and continuous commitment to trust and fair play in the marketplace and in day-to-day living.

Bob and his wife, Kathy, are especially proud of their three children, Kaitlin, Michael, and Colleen.

Eric Deutsch has been with Dragons since their inception in 1999 and has worked in professional sports since 1993. He worked with the Las Vegas Stars/51’s of the Pacific Coast League before joining the Dragons. Eric was born at the Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota, but was raised in Las Vegas. He received his accounting degree from the University of San Diego in 1990 and worked for Solar Turbines/Caterpillar in San Diego in the finance department for two years before moving on to graduate school. In 1993 Eric received his Master of Science in Sports Administration from St. Thomas University of Miami, Florida. Eric and his wife, Courtney, have four children.

Dragons Vice Presidents

Robert Murphy President

Eric Deutsch Exec. V.P.

Brandy Guinaugh

Mark Schlein

Andrew Hayes

Dragons Directors

Dragons Front Office

Additional

Nick Hall

Megan Chamberlain

Shawn Dewey

Kaylie Marshall

Brittany Snyder

Mary Cleveland

Jake Arthur

David Luehring

Jacob Offenbacker

Jack Twomey

Andrew Majzan

Jamie Penwell

Patrick Geshan

Fiona Holahan

Lamont Fox

Brent White

Lindzey Watson

Katrina Gibbs

John Wallace

Tom Nichols

Carl Hertzberg

Ian Kallmeyer

Nicole Annucci

Tanner Buhrts

Kaitlin Rohrer

Madison Berlinger

Keegan Blosser

Sami Jones

Alex Livingston

Mandi Napier

Grant Noffsinger

Alyssa Cody

Bryan LaHair - Manager

2023 Dayton Dragons

Bryan LaHair is in his second season as Dragons manager and his sixth year in the Reds organization. Under LaHair’s leadership last season, the Dragons posted a first half record of 39-27 to finish second in the Midwest League’s East Division, one game out of first place. The 2022 Dragons broke the club record for home runs in a season, leading the league with 152. The Dragons also narrowly missed leading the league in stolen bases, finishing with five fewer than the league leader despite playing four fewer games. Only one Midwest League team has led the circuit in both home runs and stolen bases since 1988. The 2022 Dragons also broke the club record for fewest errors in a season. LaHair served as manager with the Reds affiliate in the Arizona Complex League in 2021 and was the manager at Billings in 2019. He was slated to return to Billings as manager in 2020 before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. LaHair opened his coaching career as the Billings hitting coach in 2018.

PLAYING CAREER: LaHair played professionally for 14 seasons from 2003-14 and 2016-17, appearing in more than 1,000 games. He was primarily a first baseman but also saw considerable time as a corner outfielder. He played in 195 major league games with the Seattle Mariners and Chicago Cubs. In 2012, he appeared in the MLB All-Star Game. LaHair played for TEAM USA’s national team three times (2005 World Cup, 2006 regional Olympic qualifier, 2007 Olympic qualifier). LaHair led all of Minor League Baseball in home runs in 2011 with 38 with the Iowa Cubs and was selected as the Pacific Coast League Most Valuable Player. He played one season in Japan in 2013.

PERSONAL: LaHair, 40, is a native of Worcester, Massachusetts and was chosen as the 2000 Massachusetts High School Player of the Year. He was selected by the Mariners in the 39th round of the 2002 draft out of St. Petersburg College in Florida.

Managing Statistics

Playing Statistics

Todd Naskedov - Pitching Coach

Todd Naskedov (NASK-uh-duv) joins the Dragons as pitching coach in 2023, his second season in the Reds organization. The 2023 season is Naskedov’s sixth year in professional baseball after more than 20 years as a coach at the high school or college levels. He was the pitching coach at Single-A Daytona in the Reds organization in 2022.

Naskedov spent four years as a coach in the Houston Astros organization before joining the Reds. He was the pitching coach at Single-A Fayetteville in 2021 after three years as the Astros pitching rehab coordinator at their complex in West Palm Beach, Florida. Naskedov coached college or high school baseball in Arizona, Oregon, Texas, and Washington, has coached with USA Baseball’s national team, and has coached abroad in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands as a Major League Baseball international envoy. Naskedov, 46, is originally from Kelso, Washington.

DRAGONS 2023 COACHING STAFF

Bryan LaHair Manager

Todd Naskedov Pitching Coach

Eric Richardson Hitting Coach

Osmin Melendez Coach

Josh Hobson Athletic Trainer

Joel Canacoo Strength & Conditioning Coach

Peterson Plaz Performance Coach

REDS PLAYER DEVELOPMENT COORDINATORS AND ROVING INSTRUCTORS

Chris Tremie Field Coordinator

Luis Bolivar

Coordinator

Joel Noboa Latin American Field Coordinator

Dave Hansen

Jim Rickon

Bryan Conger

Casey

Jose Nieves

Kevin Mahar Outfield/Baserunning Coordinator

Corky Miller Catching Coordinator

Bill Doran Special Assistant to the GM

Eric Davis Special Assistant to the GM

Mario Soto Special Assistant to the GM

Dragons All-Time Coaching Staffs

*Pete Magre served as pitching coach for a portion of the 2006 season. **Jason Baker served as Batting Coach for a portion of the 2010 season. ^Corky Miller served as a part-time coach.

2023 Dayton Dragons

Eric Richardson - Hitting Coach

Richardson joins the Dragons as hitting coach in 2023, his second season in the Reds organization and 10th year as a professional coach. He was the hitting coach at Double-A Chattanooga in 2022. Richardson began his coaching career in the Phillies organization with stints as hitting coach with Single-A Lakewood in 2004; the GCL Phillies in 2005; and ShortSeason Batavia in 2006. He served as the hitting coach in the White Sox organization with Great Falls for three seasons from 2017-2019, where he was part of a Pioneer League championship club in 2018.

PLAYING CAREER: Richardson played for seven seasons in the White Sox organization from 1991-97, spending two years in the Midwest League with South Bend. In 1994, Richardson played in the outfield with NBA legend Michael Jordan during spring training in Jordan’s lone season as a professional baseball player. Richardson was a base stealing threat, leading the South Atlantic League in stolen bases in 1993.

PERSONAL: Richardson, 50, was drafted by the White Sox in the fifth round in 1991 out of Brenham High School in Texas.

Dragons All-Time Post-Season History

Osmin Melendez - Coach

Melendez joins the Dragons as a coach in 2023, his first year in the Reds organization and 21st year in coaching in professional baseball. Melendez served as a coach in the Chicago Cubs system for seven seasons from 2013-19 after coaching in the Pirates organization for 13 years. He spent the 2015 season in the Midwest League as the infield coach with South Bend. Melendez began coaching as the coordinator of the Pirates academy in Venezuela from 1999-2011. He was the manager of the Pirates affiliate in the Venezuelan Summer League for six seasons, 2006-2011. His teams posted a record of 272-142 (.657), earning the VSL’s best regular season record all six years and winning the league championship in 2008 and 2010. He served as manager of the Cubs affiliate in the Venezuelan Summer League in 2013. He was the hitting coach for the AZL Cubs in 2014 and 2017. After spending the 2015 season with South Bend, he was the hitting/infield coach at Double-A Tennessee in 2016; the hitting coach at Short-Season Eugene in 2018; and the hitting/infield coach with Single-A Myrtle Beach in 2019.

PLAYING CAREER: Melendez is a former infielder who played for two seasons with the GCL Orioles in the Baltimore Orioles organization, 1993-94.

PERSONAL: Melendez, 47, was born in Barquisimeto, Venezuela and currently resides in Orlando, Florida.

DRAGONS TRAINERS

2000-2006: Randy Brackney

2007: Jimmy Mattocks

2008: Alonso Flores

2009-2014: Tyler Steele

2015-2016: Andrew Cleves

2017: Kyle Utne

2018-2019: Andrew Cleves

2021: Ryan Ross

2022: Wade Hebrink

2023: Josh Hobson

DRAGONS COACHES WHO PLAYED FOR THE REDS (12)

Josh Hobson Athletic Trainer

Joel Canacoo Strength/ Conditioning

*member of Reds Hall-of-Fame

Freddie Benavides: 2000 (70-67; 2-3 post-season)

Benavides was named the Dragons inaugural manager after leading the Clinton Lumber Kings in 1999 to a 69-68 record in his first season as a manager in the Reds Minor League system. Under Benavides the 2000 Dragons posted a 70-67 record and qualified for the MWL playoffs as a wild card, losing to the Michigan Battle Cats in the second round.

Donnie Scott: 2001-2003, 2007-2008 (360-336; 5-8 post-season)

The Dragons reached the post-season in four of Scott’s five seasons as manager. Scott’s first season of 2001 saw Dayton post an overall record of 82-57, which ranks as the second best in team history behind the 2011 club. The 2001 team advanced to the second round of the playoffs. Under Scott the 2002 Dragons ripped off a 13-game win streak and reached the post season. Scott returned to the Miami Valley for his second stint as Dragons manager in 2007 as the Dragons returned to the MWL playoffs in consecutive years.

Alonzo Powell: 2004-2005 (108-171; Did not qualify for post-season)

The Dragons failed to make the playoffs in Powell’s two seasons as manager, mainly due to hitting and pitching restrictions placed on the Reds A level minor league clubs during his tenure. Under Powell in ‘05, the Dragons won 12 more games than in his first season, with a 24 point improvement in team batting average, 24 more home runs and 114 more runs.

Billy Gardner, Jr.: 2006 (67-73; Did not qualify for post-season)

Once again, the Dragons overall record improved as Gardner led the Dragons to a 67-73 record in his only season on the Dayton bench. Despite the increase in wins, the Dragons failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth straight year. Dayton finished in a third place tie at 35-35 in the first half, the best half of baseball for the team since the first half of 2003.

Todd Benzinger: 2009 - 2010 (112-165; Did not qualify for post-season)

Benzinger, a key member of the Reds’ 1990 World Series Champions, guided the Dragons through two seasons. They failed to qualify for the playoffs in either year, losing out to South Bend by one game for the final wild card spot in the second half in 2009. The Dragons began the 2010 season by winning their first five games and were at the .500 mark at 17-17 before numerous roster changes sent the club into a skid. By season’s end, a club-record 55 players had worn the uniform of the Dragons.

Delino DeShields: 2011 - 2012 (143-135; 1-2 post-season)

The Dragons established a club record for victories in a season in 2011, going 83-57 in DeShields’ first season with the club. The team won the second half East Division title, going 48-22 to mark the best half in team history. It was also the best second half record in all of Minor League Baseball among leagues that play a split-season format. The Dragons lost to Lansing, two-games-to-one, in the first round of the playoffs. The 2012 season was a struggle as the Dragons finished in eighth place in both halves.

Jose Nieves: 2013 -2015 (204-222; Did not qualify for post-season)

The 2013 Dragons posted a winning record in the second half at 37-33 and set a club record for fewest errors in a season. The 2014 Dragons went 16-7 over the first 23 games, but after a rash of injuries and promotions, they finished in third place in the final first half standings. In the second half, the Dragons led the wild card race with two games to play but split their final two contests to fall just short. In 2015, the Dragons lost the first half wild card by two percentage points and finished the year with a winning record at 71-68.

Dick Schofield: 2016 (47-93; Did not qualify for post-season) Schofield, part of a three-generation Major League family (one of only five in baseball history), endured a tough year in his only season with the Dragons. The team lost nine of its first 10 games and could never recover, finishing the first half in last place in the East Division with a 21-49 record. The Dragons improved to 26-44 in the second half, tied for last in the East. Schofield’s efforts to manufacture wins was challenging as the club finished last in the league in runs scored while allowing the most runs in the circuit.

Luis Bolivar: 2017-2019 (187-231; 3-3 post-season)

The Dragons earned a spot in the 2017 playoffs for the first time since 2011 and were a first half qualifier for the first time since 2007. The Dragons upset West Michigan, the East Division winner in both halves, in the first round of the playoffs before losing to Fort Wayne in three games in the second round. It was the first time in franchise history that the Dragons reached a decisive game three of the semi-finals. The Dragons produced a nine-game winning streak in 2018 and a 10-gamer in 2019 but posted losing records both seasons.

Jose Moreno: 2021 (65-55; Did not qualify for post-season)

The Dragons returned to action after COVID-19 forced the cancellation of the entire 2020 season. The start of the season was delayed until early May and shortened to 120 games, but Moreno led the Dragons to an excellent year. The team finished with a record of 65-55 (.542), posting their best winning percentage since 2011. The Dragons were the co-champions of the East Division but missed the playoffs due to an unusual format change that allowed the teams with the two best overall records into the post-season, regardless of division. There was no split-season in 2021, but the Dragons did hold the lead in the East at the midpoint of the schedule for a “mythical” first half division title.

Bryan LaHair: 2022 (67-61; Did not qualify for post-season)

The Dragons jumped out to a blazing hot start, going 36-15 over the first 51 games, but they suffered through a team slump and finished one game out of the East Division lead in the first half. The team went through a transitional period in the second half after the promotions of many key players, but finished strong and posted a winning record for the second straight year. The Dragons broke the club record for home runs in a season and also set new franchise mark for best team fielding percentage. The Dragons also featured plenty of team speed, finishing second in the league in stolen bases.

Height: 6’2”

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KEVIN ABEL RHP

Weight: 200

Bats: R Throws: R

Born: February 19, 1999 in San Diego, CA

Home: San Diego, CA

Obtained: 7th round of the 2021 Draft College: Oregon State High School: Madison (San Diego, CA)

JULIAN AGUIAR RHP

Height: 6’3”

Weight: 180

Bats: L Throws: R

Born: June 5, 2001 in Long Beach, CA

Home: Long Beach, CA

Obtained: 12th round of the 2021 Draft College: Cypress College (Cypress, CA) High School: Milikan (Long Beach, CA)

JAY ALLEN II OF

Height: 6’2”

Bats: R

Weight: 190

Throws: R

Born: November 22, 2002 in Fort Pierce, FL

Home: Fort Pierce, FL

Obtained: Supplemental 1st round of the 2021 Draft College: None High School: John Carroll Catholic (Fort Pierce, FL)

Height: 6’0”

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EDWIN ARROYO SS

Weight: 175

Bats: S Throws: R

Born: August 25, 2003 in Arecibo, Puerto Rico

Home: Arecibo, Puerto Rico

Obtained: Trade with Seattle, July 30, 2022

College: None

High School: Arecibo Baseball Academy (Arecibo, PR)

Draft: 2nd round of the 2021 Draft (by Seattle)

SAM BENSCHOTER RHP

Height: 6’3”

Weight: 215 Bats: R Throws: R

March 17, 1998 in Ann Arbor, MI

Tecumseh, MI

Obtained: Signed as non-drafted free agent, August 20, 2021

College: Michigan State High School: Tecumseh (Tecumseh, MI)

DENNIS BOATMAN RHP

Height: 6’5”

Weight: 225

Bats: R Throws: R

Born: Nov. 20, 1999 in Roseville, CA

Home: Roseville, CA

Obtained: 17th round of the 2021 Draft College: Sacramento City College (Sacramento, CA)

(Roseville, CA)

Height: 6’1”

Bats: R

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BRYCE BONNIN RHP

Weight: 203

Throws: R

Born: October 11, 1998 in Webster, TX

Home: Baytown, TX

Obtained: 3rd round of the 2020 Draft College: Texas Tech

High School: Barbers Hill (Mont Belvieu, TX)

TREY BRAITHWAITE RHP

Height: 6’3”

Bats: R

Weight: 220

Throws: R

Born: Sept. 23, 1997 in Winchester, VA

Home: Winchester, VA

Obtained: 16th round of the 2022 Draft College: Navy, West Virginia High School: Millbrook (Winchester, VA)

AUSTIN CALLAHAN 3B

Height: 6’3”

Bats: L

Weight: 215

Throws: R

Born: June 6, 2001 in Fremont, NE

Home: Fremont, NE

Obtained: 18th round of the 2021 Draft College: Hutchinson Community College (Hutchinson, KS)

High School: Fremont (Fremont, NE)

TYLER CALLIHAN 2B/3B

Height: 6’1”

Bats: L

Weight: 205

Throws: R

Born: March 31, 1998 in Jacksonville, FL

Home: Neptune Beach, FL

Obtained: 3rd round of the 2019 Draft College: None

High School: Providence (Jacksonville, FL)

RYAN CARDONA RHP

Height: 6’1”

Weight: 200 Bats: R Throws: R

May 7, 2000 in Livingston, NJ

Livingston, NJ

19th round of the 2021 Draft College: Marist College (Poughkeepsie, NY)

School: Livingston (Livingston, NJ)

TANNER COOPER RHP

Height: 6’3”

Weight: 215

R Born: Sept. 8, 1999 in Farmington, NY

R

Farmington, NY Obtained: 35th round of the 2019 Draft College: Finger Lakes Community College (Canandaigua, NY) High School: Canandaigua Academy (Canandaigua, NY)

Height: 6’1”

Bats: R

2023 Dayton Dragons

ASHTON CREAL OF

Weight: 205

Throws: R

Born: March 23, 1999 in New Lenox, IL

Home: New Lenox, IL

Obtained: 21st round of the 2019 Draft College: John A. Logan College (Carterville, IL)

High School: Matea Valley (Aurora, IL)

BLAKE DUNN OF

Height: 6’2”

Bats: R

TREY FALTINE SS

Weight: 198

Throws: R

Born: January 8, 2001 in Houston, TX

Home: Richmond, TX

Obtained: 7th round of the 2022 Draft College: Texas

High School: Travis (Richmond, TX)

Height: 6’5”

STEVE HAJJAR LHP

Weight: 240

Bats: R Throws: L

Born: August 7, 2000 in Andover, MA

Home: Andover, MA

Obtained: Trade with Minnesota, August 2, 2022

College: Michigan

High School: Central Catholic (Lawrence, MA)

Draft: 2nd round of the 2021 Draft (by Minnesota)

AUSTIN HENDRICK OF

Height: 6’0”

Weight: 195

Bats: L Throws: L

Born: June 15, 2001 in Pittsburgh, PA Home: Oakdale, PA

Obtained: 1st round of the 2020 Draft (12th overall)

:

RECE HINDS OF

Weight: 215

September 5, 2000 in Niceville, FL

Height: 6’3”

Bats: R

2023 Dayton Dragons

OWEN HOLT RHP

Weight: 225

Throws: R

Born: April 22, 1999 in New York, NY

Home: Houston, TX

Obtained: 16th round of the 2021 Draft College: Harvard, Alvin Community College (Alvin, TX)

High School: Lamar (Houston, TX)

BRYCE HUBBART LHP

Height: 6’1”

Bats: L

Weight: 181

Throws: L

Born: June 28, 2001 in Peoria, IL

Home: Windermere, FL

Obtained: 3rd round of the 2022 Draft College: Florida State

High School: Windermere (Windermere, FL)

CADE HUNTER C

Height: 6’2”

Bats: L

Weight: 200

Throws: R

Born: November 29, 2000 in Meadowbrook, NJ

Home: Mount Laurel, NJ

Obtained: 5th round of the 2022 Draft College: Virginia Tech

High School: Lenape (Stanhope, NJ)

Height: 6’5”

2023 Dayton Dragons

RUBEN IBARRA 1B

Weight: 290

Bats: R Throws: R

Born: April 26, 1999 in Santa Cruz, CA

Watsonville, CA

4th round of the 2021 Draft

HAYDEN JONES C

Height: 6’0”

Bats: L

Weight: 215

Throws: R

Born: April 27, 2000 in Kalamazoo, MI Home: Fort Wayne, IN Obtained: Signed as non-drafted free agent, August 5, 2021 College: Illinois State High School: Carroll (Fort Wayne, IN)

STEVEN LEYTON INF

Weight: 165

R

R

December 17, 1998 in Leon, Nicaragua Home: Leon, Nicaragua

Obtained: Minor League Rule V Draft, December 10, 2020 (from Arizona)

Originally Signed: By Arizona as international free agent, January 26, 2016 College: None

Height: 6’2”

Bats: R

2023 Dayton Dragons

LUIS MEY RHP

Weight: 219

Throws: R

Born: June 24, 2001 in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic

Home: San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic

Obtained: Signed as an international free agent, July 2, 2018 College: None

ANDREW MOORE RHP

Height: 6’5”

Bats: L

Weight: 205

Throws: R

Born: August 11, 1999 in Stockbridge, GA

Home: Flovilla, GA

Obtained: Trade with Seattle, July 30, 2022

Draft: 14th round of the 2021 Draft (by Seattle)

College: Chipola College High School: Jackson (Jackson, GA)

MAT NELSON C

Height: 5’11”

Bats: R

Weight: 209

Throws: R

Born: January 14, 1999 in Clearwater, FL

Home: Largo, FL

Obtained: Supplemental 1st round of the 2021

Draft College: Florida State University

High School: Calvary Christian (Clearwater, FL)

2023 Dayton Dragons

HUNTER PARKS RHP

Height: 6’4”

Weight: 187

Bats: R Throws: R

Born: April 28, 2001 in Gastonia, NC

Home: York, SC

Obtained: 8th round of the 2021 Draft College: Florence-Darlington Technical College High School: York Comprehensive (York, SC)

CHASE PETTY RHP

Height: 6’1”

Weight: 190

Bats: R Throws: R

Born: April 4, 2003 in Camden, NJ

Home: Somers Point, NJ

Obtained: Trade with Minnesota, March 13, 2022

Draft: 1st round (26th overall) of the 2021 Draft (by Minnesota) College: None

JAVI RIVERA RHP

Height: 6’1”

Weight: 195

Bats: R Throws: R

Born: November 27, 1999 in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico

Home: St. Cloud, FL

Obtained: 20th round of the 2021 Draft College: Florida Atlantic High School: Freedom (Orlando, FL)

Height: 6’2”

2023 Dayton Dragons

JACK ROGERS OF

Weight: 205

Bats: L Throws: L

Born: April 5, 1999 in Huntsville, TX

Home: Spring, TX

Obtained: 9th round of the 2021 Draft College: Sam Houston State High School: Klein Collins (Spring, TX)

CARSON RUDD RHP

Height: 6’5”

Weight: 190

Bats: R Throws: R

Born: Sept. 17, 1998 in Santa Monica, CA

Home: Agoura Hills, CA

Obtained: Signed as non-drafted free agent, Sept. 4, 2020

: Stanford

JAYVIEN SANDRIDGE RHP

Height: 6’5”

Weight: 220 Bats: L

Throws: L

February 11, 1999 in Hagerstown, MD

Hagerstown, MD

Signed as minor league free agent, June 9, 2021

Height: 6’0”

2023 Dayton Dragons

LOGAN TANNER C

Weight: 215

Bats: R Throws: R

Born: November 10, 2000 in Hattiesburg, MS

Home: Lucedale, MS

Obtained: 2nd round of the 2022 Draft College: Mississippi State High School: George County (Lucedale, MS)

JUSTICE THOMPSON OF

Height: 6’4”

Weight: 205

Bats: S Throws: R

Born: July 8, 2000 in Tampa, FL

Home: Tampa, FL

Obtained: 6th round of the 2021 Draft College: North Carolina High School: King (Tampa, FL)

JOSE TORRES SS

Height: 6’0”

Weight: 171

Bats: R Throws: R

Born: Sept. 28, 1999 in Guayubin, Dominican Republic

Home: Baltimore, MD

Obtained: 3rd round of the 2021 Draft College: North Carolina State High School: Calvert Hall (Baltimore, MD)

MICHAEL TRAUTWEIN C

Height: 6’1”

Weight: 185

Bats: L Throws: R

Born: Sept. 13, 1999 in Johns Creek, GA

Home: Johns Creek, GA

Obtained: 13th round of the 2021 Draft

MICHEL TRIANA 1B/3B

Height: 6’3”

Bats: L

Weight: 230

Throws: R

Born: November 23, 1999 in Cifuentes, Cuba

Home: Cifuentes, Cuba

Obtained: Signed as international free agent, July 3, 2019

:

DANIEL VELLOJIN C

Height: 5’11”

Bats: L

Weight: 160

Throws: R

Born: March 15, 2000 in Cartagena, Colombia

Home: Cartagena, Colombia

Obtained: Signed as international free agent, January 6, 2018 College: None

With a team that featured one of the most talented rosters in franchise history, the got off to a blistering hot start and finished their 22nd season with a record of 67-61, their second straight year with a winning record.

Over the first two months of the 2022 season, the Dragons remained at or near the top of the list for most victories in all Minor League Baseball. On June 9, the Dragons record stood at 36-15, marking the best record in franchise history through 51 games (topping the 2007 Dragons, who stood at 33-18). At the time, the Dragons winning percentage of .706 was the second best of the 120 teams in the minor leagues, and they had not lost more than two games in a row since the season began on April 8. Despite a team slump over the final two weeks of the first half that knocked the Dragons out of first place, the team still finished with a first half winning percentage that was second best for any first half in team history, at .591 (record of 39-27), trailing only the 2007 Dragons, who finished 44-26. The 2022 first half record was the fourth best in any half in Dragons history. Circumstances worked against the Dragons, as they became the first Midwest League team since 1992 to post a winning percentage in the first half of .591 or higher but fail to reach the post-season. Exactly 30 years ago, Springfield posted a first half winning percentage of .600 but failed to reach the postseason that year.

The Dragons 2022 team was packed with power hitters, and home run balls flew out of Day Air Ballpark at record levels. The Dragons hit 152 home runs in their 128 games, setting a new club record for homers in a season. The club record had been 144 in 2001 in a 139-game season. The Dragons also broke the club record for most home runs at home, blasting 79 at Day Air Ballpark, to break the record of 69 set in 2001 and 2007. For the first time in franchise history, the Dragons had had six players hit at least 10 home runs in a season (Elly De La Cruz, Allan Cerda, Jose Torres, Alex McGarry, Austin Hendrick, Rece Hinds). The Dragons narrowly missed becoming only the second MWL team to lead the league in both home runs and stolen bases in a season since 1988 (Cedar Rapids led in both categories in 2007). The Dragons finished first in the MWL in home runs but finished five stolen bases behind league-leading Peoria (the Dragons played four fewer games than the Chiefs).

The Dragons also broke a significant club record for team fielding. The 2022 Dragons committed just 107 errors on the year, breaking the team mark of fewest errors in a season of 113 set in 2021. The Dragons third baseman over the first half of the season, Nick Quintana, was named in Baseball America’s survey of Midwest League managers as the “Best Defensive Third Baseman” in the circuit in 2022.

Dragons Feature One of Baseball’s Best Prospects: Dragons fans got a first-hand look at one of the greatest individual seasons in franchise history in 2022 as infielder Elly De La Cruz gained national attention for his achievements with the team. De La Cruz opened the 2022 season with the Dragons and remained with the club until he was promoted to Double-A Chattanooga on July 22. With the Dragons, De La Cruz was one of the youngest players in the Midwest League. He played in 72 games and batted .302 with 20 home runs. He finished just one home run short of the league lead despite being promoted out of the league with about seven weeks to play in the season. De La Cruz became the first player in Dragons history to hit at least 20 home runs and steal at least 25 bases while batting at least .300.

