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Dayton Dragons 2024 season schedule

Dayton Dragons

Cincinnati Reds affiliate - 24th Season

Midwest League

Stadium and Office Address: Day Air Ballpark

220 N. Patterson Blvd. Dayton, OH 45402

Phone: (937) 228-2287

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

Executive 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 - Tony Whiteford

Director of Group Sales - Carl Hertzberg

Merchandise & Ticket Manager - Lamont Fox

Senior Inside Sales Manager - Andrew Majzan

Group Sales Managers - Madison Berlinger, Alyssa Cody, Matthew Harrison

Inside Sales Manager - Mandi Napier

Business Development Managers - Chris Coleman, Nate Gonelli, Jake Sewell, Christian Stinchfield

Assistant Box Office Manager - Jacob Offenbacker

Corporate Partnerships

Managers of Corporate Partnerships - Nicole Annucci, Jake Arthur, Tanner Buhrts, Luke Campbell, Tucker Ellis, Alex Livingston, Kaylie Marshall, Garrett Spikes

Corporate Partnerships Assistant - Keegan Blosser

Graphic Designer - Shawn Dewey

Motion Graphics/Production Managers - Lea Guerrero, Ian Kallmeyer

Digital Communications & Graphic Design - Kylie Ross

Creative Intern - Carly Fledderjohann

Operations and Facilities

Vice President of Team & Stadium Operations - John Wallace

Operations Managers - Nick Hall, Sami Jones

Head Groundskeeper - Charlie Betts

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/Accounting

Administrative Assistant to the President - Mary Cleveland

Senior Accountant - Dorothy Day

Accounting Manager - Karen Frederick

Dayton Dragons Honors/Awards

Dragons Major Awards and Accomplishments

All-Time North American Sports Record Holder for Consecutive Sold-Out Regular Season Dates (1,507 entering 2024 season)

Established Class-A single-season attendance record in first season (2000) and broke the record in 2003, 2004, and 2010. The Dragons 22 years of existence have marked the top 22 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.

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 (Kona Big Wave 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 outfield signage wall (newly installed in 2024)

• 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 2024 season

• 768 tons of infield mix (sand base and DuraEdge)

• 325 tons of warning track material

• 4,352 tons of Rootzone sand underneath turf

• 92,000 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 6, April 20. 5:35 p.m. on July 3.

Single-Game Ticket Prices: $10.00 to $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. 15 games televised.

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

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

Greg Rosenbaum

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 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. He currently serves on the board of the Jewish Electorate Institute. 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.

Nick Sakellariadis

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.

Michael Savit

Mr. Savit is the Managing Partner of the HWS Group, which over the past 25 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 $2 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.

Michael Savit, Greg Rosenbaum, and Nick Sakellariadis

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.

Dragons Vice Presidents

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.

Robert Murphy President

Eric Deutsch

Brandy Guinaugh

Mark Schlein

Andrew Hayes

John Wallace

Dragons Executive Vice Presidents

Dragons Front Office

Dragons Directors

Additional Dragons Front Office

Chris Coleman

Shawn Dewey

Kaylie Marshall

Garrett Spikes

Mary Cleveland

Jake Arthur

Jake Sewell

Jacob Offenbacker

Christian Stinchfield

Andrew Majzan

Jamie Penwell

Luke Campbell

Dorothy Day

Lamont Fox

Tony Whiteford

Katrina Gibbs

Tom Nichols Carl Hertzberg

Kylie Ross

Nicole Annucci Tanner Buhrts

Kaitlin Rohrer

Madison Berlinger Keegan Blosser

Tucker Ellis

Alex Livingston

Mandi Napier

Alyssa Cody

Nick Hall

Patrick Geshan

Fiona Holahan

Ian Kallmeyer Sami Jones

Karen Frederick Carly Fledderjohann

Nate Gonelli

Matthew Harrison Lea Guerrero

Vince Harrison - Manager

Vince Harrison brings 10 seasons of minor league managing/coaching experience to the Dragons in 2024. He served as a coach with the Reds Triple-A club, the Louisville Bats, in 2023. Harrison also enjoyed a nineyear professional career as a player, playing in the Rays, Mets, and Marlins systems as a third baseman. Harrison, 44, has previous success as a manager in the Midwest League. In 2019, he was the manager for Kane County, an Arizona Diamondbacks affiliate, and led the club to an outstanding record of 81-58, tying for most victories in the league that season. After Harrison’s playing career ended following the 2011 season, he was hired as a coach by the Pirates. He joined the Diamondbacks organization as a hitting coach in 2014 and spent five years in that role before becoming a manager. He managed for three years in the Diamondbacks system before joining the Reds organization in 2023 as a coach with Louisville.

PLAYING CAREER: Harrison played at Princeton High School in Cincinnati before starring in both baseball and football at the University of Kentucky. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in 2001 and spent four years as a player in their farm system, reaching the Double-A level. His best seasons came in 2003 with Charleston (.275 batting average with 19 home runs) and 2004 with Bakersfield and Montgomery (.275, 16 home runs, .838 OPS).

PERSONAL: Harrison is part of a big baseball family. His younger brother, Josh Harrison, is an active Major League player with more than 1,000 career base hits and has been selected to play in the MLB all-star game two times, both while with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Their uncle, John Shelby, spent 11 years in the Major Leagues as a center fielder, mostly with the Orioles and Dodgers, and reached the 20-home run mark two times. Two cousins also played professionally.

Managing/Coaching History

Playing Statistics

Brian Garman - Pitching Coach

Wapakoneta, Ohio native Brian Garman returns to the Dragons in 2024 as the club’s pitching coach after filling the same role with Double-A Chattanooga in 2023.

Garman was the Dragons pitching coach in 2021 and ’22 when he amazingly worked with 10 future major leaguers over those two seasons in Dayton including Andrew Abbott, Graham Ashcraft, Lyon Richardson, Connor Phillips, and Joe Boyle among others. Under Garman’s leadership, the 2021 Dragons pitching staff set club records for most strikeouts per game and fewest hits allowed per game.

Garman served as a pitching coach in the Los Angeles Angels system for two seasons, working at Orem (Utah) in the Pioneer League in 2019 and Inland Empire in the California League in 2018.

Garman pitched at Wapakoneta High School and the University of Cincinnati before being drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in 2010. He spent four years as a pitcher in the Brewers system, reaching the Double-A level in his final year in 2013.

Garman’s Coaching History (all as pitching coach)

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.

DRAGONS COACHES WHO PLAYED FOR THE REDS (13)

*member of Reds Hall-of-Fame

2024 Dayton Dragons

José León - Hitting Coach

León’s Coaching History

José León joins the Dragons as hitting coach in 2024, his third season in the Reds organization and sixth year as a professional coach/manager. He was the hitting coach for the Arizona Complex League (ACL) Reds in 2023.

León began his coaching career in the St. Louis Cardinals organization in 2018 and served as a manager in their system in both 2019 and 2021.

León, a native of Puerto Rico, reached the Major Leagues as a player with the Baltimore Orioles for parts of three seasons from 2002-’04, appearing in 88 games. He played in the Minor Leagues from 1994-2009, enjoying a 16-year playing career as a corner infielder.

DRAGONS 2024 COACHING STAFF

Vince Harrison Manager

Brian Garman Pitching Coach

José León Hitting Coach

Jefry Sierra Coach

Lauren Powers Athletic Trainer

Michael Sadler Strength & Conditioning Coach

Luis Rios-Jimenez Performance Coach

Hunter Rickard Video & Tech Specialist

REDS PLAYER DEVELOPMENT COORDINATORS AND ROVING INSTRUCTORS

Chris Tremie Field Coordinator

Luis Bolivar Academies Coordinator

Dave Hansen Hitting Coordinator

Tyler Henson Hitting Coordinator

Bryan Conger Pitching Coordinator

Casey Weathers Pitching Coordinator

Jose Nieves Infield Coordinator

Kevin Mahar Outfield/Baserunning Coordinator

Corky Miller Catching Coordinator

Eric Davis Senior Advisor to the President & GM

Shawn Pender Senior Advisor to the President & GM

Bill Doran Special Assistant to the GM

Mario Soto Special Assistant to the GM

Melissa Hill Baseball Administration Coordinator

Elly De La Cruz

2024 Dayton Dragons

Jefry Sierra - Coach

Sierra’s Coaching History

Jefry Sierra, a former Dragons player, joins the club as a coach in 2024. Sierra becomes the second former Dragons player to return to the team in a coaching role (Luis Bolivar was the first). Sierra appeared in 176 games with the Dragons in 2011-’12 as an outfielder. His 46 career stolen bases with the Dragons ranks among the top-10 in franchise history. Sierra was a key player for the Dragons in 2011 when the team posted an alltime franchise best record of 81-59 with a roster that also featured Billy Hamilton, Tucker Barnhart, and Donald Lutz among others.