De La Cruz was the 2022 winner of the Reds Minor League Player of the Year award (known as the Sheldon “Chief” Bender Award). He was one of three finalists for Baseball America’s Minor League Baseball Player of the Year honor (all organizations). He was selected by Minor League Baseball as the Midwest League’s “Best MLB Prospect” and chosen as the shortstop on the league’s full-season all-star team. Additionally, in a Baseball America survey of Midwest League managers, De La Cruz was named the league’s “Most Exciting Player,” “Best Batting Prospect,” “Best Power Prospect,” and “Fastest Baserunner.” Overall this season combining his time in Dayton and Chattanooga, De La Cruz played in 120 games, batting .304 with 28 home runs, 86 runs batted in, 47 stolen bases, and an OPS of .945. He became the first player in Minor League Baseball to hit at least 25 home runs, steal at least 40 bases, and hit at least .300 in a season since George Springer in 2013.

Votto, Castillo among Five MLB Rehabs with Dragons

Former Dragon Joey Votto returned to Day Air Ballpark for a two-game injury rehabilitation assignment on May 17 and May 19. When he played in the two games, Votto became arguably the most accomplished player ever to appear in a Midwest League game. The longtime Reds first baseman, who played for the Dragons in 2003 -04, brought a list of accomplishments back to Dayton that now includes six MLB All-Star Game appearances, the 2010 National League Most Valuable Player award, a Gold Glove award, over 2,000 career hits, and over 1,000 career RBI. Votto, all-star pitcher Luis Castillo, and three other players made MLB injury rehab appearances with the Dragons in 2022, bringing the all-time total number to 41. The 2022 list also included outfielder Jake Fraley and pitchers Justin Dunn and Art Warren.

Rule Changes in 2022

Minor League Baseball adopted several big rule changes in 2022, all of which were picked up by the Major Leagues for the 2023 season. The most noticeable change was the addition of a pitch clock to encourage a quicker pace of play. Pitchers are now required to deliver each pitch within 14 seconds of receiving the ball when the bases are empty, and within 18 seconds with runners on base. Pitchers are now limited in the number of unsuccessful pick-off throws they can make to a base. The third pick-off throw must result in an out, or the runner with be awarded the next base via a balk. These changes led to clear changes in the average length of a game throughout the league, including games at Day Air Ballpark. In 2021, the average nine-inning game in Dayton lasted three hours, seven minutes. In 2022, the average fell to two hours, 37 minutes, a drop of exactly 30 minutes. The average number of pitches thrown per game was nearly the same from 2021 to 2022.

Defensive positioning rules now require at least two infielders on each side of second base, with at least four infielders positioned on the infield dirt. Additionally, the size of each base has been increased from 15” to 18”. All of these changes are coming to Major League ballparks next season and will remain in place in the Midwest League as well.

Dragons MWL Player/ Pitcher of the Week 2005-2022

33 - BRYAN LAHAIR - MANAGER

44 - DARYLE WARD - HITTING COACH

2022 Opening Day Roster

Coaches

30 - BRIAN GARMAN - PITCHING COACH

8 - JUAN SAMUEL- BENCH COACH

Player Roster

7,339

BATTING

HR : Reyes

Team RISP: 1-for-9. Team LOB: 9.

SB: Rosier, Hassell III 2. CS: Reyes.

FIELDING

E: Valenzuela, Basabe, Stronach.

BATTING

2B: Torres, De La Cruz, Quintana.

Team RISP : 3-for-15. Team LOB: 9.

SB: De La Cruz, Creal, Martinez. CS: Hinds.

FIELDING

DP: Torres-De La Cruz-Martinez.

Umpires: HP: Mitch Trzeciak. 1B: Cliburn Rondon.

2022 Roster Transactions

April 12: Outfielder Albert Almora, Jr. added on Triple-A rehab assignment.

April 18: Pitcher Thomas Farr placed on injured list.

April 19: Outfielder Albert Almora, Jr. returned to Louisville after completing rehab assignment. Infielder Jonathan Willems promoted to Louisville.

April 22: Outfielder Quin Cotton promoted to Chattanooga. Outfielder Justice Thompson promoted to Dayton from Daytona.

April 24: Pitcher Luis Castillo added on Major League rehab assignment.

April 26: Pitcher Bryce Bonnin and catcher Michael Trautwein activated from injured list.

April 28: Pitcher Thomas Farr activated from injured list. Pitcher Frainger Aranguren transferred to Daytona.

April 29: Infielder Jonathan Willems transferred to Dayton from Chattanooga. Pitcher Spencer Stockton placed on the development list.

May 3: Pitcher Frainger Aranguren promoted from Daytona and placed on the development list.

May 5: Outfielder Ashton Creal promoted to Louisville.

May 6: Pitcher Spencer Stockton activated from the development list.

May 10: Outfielder Ashton Creal transferred to Dayton from Louisville. Pitcher Christian Roa activated from injured list. Pitcher Andrew Abbott promoted to Chattanooga. Pitcher Nick Hanson placed on development list.

May 17: MLB rehab assignment for first baseman Joey Votto transferred from Louisville to Dayton. Pitcher Frainger Aranguren transferred from Dayton development list to ACL Reds.

May 20: MLB rehab assignment for first baseman Joey Votto completed. Votto reinstated from Reds injured list.

May 22: Outfielder Jake Fraley added on MLB rehab assignment.

May 24: Outfielder Jake Fraley completed assignment with Dayton. Outfielder Jack Rogers transferred to Daytona. Outfielder Austin Hendrick promoted to Dayton from Daytona. Infielder J.V. Martinez placed on injured list, retroactive to May 23.

May 25: Right-handed pitcher Vin Timpanelli transferred to Dayton from Chattanooga.

May 26: Right-handed pitcher Spencer Stockton promoted to Chattanooga. Right-handed pitcher Braxton Roxby activated from injured list. Right-handed pitcher Nick Hanson transferred to ACL Reds.

June 3: Outfielder Ashton Creal transferred to Daytona.

June 7: Pitcher Miguel Medrano transferred to Dayton from Chattanooga.

June 11: First baseman Alex McGarry promoted to Chattanooga. Pitcher James Marinan designated for assignment.

June 14: First baseman Ruben Ibarra promoted to Dayton from Daytona.

June 17: Pitcher James Marinan assigned outright to Dayton.

June 18: Infielder Jonathan Willems promoted to Chattanooga. Catcher Mat Nelson placed on injured list. Catcher Daniel Vellojin promoted to Dayton from Daytona.

June 23: Outfielder Rece Hinds placed on the injured list. Outfielder Ashton Creal promoted to Dayton from Daytona.

June 26: Pitcher Justin Dunn added on Major League rehab assignment.

June 28: Outfielder Allan Cerda, infielder Nick Quintana, and pitcher Connor Phillips promoted to Chattanooga. Catcher Michael Trautwein transferred to Daytona. Pitcher James Proctor placed on injured list. Outfielder Quin Cotton and infielder Jonathan Willems transferred to Dayton from Chattanooga. Infielder Tyler Callihan promoted to Dayton from Daytona.

July 1: Pitcher Justin Dunn transferred on MLB rehab assignment to Louisville.

July 8: Pitcher Braxton Roxby placed on injured list.

July 12: Pitcher Carson Rudd transferred to Daytona. Pitcher Jacques Pucheu promoted to Dayton from ACL Reds. Pitcher James Proctor transferred from injured list to restricted list.

July 15: Pitcher Braxton Roxby activated from injured list.

July 22: Infielder Elly De La Cruz promoted to Chattanooga. Infielder Quincy McAfee transferred to Dayton from Chattanooga.

July 26: Catcher Daniel Vellojin promoted to Chattanooga. Infielder Ruben Ibarra placed on injured list. Pitcher Jayvien Sandridge, catcher Michael Trautwein, and infielder Steven Leyton promoted to Dayton from Daytona. Outfielder Brian Rey promoted to Dayton from ACL Reds.

July 27: Pitcher Evan Kravetz promoted to Chattanooga. Pitcher Chase Petty promoted to Dayton from Daytona.

July 28: Infielder Jonathan Willems and outfielder Ashton Creal transferred to Daytona. Pitcher James Marinan placed on injured list.

August 2: Infielder Noelvi Marte added to roster after being acquired in trade with Seattle Mariners. Pitcher Jacques Pucheu placed on temporarily inactive list.

August 3: Pitcher Steven Hajjar added to roster after being acquired in trade with Minnesota Twins. Pitcher Braxton Roxby placed on injured list.

August 4: Pitchers Donovan Benoit and Miguel Medrano placed on injured list. Pitchers Frainger Aranguren, Jean Correa, and Dennis Boatman promoted to Dayton from Daytona.

August 5: Pitcher James Marinan activated from injured list.

August 6: Pitcher Braxton Roxby activated from injured list.

August 8 Outfielder Quin Cotton released.

August 9: Pitcher Joe Boyle promoted to Chattanooga. Pitcher Javi Rivera, outfielder Ashton Creal, and infielder Michel Triana promoted to Dayton from Daytona. Pitcher Art Warren assigned to Dayton on MLB rehab assignment.

August 10: Pitcher Jake Gozzo placed on injured list.

August 13: Pitcher Steve Hajjar placed on injured list.

August 15: Pitcher Jake Stevenson and infielder J.V. Martinez released. Outfielder Brian Rey promoted to Chattanooga.

August 16: Outfielder Jay Allen II promoted to Dayton from Daytona. Pitchers Donovan Benoit, Manuel Cachutt, and Miguel Medrano activated from injured list.

August 18: Pitcher Art Warren removed from roster after completing MLB rehab assignment. Pitcher Jake Gozzo activated from injured list.

August 23: Pitcher Myles Gayman and infielder Quincy McAfee promoted to Chattanooga. Pitcher Jean Correa transferred to Daytona. Pitchers Sam Benschoter and Owen Holt promoted to Dayton from Chattanooga. Outfielder Rece Hinds activated from injured list.

August 26: Pitcher Frainger Aranguren transferred to Daytona.

August 30: Pitcher Christian Roa and catcher Garrett Wolforth promoted to Chattanooga. Pitchers Frainger Aranguren and Julian Aguiar and catcher Hayden Jones promoted to Dayton from Daytona.

Sept. 6: Pitcher Manuel Cachutt promoted to Chattanooga.

67-61 Overall; 1st Half: 39-27; 2nd Half: 28-34 Did Not Qualify for Playoffs

2022 Team Statistics: Batting: .231 (10th) Pitching: 4.53 (8th)

(7,935 per home opening)

2022 Season Statistics

2022 Regular Season Records (by Month, Opponent, and Situation)

LONGEST

Never, Ever, Ever

On May 22, 2018, Dayton’s Jeter Downs ended the first game of a doubleheader with a walk-off RBI single, then led off the bottom of the first inning in the second game with a home run. Downs had two consecutive Dayton at-bats on the same day (no other Dragons player batted between his two at-bats), driving in runs in both. Jason Stark of The Athletic checked with Elias Sports Bureau, the official statistics service for Major League Baseball, and found that, at the big league level, no player in baseball history has ever had two consecutive at-bats for the same team on the same day and recorded RBI in both at bats.

Jose Torres

INDIVIDUAL BATTING

Most Hits, Game:

Most Runs, Game:

Most RBI, Game:

Most Doubles, Game:

Most Triples, Game:

Most Home Runs, Game:

Most Extra Base Hits, Game:

2022 Season Statistics

4, several. See below

4, Torres, April 20 vs. West Michigan; Rey, August 3 vs. Peoria

5, De La Cruz, June 7 vs. GL; Cerda, June 16 at Cedar Rapids

3, Martinez, July 30 at West Michigan

2, Allen, August 30 vs. Cedar Rapids#

2, several. See below

3, several. Last: Martinez, June 30 at West Michigan

Most Total Bases, Game: 11, Torres, April 20 vs. West Michigan

Most Walks, Game:

Most Strikeouts, Game:

Most Stolen Bases, Game:

Longest Hitting Streak (Games):

3, several. Last: Marte, Sept. 4 vs. Cedar Rapids (G1)

5, Hendrick, July 29 at West Michigan#

5, Allen, August 27 at Quad Cities*

13, De La Cruz, May 22-June 7

4 Hit Games: Torres, April 20 vs. West Michigan; Rey, August 3 vs. Peoria; Allen, August 27 at Quad Cities; Callihan, August 31 vs. CR.

2-Home Run Game: Torres (2 times), April 20 vs. West Michigan, July 3 at GL; Cerda (2 times), May 17 vs. Quad Cities, June 16 at Cedar Rapids; De La Cruz (2 times), July 7 vs. WM (G1). July 9 vs. WM (G2); Hinds, May 4 vs. Lake County (G1); Vellojin, June 30 at GL Marte, August 3 vs. Peoria.

Back-to-Back Home Runs: De La Cruz & Cerda, April 24 vs. WM; De La Cruz & Torres, May 17 vs. QC; Hendrick & Martinez, June 26 vs. Lake County; Vellojin & De La Cruz, June 28 at GL; Nelson & Cotton, July 28 at West Michigan; Callihan & Thompson, August 10 vs. Lansing; Triana & Jones, Sept. 9 at Lansing.

Inside-the-Park Home Runs: Vellojin, July 23 vs. Fort Wayne.

Grand Slam Home Runs: Torres, August 4 vs. Peoria.

INDIVIDUAL PITCHING

Most

TEAM

Michigan (G1)

Most Home Runs, Game: 5, May 17 vs. Quad Cities; Sept. 9 at Lansing

Most Home Runs, Inning: 3, May 17 vs. Quad Cities (5th); July 28 at West Michigan (3rd)

Most Doubles, Game: 6, May 24 at West Michigan

Most Triples, Game: 3, August 30 vs. Cedar Rapids#

Most Extra Base Hits, Game: 9, May 15 at Lansing

Most Stolen Bases, Game: 7, August 27 at Quad Cities

Most Walks, Game: 9, April 29 at Fort Wayne; August 31 vs. Cedar Rapids

Most Strikeouts, Game: 18, April 27 at Fort Wayne; June 12 vs. Great Lakes

Most Left on Base, Game: 12, June 10 vs. Great Lakes (11 innings); 11, two times (9 innings)

Fastest of the Fast:

On July 26, 2018, Dayton pitcher Hunter Greene threw a fastball against Fort Wayne’s Luis Campusano for a called third strike that registered at 102 mph on the TrackMan monitor at Day Air Ballpark, breaking the stadium record for fastest pitch. Greene, Aroldis Chapman, and Aneurys Zabala had previously thrown pitches that were clocked at 101 mph.

2022 Starts By Position

Top Hitting Streaks in Franchise History

2022 First Half Game by Game

The All-Time Greatest Ending

On July 18, 2013 at Day Air Ballpark, Dragons slugger Seth Mejias-Brean provided the most dramatic ending to a win in team history. Trailing Beloit 6-3 in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Dragons loaded the bases with one out. Mejias-Brean then promptly drilled a “walk-off” grand slam home run to right-center field to give his team a 7-6 win. It was the first walk-off grand slam when trailing by three runs in Dragons history and the first in the Reds organization in five years.

2022 Second Half Game by Game

*The May 25 game was suspended in the second inning with the score 0-0 and completed on May 26.

*The June 1 game was suspended in the sixth inning with South Bend leading 3-0 and completed on June 2.

*The June 11 game was shortened by rain to six and one-half innings.

Cueto’s 5-Inning No-Hitter

On May 13, 2006 in Appleton, Wisconsin, Johnny Cueto fired the first no-hitter by a Dragons pitcher in team history. It was the second game of a doubleheader, scheduled for seven innings. Cueto cruised through the first five, striking out eight and walking two without allowing a hit as only two balls left the infield. Rain stopped the game before the sixth inning and it did not resume. Cueto was credited with a no-hitter in the rain-shortened game. Cueto pitched a complete game in his next start (another seven-inning game) allowing just one hit.

Games Won in Final At-Bat (*Walk-off Win)

Date Opponent Score Note

April 16 (G1) at Lake County 4-3 Broke 3-3 tie in top 7th on Creal RBI double.

*April 23 West Michigan

April 29 at Fort Wayne

*May 4 (G1) Lake County

*May 19 (G1) Quad Cities

3 in bottom 9th after 9-7 deficit. GW RBI single by Thompson.

in top of 9th to break 0-0 tie on RBI single by Rogers.

3 in bottom 7th to tie (2-R 2B by De La Cruz), won in 8th on WP.

tie in bottom 8th to win. RBI single by Cerda.

Wins after Trailing by at Least Three Runs

Losses after Leading by at Least Three Runs

Position Players on the Mound

2022

Dragons 2022 Cincinnati Reds Minor League Batter/Pitcher of the Month

Dragons 2022 Midwest League Player/Pitcher of the Week

The First Nine-Inning No-Hitter in Dragons History

On May 20, 2017 at Day Air Ballpark, three Dragons pitchers combined for the first nine-inning no-hitter in Dragons history. Starting pitcher Scott Moss worked six innings, allowing three walks and two hit batsmen, but no hits, while throwing 84 pitches. Carlos Machorro, in his first game with the team, followed Moss and went two perfect innings. Then Brian Hunter tossed a 1-2-3 ninth inning to complete the no-hitter against Bowling Green. Third baseman John Sansone fielded a ground ball and threw to first for the game’s final out. The Dragons won the game, 2-0.

“The Streak”

The Dragons broke the all-time sports record for consecutive sell-outs on July 9, 2011 when they recorded their 815th straight sell-out.

2022 Midwest League Attendance

*Streak paused due to Covid restrictions, 2020-21

2022 Minor League Leaders

In each of their 22 seasons, the Dragons have finished first in attendance among all Single-A teams. The Dragons have finished first among all teams below the Triple-A level for 16 straight seasons.

DAYTON DRAGONS ALL TIME ATTENDANCE

Dragons Team Records

Dragons Year-By-Year

Note: East Division Team Total: 6 from 2000-2009; 8 from 2010-2019; 6 in 2021-2022.

20 Greatest Dragons (2000-2018)

(Listed Alphabetically)

Homer Bailey

Tucker Barnhart

Luis Bolivar

Jay Bruce

Zack Cozart

Johnny Cueto

Adam Dunn

Edwin Encarnacion

Todd Frazier

Didi Gregorius

Billy Hamilton

Austin Kearns

Donald Lutz

Devin Mesoraco

Wily Mo Pena

Samone Peters

Jose Siri

Justin Turner

Joey Votto

Jesse Winker

As Selected in 2019 Media Poll

All-Time Milestone Games at Day Air Ballpark

Inaugural Opening Night Game

The first game ever played at Day Air Ballpark took place on April 27, 2000. A crowd of 8,833 saw the Dragons defeat Cedar Rapids, 4-3. Jim Manias threw the first pitch and earned the win. Austin Kearns scored the first run, and Casey Bookout hit the first Dragons home run.

2007 Reds vs. Marlins

The Cincinnati Reds and Florida Marlins met in an exhibition game on March 31, 2007. The Reds lineup featured future Hall-of-Famer Ken Griffey Jr. and former Dragons Adam Dunn, Edwin Encarnacion, and Todd Coffey.

2009 and 2017 Reds Futures Games

On April 4, 2009 and again on April 1, 2017, the Reds big league club closed out spring training against a team made up of top prospects in the Reds organization at all levels.

Sell-Out Streak Celebration Game

On July 23, 2011, the Dragons celebrated their new sellout streak record (see page 37) with festivities throughout their scheduled game with Peoria. Guests included Magic Johnson and Archie Griffin (team owners at that time), several current and retired Reds legends, and other dignitaries. The game received coverage in the New York Times, CNN, Wall Street Journal, and many other media outlets.

2001 and 2013 Midwest League All-Star Games

See page 102 for information on two ASGs in Dayton.

2000 Dragons Team Photo (inaugural season)

A

Abbott, Andrew, P (22)

Acevedo, Jose, P (00)

Acevedo, Luis, 2B (00)

Adames, Jesus, P (13)

Adams, Jesse, P (16-18)

Aguiar, Julian, P (22)

Aguilar, Miguel, P (18)

Aldazoro, Argenis, OF/1B (15-16)

Alecis, Luis, P (18)

Allen, James, P (12)

Allen II, Jay, OF (22)

Almora Jr., Albert, DH (22)

Altman, Gene, P (00)

Amaral, Beau, OF (13-14)

Amezcua, Tony, P (13-14)

Anderson, Bryan, IF/OF (01)

Anderson, Drew, IF/OF (05)

Andujar, Elvin, OF (01)

Antone, Tejay, P (15)

Aquino, Aristides, OF (15)

Aramboles, Ricardo, P (01)

Aranguren, Frainger, P (22)

Araque, Tulio, OF (03)

Arias, Henry, P (08)

Arias, Junior F, 3B/OF (12-13)

Arias, Junior J, P (16)

Arico, Kevin, P (10)

Armstrong, Mark, P (15)

Arneson, Jamie, P (07-08)

Ashcraft, Graham, P (21)

Astorga, Leonardo, P (09)

Avery, James, P (05)

Aybar, Manuel, P (16)

B

Baderdeen, Kevin, 3B (00)

Bailey, Homer, P (05, 10*, 17*)

Balfour, Grant, P (06)*

Barnhart, Tucker, C (11)

Barreto, Joel, P (03)

Bartles, Brett, 3B (08)

Basham, Bobby, P (02)

Bassett, Mike, OF (02-03)

Batista, Gorky, P (02-03)

Bautista, Mariel, OF (19, 21)

Bautista, Wendolyn, P (16, 18)

Beattie, Andrew, 2B (00)

Becker, Nolan, P (14)

Belcher, Jordan, OF (05)

Belisle, Matt, P, (06)*

Bell, Brantley, 2B/3B (16-17)

Beltre, Elvin, OF (04)

Beltre, Michael, OF (17-18)

Bender, Joel, P (13-14)

Benedetto, Nick, OF (14-15)

Benenati, Lucas, P (16-17)

Bennett, Connor, P (18-19)

Benoit, Donovan, P (22)

Benschoter, Sam, P (22)

Bergolla, William, 2B (02)

Bernardino, Brennan, P (15)

Berry, Jonathan, P (03)

Berset, Chris, C (11)

Blandino, Alex, SS (14)

Blandino, Matt, P (17)

Bludau, Frank, P (00-01)

Boatman, Dennis, P (22)

Bohana, Mike, P (09)

Bohorquez, Carlos, P (04-05)

Bolivar, Luis, 2B/SS (03-04)

Bonnin, Bryce, P (21-22)

Booker, Chris, P (03)

Bookout, Casey, 1B (00)

Boone, Matt, 3B (02-03)

Booth, Steve, C (03)

Boughner, Anthony, P (04)

Boulware, Garrett, C (15)

Bour, Jason, C (08)

Boutwell, Andy, P (01-02)

Bowe, Theo, OF (11-12)

Bowen, Ricky, P (10)

Bowman, Andrew, P (08-09)

Boyle, Joe, P (22)

Boyles, Ty, P (15-17)

Bradley, David, P (01)

Branche, Stevie, P (21)

Brannon, Nick, P (01-02)

Brattvet, Scott, P (14-15)

Braun, Jason, P (10-11)

Dragons All-Time Roster

Bray, Bill, P (12)*

Brewer, Clint, P (00)

Brown, Cassidy, C (17)

Brown, Paul, P (00)

Brown, Tighe, P (00)

Brown, Tony, OF (09)

Bruce, Jay, OF (06)

Buckley, Sean, 1B (12, 14)

Bueno, Ronald, INF (14-15)

Buffett, Tyler, P (18)

Buirley, Matt, P (00)

Burton, Jared, P (09)*

Byrd, Alec, P (19)

C

Cabrera, Angel, 2B (08)

Cabrera, Gerardo, OF (06-07)

Cabrera, Jolbert, INF (08)*

Cabrera, Orlando, SS (10)*

Cachutt, Manuel, P (22)

Cairns, Troy, 3B (03-04)

Cairo, Miguel, 3B (12)*

Calitri, Mike, 3B (01)

Callihan, Tyler, 2B/3B (22)

Camardese, Brandon, P (06)

Campana, Wandel, 2B (01-02)

Campbell, Ryan, P (19)

Campos, Tiago, OF (03-04)

Carlson, Shane, INF (10)

Carnevales, Jesus, P (09)

Carroll, Scott, P (08)

Carson, Blair, P (10)

Carter, Justin, P (02)

Castillo, Luis, P (22)*

Castro, Oscar, P (09)

Cedrola, Lorenzo, OF (18)

Cerda, Allan, OF (21-22)

Chacin, Alejandro, P (13-15)

Chacon, Adrian, P (18)

Chapman, Aroldis, P (14)*

Chapman, Stephen, OF (09)

Charlton, Ed, OF (16)

Chavez, Alberti, 2B (15-16)

Cherry, Brad, P (05)

Childress, Daylan, P (02)

Chiu, Tzu-Kai, P (10)

Christiani, Nick, P (10)

Cingrani, Tony, P (17)*

Cisco, Drew, P (13)

Clarke, Mitch, P (11)

Clementina, Hendrik, C (18)

Cline, Pat, C (00)

Coddington, Kevin, C (09-10)

Coffey, Todd, P (02-03)

Collins, Clint, P (01)

Collymore, Malik, 2B/OF (17-18)

Colon, Angel, IF (06)

Conatser, Derrick P (08)

Conley, Evan, INF (04-05)

Conner, Sean, OF (10)

Constante, Jacob, P (16)

Contreras, Carlos, P (12)

Contreras, Efrain, OF (10)

Corcino, Daniel, P (10-11)

Correa, Jean, P (22)

Correll, Brad, OF (03)

Cotton, Nate, P (01-02)

Cotton, Quin, OF (21-22)

Cox, Andy, P (17-19)

Cozart, Zack, SS (07-08)

Crabbe, Tim, P (10-11)

Creal, Ashton, OF (22)

Crook, Narciso, OF (15-16, 18)

Cueto, Johnny, P (06, 13*)

Curlis, Connor, P (19)

Daal, Carlton, SS (14)

Dailey, Brandon, 2B/C (11-14)

D’Andrea, Jerry, P (19)

D’Anna, Dominic, 1B (10-11)

Davis, Justin, OF (02-03)

Davis, Noah, P (21)

Daws, Josh, P (03)

Day, Kyle, OF/C (09)

Dehart, Casey, P (00)

De Jesus, Jhon, P (19)

DeJesus, Mike, IF (06)

DeJesus, Misael, P (07)

De La Cruz, Elly, SS (22)

Dan Jensen

Ismael Guillon

Daylan Childress

Kevin Coddington

Casey Bookout

Chris Gruler

Bobby Basham

Tonys Gutierrez

Mike Calitri

Alejandro Chacin

Matt Fairel

Dominic D’Anna

Mike Griffin

Bold indicates a former Dragon who has debuted in MLB after playing in Dayton.

* indicates a MLB player on injury rehab

Andy Boutwell

Nate Cotton

Luis Gonzalez

De Los Santos, Abel, P (13)

Del Rosario, Enerio, P (08)

Demurias, Eddy, P (19, 21)

Dennhardt, Mike, P (12)

Denorfia, Chris, OF (02)

Denove, Chris, C (06)

DeSclafani, Anthony, P (16*-17*)

Detillion, Jamie, P (02)

Diaz, Alexis, P (19)

Diaz, Pedro, P (13-14)

Diaz, Sammy, SS (10, 12-14)

Dickerson, Chris, OF (04)

Dickerson, Spencer, OF (12)

Donaldson, Daniel, P (06-07)

Downs, Jeter, 2B-SS (18)

Doyle, Pat, P (11)

Duarte, Daniel, P (21)

Duarte, Jose, C (16)

Dunn, Adam, OF (00)

Dunn, Justin, P (22)*

Duran, Juan, OF (11, 16)

E/F

Edens, Kyle, P (03-04)

Edwards, Bryan, P (01)

Ehret, Jake, P (15)

Elizalde, Sebastian, OF/1B (14)

Ellison, Phil, P (04)

Encarnacion, Edwin, 3B (01-02)

Encarnacion, Fernando, C (07)

Ervin, Phillip, OF (13-14)

Eshelman, Vaughn, P (00)

Espinosa, David, SS (01)

Esquer, Tony, C, (07-08)

Etherton, Seth, P (02)*

Eusebio, Mike, P (02)

Ewing, James, INF (12)

Eymann, Eric, IF (06)

Fairchild, Stuart, OF (18)

Fairel, Matt, P (09)

Farfan, Alexander, P (03-04-05)

Farmer, Kyle, C (19)*

Farr, Thomas, P (21-22)

Feiner, Kevyn, 2B (08-10)

Feliz, Michael, P (21)*

Feliz, Rainer, P (04 & 06)

Fellhauer, Josh, OF (09)

Finol, Claudio, INF (19)

Fisher, Andy, P (19, 21)

Fisher, Carlos, P (06)

Fleece, Nick, P (13)

Fleury, Mark, C (10)

Foreman, Juju, OF (03)

Fossas, Aaron, P (17)

Fraley, Jake, OF (22)*

Francisco, Juan, 3B (07)

Franklin, Kevin, 1B (16-17)

Frazier, Todd, SS (07-08)

Free, James, C/1B (21)

French, Justice, P (12)

Frias, Juan, P (03-05)

Friedl, TJ, OF (17)

Fry, Ryan, OF (03-04)

G

Gaffney, Scott, P (09)

Garabitos, Vianney, IF (01)

Garbee, Tyler, P (21)

Garcia, Jose, SS (18)

Garcia, Kevin, OF (16)

Garcia, Pedro, P (19, 21)

Garrett, Amir, P (13-14)

Garrison, Aaron, P (05)

Garton, Josh, OF (10-11)

Gayman, Myles, P (22)

Gelalich, Jeff, OF (13-14)

Gemmell, Don, P (02-03-04)

Gentry, Phillip, OF (05)

George, Bradley, P (01/03-04)

George, Jon, P (04-05-06)

Geronimo, Ramon, P (07)

Gerson, Stalin, P (11-12)

Ghyzel, John, P (18, 21)

Gibson, Tyler, P (19)

Gil, David, P (00-01)

Gilbert, Jake, P (21-22)

Gill, Matt, P (21)

Gillman, Justin, P (02-03-04)

Giuliano, Joe, P (00)

Gomez, Wagner, C (13)

Gonzalez, Aguido, P (08-09)

Gonzalez, Carlos, P (12)

Gonzalez, Luis, SS (15-17)

Gonzalez, Rafael, P (05-06-07)

Gonzalez, Reinaldo, C (05)

Gonzalez, Yovan, C (12)

Gordon, Miles, OF (18-19)

Gozzo, Jake, P (22)

Gray, Brett, P (00)

Gray, Matt, OF (04)

Granado, Jan, P (02-03-04)

Green, Cole, P (12)

Greene, Hunter, P (18)

Gregorius, Didi, SS (10)

Gressick, Anthony, P-OF, (07-08)

Griffin, Mike, IF (06)

Gruler, Chris, P (02-03)

Gualdron, Jose, 2B/3B (09)

Guardado, Eddie, P (07)*

Guevara, Carlos, P (03-04)

Guerrero, Daniel, P (06-08)

Guillon, Ismael, P (12-14)

Gutierrez, Jesse, 1B/C (02)

Gutierrez, Tonys, 1B (05)

Gunter, Kevin, P, (07-08)

H/I

Hajjar, Steve, P (22)

Hall, Josh P (01)

Haltiwanger, Russell, P (06)

Hamilton, Billy, SS (11)

Hanigan, Ryan, C (02-03)

Hannahan, Jack, DH (14)*

Hanson, Nick, P (22)

Hargreaves, Brad, C (01)

Haring, Brett, P (00)

Harris, Dylan, INF (19)

Hayden, Terry, P (00)

Hayes, Drew, P (11)

Haynes, Jimmy, P (03)*

Hawes, B.J., SS/OF (00-03)

Hawk, Derek, P (04)

Heatherly, Jacob, P (19)

Hebert, Cedric, P (00)

Heisey, Chris, OF (07)

Hellinger, Sam, P (21)

Hendley, Blake, P (05-06)

Hendrick, Austin, OF (22)

Hendrix, Ryan, P (16-17)

Hernandez, Ariel, P (16)

Hernandez, Habelito, IF (04-05-06)

Hernandez, Miguel, SS (19, 21)

Himes, Ben, OF (04-05)

Hinds, Rece, OF (22)

Hoffman, Jeff, P (21)*

Holden, Josh, OF (06)

Holt, Owen, P (22)

Horst, Jeremy, P (08)

Hotchkiss, Jordan, P (09)

Housey, Joey, P (13)

Howard, Kevin, 2B (03)

Howard, Nick, P (14)

Howell, Blaine, P (10-11)

Howington, Ty, P (00-01)

Huddy, Kyle, P (06)

Hudson, Joe, C (13-14)

Hudson, Will, SS (04)

Huggins, David, P (00)

Huguet, J.C., C (01-02)

Humphries, Jared, OF (02)

Hunter, Brian, P (15, 17-18)

Hurtado, Omar, OF (01-02)

Hurtubise, Jacob, OF (21)

Huth, Jason, 2B (00)

Ibarra, Ruben, 1B (22)

India, Jonathan, 3B (18)

Infante, Ezequiel, P (09-11)

J James, Mark, P (09-10)

Janish, Paul, SS (05-06)

Janke, Lance, P (09)

Jeffords, Jeff, P (08)

Jensen, Dan, P (12)

Johnson, Ivan, 2B/SS (21)

Johnson, Jacob, P (10, 12)

Johnson, Jake, P (16)

Johnson, Jordan, P (19)

David Vidal

Ryan Wright

Chris Williamson

Randy Stegall

Jim Manias

Chris Richburg

Nick Travieso

Matt Klinker

Calvin Medlock

Ryan Mottl

Samone Peters

Eric Welsh

Daniel Renken

Zach Ward

Taylor Trammell

Tony Santillan

Travis Thompson

Brandon Waring

Jones, Brian, C (00-01)

Jones, Hayden, C (22)

Jones, Keltavious, OF (07-08)

Jordan, Andrew, P (17-18)

Joseph, Donnie, P (09-10)

Jumelles, Edduar, P (03)

K

Kahaulelio, Jake, 2B (08)

Kainer, Carson, OF (07)

Karcher, Ricky, P (21)

Kaskow, Jonathan, 1B (10)

Kearns, Austin, OF (00)

Keelin, Chris, P (02)

Keller, Frankie, P (04)

Kelly, Steve, P (02)

Kemp, Ryan, P (12, 14)

Keown, Clint, OF (03)

Key, Bradley, 3B (05-06)

Keys, JC, P (21)

Kiel, Ryan, P (12)

Kilburg, Joe, 2B (00)

King, O.J., P (02-03)

Kison, Robbie, IF (00)

Kivel, Jeremy, P (15-16)

Klimesh, Ben, P (13)

Klinker, Matt, P (08)

Knoff, Justin, P (04)

Kolozsvary, Mark, C (18)

Konstanty, Mike, 1B/P (09-10)

Koronka, John, P (01)

Koziara, Matt, P (01)

Krauss, Conor, P (15-16)

Kravetz, Evan, P (21-22)

Krebs, Joseph, P (08)

Kronenfeld, Paul, 1B (15)

Kroski, Chris, C (04-05)

Kuhnel, Joel, P (17)

Kuo, Yen-Wen, INF (09)

L

Laesch, Mike, P (01)

LaMarre, Ryan, OF (10)

Landkamer, Mike, P (00)

Langfield, Dan, P (14)

Lanier, Bo, P (06)

Lasso, Yoni, IF (06)

LaValley, Gavin, 3B (15-16)

Layton, Blane, OF (00)

Lawhorn, Trevor, 2B (05)

Lewis, Domonique, 2B/OF (02-03)

Lewis, Kenny, OF (05)

Leyton, Steven, INF (22)

Liberatore, Ernesto, C (16, 19)

Lindell, Karsen, P (21)

Lively, Ben, P (13)

Lloyd, Matt, 1B/OF (19)

Lodolo, Nick, P (19)

Lofstrom, Morgan, C (17-19)

Lohman, Devin, 2B (11)

Long, Jake, C, (07-08-09)

Long, Shed, 2B (15-16)

Lopez, Alejo, 2B-3B (18)

Lopez, Jose, P (16)

Lopez, Maikel, C (15)

Lorenzen, Michael, P (13)

Lotzkar, Kyle, P (08, 11)

Louwsma, Jason, INF, (07)

Love, Brandon, P (00)

Lucas, Kyle, P (03)

Lucas, Sean, P (12-13)

Ludwick, Ryan, DH (13)*

Lugo, Sandy, P (16-17)

Lundgren, Wayne, P (06)

Lutz, Derrik, P (06)

Lutz, Donald, 1B (11) M

Machorro, Carlos, P (17, 19)

Maddox, Robert, 1B (12)

Madritsch, Bobby, P (00)

Mahle, Tyler, P (15)

Mallett, Justin, P (04-05-06)

Mancha, Tony, P (02)

Manias, Jim, P (00)

Mantoni, Joe, P (15)

Manuel, Robert, P (06)

Manzanero, Pabel, C (19)

Mardirosian, Shane, 2B/OF (16-17)

Marinan, James, P (19, 21-22)

Dragons All-Time Roster

Markray, Thad, P (01)

Marshall, Montrell, 1B (18)

Marte, Noelvi, SS (22)

Martinez, Freddie, C (03)

Martinez, Javier, P (00-01)

Martinez, Juan, P (16)

Martinez, JV, 1B/3B (19, 21-22)

Martinez, Junior, P (09-10)

Martinez, Porfirio, P (11)

Masset, Nick, P (12)*

Matan, James,1B (00)

Mateo, Daniel, 1B (14)

Mateo, Hector, INF (03)

Mateo, Marcos, P (07)

Matthews, Adam, OF (13)

Matthews, Jaren, OF (11)

Matthews, Jon, OF (13-15)

May, Brennan, OF (11)

McAfee, Quincy, INF/OF (21-22)

McDonald, Andrew, P (19)

McGarry, Alex, 1B (21-22)

McGruder, Jamodrick, 2B (14)

McGuff, Patrick, P (18)

McLain, Matt, SS (21)

McKennon, Michael, 1B (08)

McMurray, Heath, P (02)

McMyne, Kyle, P (12-13)

McWilliams, Matt, P (03)

Meade, Frankie, C (08)

Means, Andrew, OF (09-10)

Medina, Julio, P (03)

Medina, Reydel, OF (16)

Medina, Ruben, P (08)

Medlock, Calvin, P (04)

Medrano, Miguel, P (21-22)

Mejia, Jorge, 2B (04-05)

Mejias-Brean, Seth 3B/1B (13)

Melendez, German, P (06)

Mena, Alfredo, P (17)

Menchaca, Brandon, OF (08-09)

Mendez, Carlos, 3B (09)

Mercker, Kent, P (08)*

Merrell, Phil, P (00)

Mercado, Onix, C (02)

Mesoraco, Devin, C (08)

Miller, Erik, P (12)

Minaya, Pedro, P (00)

Mitchell, Evan, P (14)

Moak, Curtus, P (02)

Mondile, Tyler, P (18)

Montano, Luis, P (06, 08)

Moody, Jacob, P (15)

Moran, Jimmy, P (12)

Moran, Javon, OF (04)

Moran, Luke, P (14)

Morenko, Brad, P (05)

Moreta, Bernardo, P (16)

Moreta, Dauri, P (17-18)

Morillo, Julio, C (14-15)

Morillo, Junior, P (14-15)

Morrison, James, P (05)

Mosby, Bobby, P (05-06)

Moseley, Dustin, P (01)

Moss, Scott, P (17)

Mottl, Ryan, P (01)

Muehring, Austin, P (14)

Mugarian, Wes, P (12-13)

Muhammad, El’Hajj, P (12)

Muller, Kurtis, OF (11-12)

Munroe, Shard, OF (18-19)

N/O

Naughton, Packy, P, (18)

Nelson, Mat, C (21-22)

Nina, Amurys, OF (02)

Noriega, Luis, P (04)

Nova, Moises, P (17, 19)

Nurre, Tommy, 1B (10)

Nutof, Ryan, P (18)

O’Grady, Brian, OF/1B (15)

Ohanian, Sarkis, P (16, 18)

Okey, Chris, C (16)

Oliveras, Alex, OF (09-10)

Olmedo, Ray, SS (00)

Olmstead, Walter, 3B/1B (04)

Olson, Ryan, P (17)

Ondrusek, Logan, P (06)

O’Rear, Lucas, P (12)

Orewiler, Austin, P (16, 18)

Ortiz, Braulio, P (16)

Ortiz, Jose, C (14-15)

O’Shea, Nick, C/1B (12-13)

Otterness, Steven, P (08-09)

Ovalle, Gabriel, 2B/3B (17)

Ozuna, Reniel, OF (19, 21)

P/Q

Panerati, Luca, P (11)

Pape, Stace, P (01)

Parker, Logan, 1B (07-08)

Parmenter, Tyler, P (15)

Partch, Curtis, P (08-09)

Patchett, Gary, IF (01-02)

Paula, Manny, OF (03)

Paulson, Jake, P (15)

Pauly, Thomas, P (03)

Pearl, Brian, P (10-11)

Peguero, Francis, P (21)

Pelland, Tyler, P (04)

Pena, Wily Mo, OF (01)

Perales, Daniel, OF (08)

Peralta, Wandy, P (13)

Perez, Juan, SS (12)

Perez, Miguel, C (03-04)

Peters, Samone, 1B/DH (01)

Peterson, Brent, 2B (13)

Peterson, Brian, C (01)

Petty, Chase, P (22)

Pfister, Frank, 3B (09-11)

Phillips, Brandon, 2B (14)*

Phillips, Connor, P (22)

Phipps, Denis, OF (07-08)

Piatnik, Mitch, OF (16-18)

Pickens, Jimmy, OF (15)

Pidich, Matt, P (19)

Piepkorn, Jeremiah, 3B/OF (04-05)

Pigott, Daniel, 1B/OF (13-14)

Pike, Matt, P (01)

Pinckard, Brooks, P (12)

Pinto, Julio, P (19)

Plaz, Peterson, OF (19)

Poulk, Drew, OF (11)

Powers, Joe, P (02-05)

Proctor, James, P (21-22)

Prince, Bryan, C (02)

Pucheu, Jacques, P (21-22)

Puckett, Cody, 2B (09)

Purdom, John, C (04-05)

Quezada, Radhames, P (12, 14)

Quillen, Aaron, P (17-18)

Quintana, Nick, 3B (22)

R

Rachal, Avain, INF (14-17)

Rafael, Juan, P (08)

Rahier, Tanner, 3B (13-14, 16)

Rainey, Tanner, P (16)

Ramirez, Elizardo, P (06)*

Ramirez, Robert, INF (13-14)

Ramirez, Ramon, P (05)

Ramsey, Jordan, P (16)

Ravin, Josh, P (08-10)

Reed, Justin, OF (08, 10)

Reininger, J.D., 3B (06)

Reith, Brian, P (00)

Renken, Daniel, P (10-11)

Rey, Brian, 2B/OF (19, 21-22)

Reyes, Ivan, 1B (03)

Reyes, Jesus, P (16)

Reyes, Reyny, INF (21)

Reynoso, Jonathan, OF (14-15)

Rice, Trey, P (04)

Richardson, Lyon, P (19, 21)

Richburg, Chris, 1B (10)

Riehl, Patrick, P (17)

Rijo, Jose, P (01)

Rios, Fernando, OF (00)

Rivera, Javi, P (22)

Rivero, Carlos, SS (17, 19)

Roa, Christian, P (21-22)

Roberts, J.D., 1B (06)

Robles, Tanner, P (11-12)

Rodriguez, Adrian, P (18-19)

Rodriguez, Cristobal, INF (10)

Rodriguez, Eddy, C, (07)

Rodriguez, Henry, 2B (10)

Rodriguez, Serafin, OF (00)

Rodriguez, Yorman, OF (11-12)

Rogers, Chad, P (11)

Rogers, Jack, OF (21-22)

Rojas, Jose, P (06-07)

Rojas, Miguel, SS (09)

Rojo, Billy, INF (07)

Romano, Sal, P (13-14)

Romero, Franderlyn, P (14, 16)

Romero, Wennington, P (17)

Rosa, Gabriel, OF (14)

Rosales, Adam, SS (05-06)

Routt, Nick, P (14)

Roxby, Braxton, P (21-22)

Rudd, Carson, P (22)

Ruiz, Junior, DH/OF (02-03)

Ruiz, Randy, 1B/DH (01-02)

Ruiz, Victor, 3B (21)

Ryan, Connor, P (18)

S

Salazar, Eduardo, P (19, 21)

Salinas, Doug, P (10)

Salinas, Ricky, P (19, 21)

Salinas, Trey, C (00)

Salmon, Brad, P (02)

Salter, Austin, P (13)

Sanders, Jared, P (05)

Sandoval, Mayker, 2B (05)

Sandridge, Jayvien, P (22)

Sansone, John, 2B/3B (17-18)

Santana, Hector, P (09)

Santana, Leandro, 3B/1B (18)

Santiago, D.J., C (00)

Santillan, Tony, P (16-17)

Sappelt, Dave, OF (09)

Satterwhite, Cameron, OF (10)

Saunders, Mike, P (13)

Scantlin, Nate, OF (18-19)

Sceroler, Mac, P (18)

Schmidt, Clate, P (19)

Schmidt, Jarrod, OF (03-04)

Schnall, Kevin, C (00)

Schneider, Johnnie, P (21)

Schramek, Mark, 3B (03)

Schuyler, Jay, C (19)

Segovia, Omar, P (04-05)

Selsky, Steve, OF (12)

Senzel, Nick, 3B (16)

Serrano, Mark, P (09)

Service, Scott, P (01)

Severino, Cleris, P (02)

Shafer, David, P (04)

Sheefel, Adam, P (01)

Shields, Zack, OF (16)

Shunick, Clayton, P (10)

Siani, Michael, OF (19, 21)

Sierra, Jefry, OF (11-12)

Silva, Juan, OF (12)

Siri, Jose, OF (16-17)

Sledd, Aaron, OF (01)

Smit, Alexander, P, (07)

Smith, Jordan, P, (07)

Smith, Josh, P (10-11, 15)

Smith, Kyle, OF (04)

Smitherman, Stephen, OF (01)

Snare, Ryan, P (01)

Snowden, Shea, P (09)

Solomon, Jared, P (18-19)

Somsen, Layne, P (14)

Sosa, Humberto, C (08-09)

Soto, Neftali, 3B (08)

Soto, Wendell, INF (15)

Sparks, Eddie, C (00)

Sparks, Taylor, 3B (17)

Spiers, Carson, P (21)

Spillane, Bren, 1B (19, 21)

Spooner, Mike, OF (18)

Stanton, Kyle, P (02)

Stanton, Mike, P (07)*

Stallings, Jesse, P (17, 19, 21)

Stegall, Randy, 3B (00)

Stephens, Jackson, P (13-14)

Stephenson, Robert, P (12-13)

Stephenson, Tyler, C (16-17)

Sterner, Ty, P (15)

Stevens, Jeff, P (06)

Stevenson, Jake (22)

Stewart, Zach, P (08)

Stockton, Spencer, P (21-22)

Stott, Zac, P (05-06)

Stovall, Tyler, OF (09)

Dragons All-Time Roster

Strahan, Wyatt, P (15)

Strait, Cody, OF (04-05)

Stubbs, Drew, OF, (07, 12*)

Suarez, Marc, C (01)

Sugilio, Andy, OF (18)

Sulbaran, J.C., P (09-10)

Sulbaran, Orlando, C (03)

Sullivan, Michael, P (15-16)

Sweet, Daniel, OF (16)

Szymanski, BJ, OF (05-06)

T

Tabor, Lee, P, (07)

Tatum, Craig, C (05-06)

Taveras, Werleen, P (13)

Tello, Jose, C/1B (21)

Terry, Joe, 2B (12-13)

Thigpen, Josh, P (03-04-05)

Thurman, Mace, P (08-09)

Thompson, Cory, INF/P (15-16, 18)

Thompson, Daryl, P, (07)

Thompson, Justice, OF (22)

Thompson, Travis, P (00)

Till, Brock, P (04)

Timpanelli, Vin (21-22)

Tordi, Justin, C/INF (07)

Torres, Jose, 2B/SS (22)

Torreyes, Ronald, 2B (10-11)

Trammell, Taylor, OF (17)

Trautwein, Michael, C (22)

Travieso, Nick, P (13-14)

Trees, Mitch, C (16-17)

Triana, Michel, 1B (22)

Tromp, Chadwick, C (14-15)

Turner, Justin, 2B/SS, (07)

Tuttle, Daniel, P (11-12)

Urbaez, Francisco, 2B (21)

Ursin, Damian, P (03-04-05-06)

Urgelles, Jeff, C (04)

Valaika, Chris, SS, (07)

Valdez, Eddy, P (03)

Valera, Luis, P (02)

Valiquette, Philippe, P (05-08)

Valor, Humberto, INF (13-14)

Vargas, Hector, INF (16-18)

Varner, Noochie, OF (02)

Varner, Seth, P (15)

Vasquez, James, 1B (16-17)

Vavao, Jason, 1B (03)

Vazquez, Camilo, P (03-05)

Vellojin, Daniel, C (22)

Ventura, Randy, OF (17-19)

Veras, Josciel, 3B/OF (16-17)

Vicioso, Danny, 1B (12)

Vidal, David, 3B (10-11)

Villarreal, Pedro, P (10)

Vincej, Zach, SS (13)

Viola, Pedro, P, (07)

Volquez, Edinson, P (10)

Votto, Joey, 1B (03-04, 09*, 12*, 22*)

Wachman, Robbie, P (04)

Walczak, Jamie, P (10-11)

Waldrop, Kyle, OF (12)

Walker, Justin, P (09-10)

Wallace, Raul, OF (18)

Ward, Zach, P (06)

Ware, Chase, P (09-10)

Waring, Brandon, 3B, (07-08)

Warren, Art, P (22)*

Warren, Cameron, 1B (19)

Washington, Ty, 2B (15)

Watson, Sean, P (06-07)

Weathers, David, P (08)*

Webb, Alex, P (16-17)

Webb, Travis, P, (07)

Weber, Ben, P (05)*

Weems, Chase, C (09-10)

Weimer, Andrew, P (06)

Weiss, Zack, P (14)

Welsh, Eric, 1B/DH (00)

White, Zeke, OF (17-19)

Whitehead, Braxton, C (00)

Wideman, Jordan, C (09-10)

Wiley, Byron, OF (09-10)

Wiley, Mo, P (13)

Willems, Jonathan, 2B (19, 21-22)

Williams, J.D., OF (18)

Williamson, Chris, OF/1B (00-01-02)

Wilson, Joe, P (04-05)

Wilson, Paul, P (06)*

Winker, Jesse, OF (13)

Wohlers, Mark, P (00)

Wolford, Daniel, P (11)

Wolforth, Garrett, C/1B (21-22)

Wong, Travis, 1B (03)

Wotell, Max, P (17-18)

Wood, Travis, P (06)

Wrenn, Taylor, 2B (12)

Wright, Daniel, P (14)

Wright, Ryan, 2B (12)

Wynne, Randy, P (19)

Y/Z

Yang, Eric, C (21)

Yari, Bruce, OF (17)

Young, Terrell, P (06-08)

Zabala, Aneurys, OF (18)

Ziemendorf, Chad, C (05)

Jay Bruce

Todd Frazier

Wily Mo Pena

Dragons Single-Season Team Records

Dragons Grand Slam Home Runs (2005-2022) 2005

Piepkorn (2), Jorge Mejia

2006 Habelito Hernandez

2007 Denis Phipps (2), Juan Francisco, Eddie Rodriguez,

2008 Brandon Waring, Zack Cozart, Logan Parker, Devin Mesoraco

2009 Byron Wiley, Tony Brown

2010

2011

2013

2014

2015

Rodriguez, Chris Richburg, Cameron Satterwhite, Alex Oliveras

Amaral (2), Adam Matthews, Seth Mejias-Brean, Jesse Winker

Gelalich

2016 Tyler Stephenson, Shed Long, Daniel Sweet

2017 Tyler Stephenson, TJ Friedl, Taylor Trammell

2018

2021 Quincy McAfee, Alex McGarry

2022

Michael Siani, Jonathan Willems

Dragons Partial Season Leaders

Dragons Best Batting Averages in a Half (minimum of 170 at-bats) (since 2005)

Dragons Team Single-Game Records

Dragons Single-Game Team Records

*Statistics available in this category starting in 2005

Back-to-Back-to-Back Home Runs

On September 2, 2007 and again on June 13, 2015 (both at Day Air Ballpark), three consecutive Dragons batters blasted home runs. In 2007 aganst South Bend, Todd Frazier, Jason Louwsma, and Denis Phipps hit back-to-back-to-back home runs in the second inning. In 2015 against Beloit, also in the second inning, it was Jose Ortiz, Jimmy Pickens, and Luis Gonzalez with consecutive home runs.