The 2024 season will be Sierra’s 10th year as a coach in the Reds organization. He served as a coach with Double-A Chattanooga in 2023 after coaching at Single-A Daytona in 2022.

DRAGONS ALLTIME 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

2024: Lauren Powers

Dragons All-Time Post-Season History

Lauren Powers Athletic Trainer

Michael

Luis Rios-Jimenez Performance Coach

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: 2022-2023 (134-126; Did not qualify for post-season)

The Dragons jumped out to a blazing hot start in 2022, 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. 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. In 2023, the Dragons challenged for a second half playoff spot, remaining in the race until the final series of the season. They won their final game of the year to finish with a winning record for the third straight season.

Height: 6’2”

KEVIN ABEL RHP

Weight: 200

Bats: R Throws: R

Born: February 19, 1999 in San Diego, CA

Home: Surprise, AZ

Obtained: 7th round of the 2021 Draft College: Oregon State University

High School: Madison (San Diego, CA)

Height: 5’9”

VICTOR ACOSTA SS

Weight: 191

Bats: S Throws: R

Born: June 10, 2004 in El Limon, DR

Home: El Limon, DR

Obtained: Trade with Padres, August 2, 2022

Originally Signed: Padres International Free Agent, January 15, 2021

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PEDRO ALFONSECA RHP

JAY ALLEN II OF

Born: November 22, 2002 in Fort Pierce, FL

Home: Fort Pierce, FL

Obtained: Supplemental 1st round of the 2021 Draft College: None High

LEONARDO BALCAZAR SS

BROCK BELL RHP

RYAN CARDONA RHP

CAM COLLIER 3B

YAN CONTRERAS INF

TANNER COOPER RHP

Born: Sept. 8, 1999 in Farmington, NY

Home: Farmington, NY

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

TY FLOYD RHP

Bats: R Throws: R

Born: August 26, 2001 in Rome, GA

Home: Hernando, FL

Obtained: Supplemental 1st round (38th overall) of the 2023 Draft College: LSU

High School: Rockmart (Rockmart, GA)

Height: 6’3”

Bats: R

ARIJ FRANSEN RHP

Weight: 221

Throws: R

Born: May 20, 2001 in Deventer, Netherlands

Home: Hilversum, Netherlands

Obtained: Signed as Reds International Free Agent, May 27, 2019

College: None

Height: 6’3”

MYLES GAYMAN RHP

Weight: 204

Bats: R Throws: R

Born: February 19, 1998 in Chambersburg, PA

Home: Greencastle, PA

Obtained: Reds non-drafted free agent, July 1, 2020

CARTER GRAHAM 1B

JOHNATHAN HARMON RHP

AUSTIN HENDRICK OF

OWEN HOLT RHP

BRYCE HUBBART LHP

CADE HUNTER C

RUBEN IBARRA 1B

BRODY JESSEE RHP

CARLOS JORGE 2B/OF

Height: 5’8”

Weight: 176

Bats: L Throws: R

Born: September 22, 2003 in Puerta Plata, DR

Home: Puerta Plata, DR

Obtained: Reds International Free Agent, January 15, 2021 College: None

RHETT LOWDER RHP

Born:

JARED LYONS RHP

27, 2000 in Bethesda, MD

Springfield, VA Obtained: 14th round of the 2022 Draft

ZACH MAXWELL RHP

Height:

JOSEPH MENEFEE LHP

LUIS MEY RHP

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)

Height: 6’5”

Bats: L

JACK MOSS 1B

Weight: 205

Throws: R

Born: October 30, 2001 in Englewood, CO

Home: Memorial, TX

Obtained: 11th round of the 2023 Draft College: Texas A&M

High School: Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village, CO)

ETHAN O’DONNELL OF

Height: 6’1”

Bats: L

Weight: 195

Throws: R

Born: March 27, 2002 in Chicago, IL

Home: Highlands Ranch, CO

Obtained: 6th round of the 2023 Draft College: Virginia

High School: Regis Jesuit (Aurora, CO)

GRAHAM OSMAN LHP

HUNTER PARKS RHP

Born: April 28, 2001 in Gastonia, NC Home: York, SC

Obtained: 8th round of the 2021 Draft College

JAVI RIVERA RHP

November 27, 1999 in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico

HECTOR RODRIGUEZ OF

Born: March 11, 2004 in Santo Domingo, DR

Home: Santo Domingo, DR

Obtained: Trade with Mets, July 28, 2022 Originally Signed: Mets International Free Agent,

15, 2021

JOSE SERRANO

Height:

Bats: R

T.J. SIKKEMA

Throws: R

Born: July 25, 1998 in Clinton, IA

Home: DeWitt, IA

Obtained: Selected from Kansas City in the 2023 Minor League Rule 5 Draft

Originally Signed: Yankees Supplemental 1st round (38th overall) of the 2019 Draft College: Missouri

High School: Central DeWitt (DeWitt, IA)

SAL STEWART 3B

LOGAN TANNER C

Born: November 10, 2000 in Hattiesburg, MS

Home: Lucedale, MS Obtained: 2nd round of the 2022 Draft College: Mississippi

The Dragons finished the 2023 season with a winning record for the third straight year, a difficult accomplishment in Minor League Baseball, when a team’s best players move up from season-to-season, creating a rebuilding year after every successful campaign. Only three other Midwest League teams (Great Lakes, Lake County, Cedar Rapids) posted winning records each year from 2021 to 2023.

Dragons fans had the chance to watch two players who earned top Reds Minor League awards in 2023. Outfielder Blake Dunn earned the Sheldon “Chief” Bender Award as the Reds Minor League Player of the Year, and starting pitcher Julian Aguiar was named Reds Minor League Pitcher of the Year. With the nature of Minor League Baseball being such that top-performing players often are promoted during the season, neither player spent the full year in Dayton, but both Dunn and Aguiar spent significant time with the Dragons. Dunn won the Reds Minor League Player of the Month Award with the Dragons in April (batting .386 with five home runs and 11 stolen bases) and stayed with the Dragons through June 4. Aguiar was the Reds Minor League Pitcher of the Month as a member of the Dragons in May (posting an ERA of 0.41) and remained with the Dayton club through July 8. Both players ranked atop the leader board for the Reds organization in important categories for the year, combining their time in Dayton with their performances in Double-A Chattanooga. Dunn won the Southern League batting title and became the first Reds Minor League player since 1982 to hit at least 20 home runs and steal at least 50 bases in the same season.

MLB Pipeline’s list of top 30 prospects in the Reds organization at the end of the 2023 season featured a whopping 10 players who had played for the Dragons in 2023, including four of the top 10. The list of Dragons prospects was headlined by shortstop Edwin Arroyo, who spent the entire year with the Dragons, and was ranked as the Reds #3 prospect. Pitcher Chase Petty, who spent most of the season with the Dragons, was ranked as the Reds #6 prospect. Dragons third baseman Sal Stewart was ranked #7, and second baseman Carlos Jorge was #9. Additionally, outfielder Hector Rodriguez was ranked as the Reds #16 prospect, outfielder Jay Allen II was #17, pitcher Julian Aguiar #21, outfielder Blake Dunn #22, outfielder Austin Hendrick #27, and relief pitcher Zach Maxwell #30.

Arroyo, who turned 20 years old on August 25, was the youngest player to log at least 250 at-bats in the Midwest League in 2023 and earned the league’s “Best MLB Prospect” award. Arroyo and Aguiar were both named to the full-season MWL All-Star Team.

In 2022, the Dragons broke a significant club record for team fielding when they committed just 107 errors in a season. In 2023, while playing four more games than they had in ’22, the Dragons broke the record again, committing just 102 errors. Three Dragons players were named in Baseball America’s survey of Midwest League managers as the best defensive players at their positions in the circuit in 2023: catcher Mat Nelson, shortstop Edwin Arroyo, and first baseman Ruben Ibarra.

Also in 2022, the Dragons broke a club record for home runs that had stood for 21 years, hitting 152 long balls. They did not quite reach that number in 2023, but they did post the third highest total in team history, behind only the 2022 team and the 2001 Dragons club, with 130 home runs. The Dragons total of 282 home runs over consecutive years in 2022-23 easily topped the previous club record for home runs in back-to-back years of 258 in 2000-01. Five Dragons players hit at least 10 home runs in 2023, led by Mat Nelson and Ruben Ibarra, each with 18. Austin Hendrick (14), Edwin Arroyo (13), and Jack Rogers (13) also reached double-figures.

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Edwin Arroyo

Dragons relievers

Zach Maxwell and Andrew Moore combined for an accomplishment that may have never been done before in the Midwest League. On August 16 vs. Fort Wayne, Moore reached 100 mph with his fastball in the sixth inning. Maxwell pitched the seventh, and he also reached 100 mph. Two different pitchers in consecutive innings reached triple-digits with their fastballs. While no official record exists for this effort, it is hard to imagine it has happened many times previously anywhere in the league, if at all. Maxwell topped out at 101 mph at Day Air Ballpark in 2023, just short of the stadium record of 102 by Hunter Greene in 2018. Maxwell is believed to be just the fourth pitcher to reach 101, joining Greene, Aroldis Chapman, and Aneurys Zabala.