Hits: 5 (9 times)

Dragons Individual Single-Game Records

Hitting

Austin Kearns vs. LAN July 21, 2000

Kevin Howard at WM June 29, 2003

Chris Dickerson at CLN April 18, 2004

Habelito Hernandez at BLT Aug. 2, 2006

Neftali Soto at BUR July 30, 2008

Kevyn Feiner at LAN Aug. 8, 2009

Ronald Torreyes vs. PEO July 21, 2011

Seth Mejias-Brean at CR July 10, 2013

Jose Garcia at WIS July 20, 2018

Doubles: 4

Kevyn Feiner at LAN Aug. 8, 2009*

Triples: 2 (18 times)

Last: Jay Allen II vs. CR Aug. 30, 2022

Home Runs: 3 (4 times)

Wily Mo Pena at CR Aug. 9, 2001

Juan Francisco vs. LAN Aug. 19, 2007

Byron Wiley at WM July 5, 2009

Pabel Manzanero at LC April 23, 2019

Runs Batted In: 8 Brian Rey at FW July 27, 2019

Runs: 5 (2 times)

Austin Kearns vs. LAN July 22, 2000

Wily Mo Pena vs. WM May 10, 2001

Hitting for the Cycle: Donald Lutz vs. PEO July 21, 2011

Strikeouts: 5 (5 times)

Last: Austin Hendrick at WM July 29, 2022

Walks: 5

Chris Dickerson vs. LAN April 29, 2004

Intentional Walks: 2 (2 times)

Last: Brian O’Grady vs. LC June 21, 2015

Hit By Pitch: 2 (several times)

Last: Garrett Wolforth at WM July 30, 2022

Stolen Bases: 5

Jay Allen II at QC Aug. 27, 2022

Caught Stealing: 2 (several times)

Dragons All-Time Walk-Off Home Runs

Inside the Park Home Runs (Most Recent):

Billy Hamilton vs. BG April 19, 2011

Devin Lohman at FW May 14, 2011

Paul Kronenfeld vs. FW May 4, 2015

Shed Long vs. LC Aug. 31, 2015

Taylor Trammell vs. WM Aug. 15, 2017

Narciso Crook at CLI May 4, 2018

Francisco Urbaez vs. LC July 27, 2021

Matt McLain vs. FW Sept. 19, 2021

Daniel Vellojin vs. FW July 23, 2022

Most Total Bases: 13 (2 times)

Austin Kearns vs. LAN July 21, 2000 (2 HR, 2 2B, 1B)

Wily Mo Pena at CR Aug. 9, 2001 (3 HR, 1B)

Dragons with 12+ Strikeouts, Game

(2005-2022)

Pitching

Innings Pitched: 9 (several times)

29, 2022

Last: Ty Boyles at WM June 28, 2017

Fewest Hits Allowed (9 Inning CG): 2 (2 times)

Josh Hall vs. BLT June 13, 2001

Bobby Basham vs. FW June 28, 2002

Fewest Hits Allowed (7 Inning CG): 1 (several times)

Last: Tyler Mondile vs. GL May 18, 2018

Fewest Hits Allowed (5 Inning CG): 0

Johnny Cueto vs. WIS May 13, 2006 (G1)

Home Runs Allowed: 4 (3 times)

Heath McMurray vs.CLI July 4, 2002

Jackson Stephens at LC Aug. 31, 2014

Bryce Bonnin at LC Sept. 9, 2021

Strikeouts: 14 (2 times)

Josh Hall at CR Aug. 7, 2001

Daniel Renken vs. LAN June 29, 2011

Consecutive Strikeouts: 10

Daniel Renken vs. LAN June 29, 2011*

Walks: 9

Ismael Guillon at LC April 17, 2013

Hit Batsmen: 5

Kyle Lotzkar at SB July 5, 2011*

Wild Pitches: 5 Ismael

Balks: 3 (2 times) Jan

at LC April 17, 2013

20, 2004

Brad Morenko vs. SB April 10, 2005

Seth Mejias-Brean#

Jesse Winker

Aristides Aquino

Justice Thompson

# Grand Slam

vs. BEL

vs. WIS

vs. BUR

vs. QC

Fielding

Errors: 4

Randy Stegall vs. WI May 27, 2000

Bradley Key vs. FW June 23, 2005

Dragons Individual Season Records

Billy Hamilton’s Season for the Ages

Billy Hamilton became a Day Air Ballpark legend in 2011 when he stole 103 bases for the Dragons, establishing an all-time single-season record for the entire Reds organization. In four straight games August 21-24, he led off the game with a base hit, then stole second base on the very next pitch. In the first two games among the four, he also stole third base on the second pitch. Hamilton went on to break his own record in 2012 when he stole 155 bases in the Reds system, the most in a season in the history of professional baseball.

Dragons Individual Season Records

Fielding

Daniel Renken’s Strikeout Streak & the 2011 Dragons Pitchers

On June 29, 2011 at Day Air Ballpark, Dayton starting pitcher Daniel Renken dominated the Lansing Lugnuts. Renken struck out the final batter of the first inning, then struck out all three hitters in the second, third, and fourth. Ten consecutive batters were strikeout victims. Renken finished the night with 14 strikeouts over six shutout innings to tie a club record. He allowed only two hits and one walk for the win. Over the 2011 season, Dragons pitchers broke the all-time Midwest League record by striking out 1,292 hitters, led by Josh Smith, the MWL’s strikeout king that year, with 166 to break the club record. Smith won 14 games and was the starting pitcher in the all-star game.

Dragons Career Records

Austin Kearns’ Assault on the Record Books, 2000 Dragons outfielder Austin Kearns enjoyed an eight-game stretch from July 17-July 24, 2000 that will likely never be matched in the Midwest League. Kearns hit a home run in eight straight games and reached base in 14 consecutive plate appearances. Over the eight games, he hit 10 homers (including one inside-the-parker), drove in 20 runs, scored 19 times, and batted .720, going 18 for 25. For the year, Kearns was named Midwest League co-Prospect of the Year, along with Peoria’s

Dragons Career Records Pitching

Donald Lutz’ Reverse Cycle, 2011

On July 21, 2011 at Day Air Ballpark, Dayton’s Donald Lutz became the first and only Dragons player to hit for the cyle, and he did it in reverse order over the first five innings of the game vs. the Peoria Chiefs. Lutz belted a home run in the first inning, connected on a triple in the second, hit a double in the third, and singled in the fifth in a 13-0 Dragons win. Lutz’s Dragons teammate, Ronald Torreyes, went 5 for 5 in the same game. In 2013, Lutz became the first player raised in Germany to reach the Major Leagues when he debuted with the Reds.

Dragons All-Time Midwest League Full-Season All-Stars

2000: Austin Kearns (OF); Braxton Whitehead (C).

2001: Wily Mo Pena (OF); Samone Peters (DH).

2002: Edwin Encarnacion (3B); Noochie Varner (OF); Nate Cotton (RH Relief Pitcher).

2004: Chris Dickerson (OF).

2005: Tonys Gutierrez (1B).

2006: Jay Bruce (OF).

2007: Justin Turner (2B); Chris Valaika (SS); Juan Francisco (3B).

2008: Zack Cozart (SS); Brandon Waring (3B).

2011: Billy Hamilton (SS), Drew Hayes (RH Relief Pitcher).

2015: Tyler Mahle (RH Starting Pitcher).

2017: Jose Siri (OF).

2018: Hendrik Clementina (DH), John Ghyzel (RH Relief Pitcher).

2022: Elly De La Cruz (SS)

No Dragons selected in 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021.

Dragons All-Time MWL Leaders in a Major Category

HR: Austin Kearns (27), 2000; Samone Peters (28), 2001; Juan Franciso (25), 2007.

RBI: Austin Kearns (104), 2000; Wily Mo Pena (113), 2001.

SB: Billy Hamilton (103), 2011; Jose Siri (46), 2017; Michael Siani (45), 2019.

Wins: Ryan Mottl (15), 2001; Rafael Gonzalez (13), 2007 ; Josh Smith (14), 2011; Nick Travieso (14), 2014.

ERA: Josh Hall (2.65), 2001.

SO: Josh Smith (166), 2011; Scott Moss (156), 2017; Packy Naughton (137), 2018.

Sv: Nate Cotton (34), 2002; Drew Hayes (22), 2011; John Ghyzel (19), 2018.

Bobby Basham: On a Roll

In 2002, Dragons starting pitcher Bobby Basham enjoyed a stretch of three consecutive starts that will likely never be repeated in Dayton franchise history. Basham not only made three straight scoreless starts on June 23, June 28, and July 3, he pitched a nine-inning complete game in each outing. Over those 27 shutout innings, Basham walked just two and struck out 34 while surrendering only 11 hits. Basham is the only pitcher in Dragons history to toss three shutouts in his career with the team, and he did it in three straight starts.

Braxton Whitehead

Samone Peters

Austin Kearns

Wilo Mo Pena

Edwin Encarnacion

Noochie Varner

Chris Dickerson

Justin Turner

Nate Cotton

Jay Bruce

Chris Valaika

Juan Francisco

Brandon Waring

Drew Hayes Zack Cozart

Billy Hamilton

Tyler Mahle

Jose Siri John Ghyzel Hendrik Clementina

Elly De La Cruz

Dragons Hit Walk-Off Home Run:

May 20, 2022, Justice Thompson vs. Quad Cities (G2)

Dragons Player Hit Two Home Runs in a Game: August 3, 2022, Noelvi Marte, vs. Peoria

Dragons Player Hit Three Home Runs in a Game:

April 23, 2019, Pabel Manzanero, at Lake County

Dragons Player Collected Five Hits in a Game:

July 20, 2018, Jose Garcia, at Wisconsin

Dragons Player Collected Four Hits in a Game:

August 31, 2022, Tyler Callihan, vs. Cedar Rapids

Dragons Player Had Three Extra Base Hits in a Game:

July 30, 2022, J.V. Martinez, at West Michigan (3 2B)

Dragons Hit Inside-the-Park Home Run: July 23, 2022, Daniel Vellojin, vs. Fort Wayne

Dragons Player Hit for the Cycle:

July 21, 2011, Donald Lutz, vs. Peoria

Dragons Player Hit Grand Slam Home Run: August 4, 2022, Jose Torres, vs. Peoria

Dragons Player Hit Pinch Hit Home Run:

May 9, 2021, Bren Spillane, at Great Lakes

Dragons Batter Opened Game with Home Run: May 10, 2022, Jose Torres, at Lansing

Dragons Hit Back-to-Back Home Runs:

Sept. 9, 2022, Michel Triana & Hayden Jones, at LAN

Dragons Hit Three Straight Home Runs: 6/13/15, Jose Ortiz, Jimmy Pickens, Luis Gonzalez vs. BLT

Dragons Player Stole Four or More Bases in a Game: August 27, 2022, Jay Allen, at Quad Cities (5)

Dragons Team Threw a No-Hitter: May 20, 2017 vs. Bowling Green

(Scott Moss: 6 IP; Carlos Machorro: 2 IP; Brian Hunter: 1 IP)

Dragons Pitcher Threw a Complete Game a No-Hitter: May 13, 2006, Johnny Cueto, at Appleton (5 innings)

Dragons Opponent Threw a No-Hitter: July 10, 2014, Blayne Weller, South Bend

Dragons Pitcher Tossed 7-Inning Complete Game:

Former Dragons in the Major League All-Star Game

Apps. Club

Scott Moss

Narciso Crook

Aristides Aquino

Dragons Pitcher Tossed 9-Inning Complete Game:

June 28, 2017, Ty Boyles at West Michigan

Dragons Pitcher Tossed 9-Inning Complete Game Shutout:

June 28, 2017, Ty Boyles at West Michigan

Dragons Pitcher Struck out 12 or More Batters in a Game:

May 20, 2022, Connor Phillips, vs. Quad Cities (13 strikeouts)

Dragons Pitcher Struck out 4 Batters in an Inning:

April 11, 2019, Ryan Campbell (4 in 7th), at Fort Wayne

Dragons Turned Triple Play: Never

Dragons Won at Least 7 Straight Games:

August 25-Sept. 1, 2022 (won 7 straight)

Dragons Lost at Least 7 Straight Games:

July 9-16, 2022 (lost 7 straight)

Dragons Scored at Least 15 Runs in a Game:

June 5, 2015 at Clinton (17 runs)

Dragons Collected at Least 20 Hits in a Game:

July 4, 2012 vs. South Bend (24 hits)

Dragons Won Back-to-Back Shutouts:

April 26-27, 2022, at Fort Wayne

Dragons went Entire Series without an Error:

June 8-11, 2018 vs. Bowling Green (4-game series)

May 3-5, 2019 at Cedar Rapids (3-game series)

Dragons Swept Home Series:

Sept. 14-19, 2021 vs. Fort Wayne (6-game series)

June 7-10, 2019 vs. Fort Wayne (4-game series)

July 13-15, 2019 vs. Beloit (3-game series)

Dragons Swept Road Series:

June 4-6, 2019 at West Michigan (3-game series)

Dragons Played 9-Inning Game in Under Two Hours: July 12, 2022 at Lake County (one hour, 59 minutes)

Dragons Played a Game in Over Four Hours: July 8, 2021 vs. West Michigan (4 hours, 12 minutes, 9 inn.)

Johnny Cueto 20-game winner, 2014

Homer Bailey Fired no-hitters in 2012 and 2013

Billy Hamilton Set all-time professional baseball record for stolen bases (155 in 2012, MiLB)

Justin Turner 2017 NLCS Most Valuable Player

Tucker Barnhart 2017 and 2020 National League Gold Glove Award

Jonathan India 2021 National League Rookie of the Year

Donald Lutz

Former Dragons in the World Series

Former Dragons with Major Honors/Notes

Jay Bruce 2012-’13 National League Silver Slugger Awards; 2013 Good Guy Award

Johnny Cueto

Joey Votto

Dayton Dragons Historical Timeline

February 23, 1999: At the Crown Plaza ballroom in downtown Dayton, an official announcement was made that final approval had been given by Major League Baseball to bring a professional baseball team to Dayton, clearing the way for construction to begin on a new ballpark at Patterson Blvd., and Monument Ave.

May 3, 1999: About 11 months prior to the first game and long before the construction of the ballpark was completed, an announcement was made at the Courthouse Square that the new professional baseball team in Dayton would be known as the Dayton Dragons.

April 6, 2000: The Dragons won at Lansing 7-2 in their first official game. The game was the start of a 16-game, five-city road trip for the Dragons as the ballpark was completed in Dayton. They finished the trip with a record of 10-6.

April 27, 2000: The Dragons opened Day Air Ballpark by defeating the Cedar Rapids Kernels, 4-3. Austin Kearns scored the first Dayton run, Casey Bookout hit the first Dayton home run, and starting pitcher Jim Manias earned the first Dayton victory.

July 20, 2000: Dayton’s Austin Kearns began a streak of reaching base in 14 consecutive plate appearances that continued over the next three games. Kearns had home runs in all three games including two each on July 21 and 22.

July 24, 2000: Dayton outfielder Austin Kearns hit a home run in his eighth consecutive game, a new league record. Kearns hit home runs in each game from July 17-24 and over those eight games, he batted .720 (18 for 25) with 10 home runs, 20 RBI, and 19 runs scored.

May 19, 2001: For the first time in Dragons history, the team won a game on a walk-off home run. Samone Peters blasted a home run to break a 3-3 tie in the bottom of the ninth and give the Dragons a walk-off 4-3 victory over Kane County at Day Air Ballpark.

June 10, 2001: Dayton’s slugging star, Samone Peters, blasted a “walk-off” grand slam home run to break a 2-2 tie and give the Dragons a 6-2 victory over Beloit at Day Air Ballpark. It is one of only two walk-off grand slams in Dragons history (the other came on 7/18/13). Peters hit 28 home runs that season, still a single-season club record.

June 19, 2001: In their second season of existence, the Dragons hosted the Midwest League All-Star Game at Day Air Ballpark. Notable players who participated included Miguel Cabrera, Justin Morneau, and Adrian Gonzalez, who would each go on to play in numerous Major League all-star games.

August 7, 2001: Dragons pitcher Josh Hall struck out 14 batters in a 7-4 win at Cedar Rapids. The single-game strikeout total is tied for the most in Dragons history and ranks first in Dragons road games.

August 9, 2001: Dragons outfielder Wily Mo Pena became the first Dayton player ever to hit three home runs in one game. Pena hit three homers at Cedar Rapids and also added a single, collecting 13 total bases, which is tied for the club single-game record with Austin Kearns. The Dragons scored 21 runs in the game, also still a club record.

June 15, 2002: The Dragons defeated Burlington 8-1 to begin a 13-game winning streak that has never been matched in team history. Wandel Campana hit two home runs and Bobby Basham allowed just one run in eight innings to lead the way. The winning streak included the first 11 games of the second half after two wins to close the first half, propelling the Dragons into the playoffs.

June 23, 2002: Dragons pitcher Bobby Basham began an amazing streak of three consecutive nineinning shutouts when he beat South Bend 5-0 at Day Air Ballpark. Basham also fired nine-inning shutouts on June 28 and July 3 of that year, an accomplishment that will likely never be matched. There have been only three nine-inning shutouts thrown by Dragons pitchers since 2008, and none since 2017.

April 15, 2004: Dragons shortstop Luis Bolivar enjoyed perhaps his finest individual moment as a player in what eventually became a long career in uniform for the team. Bolivar smashed a walk-off three-run home run in the bottom of the 10th inning to defeat Lansing 4-1, just the third walk-off homer in Dragons history at the time. Bolivar played two years for the Dragons, served as a hitting coach for three more, and then managed the club for three seasons from 2017-19.

Big Inning Month

The Dragons have scored 11 runs in a single inning four times, which is the club record. Amazingly, three of the four came in the same month--July, 2007--and two of them came within a three-day window. The Dragons scored 11 runs in the 4th inning on July 3, 2007, and 11 in the 6th two days later on July 5, both at home against Great Lakes. Incredibly, they were shutout in the middle game on July 4, as Clayton Kershaw fired four scoreless innings for the Loons. The Dragons then scored 11 in the 4th on July 17 when Logan Parker hit two three-run homers in the same frame as the team hit a club record four home runs in the inning.

April 29, 2004: Dragons outfielder Chris Dickerson drew five walks in a game at Lansing to set a club record that still stands.

April 30, 2004: The Dragons scored 11 runs in the top of the ninth inning to erase a 7-1 deficit and win at Lansing, 12-7. The six-run deficit is the largest the Dragons have ever overcome in the final inning of a game. Chris Dickerson hit a three-run home run to pull the Dragons close, and two batters later, Joey Votto hit a game-tying homer. Ryan Fry also had a home run in the inning. The Dragons sent 15 batters to the plate in the frame. Their 10 hits and 11 runs in an inning are still club records.

July 2, 2004: The Dragons played their longest game in franchise history, an 18-inning marathon at South Bend that lasted five hours, 33 minutes. The Dragons won the game 7-6. Dayton scored one run in the top of the ninth inning to tie the game at 6-6. The teams then played eight consecutive scoreless innings before the Dragons scored in the top of the 18th to take a 7-6 lead, and Dragons reliever Jean Granado worked a scoreless bottom of the 18th. Among those Dayton players who played the entire 18 innings were future Reds Joey Votto and Chris Dickerson, and future Dragons manager Luis Bolivar.

May 25, 2005: Starting pitcher Homer Bailey, who would go on to fire two no-hitters in the Major Leagues, enjoyed his fourth straight scoreless start with the Dragons in a 3-2 win at West Michigan. Bailey threw 17 innings during the four games and struck out 21 while surrendering just seven hits.

May 31, 2005: Dragons third baseman Jeremiah Piepkorn belted a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning at Day Air Ballpark to give the Dragons a 4-3 win over South Bend. It was just the fourth walkoff homer in Dragons history at the time. The homer capped off a great month for Piepkorn, who batted .341 with four home runs and 20 RBI in 22 games in May for the Dragons.

December 1, 2005: Dragons President & General Manager Robert Murphy was named by The Sporting News as the Minor League Baseball Executive of the Year.

May 8, 2006: Jay Bruce, a 19-year-old outfielder who had been the Reds first round draft pick in 2005, connected on his first career two-homer game as the Dragons defeated Cedar Rapids, 10-4 at Day Air Ballpark. Bruce drove in four runs in the game.

May 13, 2006: Johnny Cueto fired the first no-hitter by a Dragons pitcher in team history. It came in the second game of a doubleheader in Appleton, Wisconsin, scheduled for seven innings. Cueto cruised through the first five, striking out eight and walking two without allowing a hit as only two balls left the infield. Rain stopped the game before the sixth inning and it did not resume. Cueto was credited with a no-hitter in the rain-shortened game. Cueto pitched a complete game in his next start (another seven-inning game) allowing just one hit.

March 31, 2007: The Cincinnati Reds and Florida Marlins met in an exhibition game at Day Air Ballpark. The Reds lineup featured future Hall-of-Famer Ken Griffey Jr. and former Dragons Adam Dunn, Edwin Encarnacion, and Todd Coffey.

April 18, 2007: The Dragons defeated Quad Cities 5-2, keyed by a pair of doubles by shortstop Chris Valaika. The win gave the Dragons a 9-0 record on the year, their best start in franchise history. They eventually won the East Division first half title with a record of 44-26, which still ranks as their best first half victory total and winning percentage.

May 6, 2007: Dragons lead-off hitter Drew Stubbs blasted a tie-breaking home run with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Dragons a 2-1 win over Kane County. Stubbs had been the Reds first round pick in 2006 out of the University of Texas. The win gave the Dragons an amazing record of 22-4 after their first 26 games.

June 5, 2007: In a game that featured dramatic ninth inning home runs by both teams, the Dragons defeated Lansing 5-4. The Lugnuts tied the game with a home run in the top of the ninth inning before Dayton catcher Eddie Rodriguez ended it with a “walk-off” homer in the bottom of the ninth. The Dragons were on their way to winning the first half East Division championship.

July 17, 2007: Dragons first baseman Logan Parker hit two three-run home runs in the same inning in a record setting bottom of the fourth against Cedar Rapids at Day Air Ballpark. The Dragons scored 11 runs in the inning to tie a club record (they have scored 11 in an inning four times, including three times in that month of July in 2007). The Dragons set a club record with four home runs in the inning. Fernando Encarnacion and Justin Turner also hit home runs in the fourth.

August 19, 2007: Dayton third baseman Juan Francisco became just the second player in franchise history to hit three home runs in a game in an 8-7 Dragons win over Lansing.

Sept. 2, 2007: For the first time in Dragons history, three consecutive Dayton batters connected on home runs. In a game against South Bend at Day Air Ballpark, Todd Frazier, Jason Louwsma, and Denis Phipps hit back-to-back-to-back home runs in the second inning. The Dragons repeated this accomplishment on 6/13/15.

Sept. 4, 2008: Dragons shortstop Zack Cozart hit a two-run home run as the Dragons wrapped up a two-game sweep of a first round playoff series with a 7-3 win at Lansing. The Dragons advanced to the league semi-finals for the first time since 2001 but lost to South Bend.

August 19, 2007: Dayton third baseman Juan Francisco became just the second player in franchise history to hit three home runs in a game in an 8-7 Dragons win over Lansing.

Sept. 2, 2007: For the first time in Dragons history, three consecutive Dayton batters connected on home runs. In a game against South Bend at Day Air Ballpark, Todd Frazier, Jason Louwsma, and Denis Phipps hit back-to-back-to-back home runs in the second inning. The Dragons repeated this accomplishment on 6/13/15.

Sept. 4, 2008: Dragons shortstop Zack Cozart hit a two-run home run as the Dragons wrapped up a two-game sweep of a first round playoff series with a 7-3 win at Lansing. The Dragons advanced to the league semi-finals for the first time since 2001 but lost to South Bend.

April 4, 2009: The Dragons hosted the Cincinnati Reds in the first “Futures Game” at Day Air Ballpark. The Futures team included Todd Frazier, Drew Stubbs, Zack Cozart, Chris Heisey, and Devin Mesoraco, who would all take on key roles with the Reds over the next several years.

June 20, 2009: Reds star first baseman Joey Votto returned to the Dragons on a Major League injury rehab assignment, five years after he had last played for Dayton. Votto cranked a long home run in his first at-bat in the first inning against West Michigan at Day Air Ballpark and went 2 for 4 in the game. He played one more game, on June 21, before ending his rehab assignment.

July 5, 2009: Dayton outfielder Byron Wiley became the third player in franchise history to hit three home runs in one game. Wiley’s big game came in a wild contest at West Michigan in which the clubs combined to score 31 runs, most ever in a Dragons game.

August 8, 2009: Dayton’s Kevyn Feiner connected on four doubles in one game at Lansing to tie a league record and establish a new franchise record that still stands.

April 8, 2010: The Dragons played 11 innings on opening night, defeating Lansing 6-5 as shortstop Didi Gregorius delivered a game-winning single to drive in Kevin Coddington with one out in the bottom of the 11th.

July 25, 2010: The Dragons and Quad Cities River Bandits played the longest game ever at Day Air Ballpark, a 16-inning contest that lasted five hours, 21 minutes (it was the Dragons longest home game and second longest overall behind 7/2/2004 at South Bend). The Sunday afternoon game began at 4:02 p.m. and was tied 5-5 after nine innings. The game was still tied when a Quad Cities batter hit what initially appeared to be a routine, high fly ball to center field with two outs and the bases loaded in the top of the 16th inning, but the Dragons outfielder lost the ball in the twilight sky just minutes after an 8:56 p.m. sunset, allowing all three runners to score as Quad Cities won, 8-5.

Sept. 6, 2010: The Dragons completed their season with a home attendance total of 597,433, breaking their own record for the Single-A classification of professional baseball. The record continues to stand.

June 29, 2011: Dragons starting pitcher Daniel Renken struck out 10 consecutive batters at Day Air Ballpark against the Lansing Lugnuts. Renken finished the night with 14 strikeouts over six shutout innings to tie a club record set by Josh Hall on August 7, 2001.

July 9, 2011: The Dragons enjoyed their 815th consecutive sold-out date at Day Air Ballpark to break the all-time record in North America, surpassing the total of 814 by the Portland Trail Blazers of the NBA. Donald Lutz hit a home run in a 4-1 Dragons win over South Bend.

July 21, 2011: Dayton’s Donald Lutz became the only Dragons player ever to hit for the cycle, doing it in reverse order against Peoria when he had a home run, triple, double, and single, all before the end of the fifth inning. Dragons second baseman Ronald Torreyes had five hits in the same game to tie a club record.

July 23, 2011: A crowd of 8,859 at Day Air Ballpark helped the Dragons celebrate their new all-time record for consecutive sold-out dates, officially set two weeks earlier on July 9. NBA hall of famer Magic Johnson and former Ohio State star Archie Griffin, both Dragons part-owners at the time, were on hand along with a long list of dignitaries that also included Minor League Baseball president Pat O’Conner, former Reds MVP George Foster, Midwest League President George Spelius, and Congressman Mike Turner. The Dragons won the game 7-6 over Burlington, breaking a 6-6 tie in the bottom of the ninth inning when Billy Hamilton scored from second base on a sacrifice bunt and a throwing error.

August 23, 2011: The Dragons were named Minor League Baseball Organization of the Year by Ballpark Digest.

Sept. 3, 2011: Dragons shortstop Billy Hamilton stole three bases at Day Air Ballpark against Lansing to give him 100 for the season. He finished the year with 103, the most ever (at the time) in the Cincinnati Reds organization. Hamilton moved up the ladder in the Reds system in 2012 and stole 155 to establish a new professional baseball record.

Sept. 8, 2011: Donald Lutz had three hits including a two-run home run to lead the Dragons to a 7-3 win in the opener to the first round of the playoffs with Lansing at Day Air Ballpark. The Dragons lost the next two games on the road to the Lugnuts, ending their season after a franchise best 83-57 record during the regular season. The 83 wins still stand as a club record.

April 27, 2012: For the only time in franchise history, the Dragons played a game in a Major League ballpark. The Dragons and the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers met at Miller Park in Milwaukee. The roof was closed despite warm spring temperatures of 67 degrees. The Dragons fell to the Rattlers, 3-0.

July 4, 2012: The first eight Dragons batters in the first inning reached base and scored in a 17-4 Dayton win over South Bend at Day Air Ballpark. The Dragons led 12-1 after two innings and led 17-1 after six. The Dragons set a club record with 24 hits. Kyle Waldrop and Joe Terry each had four hits, with Terry reaching that total despite not being in the starting lineup.

August 28, 2012: Joey Votto became arguably the most decorated player ever to appear in a Midwest League game when he began a three-game injury rehabilitation assignment with the Dragons. Votto stepped onto the field at Day Air Ballpark having already won a National League Most Valuable Player award and had started at first base in the Major League All-Star Game just six weeks earlier. Votto continued his rehab assignment in Dayton on August 29 and 31 before eventually rejoining the Reds in September.