2023 Memorable Moments

On April 26 vs. Lake County, the Dragons reached their highest run total in nearly eight years and their highest total at home in nearly 11 years, with a 17-8 victory. Mat Nelson hit two home runs including the second half of back-to-back home runs in the third inning after Austin Callahan had hit a two-run homer. Jack Rogers hit a grand slam...In back-to-back games in late July, the Dragons trailed with two outs and the bases empty in the ninth inning but rallied to win. On July 23 vs. Wisconsin, the Dragons trailed 5-4 with two outs and the bases empty in the bottom of the ninth inning when Hayden Jones belted a game-tying home run. Two batters later, after a pair of walks, Edwin Arroyo lined a single to center field to drive in Trey Faltine from second with the winning run. In the next game, on July 25 at Great Lakes, the Dragons trailed 2-0 with two outs and the bases empty in the top of the ninth inning when Arroyo doubled, Austin Callahan walked, and Ruben Ibarra blasted a 451’ three-run home run to left field to give the Dragons a 3-2 lead. Braxton Roxby pitched a perfect bottom of the ninth to close out the win...The win on July 25, and another win on August 29, marked the first two Dragons comebacks of their kind since at least 2007. On August 29, trailing 5-4 in the top of the ninth at Great Lakes, Carlos Jorge hit a two-run home run to give Dayton a 6-5 lead, which they held for the win. These two games marked the first two since at least 2007 in which the Dragons, while trailing in the ninth inning on the road, hit a home run that gave them the lead and went on to win the game...On August 22 vs. Lansing at Day Air Ballpark, the Dragons rallied back from a 4-0 deficit going to the bottom of the eighth inning to win. The Dragons scored three runs in the eighth inning and two more in the ninth for the walk-off win. Jack Rogers hit a two-run home run in the eighth to pull the Dragons within one, and Dayton scored two runs with two outs in the bottom of the ninth on a dropped fly ball. It marked the first time since May 1, 2018 that the Dragons rallied from a deficit of at least four runs at the end of the seventh inning to win...On September 5 and September 6, the Dragons hit grand slam home runs in back-to-back games for the first time since information on grand slams became available in 2005 (as MLB took control of statistical recordkeeping and archiving of games). Ruben Ibarra connected on a grand slam on September 5 and Carlos Jorge hit one the next night...On September 7, Dayton’s Sal Stewart hit the team’s first walk-off home run of 2023 (and only their second since 2015) when he blasted a solo homer to left field with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning to break a 3-3 tie. It was the 21st walk-off home run in Dragons history...The Dragons final offensive inning of the season was one of their most significant. In the final game of the year on September 10, the Dragons trailed Fort Wayne 2-0 in the bottom of the eighth inning at Day Air Ballpark. The Dragons rallied for four runs in the inning, keyed by a two-run triple by Hector Rodriguez, to take a 4-2 lead to the ninth, and held the lead for the win, giving the club a winning record for the third straight year.

Dragons MWL Player/ Pitcher of the Week 2005-2023

2023 Roster Transactions

April 10 Outfielder Jay Allen placed on injured list (sprained left thumb). Outfielder Luis Chevalier promoted to Dayton from ACL Reds.

April 11 Infielder Edwin Arroyo placed on injured list (left hip strain).

April 18 Infielder Edwin Arroyo activated from injured list.

April 25 First baseman Ruben Ibarra transferred to Dayton from extended spring training. Shortstop Ilvin Fernandez transferred to Dayton from Chattanooga. Outfielder Wendell Marrero transferred to Dayton from Daytona. Infielder Jose Serrano and outfielder Luis Chevalier transferred from Dayton to extended spring training.

May 2 Pitcher Tanner Cooper transferred to Daytona.

May 6 Pitcher Chase Petty activated from injured list.

May 9 Pitcher Manuel Cachutt promoted to Chattanooga. Pitcher Dennis Boatman transferred to Dayton from ACL Reds.

May 16 Pitcher Donovan Benoit promoted to Chattanooga. Infielder Steven Leyton transferred to Dayton from Chattanooga. Pitcher John Murphy promoted to Dayton from Daytona. Infielder Ilvin Fernandez transferred to ACL Reds. Pitcher Carson Rudd placed on injured list (right forearm strain).

May 20 Infielder Steven Leyton placed on injured list (left hamstring strain).

May 23 Infielder Yan Contreras promoted to Dayton from Daytona.

May 26 Outfielder/first baseman Jack Rogers (right thumb laceration) and catcher Mat Nelson (left knee sprain) placed on injured list.

June 1 Outfielder Ashton Creal transferred to Dayton from Chattanooga.

June 2 Catcher Mat Nelson activated from injured list.

June 4 Pitcher Carson Rudd activated from injured list.

June 6 Outfielder Blake Dunn promoted to Chattanooga. Outfielder Ashton Creal promoted to Louisville.

June 7 Catcher Michael Trautwein promoted to Chattanooga. Outfielder/first baseman Jack Rogers activated from injured list. Outfielder Luis Chevalier promoted to Dayton from ACL Reds.

June 13 Pitcher Javi Rivera placed on injured list (right elbow strain).

June 16 Outfielder Ashton Creal transferred to Dayton from Louisville.

June 20 Infielder Trey Faltine activated from injured list. Pitcher Chris McElvain promoted to Dayton from Daytona.

June 21 Outfielder Luis Chevalier transferred to ACL Reds.

June 25 Pitcher Derek Law added on major league injury rehabilitation assignment.

June 28 Pitcher Derek Law transferred on major league rehabilitation assignment to Louisville.

June 29 Pitcher Eddy Demurias added on minor league injury rehabilitation assignment.

June 30 Pitchers Jake Gozzo and Vin Timpanelli promoted to Chattanooga.

July 3 Pitcher John Murphy promoted to Louisville. Pitcher Owen Holt promoted to Chattanooga.

July 4 Pitcher John Murphy transferred to Dayton from Louisville. Pitcher Owen Holt transferred to Dayton from Chattanooga.

July 5 Outfielder Jay Allen II activated from injured list.

July 6 Pitcher Eddy Demurias activated from Louisville injured list and transferred to Dayton.

July 14 Pitchers Julian Aguiar and Thomas Farr promoted to Chattanooga. Pitchers Kevin Abel and Zach Maxwell promoted to Dayton from Daytona.

July 18 Catcher Cade Hunter promoted to Dayton from Daytona.

July 21 Outfielder Ashton Creal released.

July 25 Pitcher Eddy Demurias promoted to Chattanooga. Pitcher Mac Sceroler added on minor league injury rehabilitation assignment.

August 1 Pitcher Mac Sceroler removed from roster following minor league injury rehabilitation assignment.

August 2 Pitcher Andrew Moore activated from injured list after completing rehab assignment with ACL Reds.

August 7 Outfielder Jay Allen II placed on injured list (two broken fingers)

August 8 Infielder Austin Callahan promoted to Chattanooga. Infielder Sal Stewart promoted to Dayton from Daytona.

August 11 Infielder Carlos Jorge and pitcher Jacob Heatherly promoted to Dayton from Daytona.

August 23 Infielder Tyler Callihan promoted to Chattanooga. Outfielder Hector Rodriguez promoted to Dayton from Daytona.

August 29 Catcher Mat Nelson and pitcher Chase Petty promoted to Chattanooga. Pitcher Ryan Cardona promoted to Dayton from Daytona.

Sept. 2 Outfielder Allan Cerda transferred to Dayton after being activated from Chattanooga injured list and completing rehabilitation assignment with Daytona. Pitcher Kevin Abel placed on suspended list.

Sept. 3 Pitcher Braxton Roxby promoted to Chattanooga.

Sept. 5 Pitcher Jayvien Sandridge promoted to Chattanooga. Pitcher Kevin Abel reinstated from suspended list. Pitchers Johnathan Harmon and Brody Jessee promoted to Dayton from Daytona.

Sept. 6 Pitcher Donovan Benoit transferred to Dayton from Chattanooga.

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.

67-65

Overall; 1st Half: 33-33; 2nd Half: 34-32

Did Not Qualify for Playoffs

Already a Star

When Joey Votto made a two-game injury rehab assignment with the Dragons on May 17 and 19 of 2022, he arguably became the most accomplished player ever to appear in a Midwest League game. While many MWL players have gone onto great careers after their time in the league, Votto had already won a National League MVP award, played in six MLB all-star games, and collected more than 1,000 RBI and runs by the time he played for the Dragons that season. Carlton Fisk’s injury rehab with South Bend in 1992 could also be considered. By then, Fisk had played in 11 MLB all-star games and collected over 2,000 hits but had never won an MVP.

2023 Regular Season Records

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.

2023 Dragons High and Lows

INDIVIDUAL BATTING

Longest Hitting Streak (Games):

2-Home Run Games:

12, Rogers, June 9-22; August 5-19

Nelson (4 times), April 26 vs. LC, June 4 vs. WM, August 4 vs. BEL, August 19 at FW; Ibarra (2 times), May 4 at LAN (G1), Sept. 6 vs. FW; T. Callihan, June 6 vs. CR; Hunter, July 19 vs. WIS; Hendrick, August 29 at GL.

Walk-Off Home Runs: Stewart, Sept. 7 vs. Fort Wayne.

Back-to-Back Home Runs:

A. Callahan & Nelson, April 26 vs. Lake County; Ibarra & Hendrick, August 29 at Great Lakes.

Inside-the-Park Home Runs: Dunn, April 29 vs. Lake County; Arroyo, May 14 at Peoria.

Grand Slam Home Runs:

INDIVIDUAL PITCHING

Most

T. Callihan, April 12 vs. Great Lakes; Rogers (2 times), April 26 vs. Lake County & July 16 at Lake County (G1); Ibarra, Sept. 5 vs. Fort Wayne; Jorge, Sept. 6 vs. Fort Wayne.

May 13-26 Most

^Midwest League record; *Dragons club record; #Ties Dragons club record 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.

2023 Starts By Position

Top Hitting Streaks in Franchise History

Top 2 in Starts by Position

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.

*The April 20 game was shortened by rain to eight innings.

*The April 30 game was shortened by rain to eight innings.

*The June 6 game was shortened by rain to five 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)

*August

August

*August

August

August

tie with one run in bottom 9th for win. RBI double by Rogers.

tie with 2 runs in top 10th. RBI double by Thompson for lead.

mid 8. Scored 3 in B-8th, 2 in bottom 9th to win (E w/2 outs)

Wins after Trailing by at Least Three Runs

Losses after Leading by at Least Three Runs

Position Players on the Mound

2023 Ejections

2023 Midwest League Attendance

“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.

In each of their 23 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 17 straight seasons.

2023 Minor League Leaders

Note: Four games in 2001 were played as Quad Cities home games at Day Air Ballpark.

DAYTON DRAGONS ALL TIME ATTENDANCE Regular

*Streak paused due to Covid restrictions, 2020-21

Dragons Year-By-Year

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)

Note:

Abbott, Andrew, P (22)

Abel, Kevin, P (23)

Acevedo, Jose, P (00)

Acevedo, Luis, 2B (00)

Acuna, Jose, P (23)

Adames, Jesus, P (13)

Adams, Jesse, P (16-18)

Aguiar, Julian, P (22-23)

Aguilar, Miguel, P (18)

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

Alecis, Luis, P (18)

Allen, James, P (12)

Allen II, Jay, OF (22-23)

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)

Arroyo, Edwin, SS (23)

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 (22-23)

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 (22-23)

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)

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 (22-23)

Cairns, Troy, 3B (03-04)

Cairo, Miguel, 3B (12)*

Calitri, Mike, 3B (01)

Callahan, Austin, 3B (23)

Callihan, Tyler, 2B/3B (22-23)

Camardese, Brandon, P (06)

Campana, Wandel, 2B (01-02)

Campbell, Ryan, P (19)

Campos, Tiago, OF (03-04)

Cardona, Ryan, P (23)

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 (21-23)

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)

Chevalier, Luis, 3B/OF (23)

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)

Contreras, Yan, INF (23)

Cooper, Tanner, P (23)

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)

Crawford, Brooks, P (23)

Creal, Ashton, OF (22-23)

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

Cueto, Johnny, P (06, 13*)

Curlis, Connor, P (19)

D

Daal, Carlton, SS (14)

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

D’Andrea, Jerry, P (19)

D’Anna, Dominic, 1B (10-11)

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

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)

De Los Santos, Abel, P (13)

Del Rosario, Enerio, P (08)

Demurias, Eddy, P (19, 21, 23)

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, Blake, OF (23)

Dunn, Justin, P (22)*

Duran, Juan, OF (11, 16)

E

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)

F

Fairchild, Stuart, OF (18)

Fairel, Matt, P (09)

Faltine, Trey, SS (23)

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

Farmer, Kyle, C (19)*

Farr, Thomas, P (21-23)

Feiner, Kevyn, 2B (08-10)

Feliz, Michael, P (21)*

Feliz, Rainer, P (04 & 06)

Fellhauer, Josh, OF (09)

Fernandez, Ilvin, INF (23)

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 (Barrero), 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 (22-23)

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 (22-23)

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

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)

Harmon, Johnathan, P (23)

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, 23)

Hebert, Cedric, P (00)

Heisey, Chris, OF (07)

Hellinger, Sam, P (21)

Hendley, Blake, P (05-06)

Hendrick, Austin, OF (22-23)

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 (22-23)

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)

Hunter, Cade, C/OF (23)

Hurtado, Omar, OF (01-02)

Hurtubise, Jacob, OF (21)

Huth, Jason, 2B (00)

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

Ibarra, Ruben, 1B (22-23)

India, Jonathan, 3B (18)

Infante, Ezequiel, P (09-11)

James, Mark, P (09-10)

Janish, Paul, SS (05-06)

Janke, Lance, P (09)

Jeffords, Jeff, P (08)

Jensen, Dan, P (12)

Jessee, Brody, P (23)

Johnson, Ivan, 2B/SS (21)

Johnson, Jacob, P (10, 12)

Johnson, Jake, P (16)

Johnson, Jordan, P (19)

Jones, Brian, C (00-01)

Jones, Hayden, C (22-23)

Jones, Keltavious, OF (07-08)

Jordan, Andrew, P (17-18)

Jorge, Carlos, 2B/OF (23)

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)

Law, Derek, P (23)*

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)

Markray, Thad, P (01)

Marrero, Wendell, OF (23)

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)

Maxwell, Zach, P (23)

May, Brennan, OF (11)

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

McDonald, Andrew, P (19)

McElvain, Chris, P (23)

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)

Moore, Andrew, P (23)

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)

Murphy, John, P (23)

N/O

Naughton, Packy, P, (18)

Nelson, Mat, C (21-23)

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)

Parks, Hunter, P (23)

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 (22-23)

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 (22-23)

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, Hector, OF (23)

Rodriguez, Henry, 2B (10)

Rodriguez, Serafin, OF (00)

Rodriguez, Yorman, OF (11-12)

Rogers, Chad, P (11)

Rogers, Jack, OF (21-23)

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 (21-23)

Rudd, Carson, P (22-23)

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 (22-23)

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, 23)

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, Jose, INF (23)

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, P (22)

Stewart, Sal, 3B (23)

Stewart, Zach, P (08)

Stockton, Spencer, P (21-22)

Stott, Zac, P (05-06)

Stovall, Tyler, OF (09)

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 (22-23)

Thompson, Travis, P (00)

Till, Brock, P (04)

Timpanelli, Vin (21-23)

Tordi, Justin, C/INF (07)

Torres, Jose, 2B/SS (22)

Torreyes, Ronald, 2B (10-11)

Trammell, Taylor, OF (17)

Trautwein, Michael, C (22-23)

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)

U

Urbaez, Francisco, 2B (21)

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

Urgelles, Jeff, C (04)

V

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*)

W/Y/Z

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)

Yang, Eric, C (21)

Yari, Bruce, OF (17)

Young, Terrell, P (06-08)

Zabala, Aneurys, OF (18)

Ziemendorf, Chad, C (05)

Jay Bruce

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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.

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Austin Kearns vs. LAN

Kevin Howard at WM

Chris Dickerson at CLN

Habelito Hernandez at BLT

Neftali Soto at BUR

Kevyn Feiner at LAN

Ronald Torreyes vs. PEO

Seth Mejias-Brean at CR

Jose Garcia at WIS

Doubles: 4

Kevyn Feiner at LAN

Triples: 2 (21 times)

Last: Edwin Arroyo at FW

Home Runs: 3 (4 times)

Wily Mo Pena at CR

Juan Francisco vs. LAN

Byron Wiley at WM

Pabel Manzanero at LC

Runs Batted In: 8

Brian Rey at FW

Runs: 5 (2 times)

Austin Kearns vs. LAN

Wily Mo Pena vs. WM

Hitting for the Cycle:

Donald Lutz vs. PEO

Strikeouts: 5 (9 times)

Last: Austin Hendrick at GL

Walks: 5

Chris Dickerson vs. LAN

Intentional Walks: 2 (2 times)

Last: Brian O’Grady vs. LC

Hit By Pitch: 2 (several times)

Last: Garrett Wolforth at WM

Stolen Bases: 5

Jay Allen II at QC

Caught Stealing: 2 (several times)