June 18, 2013: The Dragons hosted the Midwest League All-Star Game at Day Air Ballpark for the second time in franchise history. Dragons outfielder Jesse Winker was a starter for the East Division team and won the pre-game Home Run Derby. The top prospects in the game included shortstop Carlos Correa and outfielder Byron Buxton.

July 18, 2013: Dragons slugger Seth Mejias-Brean provided the most dramatic ending to a win in team history. Trailing Beloit 6-3 in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Dragons loaded the bases with one out. Mejias-Brean then drilled a “walk-off” grand slam home run to right-center field to give his team a 7-6 win. It was the first walk-off grand slam when trailing by three runs in Dragons history and the first anywhere in the Reds organization in five years.

April 14, 2014: The Dragons jumped out to one of their best starts in franchise history, building an 11-0 lead over Clinton by the end of the second inning at Day Air Ballpark. Dayton went on to win the game 13-5, led by catcher Joe Hudson, who had two doubles and four RBI.

May 1, 2014: Reds all-star relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman, considered to be among the hardest throwers in baseball history, made an injury rehabilitation assigned for the Dragons, starting the game at Day Air Ballpark against Lansing. Chapman threw a pitch at 101 mph, setting an official stadium record that was not broken until Hunter Greene reached 102 mph in 2018. Chapman faced three batters, retiring all of them while notching two strikeouts. He threw another scoreless inning for the Dragons two days later at Lake County.

Sept. 1, 2014: Switch-hitting Dragons infielder Ronald Bueno achieved a baseball rarity, getting two hits in the same inning (the third), including one from the left side of the plate and one from the right. The Dragons won at Lake County 13-4 in the final game of the season.

June 13, 2015: For the second time in Dragons history, three consecutive Dayton batters connected on home runs. In a game against Beloit at Day Air Ballpark, Jose Ortiz, Jimmy Pickens, and Luis Gonzalez hit back-to-back-to-back home runs in the second inning.

August 15, 2015: Dragons outfielder Aristides Aquino lined a walk-off two-run home run in the bottom of the 10th inning at Day Air Ballpark to give the Dragons a 6-4 win over Burlington. It was the 19th walk-off home run in Dragons history, and the most recent one to date (through the 2021 season).

August 22, 2016: In a contest remembered as the “skunk game,” the Dragons roared back from a late seven-run deficit to defeat Lansing in one of the most dramatic comebacks in franchise history. The Dragons trailed 10-3 in the sixth inning before cutting the deficit to 10-9 in the eighth. With one out in the bottom of the ninth, a skunk emerged from near the first base dugout and ran across the outfield, causing a delay of about six minutes before the grounds crew could corral the animal. The Dragons then tied the game on a two-out RBI single by James Vasquez and won it on a walk-off hit by Chris Okey.

April 1, 2017: The Dragons hosted the Cincinnati Reds in the second “Futures Game” at Day Air Ballpark. The Reds closed out spring training by battling a team made up of their top prospects. The Futures team included Nick Senzel, Jesse Winker, Tyler Stephenson, Aristides Aquino, Taylor Trammell, Shed Long, and many other top prospects.

May 20, 2017: Three Dragons pitchers combined for the first nine-inning no-hitter in Dragons history. Starting pitcher Scott Moss worked six innings, allowing three walks and two hit batsmen, but no hits, while throwing 84 pitches. Carlos Machorro, in his first game with the team, followed Moss and went two perfect innings. Then Brian Hunter tossed a 1-2-3 ninth inning to complete the no-hitter against Bowling Green at Day Air Ballpark. Third baseman John Sansone fielded a ground ball and threw to first for the game’s final out. The Dragons won the game, 2-0.

July 30, 2017: Dragons star Jose Siri extended his hitting streak to 36 consecutive games to break the 40-year-old league record of 35 that had stood since 1977. His record-breaking hit came on an 0-2 pitch in his final at-bat of the game at Fort Wayne. Siri eventually extended his hitting streak to 39 straight games.

Sept. 7, 2017: Dragons starting pitcher Scott Moss fired six shutout innings as the Dragons defeated West Michigan 2-1 in the first round of the playoffs. The win evened the series, and the Dragons defeated West Michigan the next night to win the set and advance to the league semi-finals for the first time since 2008 and the fourth time in franchise history.

May 22, 2018: Dayton’s Jeter Downs ended the first game of a doubleheader with a walk-off RBI single, then led off the bottom of the first inning of the second game with a home run. Downs had two consecutive Dayton at-bats on the same day with RBI in both (no other Dayton player batted between his two at-bats). According to Jason Stark of the Athletic, no player in Major League history ever had two consecutive at-bats for the same team on the same day and recorded RBI in both at-bats. Minor League historical stats are not as widely available.

July 26, 2018: Dragons pitcher Hunter Greene threw a fastball that registered 102 mph, the fastest pitch ever recorded at Day Air Ballpark. Greene broke the previous record of 101 mph, held by Aroldis Chapman among others.

November 29, 2018: Dragons President & General Manager Robert Murphy was named by Baseball America as the Minor League Baseball Executive of the Year.

April 23, 2019: Dragons catcher Pablo Manzanero hit three home runs in one game at Lake County. He became the fourth player in Dragons history to hit three homers in a single game.

July 27, 2019: Dragons outfielder Brian Rey set a club record with eight runs batted in as the Dragons won at Fort Wayne, 14-7. Rey hit a grand slam home run in the first inning, a three-run double in the second, and a solo homer in the fourth.

June 8, 2021: After trailing Great Lakes 7-0, the Dragons battled back to win 8-7, getting a two-run home run by Quincy McAfee to start the comeback in the fourth, and a three-run double by McAfee in the sixth that gave them the lead. Carson Spiers threw six scoreless innings, allowing one hit with nine strikeouts, in one of the finest relief appearances in franchise history. The win matched the largest comeback margin for the Dragons over the last 17 years.

June 9, 2021: After erasing a seven-run deficit to win on the previous night, the Dragons battled back from a 5-0 deficit to defeat Great Lakes 6-5. Dayton scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth for the win, getting a two-run home run from Reniel Ozuna to tie it, and a walk-off hit by Francisco Urbaez to win. It was the first known instance of the Dragons coming back from deficits of at least five runs on back-to-back nights to win.

July 8, 2021: In the longest nine-inning game in Dragons history, at four hours, 12 minutes, the Dragons came from behind to defeat West Michigan 10-8 at Day Air Ballpark. Dayton overcame an 8-7 deficit by scoring three runs in the bottom of the eighth, capped by a tie-breaking RBI single by Mariel Bautista.

Sept. 19, 2021: The Dragons defeated Fort Wayne at Day Air Ballpark 5-3 to complete a sweep of the six-game series to end the season. It was the first six-game series sweep in Dragons history.

July 7, 2022: Dragons infielder Elly De La Cruz hit home runs left-handed and right-handed in the same game, the first time a Dragons player had done so since 2010. Two nights later, on July 9, De La Cruz again homered from both sides of the plate in the same game. Both games were against West Michigan at Day Air Ballpark.

August 27, 2022: Dragons outfielder Jay Allen II stole five bases in one game at Quad Cities, breaking the club record of four set earlier in the same season by Jose Torres.

70-67 Overall 1st Half: 31-36; 2nd Half 39-31

Midwest League Eastern Division 2nd Half Wild Card

Baseball returned to the Miami Valley for the first time in 51 years as the Dayton Dragons opened Day Air Ballpark for an historic opening night on April 27. Manager Freddie Benavides led Dayton to a playoff berth in its first season by virtue of capturing the MWL Eastern Division’s Second-Half wild card. The Dragons advanced to the playoff semi-finals, earning an opening round win over West Michigan, two-games-to-one, before losing in two games to the Michigan Battle Cats in the second round. Austin Kearns was named the MWL’s Co-Prospect of the Year (with Albert Pujols) and a post season all-star. He led the league in home runs and RBI while batting .306. Right-hander Travis Thompson joined the Dragons from the Clinton Lumber Kings in late May (in an unusual situation, the Reds had two affiliates in the same league in 2000) and earned 11 wins with Dayton after notching five in Clinton. His 16 victories tied for the league lead. Adam Dunn spent the entire season with the Dragons before going on to hit 462 MLB home runs.

82-57 Overall 1st Half: 41-29; 2nd Half 41-28

Midwest League Eastern Division 1st Half Champions

In Donnie Scott’s first year as manager, the Dragons captured the Midwest League First-Half Eastern Division crown with a 41-29 record. After hosting the MWL All-Star game, Dayton had a strong second half, finishing 41-28, three games behind the Michigan Battle Cats.

In the playoffs, the Dragons defeated the Lansing Lugnuts in the first round with a two-game sweep. The Dragons lost to South Bend in the second round, two-games-to-none.

Wily Mo Pena led the MWL with 113 RBI, setting a club record. For the second straight year, the Dragons had the league’s top home run hitter as Samone Peters hammered a club record 28. Josh Hall’s 2.65 ERA was tops in the league, while fellow righty Ryan Mottl’s 15 wins tied for the league lead. The Dragons were represented in the all-star game by Peters, Randy Ruiz, Wandel Campana, and Dustin Moseley.

Statistics 2001

Dayton Final Pitching Statistics 2001

73-67 Overall 1st Half: 32-38; 2nd Half 41-29

Midwest League Eastern Division 2nd Half Wild Card

The Dragons, under manager Donnie Scott, never quite got on track in the season’s first half and struggled to a 32-38 fifth-place finish in the Midwest League’s Eastern Division, 10 games behind the Michigan Battle Cats. The Dragons got complete game pitching performances from Bobby Basham and Andy Boutwell to win the final two games of the first half. They opened the second half by winning their first 11 games to build a 13-game winning streak, the longest in franchise history and the third longest in all of professional baseball in 2002 en route to a 41-29 second half record.

Basham fired three shutouts and four complete games among his 13 starts, posting a 1.64 ERA. Reliever Nate Cotton notched a club-record 34 saves. Strong pitching and the hitting of Edwin Encarnacion, Randy Ruiz, Noochie Varner and Chris Williamson carried the Dragons to a second-half playoff spot. Dayton fell to the West Michigan Whitecaps in the opening round of the playoffs, two-games-to-none. Varner, who hit .309 with 49 extra base hits and 37 stolen bases, actually played against the Dragons in the playoffs after the Reds traded him to the Detroit Tigers organization with a week to go in the regular season. Varner, Boutwell, Cotton, Encarnacion, starting pitchers Daylan Childress and Brad Salman, and catcher Bryan Prince all played in the mid-season MWL All-Star Game.

61-78 Overall 1st Half: 35-35; 2nd Half 26-43 Did Not Qualify for Playoffs

In his third year as manager of the Dragons, Donnie Scott fielded the youngest team in the four-year history of the club. The Dragons went 35-35 in the first-half, six games behind division-winning Fort Wayne. In the second half, the Dragons were tied for the Eastern Division’s top spot as late as mid-July, but injuries to key personnel in Dayton and throughout the Cincinnati system impacted the Dragons roster. The team finished the second half with a 26-43 record, 17.5 games behind first place South Bend. Seven Dragons played in the Midwest League AllStar Game including Todd Coffey, Juan Frias, Ryan Hanigan, Kevin Howard, Domonique Lewis, Mark Schramek, and Eddy Valdez. Future NL MVP Joey Votto spent the first half of the season with the Dragons before heading to Rookie-level Billings for the second half. He would return to Dayton in 2004.

48-92 Overall 1st Half: 27-43; 2nd Half 21-49 Did Not Qualify for Playoffs

The Dragons struggled to a 48-92 record under first-year manager Alonzo Powell, failing to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season. The Dragons finished 27-43 in the first-half of the season, 15.0 games behind Eastern Division winning South Bend. The second-half of the season started on a high note for the Dragons as the team picked up a second half opening game win over Lansing in extra innings to mark the first (and only) time all season that Dayton was over .500 in a half of baseball in 2004. The Dragons finished the second half at 21-49, 19.0 games behind first place West Michigan. Dayton once again lost key players to both injury and promotions within the Cincinnati system and used 51 different players in 2004.

2004

Dayton Final Pitching Statistics 2004

2005 Season Recap

60-79 Overall 1st Half: 30-40; 2nd Half 30-39 Did Not Qualify for Playoffs

The Dragons missed out on the playoffs for the third consecutive year, finishing the regular season at 60-79 overall. Dayton limped out of the gate with a 7-14 record in the month of April, and would never hit the .500 mark on the season. The Dragons finished 30-40 in the first half of the season, 11.0 games behind Eastern Division champion South Bend. Dayton opened up the second half of the season with three consecutive victories over Fort Wayne to put themselves in first place, a post they would only occupy for five days. After the hot start, the rest of the season was very similar to the first half as the Dragons closed the second half with a 30-39 record, 12.5 games behind South Bend. All total, the Dragons used 48 different players during the 2005 campaign as injuries and promotions affected the day-to-day lineup of the team. Several Dragons players earned promotions during the 2005 season: Drew Anderson made the jump from single-A Dayton all the way to AAA Louisville; John Purdom went to AA Chattanooga; while Evan Conley, Phil Gentry, Blake Hendley, and Brad Morenko finished up the year in high-A Sarasota. Fans continued to support their Dragons in large numbers in 2005. A total of 572,003 fans made their way to Day Air Ballpark to once again lead the Midwest League and all of Class-A baseball.

2005

67-73 Overall 1st Half: 35-35; 2nd Half 32-38 Did Not Qualify for Playoffs

Under first year manager Billy Gardner, the Dragons posted a 67-73 record, their best since 2002. Their 35-35 1st half record placed them in a tie for 3rd place in the Midwest League Eastern Division, 7.5 games back of eventual champion West Michigan. Injuries, promotions, and trades left the Dragons fighting for the playoffs, eventually fading from the race and finishing 32-38 in the second half. RHP Johnny Cueto posted an 8-1 record with a 2.59 ERA before being promoted to Sarasota, including throwing the first ever Dragons no-hitter in a rain-shortened game at Wisconsin. RHP Carlos Fisher led the team with 12 wins, and LHP Travis Wood recorded a season high 133 strikeouts. RHP Zach Ward’s 2.29 ERA set a new Dragons record, but he finished the season with the Beloit Snappers after being traded at the deadline for major leaguer Kyle Lohse. OF Jay Bruce led the Dragons in home runs, doubles, and RBI, and won the “Star of Stars Award” after hitting a two-run home run at the All-Star Game in June. 582,903 fans filed into Day Air Ballpark. Dayton

78-62 Overall 1st Half: 44-26; 2nd Half 34-36

Midwest League Eastern Division 1st Half Champions

Donnie Scott returned to the Miami Valley and once again led Dayton to the postseason. The Dragons got off to a blistering start, winning their first nine games and 24 of their first 29 en route to a 44-26 record and first half championship. Infielders Justin Turner, Chris Valaika, and Juan Francisco were chosen to start the Midwest League All-Star Game for the Eastern Division, and were joined on the squad by outfielder Drew Stubbs, and pitchers Rafael Gonzalez, Marcos Mateo, Pedro Viola, and Sean Watson. With a strong Dayton influence, the East beat the West, 8-2. With the loss of players due to promotion and a playoff berth already wrapped up, the Dragons finished the second half at 34-36, 11 games behind the West Michigan Whitecaps. In the playoffs, Dayton took game one on the road over the South Bend Silver Hawks, but lost two straight at Day Air Ballpark to lose the first round series. After the season was complete, the Dayton Dragons landed three players on the Midwest League Post-Season All-Star Team with second baseman Justin Turner, shortstop Chris Valaika, and third baseman Juan Francisco. Over the course of the season, 41 different players saw playing time with the Dragons. A total of 585,348 fans filed into Day Air Ballpark to once again lead the Midwest League in total attendance and the consecutive sellout streak reached 565 games.

Dayton Final

Dayton Final Pitching Statistics 2007

66-72 Overall 1st Half: 28-40; 2nd Half 38-32

Midwest League Eastern Division 2nd Half Wild card

For the first time in seven years, the Dragons advanced to the semi-finals of the Midwest League playoffs. The club reached the post-season for the second straight year, taking advantage of a club-record 10-game home winning streak in July to complete the second half with a 38-32 record and earn the Eastern Division wildcard slot. The Dragons swept the Lansing Lugnuts in two straight games in the best-of-three first round of the playoffs before losing to South Bend in two straight in the semi-finals. Two Dragons players, third baseman Brandon Waring and shortstop Zack Cozart, were selected as the best players at their positions in the league on the Post-Season All-Star team. Cozart was also selected as the league’s best defensive infielder by Baseball America. Two of the top prospects in the Reds organization spent parts of the 2008 campaign with the Dragons. Infielder Todd Frazier started the year with the team and third baseman Neftali Soto finished the season with the Dragons. The Dragons established a new club record for average attendance per home game at 8,624. Their full-season total of 586,417 led all minor league teams below the Triple-A level.

2008

59-80 Overall 1st Half: 28-42; 2nd Half 31-38 Did Not Qualify for Playoffs

The Dragons 2009 season was highlighted by the historic Reds Futures Game at Day Air Ballpark on April 4th. This first-of-its-kind event served as the final ‘09 exhibition game for the Cincinnati Reds as they battled a collection of the top prospects in the Reds organization from the A, AA, and AAA levels. The season also featured the return to Dayton of Major League star Joey Votto, who joined the Dragons for a two-game rehab stint in June. Votto belted a home run in his first swing with the Dragons on June 20th. The Dragons got off to a rough start on the field in 2009, suffering through a club-record 11-game losing streak that left them with a mark of 1-12 after 13 games. But the club improved throughout the season and fell just one game short of qualifying for the playoffs for the third straight year. Left-handed starting pitcher Matt Fairel (8-5, 2.93) and catcher Kevin Coddington (.278, 2 HR, 42 RBI, 11 SB) represented the Dragons in the Midwest League All-Star Game in June. Shortstop Miguel Rojas was named “Best Defensive Infielder” in the league in a poll of MWL managers by Baseball America.

2009

2010 Season Recap

53-85 Overall 1st Half: 30-39; 2nd Half 23-46 Did Not Qualify for Playoffs

The Dragons won their first five games of the year, but the season was marked by frequent roster changes as the team utilized a club-record 55 players, dropping 24 straight home games from June 29-August 13 to set a club record. Left-handed relief pitcher Donnie Joseph spent the first two months of the season with the Dragons on the way to being named Reds Minor League Pitcher of the Year. Second baseman Henry Rodriguez represented the Dragons in the Midwest League All-Star Game. The Dragons established an

time Single-A record for single-season

83-57 Overall 1st Half: 35-35; 2nd Half 48-22

Midwest League Eastern Division Second Half Champions

The Dragons enjoyed a milestone season in 2011. They garned national attention when they broke the alltime sports record for consecutive sold-out dates on July 9, registering their 815th straight sell-out. The event was covered by CNN, ESPN, the New York Times, Sports Illustrated, the Wall Street Journal, and hundreds of other media outlets. Dragons owners Magic Johnson and Archie Griffin and former Dragons (current Reds) Drew Stubbs, Chris Heisey, and Logan Ondrusek were part of a special celebration on July 23.

On the field, the Dragons set a franchise record with 83 wins and won the second half division title by going 48-22. They lost in the first round of the playoffs to Lansing, two-games-to-one. The Dragons became the first Midwest League team in 16 years to lead the league in both team batting and team pitching, setting club records in both categories. They were just the second MWL since 1969 to lead the league in both runs scored and fewest runs allowed. Dragons pitchers broke the league record in strikeouts.

Perhaps the most memorable element of the Dragons 2011 season was the base stealing exploits of shortstop Billy Hamilton, who swiped 103 bags on the year to break the Reds organizational record. Hamilton and relief pitcher Drew Hayes were selected as full-season Midwest League All-Stars. Starting pitchers Josh Smith and Daniel Corcino and first baseman Dominic D’Anna represented the Dragons in the MWL All-Star Game and Smith led the league in both victories and strikeouts.

Dayton Final Hitting Statistics 2011

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2012 Season Recap

60-78 Overall 1st Half: 30-40; 2nd Half 30-38 Did Not Qualify for Playoffs

The Dragons finished in eighth place in both halves in 2012. Second baseman Ryan Wright represented the club in the Midwest League All-Star Game. The final week of the regular season featured the return to Dayton of Reds all-star Joey Votto when he joined the Dragons for three games on a Major League rehabilitation assignment. The former N.L. MVP became arguably the most decorated player ever to wear a Midwest League uniform when he played for the Dragons, the same season in which he had started at first base in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. On July 4 vs. South Bend at Day Air Ballpark, the first eight Dragons batters in the first inning all reached base and scored. The Dragons scored four more runs in the second inning and led 12-1 after two, winning 17-4 and setting a club record with 24 hits. It was a year of honors for the Dragons franchise. In March, Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal selected the Dragons as one of five finalists for their national “Team of the Year” award. The Dragons became the first Minor League team in any sport to be chosen as a finalist. Then after the season, the Dragons were awarded the John H. Johnson President’s Award, the top honor in Minor League Baseball.

2013 Season Recap

65-74 Overall 1st Half: 28-41; 2nd Half 37-33 Did Not Qualify for Playoffs

The Dragons narrowly missed out on a post-season berth as the race went down to the final week of the second half. The strength of the team was defense as the Dragons set a club record for fewest errors in a season with 137 over 139 games. The Dragons put together an incredible string of comeback wins at Day Air Ballpark from July 17-30, going 8-2. All eight wins were comeback victories, including two grand slams that gave the team the lead in their final at-bat; two walk-off home runs; and one win in which the Dragons came back from an 8-1 deficit. A walk-off grand slam by Seth Mejias-Brean on July 18 followed three days later by Jesse Winker’s walk-off homer were two of the most dramatic victories. Based on his season in Dayton, Mejias-Brean earned the Reds Minor League Player of the Year award. The Dragons hosted the 49th Midwest League All-Star Game at Day Air Ballpark on June 18. Stephenson, Winker, Zach Vincej, Sal Romano, Alejandro Chacin, Ben Klimesh, Drew Cisco, and Sean Lucas were all selected to play. Major Leaguers Johnny Cueto and Ryan Ludwick both played for the Dragons on injury rehabilitation assignments prior to their return to active duty with the Reds.

68-70 Overall 1st Half: 36-32; 2nd Half 32-38 Did Not Qualify for Playoffs

The Dragons hopes of qualifying for post-season play ended on the last day of the regular season. The Dragons led the second half Eastern Division wildcard race by one-half game with two games to play, but split their final two contests to fall short of the playoffs. In 2014, Major League All-Stars Aroldis Chapman and Brandon Phillips played for the Dragons on injury rehab assignments. On July 10, the Dragons made their first-ever appearance on national television when they were selected by CBS Sports Network for the MiLB Game of the Week at Day Air Ballpark. For the first time in franchise history, the Dragons roster included four first round draft picks (RHP Nick Travieso, OF Phillip Ervin, RHP Nick Howard, and SS Alex Blandino). The Dragons were represented in the Midwest League All-Star Game by Travieso, RHP Sal Romano, LHP Ismael Guillon, and SS Carlton Daal. Travieso led the league in victories while Romano broke the club record for most games started by a pitcher and led the MWL in innings pitched.

71-68 Overall 1st Half: 39-31; 2nd Half 32-37 Did Not Qualify for Playoffs

After the Dragons playoff hopes came down to the final day of the regular season in 2014 before coming up one victory short, they came even closer in 2015 but again missed out on the post-season. The Dragons finished the first half with a 39-31 record, finishing in a virtual tie with the Great Lakes Loons for the East Division wildcard spot. But the Loons, who played two fewer games due to rain, finished at 38-30. Their .559 winning percentage was two points better than the Dragons mark of .557, just enough to keep the Dragons out of the playoffs. The Dragons enjoyed one of their finest home seasons ever at Day Air Ballpark. They posted a home record of 43-27, including nine consecutive home victories from July 9-21. The Dragons notched 12 “walk-off” wins, three more than they had over the previous two seasons combined. From May 28-July 12, seven of the Dragons 14 home victories came in walk-off style, including six extra-inning wins. For the year, the Dragons were 8-0 in extra inning games at home. On June 13 at Day Air Ballpark, three consecutive Dragons batters blasted home runs against the Beloit Snappers. In the second inning, Jose Ortiz, Jimmy Pickens, and Luis Gonzalez all hit home runs over a stretch of four total pitches. Starting pitcher Tyler Mahle enjoyed a sensational year with the Dragons, earning Cincinnati Reds Minor League Player of the Year honors. He pitched in the mid-season Midwest League All-Star Game, then became the first starting pitcher in Dragons history to be named to the full-season MWL all-star team (one player per position). Mahle’s 2.43 ERA was the second best in franchise hise history. Mahle and fellow starting pitchers Jake Paulson, Wyatt Strahan, and Tejay Antone all finished in the top 10 in the league ERA rankings. Mahle, Antone and reliever Brian Hunter pitched in the MWL All-Star Game.

Dayton Final Pitching Statistics 2015

47-93 Overall 1st Half: 21-49; 2nd Half 26-44 Did Not Qualify for Playoffs

The Dragons roster over the final two months of the season included Reds top prospect Nick Senzel, whose .567 slugging percentage was the highest in franchise history for any player appearing in a least 50 games. On August 13, the Dragons began a nine-game home winning streak that was one short of the all-time franchise record. The winning streak included numerous dramatic victories including an August 14 win against South Bend when five-foot-eight utility man Josciel Veras connected on a game-tying home run with one out in the bottom of the ninth to open the door to a Dragons win in the 10th.

71-69 Overall; 1st Half: 41-29; 2nd Half 26-44

Midwest League East Division 1st Half Wildcard

The Dragons qualified for the Midwest League playoffs for the first time since 2011 and then set a club record for most post-season victories. The Dragons knocked off heavily-favored West Michigan in the first round of the playoffs, two-games-to-one, taking the decisive third game in an epic 11-inning battle that lasted nearly four hours. The Dragons hosted the second Reds Futures Game on April 1. The individual highlight of the season was Jose Siri’s 39-game hitting streak that broke a 40-year-old league record.

58-80 Overall; 1st Half: 31-37; 2nd Half 27-43 Did Not Qualify for Playoffs

The Dragons had an unusal streaky start to the season that continued into May. They opened the year with three straight losses before winning their next nine games. They immediately followed the winning streak with an eight-game losing streak, then won nine of the next 10. They lost the next eight, then won seven of the next eight to run their record on the year to 25-21. But a rough finish to the first half carried into the second half and the Dragons were never able to move back into contention. Hard-throwing pitching prospect Hunter Greene made his debut in a full-season league in Dayton on April 9 before an enthusiastic crowd and a press box filled with national, regional, and local media. Greene’s first pitch with the Dragons was clocked at 100 mph. The second overall pick of the 2017 draft spent four months with the Dragons and showed tremendous improvement over the course of the season. In his final game, he fired a pitch at 102 mph, the fastest pitch ever measured at Day Air Ballpark.