July 21, 2000

June 29, 2003

April 18, 2004

Aug. 2, 2006

July 30, 2008

Aug. 8, 2009

July 21, 2011

July 10, 2013

July 20, 2018

Aug. 8, 2009*

Aug. 22, 2023

Aug. 9, 2001

Aug. 19, 2007

July 5, 2009

April 23, 2019

July 27, 2019

July 22, 2000

May 10, 2001

July 21, 2011

Sept. 2, 2023

April 29, 2004

June 21, 2015

July 30, 2022

Aug. 27, 2022

Dragons Walk-Off Home Runs

Samone Peters 5/19/01 vs. KC

Samone Peters# 6/10/01 vs. BEL

Luis Bolivar 4/15/04 vs. LAN

Jeremiah Piepkorn 5/31/05 vs. SB

Drew Stubbs 5/06/07 vs. KC

Eddie Rodriguez 6/05/07 vs. LAN

Jason Louwsma 6/10/07 vs. WM

Denis Phipps 7/15/07 vs. CLN

Todd Frazier 4/08/08 vs. FW

Brandon Waring 6/19/08 vs. GL

Zack Cozart 6/26/08 vs. SB

Angel Cabrera 7/13/08 vs. BEL

Angel Cabrera 7/23/08 vs. PEO

Miguel Rojas 6/18/09 vs. WM

Dominic D’Anna 5/21/11 vs. LC

Donald Lutz 8/30/11 vs. WM

Seth Mejias-Brean# 7/18/13 vs. BEL

Jesse Winker 7/21/13 vs. WIS

Aristides Aquino 8/15/15 vs. BUR

Justice Thompson 5/20/22 vs. QC

Sal Stewart 9/7/23 vs. FW

# Grand Slam

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

Blake Dunn vs. LC April 29, 2023

Edwin Arroyo at PEO May 14, 2023

Most Total Bases: 13 (2 times)

Austin Kearns vs. LAN July 21, 2000

Wily Mo Pena at CR Aug. 9, 2001

Dragons with 12+ Strikeouts, Game (2005-2022)

Daniel Renken 14 LAN June 29, 2011

Matt Fairel 13 WM May 13, 2009

Josh Smith 13 LC May 21, 2011

Connor Phillips 13 QC May 20, 2022

Matt Fairel 12 GL April 21, 2009

Josh Smith 12 FW April 29, 2011

Drew Cisco 12 at LC April 18, 2013

Amir Garrett 12 at LC Aug. 13, 2014

Franderlin Romero 12 KC

April 26, 2016

Randy Wynne 12 at GL Aug. 30, 2019

Joe Boyle 12 at GL June 29, 2022

Pitching

Innings Pitched: 9 (several times)

Last: Ty Boyles at WM

June 28, 2017

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

Josh Hall vs. BLT

Bobby Basham vs. FW

June 13, 2001

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 (4 times)

Last: Jose Acuna vs. BEL August 4, 2023

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 Guillon at LC April 17, 2013

Balks: 3 (2 times)

Jan Granado vs. FW July 20, 2004

Brad Morenko vs. SB April 10, 2005

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

Pitching

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

Hitting

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 Albert Pujols.

Dragons Career Records Pitching

Wins:

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.

2000

Layton, cf

Beattie, 2b

Dunn, lf

Kearns, rf

Bookout, 1b

Whitehead, c

Welsh, dh

Baderdeen, 3b

Hawes, ss

Howington, p

2001

Espinosa, ss

Campana, 2b

Pena, cf

Ruiz, 1b

Smitherman, lf

Suarez, c

Peters, dh

Williamson, rf

Calitri, 3b

Snare, p

2002

Nina, cf

Bergolla, 2b

Varner, lf

Gutierrez, 1b

Williamson, rf

Encarnacion, 3b

Davis, dh

Prince, c

Patchett, ss

Gillman, p

2003

Mateo, ss

Howard, 2b

Votto, 1b

Vavao, dh

Schramek, 3b

Correll, lf

Davis, rf

Ruiz, cf

Perez, c

Valdez, p

2004

Dickerson, cf

Bolivar, ss

Votto, 1b

Smith, lf

Himes, rf

Hernandez, 2b

Fry, dh

Olmstead, 3b

Perez, c

Gillman, p

2005

Lewis, lf

Janish, ss

Szymanski, cf

Gutierrez, 1b

Tatum, c

Mosby, dh

Hernandez, 3b

Sandoval, 2b

Gentry, rf

Ramirez, p

2006

Griffin, 2b

Janish, ss

Bruce, cf

Szymanski, rf

Mosby, 1b

Cabrera, lf

Tatum, c

Roberts, dh

Reininger, 3b

Wood, p

2007

Stubbs, cf

Turner, 2b

Valaika, ss

Francisco, 3b

Phipps, rf

Parker, 1b

Rojo, dh

Esquer, c

Heisey, lf

Watson, p

2008

Reed, cf

Menchaca, lf

Frazier, ss

Waring, 3b

McKennon, 1b

Phipps, rf

Bour, c

Bartles, dh

Feiner, 2b

Carroll, p

2009

Sappelt, cf

Rojas, ss

Day, dh

Sosa, 1b

Wiley, rf

Puckett, 2b

Pfister, 3b

Coddington, c

Brown, lf

Fairel, p

2010

Gregorius, ss

H. Rodriguez, 2b

Means, cf

Wiley, rf

Richburg, 1b

Fleury, dh

Coddington, c

Pfister, 3b

Oliveras, lf

Ravin, p

2011

Hamilton, ss

Muller, lf

Pfister, dh

Duran, rf

Lutz, 1b

Y. Rodriguez, cf

Vidal, 3b

Lohman, 2b

Barnhart, c

J. Smith, p

2012

Bowe, cf

Arias, 3b

Wright, 2b

Waldrop, rf

Buckley, 1b

Silva, lf

Selsky, dh

Perez, ss

Gonzalez, c

French, p

2013

Amaral, cf

Vincej, ss

Winker, lf

Gelalich, rf

Mejias-Brean, 3b

Arias, dh

Hudson, c

Ramirez, 2b

Sanchez, 1b

Stephenson, p

2014

Amaral, cf

Gelalich, rf

Ervin, lf

Buckley, dh

Elizalde, 1b

Rahier, 3b

Hudson, c

Daal, ss

McGruder, 2b

Travieso, p

2015

Washington, 2b

Gonzalez, ss

O’Grady, lf

Aquino, rf

LaValley, 3b

Rachal, 1b

Pickens, dh

Crook, cf

Boulware, c

Mahle, p

2016

Mardirosian, dh

Bell, 3b

Long, 2b

Vasquez, 1b

Stephenson, c

Crook, cf

Thompson, ss

Aldazoro, lf

Siri, rf

Rainey, p

2017

Beltre, rf

Siri, cf

Trammell, lf

Stephenson, c

Vasquez, 1b

Bell, 2b

Rachal, dh

Sansone, 3b

Vargas, ss

Santillan, p

2018

Downs, ss

Sugilio, rf

Gordon, cf

Fairchild, lf

Sansone, 1b

Santana, 3b

Vargas, 2b

Kolozsvary, c

Garcia, dh

Naughton, p

2019

Willems, 2b

Bautista, lf

Siani, cf

Manzanero, c

Spillane, 1b

M. Hernandez, ss

Harris, dh

Martinez, 3b

Ozuna, rf

Solomon, p

2021

Hurtubise, lf

Siani, dh

Tello, 1b

Yang, c

Cotton, cf

McAfee, 2b

Ruiz, 3b

M. Hernandez, ss

Bautista, rf

Richardson, p

2022

De La Cruz, ss

Hinds, rf

Martinez, 1b

Cerda, cf

Torres, 2b

Nelson, c

Rogers, dh

Quintana, 3b

Creal, lf

Phillips, p

2023

Allen II, cf

T. Callihan, 2b

Nelson, c

Hendrick, rf

A. Callahan, 3b

Arroyo, ss

Rogers, 1b

Thompson, lf

Trautwein, dh

Rudd, p

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)

2023: Edwin Arroyo (SS), Julian Aguiar (Starting Pitcher).

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 Edwin Arroyo Julian Aguiar

Dragons Hit Walk-Off Home Run:

Sept. 7, 2023, Sal Stewart, vs. Fort Wayne

Dragons Player Hit Two Home Runs in a Game:

Sept. 6, 2023, Ruben Ibarra, vs. Fort Wayne

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:

June 16, 2023, Tyler Callihan, at Fort Wayne

Dragons Player Had Three Extra Base Hits in a Game:

August 4, 2023, Mat Nelson, vs. Beloit (2 HR, 1 2B)

Dragons Hit Inside-the-Park Home Run:

May 14, 2023, Edwin Arroyo, at Peoria

Dragons Player Hit for the Cycle:

July 21, 2011, Donald Lutz, vs. Peoria

Dragons Player Hit Grand Slam Home Run:

Sept. 6, 2023, Carlos Jorge, vs. Fort Wayne

Dragons Player Hit Pinch Hit Home Run:

June 30, 2023, Tyler Callihan, at West Michigan (G1)

Dragons Batter Opened Game with Home Run:

July 2, 2023, Jack Rogers, at West Michigan

Dragons Hit Back-to-Back Home Runs:

August 29, 2023, Ruben Ibarra & Austin Hendrick, at GL

Dragons Hit Three Straight Home Runs:

June 13, 2015, Jose Ortiz, Jimmy Pickens, Luis Gonzalez, vs. Beloit

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)

May 16, 2023, vs. South Bend (3 pitchers combined)

Scott Moss

Narciso Crook

Aristides Aquino

Dragons Pitcher Tossed 7-Inning Complete Game:

August 20, 2021, Eduardo Salazar, vs. Lake County (G2)

Dragons Pitcher Tossed 9-Inning Complete Game:

June 28, 2017, Ty Boyles at West Michigan

Dragons Pitcher Tossed 9-Inn. Complete Game Shutout:

June 28, 2017, Ty Boyles at West Michigan

Dragons Pitcher Struck out 12 or More 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:

April 16, 2023, vs. Great Lakes (first in franchise history)

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:

April 26, 2023 vs. Lake County (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 22, 2023 vs. Wisconsin (one hour, 57 minutes)

Adam Dunn 462 career home runs ranks 38th in baseball history

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

Justin

Jonathan

Donald Lutz

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.

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 last one until Justice Thompson’s blast in 2021.

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.

July 23-25, 2023: In back-to-back games, the Dragons trailed with two outs and the bases empty in the ninth inning but rallied to win. On July 23 vs. Wisconsin, the Dragons trailed 5-4 with two outs and the bases empty in the bottom of the ninth when Hayden Jones belted a game-tying home run. Two batters later, Edwin Arroyo lined a single to center field to drive in Trey Faltine with the winning run. In the next game, on July 25 at Great Lakes, the Dragons trailed 2-0 with two outs and the bases empty in the top of the ninth inning when Arroyo doubled, Austin Callahan walked, and Ruben Ibarra blasted a 451’ three-run home run to left field to give the Dragons a 3-2 lead. Braxton Roxby pitched a perfect bottom of the ninth to close out the win..

August 16, 2023: Dragons relievers Zach Maxwell and Andrew Moore combined for an accomplishment that may have never before been done in Midwest League history. Moore reached 100 mph with his fastball in the sixth inning, and Maxwell reach 100 in the seventh. Two different pitchers in consecutive innings reached triple digits with their fastballs.

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.

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. Dayton

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.

Dayton Final Hitting Statistics 2004

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.

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 Final Hitting

2006

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 Hitting 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. Dayton Final Hitting Statistics 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.

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 alltime Single-A record for single-season attendance with a total of 597,433 (8,535 per game).

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

2012 Season Recap

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.

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.

Dayton Final Hitting Statistics 2013

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. Dayton Final Hitting S

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 Hitting Statistics 2015

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.

2017 Season Recap

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.

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

2021 Season Recap

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.

67-61 Overall; 1st Half: 39-27; 2nd Half 28-34

Did Not Qualify for Playoffs

The Dragons got off to a hot start. On June 9, they were 36-15, marking the best record in franchise history through 51 games. At the time, the Dragons winning percentage of .706 was the second best of the 120 teams in the minor leagues. The roster was headlined by all-star Elly De La Cruz, voted MWL Prospect of the Year.

2000 Wildcard

Dragons in the Midwest League Playoffs

Dragons Post-Season History

Dayton defeated West Michigan, 2 games to 1

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

Game 2: Sept. 6

Game 3: Sept. 7

Dayton 4, @West Michigan 1

Dayton 8, @West Michigan 7

Dayton Starter: Travis Thompson

Dayton Starter: Brett Haring

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

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

Dayton Starter: Brett Gray

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

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

Dayton Starter: Ryan Mottl

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

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

Dayton Starter: Ryan Snare

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 (142)

Name (Season w/Dragons)

Abbott, Andrew, P (2022)

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)

Boyle, Joe, P (2022)

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)

De La Cruz, Elly, SS (2022)

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)

Heisey, Chris, OF (2007)

(listed alphabetically)

Name (Season w/Dragons)

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)

Karcher, Ricky, P (2021)

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)

Marte, Noelvi, SS (2022)

Mateo, Marcos, P (2007)

McLain, Matt SS (2021)

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)

Phillips, Connor, P (2022)

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)

Richardson, Lyon P (2019, 21)

Rodriguez, Eddy, C (2007)

Name (Season w/Dragons)

Rodriguez, Henry, 2B (2010)

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)

Salazar, Eduardo, P (2019, 21)

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)

Spiers, Carson, P (2021)

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)

Wynne, Randy, P (2019)

Zabala, Aneurys, P (2022)

Dragons All-Time Major League Injury Rehab Assignments (42) (listed in order of appearance)

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)

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)

Derek Law, P (2023)

*Wohlers, Rijo, Ramirez, and Volquez were non-injury roster assignments.

Aroldis Chapman on May 1, 2014 at Day Air Ballpark

Dragons MLB Debuts 2000-2023

Jose Acevedo

19, 2001

Adam Dunn

20, 2001

Austin Kearns

17, 2002

Brian Reith May 16, 2001

Wily Mo Pena

10, 2002

Josh Hall August 2, 2003

Stephen Smitherman

1, 2003

Ray Olmedo

25, 2003

Bobby Madritsch

22, 2004

Ryan Snare

6, 2004

Joey Votto

4, 2007

Ryan Hanigan Sept. 9, 2007

John Koronka

1, 2005

Edwin Encarnacion

24, 2005

Chris Booker

5, 2005

William Bergolla

9, 2005

Todd Coffey

19, 2005

Chris Denorfia

7, 2005

Miguel Perez

7, 2005

Dustin Moseley

17, 2006

Brad Salmon

1, 2007

Homer Bailey

8, 2007

Johnny Cueto

3, 2008

Paul Janish

14, 2008

Jay Bruce

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

From Day Air Ballpark to “The Show”

Dragons MLB Debuts 2000-2023

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

Dragons MLB Debuts 2000-2023

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 2000-2023

Jose Barrero

27, 2020

Jonathan India

1, 2021

Taylor Trammell

1, 2021

Mac Sceroler

5, 2021

Ryan Hendrix

23, 2021

Tony Santillan

13, 2021

Alejo Lopez

28, 2021

TJ Friedl

18, 2021

Dauri Moreta

26, 2021

Stuart Fairchild

6, 2021

Packy Naughton

8, 2021

Jose Siri

3, 2021

Nick Lodolo

13, 2022

Mark Kolozsvary

20, 2022

Jared Solomon

7, 2022

Graham Ashcraft

22, 2022

Chris Okey

10, 2022

Alexis Diaz

8, 2022

Daniel Duarte

8, 2022

Hunter Greene

10, 2022

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

Matt McLain May 15, 2023

Eduardo Salazar May 24, 2023

Andrew Abbott

June 5, 2023

Elly De La Cruz

June 6, 2023

Ricky Karcher

June 12, 2023

Randy Wynne June 25, 2023

Lyon Richardson August 6, 2023

Noelvi Marte

August 19, 2023

Carson Spiers Sept. 3, 2023

From Day Air Ballpark to “The Show”

Connor Phillips

Sept. 5, 2023

Joe Boyle Sept. 17, 2023

Former Dragons with the Reds in 2023

Andrew Abbott

Tejay Antone

Graham Ashcraft

Jose Barrero

Elly De La Cruz

Alexis Diaz

Daniel Duarte

Stuart Fairchild

TJ Friedl

Hunter Greene

Jonathan India

Ricky Karcher

Joel Kuhnel

Ben Lively

Nick Lodolo

Alejo Lopez

Noelvi Marte

Matt McLain

Connor Phillips

Lyon Richardson

Eduardo Salazar

Tony Santillan

Nick Senzel

Michael Siani

Carson Spiers

Randy Wynne

Tyler Stephenson

Joey Votto

Former Dragons with Other MLB Clubs in 2023

Tucker Barnhart (Cubs)

Brennan Bernardino (Red Sox)

Joe Boyle (Athletics)

Johnny Cueto (Marlins)

Noah Davis (Rockies)

Jeter Downs (Nationals)

Amir Garrett (Royals)

Billy Hamilton (White Sox)

Michael Lorenzen (Tigers/Phillies)

Mark Kolozsvary (Orioles)

Tyler Mahle (Twins)

Daury Moreta (Pirates)

Packy Naughton (Cardinals)

Chris Okey (Angels)

Wandy Peralta (Yankees)

Miguel Rojas (Dodgers)

Jose Siri (Astros/Rays)

Robert Stephenson (Pirates/Rays)

Taylor Trammell (Mariners)

Chad Tromp (Braves)

Justin Turner (Red Sox)

Zack Weiss (Angels)

Jesse Winker (Mariners/Brewers)

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, switchhitting 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.

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 typically consisted of six-game series, Tuesday through Sunday, with rare exceptions.