Dayton Final Hitting Statistics 2018

58-82 Overall; 1st Half: 28-42; 2nd Half 30-40 Did Not Qualify for Playoffs

The Dragons celebrated their 20th season in 2019. On March 30, former Dragons players Austin Kearns, Chris Dickerson, and Todd Coffey returned to Day Air Ballpark, along with former Dragons coaches Ken Griffey Sr. and Tom Browning, for the Dragons “20th Season Celebration Game,” though rain prevented the game from being played. The Dragons enjoyed a 10-game winning streak from June 2-12, tied for second longest in franchise history. On April 23, Pabel Manzanero became the fourth player in Dragons history to hit three home runs in one game. On July 27, Brian Rey broke a club record by driving in eight runs in a game with a grand slam home run, three-run double, and a solo homer. Reds first round draft pick Nick Lodolo joined the Dragons for a pair of starts in late July.

Dayton Final Hitting Statistics 2019

Dayton Final Pitching Statistics 2019

65-55 Overall (No Split Season) Did Not Qualify for Playoffs

After the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancelation of the entire 2020 season, games resumed on May 4. The league was reclassified to “High-A” after being a “Low-A” league since the Dragons inception in 2000. The league was reduced from 16 teams to 12. The Dragons finished their 120-game season with a record of 65-55, tied for first place with Lake County in the East Division. Their winning percentage of .542 was their highest in a season since 2011. Only two teams reached the playoffs, both from the West Division.

Dragons in the Midwest League Playoffs

Dragons Post-Season History

2000 Wildcard Dayton defeated West Michigan, 2 games to 1

Game 1: Sept. 5 West Michigan 5, @Dayton 2 Dayton Starter: Travis Thompson

Game 2: Sept. 6 Dayton 4, @West Michigan 1 Dayton Starter: Brett Haring

Game 3: Sept. 7 Dayton 8, @West Michigan 7 Dayton Starter: Jose Acevedo

Notes: In game two, Brett Haring pitched a nine-inning complete game. In game three, Dayton trailed 6-1 after three innings but rallied to win, scoring three in the top of the ninth to overcome a 7-5 deficit.

2000 Semi-Finals Dayton lost to Michigan, 2 games to 0

Game 1: Sept. 8 Michigan 17, @Dayton 8 Dayton Starter: Brett Gray

Game 2: Sept. 9 @Michigan 7, Dayton 0 Dayton Starter: Travis Thompson

Notes: Adam Dunn had three hits including a double in the Dragons game one loss. Rey Olmedo’s game one home run was the only homer for the Dragons in the 2000 playoffs.

2001 Wildcard Dayton defeated Lansing, 2 games to 0

Game 1: Sept. 4 Dayton 4, @Lansing 2 Dayton Starter: Ryan Mottl

Game 2: Sept. 5 @Dayton 7, Lansing 3 Dayton Starter: Adam Sheefel

Notes: In game one, David Espinosa hit a home run and Ryan Mottl allowed just two runs (one earned) in eight innings. In game two, Stephen Smitherman and Brian Peterson had home runs and Wandel Campana had four hits. Adam Sheefel allowed just one run in six innings for the win.

2001 Semi-Finals South Bend defeated Dayton, 2 games to 0

Game 1: Sept. 7 @South Bend 8, Dayton 3

Dayton Starter: Ryan Snare

Game 2: Sept. 8 South Bend 5, @Dayton 0 Dayton Starter: Dustin Moseley

Notes: Mike Calitri had a home run in a game one loss. In game two, the Dragons were limited to just three hits and no runs at home. Randy Ruiz had two of the three hits, including a double.

2002 Wildcard West Michigan defeated Dayton, 2 games to 0

Game 1: Sept. 3 West Michigan 3, @Dayton 2

Game 2: Sept. 4 @West Michigan 7, Dayton 2

Dayton Starter: Bobby Basham

Dayton Starter: Chris Gruler

Notes: In game one, Edwin Encarnacion hit a first inning home run, but West Michigan broke a 2-2 with a run in the 9th to win. In game two, West Michigan broke open a 3-2 game with four in the 8th.

2007 Wildcard South Bend defeated Dayton, 2 games to 1

Game 1: Sept. 5 Dayton 3, @South Bend 1

Game 2: Sept. 6 South Bend 8, @Dayton 4

Game 3: Sept. 7 South Bend 7, @Dayton 5

Dayton Starter: Daniel Guerrero

Dayton Starter: Rafael Gonzalez

Dayton Starter: Anthony Gressick

Notes: In game one, Daniel Guerrero allowed just one run in eight innings for the win. Logan Parker hit a three-run home run in game two that gave Dayton a 4-2 lead after five innings before South Bend rallied. In game three, South Bend jumped out to a 7-1 lead. Todd Frazier and Zack Cozart had Dayton homers.

2008 Wildcard Dayton defeated Lansing, 2 games to 0

Game 1: Sept. 3 @Dayton 3, Lansing 1

Game 2: Sept. 4 Dayton 7, @Lansing 3

Dayton Starter: Jeremy Horst

Dayton Starter: Enerio Del Rosario

Notes: Jeremy Horst tossed 6.2 shutout innings in game one. Zack Cozart homered in game two.

2008 Semi-Finals South Bend defeated Dayton, 2 games to 0

Game 1: Sept. 7 South Bend 5, @Dayton 2

Game 2: Sept. 9 @South Bend 4, Dayton 3

Dayton Starter: Luis Montano

Dayton Starter: Jeremy Horst

Notes: South Bend came from behind in both games. Brandon Waring hit a home run to give Dayton an early lead in game one. Dayton’s Jake Kahaulelio and Michael McKinnon both homered early in game 2.

2011 Wildcard Lansing defeated Dayton, 2 games to 1

Game 1: Sept. 8 @Dayton 7, Lansing 3

Game 2: Sept. 9 @Lansing 3, Dayton 2

Game 3: Sept. 10 @Lansing 4, Dayton 3

Dayton Starter: Daniel Corcino

Dayton Starter: Josh Smith

Dayton Starter: Kyle Lotzkar

Notes: Donald Lutz homered in game one, and Dayton held a lead with two outs in the bottom of the ninth of game two before Lansing’s walk-off homer. Billy Hamilton had 3 hits, 2 stolen bases in game three.

2017 Wildcard Dayton defeated West Michigan, 2 games to 1

Game 1: Sept. 6 West Michigan 3, @Dayton 2

Game 2: Sept. 7 Dayton 2, @West Michigan 1

Game 3: Sept. 8 Dayton 4, @West Mich. 3 (11 inn)

Dayton Starter: Andrew Jordan

Dayton Starter: Scott Moss

Dayton Starter: Tony Santillan

Notes: Bruce Yari homered and Dayton held a 2-0 lead with two outs in the 9th in game one, but lost. Scott Moss tossed six scoreless innings in game two to win and even the series. Dayton took a 3-1 to the bottom of the ninth in game three before WM tied the game. Dayton’s Cassidy Brown doubled and scored in the 11th for the win.

2017 Semi-Finals Fort Wayne defeated Dayton, 2 games to 1

Game 1: Sept. 9 Dayton 2, @Fort Wayne 1

Game 2: Sept. 10 Fort Wayne 6, @Dayton 0

Game 3: Sept. 11 Fort Wayne 3, @Dayton 0

Dayton Starter: Wennington Romero

Dayton Starter: Matt Blandino

Dayton Starter: Andrew Jordan

Notes: Jose Siri had three hits and Wennington Romero allowed one unearned run in 6.1 innings to lead Dayton to a game one win, but the Dragons did not score in the remaining 2 games of the series at home.

Dragons in the Major Leagues (131)

Name (Season w/Dragons)

Acevedo, Jose, P (2000)

Antone, Tejay, P (2015)

Aquino, Aristides, OF (2015)

Ashcraft, Graham, P (2022)

Bailey, Homer, P (2005)

Barnhart, Tucker, C (2011)

Barrero, Jose (Garcia), SS (2018)

Bergolla, William, 2B (2002)

Bernardino, Brennan, P (2022)

Blandino, Alex, SS (2014)

Booker, Chris, P (2003)

Bruce, Jay, OF (2006)

Carroll, Scott, P (2008)

Chacin, Alejandro, P (2013-15)

Christiani, Nick, P (2010)

Coffey, Todd, P (2002-03)

Contreras, Carlos, P (2012)

Corcino, Daniel, P (2010-11)

Cozart, Zack, SS (2007-08)

Crook, Narciso, OF (2022)

Cueto, Johnny, P (2006)

Davis, Noah, P (2021)

Del Rosario, Enerio, P (2008)

Denorfia, Chris, OF (2002)

Diaz, Alexis, P (2022)

Dickerson, Chris, OF (2004)

Downs, Jeter, INF (2022)

Duarte, Daniel, P (2022)

Dunn, Adam, OF (2000)

Encarnacion, Edwin, 3B (2001-02)

Ervin, Phillip, OF (2013-14)

Fairchild, Stuart, OF (2018)

Fisher, Carlos, P (2006)

Francisco, Juan, 3B (2007)

Frazier, Todd, 3B/OF (2007-08)

Friedl, TJ, OF (2017)

Garrett, Amir, P (2013-14)

Greene, Hunter, P (2022)

Gregorius, Didi, SS (2010)

Guevara, Carlos, P (2003-04)

Hall, Josh, P (2001)

Hamilton, Billy, SS (2011)

Hanigan, Ryan, C (2002-03)

Hayes, Drew, P (2011)

(listed alphabetically)

Name (Season w/Dragons)

Heisey, Chris, OF (2007)

Hendrix, Ryan, P (2016-17)

Hernandez, Ariel, P (2016)

Horst, Jeremy, P (2008)

Hudson, Joe, C (2013-14)

India, Jonathan, 3B (2018)

Janish, Paul, SS (2005-06)

Joseph, Donnie, P (2009-10)

Kearns, Austin, OF (2000)

Kolozsvary, Mark, C (2022)

Koronka, John, P (2001)

Kuhnel, Joel, P (2017)

LaMarre, Ryan, OF (2010)

Lively, Ben, P (2013)

Lodolo, Nick, P (2022)

Lopez, Alejo, 2B/3B (2018)

Long, Shed, 2B (2015-16)

Lorenzen, Michael, P (2013)

Lutz, Donald, 1B/OF (2011)

Madritsch, Bobby, P (2000)

Mahle, Tyler, P (2015)

Manuel, Robert, P (2006)

Mateo, Marcos, P (2007)

Mejias-Brean, Seth, INF (2013)

Mesoraco, Devin, C (2008)

Moreta, Dauri, P (2017-18)

Moseley, Dustin, P (2001)

Naughton, Packy, P (208)

O’Grady, Brian, OF/1B (2015)

Okey, Chris, C (2022)

Olmedo, Ray, SS (2000)

Ondrusek, Logan, P (2006)

Partch, Curtis, P (2008-09)

Pena, Wily Mo, OF (2001)

Peralta, Wandy, P (2013)

Perez, Miguel, C (2003-04)

Phipps, Denis, OF (2008)

Rainey, Tanner, P (2016)

Ramirez, Ramon, P (2005)

Ravin, Josh, P (2008-10)

Reith, Brian, P (2000)

Reyes, Jesus, P (2016)

Rodriguez, Eddy, C (2007)

Rodriguez, Henry, 2B (2010)

Name (Season w/Dragons)

Rodriguez, Yorman, OF (11-12)

Rojas, Miguel, SS (2009)

Romano, Sal, P (2013-14)

Rosales, Adam, SS (2005-06)

Ruiz, Randy, 1B/DH (2001-02)

Salmon, Brad, P (2002)

Santillan, Tony, P (2016-17)

Sappelt, Dave, OF (2009)

Sceroler, Mac, P (2018)

Selsky, Steve, OF (2012)

Senzel, Nick, 3B (2016)

Siani, Michael, OF (2022)

Siri, Jose, OF (2016-17)

Smith, Jordan, P (2007)

Smith, Josh, P (2010-11, 15)

Smitherman, Stephen, OF (‘01)

Snare, Ryan, P (2001)

Solomon, Jared, P (2022)

Somsen, Layne, P (2014)

Soto, Neftali, 3B (2008)

Stephens, Jackson, P (2013-14)

Stephenson, Robert, P (2012-13)

Stephenson, Tyler, C (2016-17)

Stevens, Jeff, P (2006)

Stewart, Zach, P (2008)

Stubbs, Drew, OF (2007)

Tatum, Craig, C (2005-06)

Thompson, Daryl, P (2007)

Torreyes, Ronald, 2B (2011)

Trammell, Taylor, OF (2017)

Tromp, Chad, C (2014-15)

Turner, Justin, 2B/SS (2007)

Valaika, Chris, SS (2007)

Villarreal, Pedro, P (2010)

Vincej, Zach, SS (2013)

Viola, Pedro, P (2007)

Votto, Joey, 1B (2003-04, 09)

Waldrop, Kyle, OF (2012)

Weiss, Zack, P (2014)

Winker, Jesse, OF (2013)

Wood, Travis, P (2006)

Wright, Daniel, P (2014)

Zabala, Aneurys, P (2022)

Dragons All-Time Major League Injury Rehab

Mark Wohlers, P (2000)*

Jose Rijo (2001)*

Seth Etherton, P (2002)

Jimmy Haynes, P (2003)

Ben Weber, P (2005)

Grant Balfour, P (2006)

Matt Belisle, P (2006)

Elizardo Ramirez, P (2006)*

Paul Wilson, P (2006)

Eddie Guardado, P (2007)

Mike Stanton, P (2007)

Jolbert Cabrera, INF (2008)

Kent Mercker, P (2008)

David Weathers, P (2008)

Jared Burton, P (2009)

Joey Votto, 1B (2009)

Homer Bailey, P (2010)

Orlando Cabrera, SS (2010)

Edinson Volquez, P (2010)*

Miguel Cairo, 3B (2012)

Bill Bray, P (2012)

Drew Stubbs, OF (2012)

Nick Masset, P (2012)

Joey Votto, 1B (2012)

(listed in order of appearance)

Johnny Cueto, P (2013)

Ryan Ludwick, DH (2013)

Aroldis Chapman, P (2014)

Jack Hannahan, DH (2014)

Brandon Phillips, 2B (2014)

Anthony DeSclafani, P (2016)

Tony Cingrani, P (2017)

Homer Bailey, P (2017)

Anthony DeSclafani, P (2017)

Kyle Farmer, C (2019)

Jeff Hoffman, P (2021)

Michael Feliz, P (2021)

Luis Castillo, P (2022)

Joey Votto, 1B (2022)

Jake Fraley, OF (2022)

Justin Dunn, P (2022)

Art Warren, P (2022)

*Wohlers, Rijo, Ramirez, and Volquez were assigned to the Dragons roster by the Reds. All others were on offical rehabilitation assignments.

Assignments (41)

Ballpark

Aroldis Chapman on May 1, 2014 at Day Air

Jose Acevedo June 19, 2001

Adam Dunn July 20, 2001

Austin Kearns April 17, 2002

Brian Reith May 16, 2001

Wily Mo Pena Sept. 10, 2002

Josh Hall August 2, 2003

Stephen Smitherman July 1, 2003

Ray Olmedo May 25, 2003

Bobby Madritsch July 22, 2004

Ryan Snare August 6, 2004

Joey Votto Sept. 4, 2007

Ryan Hanigan Sept. 9, 2007

John Koronka June 1, 2005

Edwin Encarnacion June 24, 2005

Chris Booker Sept. 5, 2005

William Bergolla May 9, 2005

Todd Coffey April 19, 2005

Chris Denorfia Sept. 7, 2005

Miguel Perez Sept. 7, 2005

Dustin Moseley July 17, 2006

Brad Salmon May 1, 2007

Homer Bailey June 8, 2007

Johnny Cueto April 3, 2008

Paul Janish May 14, 2008 Jay Bruce May 27, 2008

Carlos Guevara June 2, 2008

Daryl Thompson June 21, 2008

Randy Ruiz August 1, 2008

Adam Rosales August 9, 2008

Chris Dickerson August 12, 2008

Ramon Ramirez August 30, 2008

Robert Manuel July 9, 2009

Jeff Stevens July 10, 2009

Craig Tatum July 20, 2009

Carlos Fisher May 24, 2009

Drew Stubbs August 19, 2009

Pedro Viola Sept. 8, 2009

Justin Turner Sept. 8, 2009

Juan Francisco Sept. 14, 2009

Chris Valaika August 24, 2010

Logan Ondrusek April 5, 2010

Travis Wood July 1, 2010

Marcos Mateo August 9, 2010

Chris Heisey May 3, 2010

Enerio Del Rosario May 24, 2010

Jordan Smith June 15, 2010

Zach Stewart June 16, 2011

Zack Cozart July 7, 2011

Todd Frazier May 23, 2011

Jeremy Horst May 28, 2011

Dave Sappelt August 7, 2011

Devin Mesoraco Sept. 3, 2011

Henry Rodriguez Sept. 2, 2012

Denis Phipps Sept. 3, 2012

Eddy Rodriguez August 2, 2012

Didi Gregorius Sept. 5, 2012

Pedro Villarreal Sept. 5, 2012

Neftali Soto May 18, 2013

Curtis Partch June 9, 2013

Donald Lutz April 29, 2013

Nick Christiani August 23, 2013

Billy Hamilton Sept. 3, 2013

Donnie Joseph July 11, 2013

Miguel Rojas June 6, 2014

Carlos Contreras June 21, 2014

Yorman Rodriguez Sept. 4, 2014

Daniel Corcino August 26, 2014

Tucker Barnhart April 3, 2014

Scott Carroll April 27, 2014

Michael Lorenzen April 29, 2015

Josh Smith June 23, 2015

Kyle Waldrop August 2, 2015

Ryan LaMarre August 22, 2015

Ronald Torreyes Sept. 13, 2015

Josh Ravin June 2, 2015

Drew Hayes April 21, 2016

Layne Somsen May 14, 2016

Steve Selsky May 20, 2016

Daniel Wright May 24, 2016

Robert Stephenson April 7, 2016

Wandy Peralta Sept. 4, 2016

Ben Lively June 3, 2017

Jackson Stephens July 1, 2017

Alejandro Chacin August 23, 2017

Tyler Mahle August 27, 2017

Ariel Hernandez April 24, 2017

Amir Garrett April 7, 2017

Jesse Winker April 14, 2017

Sal Romano April 16, 2017

Phillip Ervin April 22, 2017

Zach Vincej Sept. 1, 2017

Alex Blandino April 10, 2018

Tanner Rainey April 10, 2018

Zack Weiss April 12, 2018

Jesus Reyes August 4, 2018

Aristides Aquino August 19, 2018

Joe Hudson Sept. 8, 2018

Joel Kuhnel August 16, 2019

Seth Mejias-Brean Sept. 4, 2019

Nick Senzel May 3, 2019

Shed Long May 11, 2019

Brian O’Grady August 8, 2019

Tyler Stephenson July 27, 2020

Tejay Antone July 27, 2020

Chad Tromp July 29, 2020

From Day Air Ballpark to “The Show”

Dragons MLB Debuts 2000-2022

Former Dragons with the Reds in 2022

Aristides Aquino

Jose Barrero

Alexis Diaz

Daniel Duarte

Stuart Fairchild

TJ Friedl

Hunter Greene

Ryan Hendrix

Jonathan India

Mark Kolozsvary

Joel Kuhnel

Best

Alejo Lopez

Tyler Mahle

Dauri Moreta

Chris Okey

Tony Santillan

Michael Siani

Jared Solomon

Nick Senzel

Tyler Stephenson

Joey Votto

Prospect

Former Dragons with Other MLB Clubs in 2022

Tucker Barnhart

Brennan Bernardino

Narciso Crook

Johnny Cueto

Noah Davis

Jeter Downs

Amir Garrett

Didi Gregorius

Billy Hamilton

Michael Lorenzen

Packy Naughton

Wandy Peralta

in the Midwest League

Miguel

Jose Siri

Jackson Stephens

Robert Stephenson

Taylor Trammell

Chad Tromp

Justin Turner

Zack Weiss

Jesse Winker

Aneurys Zabala

Two players in Dragons history have been selected as the Midwest League’s “Best MLB Prospect” following their season in Dayton. In 2000, Dragons outfielder Austin Kearns shared the honor with Peoria’s Albert Pujols. In 2022, Dayton shortstop Elly De La Cruz was given the honor.

Jose Barrero August 27, 2020

Jonathan India April 1, 2021

Taylor Trammell April 1, 2021

Mac Sceroler April 5, 2021

Ryan Hendrix April 23, 2021

Tony Santillan June 13, 2021

Alejo Lopez June 28, 2021

TJ Friedl Sept. 18, 2021

Dauri Moreta Sept. 26, 2021

Stuart Fairchild July 6, 2021

Packy Naughton August 8, 2021

Jose Siri Sept. 3, 2021

Graham Ashcraft

Nick Lodolo April 13, 2022

Mark Kolozsvary April 20, 2022

Jared Solomon May 7, 2022

Graham Ashcraft May 22, 2022

Chris Okey June 10, 2022

Alexis Diaz April 8, 2022

Daniel Duarte April 8, 2022

Hunter Greene April 10, 2022

Nick Lodolo

Tanner Rainey

Rojas

Aneurys Zabala June 12, 2022

Jeter Downs June 22, 2022

Narciso Crook June 30, 2022

Brennan Bernardino July 31, 2022

Michael Siani Sept. 22, 2022

Noah Davis Oct. 5, 2022

Midwest League Professional Baseball Clubs

2023 Midwest League Affiliates (first year of affiliation)

Beloit Sky Carp

Marlins (2021)

Cedar Rapids Kernels

Reds (2000)

Twins (2013) Dayton Dragons

Diego Padres (1999) Great Lakes Loons

Fort Wayne TinCaps

Angeles Dodgers (2007) Lake County Captains

Indians (2003) Lansing Lugnuts

Peoria Chiefs

Quad Cities River Bandits

South Bend Cubs

West Michigan Whitecaps

Athletics (2021)

Louis Cardinals (2013)

City Royals (2021)

Cubs (2015)

Tigers (1997)

Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Milwaukee Brewers (2009)

Midwest League Schedule and Playoff Format

Teams play a 132-game schedule (66 home; 66 road) featuring a split-season format with 66 games in each half. Teams can qualify for the playoffs by finishing in first place in either half.

Division Championship Series (Best of 3 series)

Eastern Division Championship • 1st Half Winner vs. 2nd Half Winner Western Division Championship • 1st Half Winner vs. 2nd Half Winner

League Championship Series (Best of 3 series)

Eastern Division Champion vs. Western Division Champion

Recent Midwest League Champions

Official League Names over the Years

Midwest League Rules and Facts

Midwest League Baseball 101

Restructuring and the Jump to High-A

Major League Baseball completed a restructuring of the Minor Leagues prior to the 2021 season, including the contraction of 42 affiliated teams. The league was reclassified to the “High-A” level after being a “Low-A” league since the Dragons inception in 2000. The league was reduced from 16 teams to 12 (Burlington, Clinton, and Kane County were contracted; Bowling Green moved to the South Atlantic League). Beginning in 2021, the league schedule has consisted of six-game series, Tuesday through Sunday, with no games on Mondays throughout the season.

Roster Rules and Facts

Midwest League rules allow 30 active players per team at any time, an increase from a 25-player limit prior to 2021. Midwest League teams typically feature 14-16 pitchers on the 30-man roster. A player placed on the injured list must remain inactive for at least seven days and does not count toward the 30-player roster limit. Average age of a Midwest League player in 2022 was 22.7. The Dragons 2022 roster also had an average age of 22.7.

The Dayton Dragons utilized 64 players over the course of the entire 2022 season, including 29 position players and 35 pitchers.

• 37 of those 64 players previously played at a four-year university

• 5 entered professional baseball from a junior college program

• 9 entered pro ball from a U.S. or Canadian high school program

• 13 were originally signed as international free agents

Midwest League coaching staffs typically include four individuals: a manager, pitching coach, hitting coach, and bench coach. Teams also feature a trainer, two strength/conditioning coaches, and a game video coordinator. All teams also receive periodic visits from additional traveling coaches who divide their time among all the organization’s affiliates. These additional instructors typically include the organization’s minor league hitting coordinator, pitching coordinator, and coaches of specific areas such as infield defense, outfield defense, and baserunning. The traveling instructors, sometimes called “rovers,” will often wear the uniform of the Major League parent club rather than the Minor League affiliate.

Playing the Game

The Midwest League utilizes the designated hitter for all games. If a designated hitter enters the game defensively, his team’s pitcher enters the batting order in the spot previously occupied by the player replaced by the designated hitter.

The Midwest League’s most unique rule is the “free runner” rule in extra inning games. Beginning with the 10th inning, each team begins their at-bat with a runner at second base. The rule was imposed to lessen the chances of a game extending to a length beyond a team’s capacity of available pitching on that date, thereby preventing teams from having to use position players as pitchers in extra inning games.

There is no official “pitch limit” for Midwest League starting pitchers, but every team has its own organizational policy that is strictly followed. Most Midwest League starting pitchers are permitted to throw no more than 80-90 pitches in a game. Just like in the Major Leagues, most Midwest League teams utilize a five-man starting pitcher rotation.

Each Midwest League manager also employs organizational policies regarding relief pitchers. Typically, relievers do not pitch on consecutive dates, and those who throw at least 30 pitches in a game are likely to be given at least two days of rest.

The Midwest League utilizes a two-man umpiring crew for all games (plate umpire; base umpire).

New League Rules that began in 2022

The MWL adopted a Pitch Clock starting in 2022 to encourage a quicker pace of play. Pitchers are required to deliver each pitch within a time limit (14 seconds with the bases empty; 18 seconds with base/s occupied) once they are at the rubber with the ball. Unsuccessful pick-off throws are limited to two per batter. Defensive positioning rules now require at least two infielders on each side of second base, with at least four infielders positioned on the infield dirt. The size of each base has been increased from 15” to 18”.

Midwest League Opponents

BELOIT SKY CARP

Team Information

President:

Media Relations Manager: Josh Flickinger

Radio Announcer: Larry Larson

2023 Field Staff

Manager - Billy Gardner, Jr.

Pitching Coach - Jason Erickson

Hitting Coach - Dan Radison

Fielding Coach - Chris Briones

Trainer - Shelby Perry Strength CoachBrandon Remalia

Recent Results

Billy Gardner, Jr.

Telephone: (319) 363-3887

Midwest League Opponents

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS

52404

Fax: (319) 363-5631 Press Box: (319) 896-7579

Website: www.kernels.com

E-mail: kernels@kernels.com

Team

Team Affiliation (first year):

2023 Field Staff Manager - Brian Dinkelman

Pitching CoachesCarlos Hernandez, Jonas Lovin

Hitting Coach - Corbin Day

Hitting/DevelopmentYeison Peréz Trainer - Matt Smith

Strength Coach - Blake Kretovics

Recent Results

Midwest League Opponents

FORT WAYNE TINCAPS

Fax: (260) 471-4678 Press Box: (260) 482-6400

Website: www.tincaps.com

E-mail: info@tincaps.com

Team

Media

2023 Field Staff

Manager - Jonathan Mathews

Pitching Coach - Carlos Chavez

Hitting Coach - Aaron Bray

Bench Coach - Shane Robinson

Trainer - Lauren Gottschall

Strength Coach - Chandler Craig

Performance - Greg Bender

Video - Jared Pollock

Recent Results

Jonathan Mathews

Midwest League Opponents

• Off-white body and sleeves.