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 2023 was 22.7. The Dragons 2023 roster also had an average age of 22.7.

The Dayton Dragons utilized 54 players over the course of the entire 2023 season, including 24 position players and 30 pitchers.

• 28 of those 54 players previously played at a four-year university

• 9 entered professional baseball from a junior college program

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

• 8 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 (15 seconds with the bases empty; 18 seconds with base/s occupied) once they have possession of 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

2024 Midwest League Affiliates (first year of affiliation)

Beloit Sky Carp

Cedar Rapids Kernels

Dayton Dragons

Fort Wayne TinCaps

Great Lakes Loons

Lake County Captains

Lansing Lugnuts

Peoria Chiefs

Quad Cities River Bandits

South Bend Cubs

West Michigan Whitecaps

Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

Miami Marlins (2021)

Minnesota Twins (2013)

Cincinnati Reds (2000)

San Diego Padres (1999)

Los Angeles Dodgers (2007)

Cleveland Indians (2003)

Oakland Athletics (2021)

St. Louis Cardinals (2013)

Kansas City Royals (2021)

Chicago Cubs (2015)

Detroit Tigers (1997)

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.

Recent Midwest League Champions

Official League Names over the Years

Billy Gardner, Jr.

Ballpark Address: 950 Rockford Rd. SW Cedar Rapids, IA 52404

Brian Dinkelman

2024 Field Staff Manager - Brian Dinkelman Pitching CoachesArgenis Angulo, Jonas Lovin Hitting Coach - C.J. Baker

Hitting/DevelopmentJairo Rodriguez Trainer - Tyler Blair Strength Coach - Blake Kretovics

Recent Results

Mike Daly

2024 Field Staff Manager - Mike Daly Pitching CoachThomas Eshelman

Hitting Coach - Jed Morris Bench Coach - Jhonaldo Pozo Trainer - Lauren Gottschall

Strength Coach - Chandler Craig

Performance - Greg Bender

Video - Dylan Bryant

Team Information

Team Affiliation (first year):

Stadium:

2024 Field Staff

Manager - Jair Fernandez

Pitching Coaches- David Anderson, Richard De Los Santos

Hitting Coach - O’Koyea Dickson

Bench Coach - Elian Herrera

Trainer - Ikuo Kato

Los Angeles Dodgers (2007)

Dow Diamond (5,200)

LF-332, CF-400, RF-325

Chris Mundhenk

Brad Tunney

Brad Tunney WLUN 100.9 FM

General Manager: Jen Yorko

Media Relations Contact: Drew LaFollette

Radio Announcer: Logan Potosky 2024 Field Staff Manager - Omir Santos

Pitching Coach - Kevin Ermino

Hitting Coach - Ordomar Valdez

Bench Coach - Marc Mumper

Trainer - Frank Sammons

Strength/Cond. - Andrew Coleman

Omir Santos

Manager, Media Relations: Kyle Kercheval

Radio Announcer: Kyle Kercheval

Radio Station: RiverBandits.com

Brooks Conrad

2024 Field Staff

Manager - Brooks Conrad Pitching Coach - Derrick Lewis Hitting Coach - Ryan Powers

Assistant Pitching CoachTaylor Bloye

Assistant Hitting CoachChris Corbett

Trainer - Nevan Dominguez Strength CoachChad Gravenorst

Recent Results

Telephone: (574) 235-9988

Tony

Victor Estevez

2024 Field Staff

Manager - Victor Estevez

Pitching Coach - Josh Spence

Hitting Coach - Ken Joyce

Development CoachesAndré Ruche, Eric Bunnell

Trainer - Paul Gonzales

Strength Coach - Jim Buckley

Overall

Regular Season Standings

2023 Midwest League Playoffs

Divisional Series (Best of 3)

Great Lakes defeated Fort Wayne, 2 games to 1

Cedar Rapids defeated Peoria, 2 games to 1

League Champuionship Series (Best of 3)

Cedar Rapids defeated Great Lakes, 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.

Team vs. Team Records

Recent League MVPs Year Player Club

Cedar

Dayton (Dayton, OH)

West

Wisconsin (Appleton, WI)

Bowling

(Bowl. Green, KY)

Burlington (Burlington, IA)

Clinton (Clinton, IA)

Danville (Danville, IL)

Decatur (Decatur, IL)

Dubuque (Dubuque, IA)

Kane County (Geneva, IL)

Kenosha (Kenosha, WI)

Keokuk (Keokuk, IA)

Kokomo (Kokomo, IN)

Lafayette (Lafayette, IN)

Madison (Madison, WI)

Mattoon (Mattoon, IL)

Michigan City (Michigan City, IN)

Paris (Paris, IL)

Quincy (Quincy, IL)

Rockford (Rockford, IL)

Springfield (Springfield, IL)

Waterloo (Waterloo, IA)

Wausau (Wausau, WI)

Wisconsin Rapids (Wis. Rap., WI)

Dragons All-Time Biggest Comebacks (2004-23)

82

74-76

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.

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 53 extra inning games, and 43 have been decided in the first extra inning. Only three games have gone more than two extra innings:

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.

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.

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.

Team Pitching

2023 Midwest League Full-Season All-Star Team

Player Team Position

Jimmy Crooks Peoria Catcher

Nathan Martorella Fort Wayne First Baseman

Jace Jung West Michigan Second Baseman

Tanner Schobel Cedar Rapids Third Baseman

Edwin Arroyo Dayton Shortstop

Victor Scott II Peoria Outfielder

Kala’i Rosario Cedar Rapids Outfielder

Jacob Marsee Fort Wayne Outfielder

Emmanuel Rodriguez Cedar Rapids Designated Hitter

Taylor Young Great Lakes Utility

Ian Bedell Peoria Starting Pitcher

Julian Aguiar Dayton Starting Pitcher

Troy Melton West Michigan Starting Pitcher

Justin Wrobleski Great Lakes Starting Pitcher

Frankie Scalzo Jr. South Bend Relief Pitcher

Miguel Rodriguez Cedar Rapids Relief Pitcher

Most Valuable Player: Kala’i Rosario, Cedar Rapids Pitcher of the Year: Ian Bedell, Peoria

Prospect of the Year: Edwin Arroyo, Dayton

Manager of the Year: Brian Dinkelman, Cedar Rapids

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, 2021-23

Dragons in 2022 Futures Game

Elly De La Cruz

Jay Bruce 2006

Dragons MWL All-Star Game MVPs

Montrell Marshall 2018

Andrew Abbott

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.

The Midwest League All-Star Game at Day Air Ballpark

2013 Midwest League Eastern Division All-Star Team

Beloit Sky Carp

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Double Tree

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Cedar Rapids, IA 52401

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Fort Wayne, IN 46802

Phone: (260) 247-6915

Great Lakes Loons

Fairfield Inn & Suites

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Midland, MI 48640

Phone: (989) 652-5800

Lake County Captains

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Eastlake, OH 44095

Phone: (440) 953-8000

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Lansing, MI 48933

Phone: (517) 267-3445

Peoria Chiefs

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East Peoria, IL 61611

Phone: (309) 694-9800

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Davenport, IA 52801

Phone: (563) 322-2200

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Dr. Kali Hollingsworth, DO Medical Director

Dayton Dragons Baseball Primary Care

Sugarcreek Health Center

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Centerville, OH 45459 (937) 558-3840

Tyler Steele, AT Medical Liaison

Dayton Dragons Baseball

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Kettering Health

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Frank Mannarino, MD

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Dayton Dragons Medical Staff

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2024 Reds Field Staff

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Reds # 1 Draft Picks since 2000

Year/s in left column indicates season/s with Dragons. 2000

Nick Senzel (2016 #1) 3B

2016-17 Tyler Stephenson (2015 #1) C

2018

2019

2021

Hunter Greene (2017 #1)

Jonathan India (2018 #1)

Nick Lodolo (2019 #1)

Matt McLain (2021 #1)

2022-23 Austin Hendrick (2020 #1)

Tyler

Nick

David

Baseball America Top Prospects

Players on Reds Top-10 Prospect List while Playing in Dayton, By Year (2000-’23)

2023: #3 Edwin Arroyo; #6 Chase Petty; #8 Sal Stewart

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, Edwin Arroyo, 2023 #

Sheldon “Chief” Bender Award

Blake Dunn was selected as the 2023 winner of the Sheldon “Chief” Bender Award as the Reds Minor League Player of the Year. Dunn began the season with the Dragons and earned the Player of the Month award for April from both the Midwest League and the Cincinnati Reds organization, batting .386 with five home runs and 11 stolen bases in 19 games. He was promoted to Chattanoga on June 5 and won the Southern League batting title, hititng .332 with the Lookouts. Dunn became just the second Reds minor league player on record (since 1960) to collect at least 20 home runs and at least 50 stolen bases in a season, joining Gary Redus from 1982.

Dunn’s 2023 Statistics

Reds 2023 Minor League Awards

Player of the Year: Blake Dunn

Position Player of the Year: Jacob Hurtubise Pitcher of the Year: Julian Aguiar

Past Sheldon “Chief” Bender Award Winners

Best Prospect in the Midwest League

Three 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. In 2023, Dragons shortstop Edwin Arroyo was picked as the MWL’s top prospect.

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

Ellly De La Cruz

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

Dragons Sheldon “Chief” Bender Award Winners

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Elly De La Cruz

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Connor Phillips

Photo courtesy of Chattanooga Lookouts

Courtesy of Aldrin Capulong/Daytona Tortugas

Managers: Juan Ballara, Jose Montilla Pitching Coaches: César Garcia, Hector Nelo, David Rosario Hitting Coaches: Terry McClure, Luis Terrero Coaches: Michael Beltre, Aaron Bond, Jose Flores, Takashi Miyoshi

Billy Hamilton

Reds Minor League History/Community Service

Reds Minor League Affiliates, 2000-2024

Triple-A

Louisville Bats, 2000-2024

Double-A

Chattanooga Lookouts, 2000-2008; 2019-2024

Pensacola Blue Wahoos, 2012-2018

Carolina Mudcats, 2009-2011

High-A

Dayton Dragons, 2021-2024

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, 2021-2024

Dayton Dragons, 2000-2019

Clinton Lumber Kings, 2000

Rookie-Advanced

Billings Mustangs, 2000-2019

Greeneville Reds, 2018-2019

Rookie

Goodyear Reds, 2010-2024

Sarasota Reds, 2000-2009

Reds Farm Directors & Scouting Directors, 2000-2024

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

Dragons Media

NEWSPAPER

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 RADIO

WONE AM

FOX Sports 980

Switchboard - Phone (937) 224-1137

Jeff Stevens - Program Director

Marty Bannister - Local Sports Host

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

www.wone.com

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

HalMcCoy.com

Hal McCoy

Reds Report

Marc Katz

RedsMinorLeagues.com

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

Marty Bannister

Matt Digby

Dragons “On The Air”

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 117 Dragons home and road radio broadcasts and each of the club’s 15 television broadcasts. The 2024 season is Nichols’ 17th year with the Dragons and his 37th year in professional baseball. He has broadcast over 4,500 minor league games since beginning his career in 1988. In November of 2024, Nichols will be inducted into the Greater Dayton Baseball Hall-of-Fame in honor of his career as a baseball broadcaster. 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.

Geshan returns to the Dragons in 2024 as a radio broadcaster and media relations assistant. He filled the same role with the team in 2024. Patrick 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.

FOX Sports 980

IHeart Media Dayton

101 Pine St. Dayton, OH. 45402 (937) 224-1137

Dave Litteral - Market President

WONE FOX Sports 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 pre-game 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

Patrick Geshan - Radio Play-by-Play

Tom Nichols- Radio & Television Play-by-Play

Dragons Television

For the 24th consecutive season, the Dragons will provide television coverage of select games in the Miami Valley. In 2024, for the eighth 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 15 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. Friday and Saturday telecasts begin at 7 p.m. except April 20, which begins at 1 pm. Sunday telecasts begin at 1:00 p.m.

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Dragons 2024 TV Schedule

April 5

April 20

April 21

May 18

May 19

June 15

June 16

July 12

July 13

August 9

August 10

August 23

August 24

August 30

August 31

Main Phone: (212) 485-3444 Fax: (866) 529-8491

Organization Phone Fax Press Box

Beloit Sky Carp (608) 362-2272 (608) 362-0418 (608) 362-2272 x 25

Cedar Rapids Kernels (319) 363-3887 (319) 363-5631 (319) 896-7579

Dayton Dragons (937) 228-2287 (937) 228-2284 (937) 281-0042

Fort Wayne TinCaps (260) 482-6400 (260) 471-4678 (260) 407-5769

Great Lakes Loons (989) 837-2255 (989) 837-8780 (989) 837-6158

Lake County Captains (440) 975-8085 (440) 975-8958 (440) 975-8085 x 144

Lansing Lugnuts (517) 485-4500 (517) 485-4518 (517) 485-5307

Peoria Chiefs (309) 680-4000 (309) 680-4080 (309) 680-4045

Quad Cities River Bandits (563) 324-3000 (563) 324-3109 (563) 324-3000

South Bend Cubs (574) 235-9988 (574) 235-9950 (574) 968-0800

West Michigan Whitecaps (616) 784-4131 (616) 784-4911 (616) 784-2870

Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (920) 733-4152 (920) 733-8032 (920) 733-4152 x 249

Cincinnati Reds (513) 765-7000 (513) 765-7342 (513) 765-7350

Louisville Bats (502) 212-2287 (502) 515-2255 (502) 212-2287 x 646

Chattanooga Lookouts (423) 267-2208 (423) 267-4258 (423) 267-2208

Daytona Tortugas (386) 257-3172 (386) 523-9490 (386) 257-3172

Arizona League Reds (623) 932-6590 (623) 932-6802 (623) 932-6590

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 in the Community in 2024

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 19th 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, Roosters, WDTN and Dayton’s CW.

Hometown Heroes presented by the Dayton Development Coalition, Reynolds & Reynolds, HII Mision Technologies, and Synergy Building Systems

Five times during the 2024 baseball season, the Dragons will partner with the Dayton Development Coalition, Reynolds & Reynolds, HII Mission Technologies, and Synergy Building Systems for a season-long tribute to all service men and women past and present. There will be four special spotlights (April 20, May 14, June 11, July 3) 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 24.

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 2024 season are May 15, June 12, July 10, and August 7.

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 2024 include May 17, June 14, July 2, August 8, and August 30.

Veteran Salute Program presented by CareSource Military & Veterans

The Dragons Veteran Salute program, presented by CareSource Military & Veterans, 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 19, June 9, July 14, August 11, and September 1.

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. Dates are June 13 and August 22.

Other Major Events

Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts Overnighters

Marvel Night

Team Zoom (game entertainment)

BirdZerk!

ZOOperstars!

Dragons 5K presented by Orthopedic Associates

Star Wars characters at the ballpark

Dontatos Movie Night

Great American Beer Tasting presented by Heidelberg Distributing

Date/s

June 7, July 26

June 8

May 4, June 9

June 14

June 15

July 20

July 26

August 2

August 17

Day Air Ballpark Pre-Game

Schedules

7:05 PM First Pitch

3:45 - 4:00 pm Dragons Infield

4:00 - 5:00 pm Dragons BP

5:00 - 6:00 pm Visitors BP

6:00 - 6:15 pm Visitors Infield

6:15 - 6:45 pm Grounds Crew

4:30 PM Doubleheader

1:15 - 1:30 pm Dragons Infield

1:30 - 2:30 pm Dragons BP

2:30 - 3:30 pm Visitors BP

3:30 - 3:45 pm Visitors Infield

3:45 - 4:15 pm Grounds Crew

1:05 PM First Pitch 10:45 - 11:00 am Dragons Infield 11:00 - 12:00 pm Dragons BP

- 1:00 pm Visitors BP

- 1:15 pm Visitors Infield 1:15 - 1:45 pm Grounds Crew

6:00 PM Doubleheader

2:45 - 3:00 pm Dragons Infield

3:00 - 4:00 pm Dragons BP

4:00 - 5:00 pm Visitors BP

5:00 - 5:15 pm Visitors Infield

5:15 - 5:45 pm Grounds Crew

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 2024 Home and Road Game Schedule

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

Grand Slams in Consecutive Games

On Sept. 5-6, 2023, the Dragons hit grand slam home runs in back-to-back games for the first time since record-keeping on this topic began in 2005. Ruben Ibarra homered with the bases loaded on Sept. 5 and Carlos Jorge did the same the next night. Both games were against Fort Wayne.

FRONT ROW: Blake Dunn, Mat Nelson, Performance Coach Peterson Plaz, Hitting Coach Eric Richardson, Manager Bryan LaHair, Coach Osmin Melendez, Pitching Coach Todd Naskedov, Thomas Farr, Edwin Arroyo

MIDDLE ROW: Visiting Clubhouse Manager Aiden Reverman, Home Clubhouse Assistant Manager Kaden Louderback, Home Clubhouse Manager Landon Rinkel, Manuel Cachutt, Austin Hendrick, Julian Aguiar, Austin Callahan, Myles Gayman, Owen Holt, Donovan Benoit, Justice Thompson, Jake Gozzo, Carson Rudd, Brooks Crawford, Jayvien Sandridge, Hunter Parks, Vin Timpanelli, Javier Rivera, Luis Chevalier, Medical Liason Tyler Steele, Athletic Trainer Josh Hobson, Video Coordinator David Mandelberg, Strength and Conditioning Coach Joel Canacoo

BACK ROW: Michael Trautwein, Jose Acuña, Jack Rogers, Tanner Cooper, Tyler Callihan, Hayden Jones, Braxton Roxby, Trey Faltine, Jose Serrano

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