• Saddle shoulder sleeves.

• Button down front placket with brick Soutache trim around neck and down front.

• Brick Soutache trim on sleeves.

Team Information

Team Affiliation (first year): Los Angeles Dodgers (2007)

• Jersey Lettering "Loons with Wing" centered. Gray letters and wing with white highlights, black inlines and brick outlines.

Stadium: Dow Diamond (5,200)

• Alternate Cap 3 logo on left sleeve.

Field Dimensions: LF-332, CF-400, RF-325

• Brick numbers with gray outlines 4" high on the front and 8" high on the back.

President & General Manager: Chris Mundhenk

• Brick player names on the back.

Media Contact: Brad Tunney

Radio Announcer: Brad Tunney

Radio Station: WLUN 100.9 FM

2023 Field Staff

Manager - Daniel Nava

Pitching Coaches- David Anderson, Richard De Los Santos

Hitting Coach - O’Koyea Dickson

Bench Coach - Elian Herrera

Trainer - Ikuo Kato

Perform. Coach - Ethan Quarles

Affiliate Development AssociateJoe Manno

Daniel Nava

Lake County Captains

Midwest League Opponents

Telephone: (440) 975-8085

Press Box: (440) 975-8085, x 144

2023

Staff Manager - Omir Santos

Pitching Coach - Kevin Ermino

Hitting Coach - Jordan Becker

Bench Coach - Kyle Linquist Trainer - Matt Beauregard

Strength/Cond. - Luis Rios

Recent Results

Field

Omir Santos

Midwest League Opponents

LANSING LUGNUTS

Team

General Manager: Zac Clark

Media Contact:

Radio Announcer: Jesse Goldberg-Strassler

2023 Field Staff Manager - Craig Conklin

Pitching Coach - Don Schulze

Hitting Coach - Ron Witmeyer

Asst. Hitting Coach - Luis Báez

Trainer - Eric Fasth

Performance - Steven Thayer Craig Conklin

Recent Results

Team Affiliation (first year):

Midwest League Opponents

PEORIA CHIEFS

Team Information

General

Manager of Media Relations: Cody Schindler

Radio Announcer: Cody Schindler

Radio Station:

2023 Field Staff Manager - Patrick Anderson

Pitching Coach - Edwin Moreno

Hitting CoachCasey Chenoweth

Coach - Christina Whitlock

Trainer - Paden Eveland

Strength Coach - Ryan Duffy

Recent Results

Patrick Anderson

Quad Cities River Bandits

Midwest League Opponents

2023 Field Staff Manager - Brooks Conrad Pitching Coach - Derrick Lewis Hitting Coach - Ryan Powers

Coach - David Noworyta

- Brad Groleau

Coach - Joe Pedulla

Recent Results

South Bend Cubs

Midwest League Opponents

Telephone: (574) 235-9988

Ballpark Address: 501 W. South St. South Bend, IN 46601

www.southbendcubs.com

E-mail: cubs@southbendcubs.com

Team

• White body and sleeves with royal blue pinstripes.

• Set-in sleeves.

• Button down front placket.

• Jersey Lettering "South Bend Cubs" without white outline, on left chest.

• "SB Cub Catching Ball" Sleeve Emblem on right sleeve.

• Royal blue numbers with red outlines 8" high on the back.

President & General Manager: Joe Hart

Media Contact: Chris Hagstrom-Jones

2023 Field Staff Manager - Lance Rymel

Pitching CoachClayton Mortensen Hitting Coach - Dan Puente

Coach - D’Angelo Jiménez Trainer - Nick Roberts

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 4218 South Bend, IN 46634 Four

Recent Results

Coach - Kelcey Mosley

League champs in 2019, 2022

Midwest League Opponents

WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS

Team

Manager:

2023 Field Staff Manager - Brayan Peña Pitching Coach - Dan Ricabal Hitting CoachFrancisco Contreras Coach - Tim Garland Trainer - Sean McFarland Strength Coach - TBA

Recent Results

Brayan Peña

Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

Midwest League Opponents

2023

Field

Staff Manager - Joe Ayrault

Pitching Coach - Drew Thomas Hitting Coach - Ken Joyce Bench Coach - David Tufo Development CoachBryan Delgado Trainer - Benny Arroyo Strength Coach - Jim Buckley

Joe Ayrault

Overall

Regular Season Standings

Team vs. Team Records

2022 Midwest League Playoffs

Divisional Series (Best of 3)

Lake County defeated Great Lakes, 2 games to 1

South Bend defeated Cedar Rapids, 2 games to 1

League Champuionship Series (Best of 3)

South Bend defeated Lake County, 2 games to 1

Dragons All-Time Longest Winning Streaks

Notes: In 2002, the Dragons closed the first half by winning their final two games, then opened the second half by winning their first 11. In 2007, the Dragons opened the season by winning their first nine games and then started a 10-game winning streak prior to the end of the same month. The team record after 27 games was 23-4.

Recent League MVPs

Year Player Club

2000 Albert Pujols Peoria

2001 Adrian Gonzalez Kane County

2002 Jason Stokes Kane County

2003 Prince Fielder Beloit

2004 Brian Dopirak Lansing

2005 Carlos Gonzalez South Bend

2006 Jeff Baisley Kane County

2007 Gorkys Hernandez West Michigan

2008 Ben Revere Beloit

2009 Dee Gordon Great Lakes Kyle Russell Great Lakes

2010 Mike Trout Cedar Rapids

2011 Rymer Liriano Fort Wayne

2012 Kevin Pillar Lansing

2013 Byron Buxton Cedar Rapids

2014 Wynton Bernard West Michigan

2015 Ryan McBroom Lansing

2016 Eloy Jimenez South Bend

2017 Bo Bichette Lansing

2018 Elehuris Montero Peoria

2019 Alek Thomas Kane County

2020 No Season

2021 Andy Pages Great Lakes

2022 C. Encarnacion-Strand Cedar Rapids

Current Midwest League Cities Team (City) Years Active

Beloit (Beloit, WI)

1982-2022

Cedar Rapids (Cedar Rapids, IA) 1962-2022

Dayton (Dayton, OH)

2000-2022

Fort Wayne (Fort Wayne, IN) 1993-2022

Great Lakes (Midland, MI)

Lake County (Eastlake, OH)

Lansing (Lansing, MI)

Peoria (Peoria, IL)

Quad Cities (Davenport, IA)

South Bend (South Bend, IN)

West Michigan (Grand Rapids, MI)

Wisconsin (Appleton, WI)

Dragons All-Time Biggest Comebacks (2004-22)

Dragons Biggest Comebacks After 6th Inning (2004-22)

The Dragons erased an 11-1 deficit with home runs from Joey Votto and Luis Bolivar to take a 14-12 lead to the 9th inning before Wisconsin scored three in the ninth to win.

Dragons All-Time Longest Games

2007-2022

2010-2022

1996-2022

1983-2022

1960-2022

1988-2022

1994-2022

1962-2022

Previous Midwest League Cities Team (City)

Years Active

Battle Creek (Battle Creek, MI)

Bowling Green (Bowl. Green, KY)

Burlington (Burlington, IA)

Clinton (Clinton, IA)

1995-2006

2010-2019

1962-2019

1956-2019

Danville (Danville, IL) 1970-76, 82

Decatur (Decatur, IL)

1956-74

Dubuque (Dubuque, IA) 1956-68, 74-76

Kane County (Geneva, IL) 1991-2019

Kenosha (Kenosha, WI) 1984-92

Keokuk (Keokuk, IA)

Kokomo (Kokomo, IN)

1958-62

1956-61

Lafayette (Lafayette, IN) 1956-57

Madison (Madison, WI) 1982-94

Mattoon (Mattoon, IL)

1956-57

Michigan City (Michigan City, IN) 1956-59

Paris (Paris, IL)

Quincy (Quincy, IL)

Rockford (Rockford, IL)

1956-59

1960-73

1988-99

Springfield (Springfield, IL) 1982-95

Waterloo (Waterloo, IA) 1958-93

Wausau (Wausau, WI) 1975-90

Wisconsin Rapids (Wis. Rap., WI) 1963-83

Most Innings on a Single Date

On May 8, 2012, Dayton and Fort Wayne played 16 innings in the first game of a doubleheader (scheduled for 7 innings) before playing a 7-inning second game.

Longest Games Since 2018

In 2018, Minor League Baseball instituted a “free runner” rule for extra inning games. Starting in the 10th inning (or 8th inning of a scheduled 7-inning game), both teams begin each inning with a runner at second base. Since the creation of this rule, the Dragons have played 42 extra inning games, and 36 have been decided in the first extra inning. Two games have gone more than two extra innings:

Longest Scheduled 9-Inning Game Since 2018

Longest Scheduled 7-Inning Game Since 2018

West Michigan (G1)

11 in the 9th

On April 30, 2004 at Lansing, the Dragons scored 11 runs in the top of the ninth inning to erase a 7-1 deficit and defeat the Lugnuts, 12-7. The six-run deficit is the largest the Dragons have ever overcome in the final inning of a game. Chris Dickerson hit a three-run home run to pull the Dragons close, and two batters later, Joey Votto hit a game-tying homer. Ryan Fry also had a home run in the inning. The Dragons sent 15 batters to the plate in the frame. Their 10 hits and 11 runs in an inning are still club records.

Team Batting

Team Pitching

Baseball’s Greatest Comback

On May 7, 2014 at Community Field in Burlington, Iowa, the Clinton Lumber Kings pulled off what is believed to be the biggest comeback in Minor League Baseball history. The Burlington Bees led the Lumber Kings 17-1 at the end of five innings. Clinton scored six runs in the sixth and added five more in the eighth to pull to within five at 17-12. The Lumber Kings then scored once in the ninth and loaded the bases with one out when Marcus Littlewood connected on a grand slam home run to tie the game at 17-17. The game eventually went to extra innings. In the top of the 12th, Clinton broke the tie with three more runs and held on to win 20-17, overcoming a 16-run deficit.

Billy Hamilton stole 103 bases for the Dragons in 2011 to break the all-time single-season record in the Cincinnati Reds organization. In 2012, Hamilton split the season between Bakersfield and Pensacola, stealing 155 bases, the highest total in professional baseball history at any level.

2022 Midwest League Full-Season All-Star Team

Player Team

Position

Josh Crouch West Michigan Catcher

Tyler Soderstrom Lansing

Jorbit Vivas Great Lakes

First Baseman

Second Baseman

Christian Encarnacion-Strand Cedar Rapids Third Baseman

Elly De La Cruz Dayton Shortstop

Johnathan Rodriguez Lake County Outfielder

Robert Hassell III Fort Wayne Outfielder

Pete Crow-Armstrong South Bend Outfielder

Imanol Vargas Great Lakes Designated Hitter

DJ Herz South Bend Left-Handed Starting Pitcher

M.D. Johnson Beloit Right-Handed Starting Pitcher

Cam Robinson Wisconsin Relief Pitcher

Most Valuable Player: Christian Encarnacion-Strand, Cedar Rapids Pitcher of the Year: M.D. Johnson, Beloit

Prospect of the Year: Elly De La Cruz, Dayton Manager of the Year: Austin Chubb, Great Lakes

Dragons All-Time Midwest League All-Star Game Participants

2000: Jose Acevedo (RHP); Jim Manias (LHP); Casey Bookout (INF); Adam Dunn (OF); Austin Kearns (OF); Ray Olmedo (SS); Fernando Rios (OF); Randy Stegall (INF); Travis Thompson (RHP); Eric Welsh (1B); Braxton Whitehead (C).

2001: Randy Ruiz (1B); Wandel Campana (2B); Samone Peters (DH); Dustin Mosely (RHP).

2002: Bryan Prince (C); Edwin Encarnacion (3B); Noochie Varner (OF); Andy Boutwell (RHP); Daylon Childress (RHP); Nate Cotton (RHP); Brad Salmon (RHP).

2003: Todd Coffey (RHP); Juan Frias (LHP); Ryan Hanigan (C); Kevin Howard (2B); Domonique Lewis (OF); Mark Schramek (3B); Eddy Valdez (RHP).

2004: Luis Bolivar (INF); Chris Dickerson (OF); Calvin Medlock (RHP).

2005: Tonys Gutierrez (1B); Brad Morenko (RHP); Blake Hendley (RHP).

2006: Jay Bruce (OF); Johnny Cueto (RHP); Eric Eymann (INF); Mike Griffin (2B/OF); Blake Hendley (RHP); Craig Tatum (C); Travis Wood (LHP).

2007: Juan Francisco (3B); Rafael Gonzalez (RHP); Marcos Mateo (RHP); Drew Stubbs (OF); Justin Turner (2B); Pedro Viola (LHP); Chris Valaika (SS); Sean Watson (RHP).

2008: Jeff Jeffords (RHP); Joseph Krebs (LHP); Luis Montano (RHP); Denis Phipps (OF); Brandon Waring (3B).

2009: Kevin Coddington (C); Matt Fairel (LHP).

2010: Henry Rodriguez (2B).

2011: Daniel Corcino (RHP); Dominic D’Anna (1B); Josh Smith (RHP).

2012: Ryan Wright (2B).

2013: Alejandro Chacin (RHP); Drew Cisco (RHP); Ben Klimesh (RHP); Sean Lucas (LHP); Sal Romano (RHP); Robert Stephenson (RHP): Zach Vincej (SS); Jesse Winker (OF).

2014: Carlton Daal (SS); Ismael Guillon (LHP); Sal Romano (RHP); Nick Travieso (RHP).

2015: Tejay Antone (RHP); Brian Hunter (RHP); Tyler Mahle (RHP).

2016: Ariel Hernandez (RHP); Tanner Rainey (RHP).

2017: Michael Beltre (OF); Aaron Fossas (RHP); T.J. Friedl (OF); Scott Moss (LHP): Wennington Romero (LHP); Tony Santillan (RHP); Tyler Stephenson (C).

2018: Hendrik Clementina (DH); Stuart Fairchild (OF); John Ghyzel (RHP); Montrell Marshall (1B); Cory Thompson (RHP).

2019: Pabel Manzanero (C).

2020: Season Canceled: COVID-19

No Midwest League All-Star Game in 2021, 2022

Dragons 2022 Sirius XM All-Star Futures Game Participants

Player Host City Date

Andrew Abbott Los Angeles July 16 (member of Chattanooga club on date of game)

Elly De La Cruz Los Angeles July 16

Dragons in 2022 Futures Game

Elly De La Cruz

Jay Bruce 2006

Dragons MWL All-Star Game MVPs

Montrell Marshall 2018

Andrew Abbott

MWL Mileage Chart/All-Star Games in Dayton

The Midwest League All-Star Game at Day Air Ballpark

June 19, 2001: Eastern Division 7, Western Division 3

Michigan’s T.J. Soto broke a 3-3 tie with a grand slam home run in the seventh inning.

Noteable Players: Miguel Cabrera, Kane County; Adrian Gonzalez, Kane County; Justin Morneau, Quad Cities; Oliver Perez, Fort Wayne; Josh Willingham, Kane County, Dustin Mosely, Dayton.

June 18, 2013: Eastern Division 6, Western Division 5.

Lansing’s Dalton Pompey delivered a walk-off RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning. The West team had scored three in the top of the ninth to tie.

Noteable Players: Byron Buxton, Cedar Rapids (consensus #1 prospect in baseball); Carlos Correa, Quad Cities (#1 overall selection, 2012 draft); Jesse Winker, Dayton; Jose Berrios, Cedar Rapids; Lance McCullers, Quad Cities. Winker won the pre-game Home Run Derby.

2013 Midwest League Eastern Division All-Star Team

Beloit Sky Carp

Hampton Inn

2700 Cranston Rd.

Beloit, WI 53511

Phone: (608) 362-6000

Cedar Rapids Kernels

Double Tree

350 1st Ave NE

Cedar Rapids, IA 52401

Phone: (319) 331-4444

Dayton Dragons

Courtyard by Marriott

100 Prestige Place

Miamisburg, OH 45342

Phone: (937) 433-3131

Fort Wayne TinCaps

Hilton Fort Wayne

1020 S. Calhoun St.

Fort Wayne, IN 46802

Phone: (260) 420-1100

Great Lakes Loons

Fairfield Inn & Suites

506 E. Buttles St.

Midland, MI 48640

Phone: (989) 652-5800

Lake County Captains

Four Points Sheraton

35300 Curtis Blvd.

Eastlake, OH 44095

Phone: (440) 953-8000

Midwest League Hotels

Lansing Lugnuts

Radisson Hotel

111 N. Grand Ave.

Lansing, MI 48933

Phone: (517) 267-3445

Peoria Chiefs

Holiday Inn Express & Suites

1100 Bass Pro Dr. East Peoria, IL 61611

Phone: (309) 694-9800

Quad Cities River Bandits

Double Tree-Downtown Davenport

111 E. 2nd St.

Davenport, IA 52801

Phone: (563) 322-2200

South Bend Cubs

Aloft South Bend

111 N. Main St.

South Bend, IN 46601

Phone: (574) 288-8000

West Michigan Whitecaps

Hampton Inn Grand Rapids - North 500 Center Drive NW

Grand Rapids, MI 49544

Phone: (616) 947-1000

Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

AmericInn

132 N. Mall Drive

Appleton, WI 54913

Phone: (920) 954-0202

Medical

Director

Dayton Dragons Baseball

Primary Care

Sugarcreek Health Center

6438 Wilmington Pike, Suite 100

Centerville, OH 45459

(937) 558-3840

Tyler Steele, AT

Medical Liaison

Dayton Dragons Baseball

Kettering Sports Medicine Center

4403 Far Hills Ave.

Kettering, OH 45429 (937) 395-3900

Kettering Health Network

Dayton Dragons Medical Staff

Jan Saunders, DO

Eric Nordin, DO

Kristopher Marin, DO

Patrick Spencer, DO

Frank Mannarino, MD

Brian Springer, MD

Michael Halasz, DDS

Daniel Dunaway, MD

Blake Daney, MD

Molly Tatum, DO

Daniel Luckenbilll, MD

Matthew Roberts: DC

Dr. Kali Hollingsworth, DO

Triple-A

International League

Club Affiliate

Buffalo Bisons Toronto Blue Jays

Charlotte Knights Chicago White Sox

Columbus Clippers Cleveland Indians

Durham Bulls Tampa Bay Rays

Gwinnett Stripers Atlanta Braves

Indianapolis Indians Pittsburgh Pirates

Iowa Cubs Chicago Cubs

Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp Miami Marlins

Lehigh Valley IronPigs Philadelphia Phillies

Louisville Bats Cincinnati Reds

Memphis Redbirds St. Louis Cardinals

Nashville Sounds Milwaukee Brewers

Norfolk Tides

Omaha Storm Chasers

Baltimore Orioles

Kansas City Royals

Rochester Red Wings Washington Nationals

Scranton/WB RailRiders New York Yankees

St. Paul Saints Minnesota Twins

Syracuse Mets New York Mets

Toledo Mud Hens Detroit Tigers

Worcester Red Sox Boston Red Sox

Pacific Coast League

Club Affiliate

Albuquerque Isotopes Colorado Rockies

El Paso Chihuahuas San Diego Padres

Las Vegas Aviators Oakland Athletics

Oklahoma City Dodgers Los Angeles Dodgers

Reno Aces Arizona Diamondbacks

Round Rock Express Texas Rangers

Sacramento River Cats San Francisco Giants

Salt Lake Bees Los Angeles Angels

Sugar Land Space Cowboys Houston Astros

Tacoma Rainiers Seattle Mariners

Double-A

Eastern League

Club

Affiliate

Akron RubberDucks Cleveland Indians

Altoona Curve Pittsburgh Pirates

Binghamton Rumble Ponies New York Mets

Bowie Baysox Baltimore Orioles

Erie SeaWolves Detroit Tigers

Harrisburg Senators Washington Nationals

Hartford Yard Goats Colorado Rockies

New Hampshire Fisher Cats

Toronto Blue Jays

Portland Sea Dogs Boston Red Sox

Reading Fightin Phils

Philadelphia Phillies

Richmond Flying Squirrels San Francisco Giants

Somerset Patriots New York Yankees

Southern League

Club

Affiliate

Biloxi Shuckers Milwaukee Brewers

Birmingham Barons Chicago White Sox

Chattanooga Lookouts Cincinnati Reds

Mississippi Braves Atlanta Braves

Montgomery Biscuits Tampa Bay Rays

Pensacola Blue Wahoos Miami Marlins

Rocket City Trash Pandas Los Angeles Angels

Tennessee Smokies Chicago Cubs

Texas League

Club

Affiliate

Amarillo Sod Poodles Arizona Diamondbacks

Arkansas Travelers Seattle Mariners

Corpus Christi Hooks Houston Astros

Frisco RoughRiders Texas Rangers

Midland RockHounds Oakland Athletics

NW Arkansas Naturals Kansas City Royals

San Antonio Missions San Diego Padres

Springfield Cardinals St. Louis Cardinals

Tulsa Drillers Los Angeles Dodgers

Wichita Wind Surge Minnesota Twins

High-A

Midwest League

Club

Beloit Sky Carp

Cedar Rapids Kernels

Affiliate

Miami Marlins

Minnesota Twins

Dayton Dragons Cincinnati Reds

Fort Wayne TinCaps San Diego Padres

Great Lakes Loons Los Angeles Dodgers

Lake County Captains Cleveland Indians

Lansing Lugnuts

Oakland Athletics

Peoria Chiefs St. Louis Cardinals

Quad Cities River Bandits Kansas City Royals

South Bend Cubs Chicago Cubs

West Michigan Whitecaps Detroit Tigers

Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Milwaukee Brewers

South Atlantic League

Club

Affiliate

Aberdeen IronBirds Baltimore Orioles

Asheville Tourists Houston Astros

Bowling Green Hot Rods Tampa Bay Rays

Brooklyn Cyclones New York Mets

Greensboro Grasshoppers Pittsburgh Pirates

Greenville Drive Boston Red Sox

Hickory Crawdads Texas Rangers

Hudson Valley Renegades New York Yankees

Jersey Shore BlueClaws Philadelphia Phillies

Rome Braves Atlanta Braves

Wilmington Blue Rocks Washington Nationals

Winston-Salem Dash Chicago White Sox

Northwest League Club

Affiliate

Eugene Emeralds San Francisco Giants

Everett AquaSox Seattle Mariners

Hillsboro Hops Arizona Diamondbacks

Spokane Indians Colorado Rockies

Tri-City Dust Devils Los Angeles Angels

Vancouver Canadians Toronto Blue Jays

Single-A

California League Club

Affiliate

Fresno Grizzlies Colorado Rockies

Inland Empire 66ers Los Angeles Angels

Lake Elsinore Storm San Diego Padres

Modesto Nuts Seattle Mariners

Rancho Cucamonga Quakes Los Angeles Dodgers

San Jose Giants San Francisco Giants

Stockton Ports Oakland Athletics

Visalia Rawhide Arizona Diamondbacks

Florida State League Club

Affiliate

Bradenton Marauders Pittsburgh Pirates

Clearwater Threshers Philadelphia Phillies

Daytona Tortugas Cincinnati Reds

Dunedin Blue Jays Toronto Blue Jays

Fort Myers Mighty Mussels Minnesota Twins

Jupiter Hammerheads Miami Marlins

Lakeland Flying Tigers Detroit Tigers

Palm Beach Cardinals St. Louis Cardinals

St. Lucie Mets New York Mets

Tampa Tarpons New York Yankees

Carolina League Club

Affiliate

Augusta GreenJackets Atlanta Braves

Carolina Mudcats

Milwaukee Brewers

Charleston RiverDogs Tampa Bay Rays

Columbia Fireflies Kansas City Royals

Delmarva Shorebirds

Baltimore Orioles

Down East Wood Ducks Texas Rangers

Fayetteville Woodpeckers Houston Astros

Fredericksburg Nationals Washington Nationals

Kannapolis Cannon Ballers Chicago White Sox

Lynchburg Hillcats Cleveland Indians

Cincinnati Reds

Great American Ballpark

100 Main Street

Cincinnati, OH 45402

Phone: (513) 765-7000

Fax: (513) 765-7342

Media Relations Department: (513) 765-7800

Press Box: (513) 765-7350

Website: www.cincinnatireds.com

Executive Office

Chief Executive Officer: Robert H. Castellini

Chairman: W. Joseph Williams Jr.

Vice Chairman: Thomas L. Williams

President & Chief Operating Officer: Phillip J. Castellini

Vice President & General Manager: Nick Krall

Senior VP of Business Operations: Karen Forgus

Senior VP of Finance and CFO: Doug Healy

Secretary and Treasurer: Christopher L. Fister

Baseball and Major League Operations

VP/Assistant General Manager: Sam Grossman

VP/AGM, Scouting & Player Development: Brad Meador

VP/Sr. Advisor to General Manager: Buddy Bell

VP/Player Personnel: Chris Buckley

VP, Player Acquisition & Strategy: Jeff Graupe

Director, Baseball Operations: Mark Edwards

Baseball Operations Analyst: Cameron LeBlanc

Baseball Operations Analyst: Nick Perez

Director, Integrated Baseball Info & Video: Bo Thompson

Coordinator, Major League Video & Tech: Edgar Ferreira

Director, Baseball Analytics: Nick Wan

Senior Data Scientist: Chris Jackson

Senior Director, Team Travel: Gary Wahoff

Executive Assistant to VP & GM: Sarah Vedder

Media Relations and Creative Services

Vice President, Media Relations: Rob Butcher

Director of Media Relations: Larry Herms

Director of Media Relations, Digital: Jamie Ramsey

VP, Communications and Marketing: Ralph Mitchell

Director of PR and Photography: Michael Anderson

Senior Director of Social Media & Content: Lisa Braun

Senior Director of Communications: Jarrod Rollins

Senior Manager of Communications: Brendan Hader

Director of Social Media: Chadwick Fischer

Design Manager: Sara Green

Social Media Manager: Nolan Mattson

Graphic Designer: Caitlin Schulte

Mgr, Promo Procurement & Brdcst. Relations: Lori Watt

Robert H. Castellini

Rob Butcher

Nick Krall

Brad Meador

Field Staff and Player Development

2023 Reds Field Staff

Manager: David Bell

Bench Coach: Freddie Benavides

1st Base Coach: Collin Cowgill

3rd Base/Catching Coach: J.R. House

Pitching Coach: Derek Johnson

Hitting Coach: Joel McKeithan

Bullpen Coach: Matt Tracy

Assistant Hitting Coaches: Terry Bradshaw, Tim LaMonte

Assistant Pitching Coach: Alon Leichman

Game Planning/Outfield Coach: Jeff Pickler

Assistant Coach/Advance Scouting: Kyle Arnsberg

Bullpen Catchers: Jose Duarte, Joseph Singley

Player Development

VP of Player Development: Shawn Pender

Director of Player Development: Jeremy Farrell

Coordinator of Baseball Administration: Melissa Hill

Special Assistants, Player Performance: Eric Davis, Bill Doran, Mario Soto.

Coordinators/Roving Instructors:

Chris Tremie (Field Coordinator)

Luis Bolivar (Academies Coordinator)

Joel Noboa (Latin American Field Coordinator)

Dave Hansen (Hitting Coordinator)

Jim Ricken (Hitting Coordinator)

Bryan Conger (Pitching Coordinator)

Casey Weathers (Pitching Coordinator)

Jose Nieves (Infield Coordinator)

Corky Miller (Catching Coordinator)

Kevin Mahar (Outfield/Baserunning Coordinator)

Simon Mathews (Asst. Coord. of Rehab & Pitching Initiatives)

Scouting

Sr. Director of Pro Scouting: Rob Coughlin

Director of Amateur Scouting: Joe Katuska

Ast. Dir./Amateur Scouting: Paul Pierson

Sr. Director of International Scouting: Trey Hendricks

Ast. Dir./Player Devel. & Int. Scouting: Greg McMillin

Dir. of South America Scouting: Hernan Albornoz

Director, Caribbean Scouting: Enmanuel Cartagena

Special Asst. to the GM, Player Personnel: Cam Bonifay

Special Assts. to GM: J Harrison, John Morris, Jeff Schugel

Coordinator, Pro Scouting: Daniel Beattie

Professional Scouts: Gary Glover, Joe Jocketty, Ben Jones, Mick Mattaliano, Jeff Morris, Steve Roadcap

David Bell

Shawn Pender

Joe Katuska

Rob Coughlin

Chris Tremie

Reds 2022 Draft Selections

Cam Collier

Reds No. 1 Draft Selection

Third Baseman Chipola College

Reds # 1 Draft Picks since 2000

2000 David Espinosa (23rd overall) SS

2001 Jeremy Sowers (20) (Did Not Sign)

2002 Chris Gruler (3)

2003 Ryan Wagner (14)

2004 Homer Bailey (7)

2005 Jay Bruce (12) OF

2006 Drew Stubbs (8) OF

2007 Devin Mesoraco (15) C

2008 Yonder Alonso (7)

2009 Mike Leake (8)

2010 Yasmani Grandal (12)

2011 Robert Stephenson (27)

2012 Nick Travieso (14)

2013 Phillip Ervin (27) OF

2014 Nick Howard (19)

2014 Alex Blandino (29) SS

2015 Tyler Stephenson (11) C

2016 Nick Senzel (2)

2017 Hunter Greene (2)

2018 Jonathan India (5)

2019 Nick Lodolo (7)

2020 Austin Hendrick (12) OF

2021 Matt McLain (17) SS

2022 Cam Collier (18)

Reds #1 Draft Picks with Dragons

2005 Homer Bailey (2004 #1) P

2006 Jay Bruce (2005 #1) OF

2007 Drew Stubbs (2006 #1) OF

2008 Devin Mesoraco (2007 #1) C

2012-13 Robert Stephenson (2011 #1) P

2013-14 Nick Travieso (2012 #1) P

2013-14 Phillip Ervin (2013 #1) OF

2014 Nick Howard (2014 #1) P

Alex Blandino (2014 #1) SS

2016 Nick Senzel (2016 #1) 3B

2016-17 Tyler Stephenson (2015 #1) C

2018 Hunter Greene (2017 #1) P

Jonathan India (2018 #1) 3B

2019 Nick Lodolo (2019 #1) P

2021 Matt McLain (2021 #1) SS

2022 Austin Hendrick (2020 #1) OF Year/s in left column indicates season/s with Dragons.

Ty Howington Austin Kearns

Tyler Stephenson Nick Lodolo David Espinosa

Baseball America Top Prospects

Reds Top 30 Prospects, 2023 & 2022 (courtesy of Baseball America)

2023

1. Elly De La Cruz, SS/3B

2. Noelvi Marte, 3B/SS

3. Edwin Arroyo, SS

4. Cam Collier, 3B

5. C. Encarnacion-Strand, 3B/1B

6. Chase Petty, RHP

7. Spencer Steer, INF

8. Sal Stewart, 3B

9. Connor Phillips, RHP

10. Brandon Williamson, LHP

11. Andrew Abbott, LHP

12. Matt McLain, SS

13. Ricardo Cabrera, SS

14. Jay Allen, OF

15. Levi Stoudt, RHP

16. Carlos Jorge, SS/2B

17. Victor Acosta, SS

18. Michael Siani, OF

19. Leonardo Balcazar, SS

20. Joe Boyle, RHP

21. Ariel Almonte, OF

22. Ricky Karcher, RHP

23. Logan Tanner, C

24. Hector Rodriguez, OF

25. Justin Boyd, OF

26. Cade Hunter, C

27. Lyon Richardson, RHP

28. Yerlin Confidan, OF

29. Casey Legumina, RHP

30. Rece Hinds, OF

2022

1. Jose Barrero (Garcia), SS

2. Hunter Greene, RHP

3. Nick Lodolo, LHP

4. Elly De La Cruz, SS/3B

5. Matt McLain, SS

6. Austin Hendrick, OF

7. Jay Allen, OF

8. Rece Hinds, 3B

9. Graham Ashcraft, RHP

10. Bryce Bonnin, RHP

11. Mat Nelson, C

12. Jose Torres, SS

13. Carson Spiers, RHP

14. Allan Cerda, OF

15. Dauri Moreta, RHP

16. Christian Roa, RHP

17. Tyler Callihan, 2B

18. Ivan Johnson, 2B

19. Daniel Vellojin, C

20. TJ Friedl, OF

21. Ariel Almonte, OF

22. Andrew Abbott, LHP

23. Alexis Diaz, RHP

24. Alejo Lopez, 2B/3B

25. Carlos Jorge, SS/2B

26. Mark Kolozsvary, C

27. Leonardo Balcazar, SS

28. Reiver Sanmartin, LHP

29. Yerlin Confidan, OF

30. Michael Siani, OF

Players on Reds Top-10 Prospect List while Playing in Dayton, By Year (2000-’19)

2022: #4 Elly De La Cruz; #6 Austin Hendrick; #7 Jay Allen; #8 Rece Hinds; #10 Bryce Bonnin

2021: # 10 Michael Siani

2019: # 10 Michael Siani

2018: # 2 Hunter Greene

2017: # 5 Taylor Trammell; # 10 Tyler Stephenson

2016: # 4 Tyler Stephenson

2015: # 9 Aristides Aquino.

2014: # 3 Phillip Ervin; # 8 Nick Travieso.

2013: # 2 Robert Stephenson; # 6 Nick Travieso; # 7 Jesse Winker; # 9 Ismael Guillon

2012: # 7 Robert Stephenson

2011: # 2 Billy Hamilton; # 5 Yorman Rodriguez; # 10 Kyle Lotzkar

2010: None in Top 10 (highest: # 15 Didi Gregorius)

2009: None in Top 10 (highest: # 20 J.C. Sulbaran)

2008: # 6 Devin Mesoraco; # 7 Todd Frazier

2007: # 5 Drew Stubbs; # 7 Sean Watson; # 10 Chris Valaika

2006: # 2 Jay Bruce; # 3 Travis Wood; # 4 B.J. Szymanski; # 6 Rafael Gonzalez

2005: # 1 Homer Bailey; # 5 B.J. Szymanski; # 10 Paul Janish

2004: # 5 Joey Votto; # 8 Tyler Pelland

2003: # 1 Chris Gruler; # 10 Mark Schramek

2002: None in Top 10

2001: # 5 David Espinosa; # 6 Ty Howington; # 7 Dustin Moseley

2000: # 2 Adam Dunn; # 4 Ty Howington; # 6 Austin Kearns

All-Time

Top Rankings for Dragons Players (Rankings During Season in Dayton)

# 1: Chris Gruler, 2003; Homer Bailey, 2005

# 2: Adam Dunn, 2000; Jay Bruce, 2006; Billy Hamilton, 2011; Robert Stephenson, 2013; Hunter Greene, 2018

# 3: Travis Wood, 2006; Phillip Ervin, 2014

# 4: Ty Howington, 2000; B.J. Szymanski, 2006; Tyler Stephenson, 2016; Elly De La Cruz, 2022

# 5: David Espinosa, 2001; Joey Votto, 2004; B.J. Szymanski, 2005; Drew Stubbs, 2007; Yorman Rodriguez, 2011; Taylor Trammell, 2017

Reds Top 10 Prospects, 2016-2021

2021

1. Jose Barrero (Garcia), SS

2. Austin Hendrick, OF

3. Jonathan India, 3B

4. Tyler Stephenson, C

5. Hunter Greene, RHP

6. Tejay Antone, RHP

7. Nick Lodolo, LHP

8. Rece Hinds, 3B

9. Tony Santillan, RHP

10. Michael Siani, OF 2020

1. Hunter Greene, RHP

2. Jonathan India, 3B

3. Nick Lodolo, LHP

4. Tyler Stephenson, C

5. Tony Santillan, RHP

6. Jose Garcia, SS

7. Lyon Richardson, RHP

8. Stuart Fairchild, OF 9. Michael Siani, OF 10. Jameson Hannah, OF

2019

1. Nick Senzel, 3B

2. Hunter Greene, RHP

3. Taylor Trammell, OF

4. Jonathan India, 3B

5. Tony Santillan, RHP

6. Tyler Stephenson, C

7. Shed Long, 2B

8. Jeter Downs, SS

9. Vladimir Gutierrez, RHP

10. Michael Siani, OF

2018

1. Nick Senzel, 3B

2. Hunter Greene, RHP

3. Taylor Trammell, OF

4. Tyler Mahle, RHP

5. Jesse Winker, OF

6. Tony Santillan, RHP

7. Jose Siri, OF

8. Shed Long, 2B

9. Vladimir Gutierrez, RHP

10. Tyler Stephenson, C

2017

1. Nick Senzel, 3B

2. Cody Reed, LHP

3. Amir Garrett, LHP

4. Robert Stephenson, RHP

5. Taylor Trammell, OF

6. Jesse Winker, OF

7. Aristides Aquino, OF

8. Sal Romano, RHP

9. Vladimir Gutierrez, RHP

10. Tyler Stephenson, C

2016

1. Robert Stephenson, RHP

2. Cody Reed, LHP

3. Amir Garrett, LHP

4. Tyler Stephenson, C

5. Jesse Winker, OF

6. Alex Blandino, SS/2B

7. Nick Travieso, RHP

8. Keury Mella, RHP

9. Sal Romano, RHP

10. Tyler Mahle, RHP

2022 Reds Minor League Recap

Sheldon “Chief” Bender Award

Elly De La Cruz - Shortstop

Elly De La Cruz was selected as the 2022 winner of the Sheldon “Chief” Bender Award as the Reds Minor League Player of the Year. With the Dragons in 2022, De La Cruz played in 72 games and batted .302 with 20 home runs. He became the first player in Dragons history and first Midwest League player since 1999 (Corey Patterson, Lansing) to hit at least .300 with at least 20 home runs and at least 25 stolen bases. He was also named the Midwest League’s “Best MLB Prospect” and the league’s full-season all-star shortstop.

De La Cruz’s Career Statistics

Reds 2022 Minor League Awards

Player of the Year: Elly De La Cruz

Hitter of the Year: Alex McGarry Pitcher of the Year: Andrew Abbott

Past Sheldon “Chief” Bender Award Winners

Elly De La Cruz’s Switch-Hit Home Runs

On July 7 at Day Air Ballpark in the first game of a doubleheader against West Michigan, switch-hitting Elly De La Cruz hit a home run left-handed and a home run right handed in the same game. It was the first time any Dragons player had belted switch-hit homers in the same game since Henry Rodriguez in 2010. After a rain-out on July 8, De La Cruz repeated his performance on July 9, with a homer batting left-handed, and another batting right-handed against West Michigan, just 48 hours after he had done it the first time.

Austin Kearns

Adam Dunn Stephen Smitherman

Chris Denorfia

Billy Hamilton

Jay Bruce

Chris Valaika

Chris Heisey

Devin Mesoraco

Homer Bailey

Seth Mejias-Brean

Ben Lively

Tyler Mahle

Aristides Aquino

Nick Senzel

Jose Barrero

Sheldon “Chief” Bender Reds Minor League Player of the Year Award Winners

2000 - Austin Kearns

2001 - Adam Dunn

2002 - Brandon Larson

2003 - Stephen Smitherman

2004 - Richie Gardner

2005 - Chris Denorfia

2006 - Homer Bailey

2007 - Jay Bruce

2008 - Chris Valaika

2009 - Chris Heisey

2010 - Devin Mesoraco

2011 - Billy Hamilton

2012 - Billy Hamilton

2013 - Seth Mejias-Brean

2014 - Ben Lively

2015 - Tyler Mahle

2016 - Aristides Aquino

2017 - Nick Senzel

2018 - Ibandel Isabel

2019 - Aristides Aquino

2021 - Jose Barrero

2022 - Elly De La Cruz

Dragons

Sheldon “Chief” Bender Award Winners

Dragons Winners of other Reds Full-Season Minor League Awards, 2006-22

Reds 2022 Minor League Player of the Month Award Winners

Month Player, Club

April TJ Hopkins, Chattanooga

May Rece Hinds, Dayton

June Elly De La Cruz, Dayton

July Carlos Sanchez DSL Reds

August Elly De La Cruz, Chattanooga

September Christian Encarnacion-Strand, Chattanooga

Pitcher, Club

Andrew Abbott, Dayton

Joe Boyle, Dayton

Javi Rivera, Daytona

Cristian Galindo DSL Reds

Fernando Cruz, Louisville

Andrew Abbott, Chattanooga

Dragons Players Selected as Reds Minor League Player of the Month, 2006-22

Player Year Month Position

Johnny Cueto 2006 April Pitcher

Johnny Cueto 2006 May Pitcher

Carlos Fisher

Chris Valaika

August Pitcher

April Batter

Daryl Thompson 2007 April Pitcher

Matt Klinker 2008 July Pitcher

Enerio Del Rosario 2008

Tyler Mahle

2023 Louisville Bats Field Staff

Manager: Pat Kelly

Pitching Coach: Virgil Vasquez

Hitting Coach: Alex Pelaez Coach: Vince Harrison Coach: Mike Jacobs

Slugger Field

Photo courtesy of Louisville Bats

Alejo Lopez

Photo courtesy of Louisville Bats

2023 Reds Minor League Affiliates

CHATTANOOGA LOOKOUTS

2023 Chattanooga Lookouts Field Staff

Manager: Jose Moreno Pitching Coach: Brian Garman Hitting Coach: Darryle Ward Coach: Jefry Sierra

AT&T Field

Photo courtesy of Chattanooga Lookouts

Matt McLain

Photo courtesy of Chattanooga Lookouts

Manager:

Staff

Courtesy of Aldrin Capulong/Daytona Tortugas

2023 Reds Minor League Affiliates

ARIZONA COMPLEX LEAGUE REDS

ACL Reds - Rookie Arizona Complex League

1933 S. Ballpark Way, Goodyear, AZ 85338

Phone: (623) 882-3120

Fax: (623) 882-3169

Manager: Gustavo Molina Pitching Coaches: Fred Corral, Rayner Oliveros

Hitting Coaches: Nate Irving, Jose Leon Coach: Anthony Manuel

Arizona Complex League - Central Division Year

*Full-Season division winner

2022 Team Batting: .252 (5th of 18)

2022 Team Pitching: 4.19 (6th of 18)

DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE REDS

DSL Reds - Rookie Dominican Summer League

Baseball City, Boca Chica, Dominican Republic

Manager: Juan Ballara

Pitching Coaches: César Garcia, David Rosario

Hitting Coach: Luis Terrero Coaches: Sebastian Almonte, Luis Hernandez

2023 ACL Reds Field Staff

Goodyear Ballpark

2023 DSL Reds Field Staff

Billy Hamilton

Reds Minor League History/Community Service

Reds Minor League Affiliates, 2000-2023

Triple-A

Louisville Bats, 2000-2023

Double-A

Chattanooga Lookouts, 2000-2008; 2019-2023

Pensacola Blue Wahoos, 2012-2018

Carolina Mudcats, 2009-2011

High-A

Dayton Dragons, 2021-2023

Daytona Tortugas, 2015-2019

Bakersfield Blaze, 2011-2014

Lynchburg Hillcats, 2010

Sarasota Reds, 2005-2009

Potomac Cannons, 2003-2004 Stockton Ports, 2002 Mudville Nine, 2001

Low-A

Daytona Tortugas, 2021-2023

Dayton Dragons, 2000-2019

Clinton Lumber Kings, 2000

Rookie-Advanced Billings Mustangs, 2000-2019

Greeneville Reds, 2018-2019

Rookie

Goodyear Reds, 2010-2023

Sarasota Reds, 2000-2009

Reds

Farm Directors & Scouting Directors, 2000-2022

Dragons Winners of Reds Minor League Community Service Award

Each year, the Cincinnati Reds select one player from their farm system as the winner of their Minor League Community Service Award. The following Dayton Dragons players have been winners of this award:

Tyler Stephenson

Photo courtesy of Daytona Tortugas

Dragons Media Relations

Tom Nichols - Director of Media Relations and Broadcasting

Phone: (937) 228-2287 ext. 140

email: tom.nichols@daytondragons.com

Patrick Geshan - Media Relations Assistant

Phone: (937) 228-2287 ext. 142

email: patrick.geshan@daytondragons.com

Press Box: (937) 281-0042

Dayton Daily News

Sports Desk - Phone (937) 225-2250

John Boyle - Sports Editor. Phone: (937) 225-2395

Tom Archdeacon - Columnist. Phone: (937) 225-2156

Jeff Gilbert - Reporter. Phone: (937) 902-9481

Dragons Media

WONE AM 980

Switchboard - Phone (937) 224-1137

Dave Litteral - Market Manager

Jeff Stevens - Program Director www.wone.com

TELEVISION/ RADIO

WDTN 2 (NBC)

Main Number (937) 293-2101

News Desk (937) 293-5121

Jack Pohl - Sports Director

Joey DeBerardino - Sports Anchor/Reporter

Phone: (937) 293-5044

WRGT 45 (FOX)/WKEF 22 (ABC)

Main Number (937) 263-4500

News Desk (937) 262-1400

Matt Digby - Sports Anchor/Reporter

HalMcCoy.com

Hal McCoy

WHIO 7 (CBS)

Main Number (937) 259-2111

News Desk (937) 259-2237

WHIO AM 1290

Larry Hansgen - Morning News Host

Phone: (937) 259-2111

WING 1410 ESPN Radio

Justin Kinner - Program Director

Phone: (937) 518-1410

MAGAZINE/INTERNET

NEWSPAPER DRAGONS RADIO RedsMinorLeagues.com

Reds Report

Marc Katz

Doug Gray

Locked On Reds

Jeff Carr, Steven Offenbaker

Joey DiBerardino

Marc Katz

Tom Archdeacon

Jack Pohl

Hal McCoy

John Boyle

Doug Gray

Larry Hansgen

Matt Digby

Nichols is the voice of the Dragons on radio and television in addition to serving as the club’s Director of Media Relations. He handles the play-by-play on 107 Dragons home and road radio broadcasts and each of the club’s 25 television broadcasts. The 2023 season is Nichols’ 16th year with the Dragons and his 36th year in professional baseball. He has broadcast over 4,000 minor league games since beginning his career in 1988. In 2018, he received recognition from Ballpark Digest for “Outstanding Achievements in Minor League Baseball broadcasting.” He called his first Major League game on the Cincinnati Reds Radio Network, an event that was featured in the New York Times, Sports Broadcast Journal, FOX Sports Ohio, and numerous other media outlets. He has worked at every level of Minor League Baseball (Triple-A, Double-A, High-A, Low-A, and professional independent), broadcasting for the Indianapolis Indians, Mobile BayBears, Fort Wayne Wizards, Peoria Chiefs, Kinston Indians, and Gary SouthShore RailCats. He is a Ball State University graduate and a native of Muncie, Indiana, where he was inducted into the Delaware County Athletics Hall-of-Fame in 2009.

Patrick Geshan - Radio Play-by-Play

Geshan joins the Dragons in 2023 as a radio broadcaster and media relations assistant. He is a product of Miami University and a native of Oxford, Ohio. He served as the radio voice of the Mansfield Destroyers of the New York Collegiate Baseball League for the 2021 season, and assisted the Dragons media relations department in 2022. At Miami, Geshan was the sports director at WMSR, the student-operated radio station and handled play-by-play for RedHawks football, men’s and women’s basketball, and hockey. He also served as a sideline reporter for Miami basketball on ESPN3 and ESPN+. Geshan also did play-by-play and sideline reporting for Chatterbox Sports throughout the Cincinnati area, covering high school and college athletics. Geshan attended Talawanda High School and was the student body president there in 2018.

WONE 980 AM Radio

IHeart Media Dayton

101 Pine St. Dayton, OH. 45402

(937) 224-1137

Dave Litteral - Market President

WONE 980 AM has been the radio home for Dragons Baseball since 2011. All games can also be heard live worldwide via the internet at www.daytondragons.com. All the Dragons action begins with the pregame show 30 minutes before the first pitch of every Dragons game, featuring game previews, interviews, and lineups. Each Dragons game is followed by an extensive post-game show featuring game recaps, interviews, and out of town scores.

Dragons Radio & Television Broadcast History

For the 23rd consecutive season, the Dragons will provide television coverage of select games in the Miami Valley. In 2023, for the seventh straight season, Dragons games can be seen in high definition on the Dayton CW Channel 26 and Spectrum Cable channels 13 and 1013. The Dragons will televise 20 home games on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Game broadcasts are produced by the Dragons in-house staff. Dragons Director of Broadcasting Tom Nichols will be joined on the telecasts by WDTN TV Sports Director Jack Pohl. Saturday telecasts begin at 7 pm except April 15, which begin at 1 pm. Sunday telecasts begin at 1 pm.

Dragons 2023 TV Schedule

April 15

April 16

April 29

April 30

May 21

June 2

June 3

June 4

June 10

June 11

June 23

June 24

June 25

July 7

July 8

July 21

July 22

July 23

August 4

August 5

August 25

August 26

August 27

Sept. 9

Sept. 10

Jose Siri’s Hitting Streak

Jose Siri produced a Midwest League record 39-game hitting streak from June 22-August 3, 2017. On July 31, Siri broke the 40-year-old Midwest League of 35 straight games set by Waterloo’s Tony Toups in 1977 with a hit on an 0-2 pitch in his final at-bat of the game at Fort Wayne. Siri batted .341 with 13 home runs, 32 RBI, 12 doubles, 3 triples, 8 stolen bases, and a .671 slugging percentage during the streak, hitting .461 on balls in play. Siri also had a 50-game on-base streak from June 15-August 12 that was the longest in Minor League Baseball in 2017. Siri’s streak received massive attention with video highlights on Reds television broadcasts and radio replays on the Reds Radio Network.

Dragons MVP Program

The Dragons MVP School Program includes over 1,100 fourth and fifth grade classrooms across the Miami Valley. The program is in its 18th year, impacting over 31,000 students. Teachers select five MVPs based on the criteria put in place by the teacher including performance, effort, citizenship, and improvement. The five MVPs receive four tickets to a Dragons game, access to an exclusive Dragons MVP Zone, an MVP certificate, and a Dragons MVP hat. The Dragons visit selected classrooms over the course of the program. The Dragons MVP Program is made possible by the generous support of Ohio’s 529 College Advantage, Energy Optimizers, Roosters, WDTN and Dayton’s CW.

Hometown Heroes presented by the Dayton Development Coalition and Reynolds & Reynolds

Five times during the 2023 baseball season, the Dragons will partner with the Dayton Development Coalition and Reynolds & Reynolds for a season-long tribute to all service men and women past and present. There will be four special spotlights (April 14, May 20, June 8, July 4) that will each highlight a different aspect or organization involved in the military. The season-long celebration will wrap up with American Celebration Night on August 26.

Home Run for Life presented by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and the Dragons team up to provide kids battling serious medical conditions with once-in-a-lifetime opportunities during Dragons games. Each honoree takes an honorary homerun lap around the bases during a Dragons game and receives an engraved bat, along with other gifts. Dates for the 2023 season are May 17, June 7, July 19, and August 23.

Community All-Stars presented by Flying Ace Express Car Wash

The Dragons partner with Flying Ace Express Car Wash on the Community All-Stars Program, honoring Dayton’s best individuals and organizations that are improving the quality of life in the Miami Valley. From firefighters to first responders to volunteers and good Samaritans, the Dragons will honor five honorees that will be highlighted during a game with a tribute video telling their story. Dates for 2023 include May 19, June 9, July 7, August 1, and September 5.

Veteran Salute Program presented by CareSource

The Dragons Veteran Salute program, presented by CareSource, highlights five veteran’s stories during each season. Veterans who are chosen are honored at a Dragons game with an in-game ceremony and provided with VIP treatment during their special night. Dates are May 21, June 25, July 23, August 6, and September 10.

Recycling Bin Initiative

The Dayton Dragons and Montgomery County Environmental Services are once again teaming up for Heater’s Recycling Bin Initiative (RBI) Program. This free, fun, and educational program is for kids and families to learn about household recycling and how recycling benefits the economy and the environment. All participants will receive up to four Dragons lawn tickets to RBI Night at a Dragons game, exclusive RBI gifts, and will be eligible to win other great Dragons prizes and experiences.

Other Major Events

Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts Overnighters

Vintage Baseball Game

Team Zoom (game entertainment)

Star Wars Night

BirdZerk!

ZOOperstars!

Dragons 5K presented by Orthopedic Associates

Great American Beer Tasting presented by Heidelberg Distributing

Dontatos Pizza Family Movie Night

Date/s

June 2, July 21

June 3

June 3, July 23

June 24

July 7

July 8

July 15

August 12

August 18

Day Air Ballpark Pre-Game Schedules

5:15 - 5:45 pm

Ground Rules 2023 Season

1. Backstop: No break in the backstop net.

2. Dugouts: The facing of the dugouts are considered dead. The camera pits located in the dugouts are considered dead.

3. Netting: Any ball that hits the backstop netting from camera well to camera well is considered in play. Any ball that hits the netting from camera well to foul pole is considered dead.

4. Tarp: The player may not use the tarp as a step.

5. Railings: The railings along the first base and third base lines are considered in play.

6. Left and right field foul lines: If any batted ball hits any part of the foul pole, it is a home run. If any batted ball clears the yellow break line, located on the wall padding, it will be considered a home run.

7. Outfield Wall: Any batted ball that clears the yellow line on wall pad or hits the recessed railing located beyond the outfield fencing is a home run.

8. Batter’s Eye: Any batted ball that clears the yellow break line will be considered a home run.

Dragons 2023 Home and Road Game Schedule

(All times are Eastern Daylight Time) (All times are PM unless otherwise noted)

Front Row : Frainger Aranguren, Andrew Abbott, Mat Nelson.

Second Row : Alex McGarry, Garrett Wolforth, Donovan Benoit, Daryle Ward, Bryan LaHair, Brian Garman, Rece Hinds, Quin Cotton.

Third Row : Neal Gursky, Daniel Donohue, Zack Shickel, Connor Phillips, Spencer Stockton, James Marinan, Elly De La Cruz, Jake Gozzo, Jake Gilbert, Evan Kravetz, Joe Boyle, Nick Hanson, Carson Rudd, James Proctor , Myles Gayman, Jake Stevenson, Jacob Baird, Tyler Steele, Wade Hebrink.

Back Row : Ashton Creal, Jose Torres, Nick Quintana, Thomas Farr, Manuel Cachutt, J.V. Martinez, Jonathan Willems, Jack Rogers, Allan Cerda.