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Last RiverDogs Game: June 9

Second baseman Welfrin Mateo broke the shutout with a solo home run in the eighth as part of his RiverDogs debut but Charleston dropped their second straight to the Greenville Drive, falling, 5-1, on Saturday night at Fluor Field. The RiverDogs outhit the Drive (21-39) 8-3 in the loss with the Red Sox affiliate capitalizing on three Charleston errors to plate their runs. First baseman Victor Acosta ripped a pair of two-run extra-base hits in his first two trips to the plate to put Greenville in front 5-0 after three. Acosta scored the only run he didn’t drive in on a throwing error by Wilkerman Garcia. Right-hander Dalton Higgins was sharp in relief, retiring five of the 11 batters he faced with strikeouts and yielding just one baserunner on a hit by pitch. It was the second straight outing not allowing a hit or a run on the road trip for the Dallas Baptist product.

Doggie Bites:

• Swingin’ Sensley: Charleston outfielder Steven Sensley extended his hitting streak to a season-long seven games yesterday with a single, a stretch where the Baton Rouge, LA native has gone 10-for-28 (.357) with 2 HR, 2 doubles and 4 RBI. The streak matches the longest of the lefty sluggers brief pro career; he also hit safely in seven straight from July 18-26 with Pulaski last season. Since being drafted last June, he has ripped 21 home runs in 107 career games.

• Back-to-Back-to-Back: Three RiverDogs were a piece of Charleston baseball history on Friday, driving three straight pitches out of the yard for home runs to lift Charleston to a 9-1 advantage in the 4th inning. Wilkerman’s Garcia’s grand slam to right was his fifth home run of the season, his last three of which have all come at Fluor Field. Steven Sensley mashed the most impressive shot on the third consecutive pitch, a booming shot to right field for his team-leading eighth of the season. All three homers came against GVL starter Hildemaro Requena.

• Bad Blood in the Upstate: In five meetings with the Drive, all at Fluor Field, the RiverDogs only have one win to show for and two walk-off losses. Four of Greenville’s league-low 22 wins have come against the RiverDogs in the Palmetto State rivalry series.

• All-Star Worthy: Charleston bats Chris Hess and Steven Sensley will both represent the RiverDogs in the South Atlantic League All-Star Game next Tuesday in Greensboro. Hess, the starting third baseman for the Southern Division, and Sensley, one of the utility outfielders. It is the third straight season that Charleston has featured multiple All-Stars in the mid-summer classic.

• Imports Extraordinaire: The New York Yankees put all their chips on the table in the international market when they went on a 2014 spending spree, doling out over $16M in signing bonuses to international talent. The current RiverDogs roster features six of the prospects acquired from this class (RHP Alex Vargas, C Jason Lopez, IF Miguel Flames, IF Dermis Garcia, IF Wilkerman Garcia, & OF Pablo Olivares). Dermis was the top prospect of the signing class while Wilkerman (#14) and Flames (#25) each checking in amongst the top-30 at the time according to MLB.com.

• Narrow Margins: Following Friday’s 10-9 loss, the RiverDogs have played 29 one-run games this season, the most in the South Atlantic League and contests in which they have gone 13-16. The Holy City has fared better at home, going 9-7 in games decided by one-run at The Joe versus a 4-9 mark on the road. 41 of the Holy City’s first 60 games have been decided by two runs or fewer, also the most in the league.

• Olivares Going the Farrest: Dogs outfielder Pablo Olivares has picked up where he left off in May with a base hit in 5 of the first 7 games in June. The 20-year-old hit .381 (32-for-84) in 26 games last month, the best mark in the league over that span while collecting 11 multi-hit games.

• Cabrera Coming Along: After a season-long 0-for-27 slide from May 15-21, infielder Oswaldo Cabrera is 20 for his last 56 (.357) with 3 doubles and 7 RBI at the dish. The 19-year-old collected a hit in the last five games of the previous homestand before going 0-for-4 on Tuesday in Columbia.

• Pinstriped Prospects: Once again, the RiverDogs tap into one of the premier farm systems in baseball with the New York Yankees. Recently rated the second-best farm system by Baseball America pre-season and the sixth-best by MLB.com, the Bronx Bombers boast five of MLB.com’s Preseason Top-100 prospects. Charleston’s current roster features four of the Yankees’ Top-30 prospects (MLB.com, BA): INF Dermis Garcia (#22, #20), INF Oswaldo Cabrera (--, #26), RHP Alexander Vargas (--, #28), and RHP Rony Garcia (--, #29). In 2017, the Yankees led all of baseball in organizational winning percentage (.602) between the Major and minor leagues and featured seven of their eight domestic affiliates in the postseason.

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Charleston RiverDogs Game Notes

Game 62

Charleston RiverDogs (29-31)

vs.

Greenville Drive (21-39)

Fluor Field, Greenville, S.C. 4:05 p.m. – Sunday, June 10, 2018

LHP Dalton Lehnen (4-3, 2.19) Today’s Starters RHP Kutter Crawford (0-2, 1.99)

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South Atlantic League

2018 First Half Standings

Northern Division W L GB Kannapolis (White Sox) 36 23 - Lakewood (Phillies) 35 26 3.0 Delmarva (Orioles) 32 27 4.0 West Virginia (Pirates) 31 27 4.5 Greensboro (Marlins) 29 30 7.0 Hickory (Rangers) 24 34 11.5

Hagerstown (Nationals) 23 37 13.5

Southern Division W L GB Rome (Braves) 37 24 - Augusta (Giants) 35 25 1.5 Lexington (Royals) 32 29 5.0 Columbia (Mets) 30 29 6.0 Charleston (Yankees) 29 31 7.5 Asheville (Rockies) 24 37 13.0 Greenville (Red Sox) 21 39 15.5

# Second-Half Division Winner

Upcoming Matchups (subject to change) --- Listen to the RiverDogs on 1250 WTMA and online at www.riverdogs.com.

Monday, June 11, 7:05PM: Charleston vs Asheville: Charleston vs Asheville: TBD vs TBD Tuesday, June 12, 7:05PM: Charleston vs Asheville: LHP JP Sears (0-4, 2.45) vs TBD

Wednesday, June 13, 7:05PM: Charleston vs Asheville: RHP Janson Junk (1-1, 4.12) vs TBD

Media Relations Contact: Matt Dean Email: [email protected]

RiverDogs Quick Stats

1st Half Record: 29-31 2nd Half Record: 0-0 Road Record: 13-20 Home Record: 16-11 Current Streak: L2 Current Road Streak: L2 Current Home Streak: L1 This Road Trip 3-2 Last Homestand: 3-3 Last Five: 3-2 Last Ten: 6-4 Team AVG (rank): .246 (T9th) Team HR (rank): 37 (11th) Runs Scored (rank): 219 (13th) Team ERA (rank): 2.93 (3rd) Team K (rank): 499 (10th) Team SV (rank): 16 (T4th) 2018 vs. GVL: 1-4

Today’s Starter

#18 DALTON LEHNEN (LHP)

W-L ERA G/GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB K BAA

2018 4-3 2.19 10/8 0 0 53.1 41 15 13 14 55 .204

MiLB Career (2 Seasons)

6-3 2.91 21/18 0 0 86.2 81 35 28 23 98 .240

RiverDogs Starters in 2018

Pitcher Games Started W-L Team W-L Run Support Runs/Gm

Garcia, R 10 2-3 7-3 52 5.2

Junk 4 1-1 2-2 14 3.5

Lehnen 8 3-3 3-5 25 3.1

Orozco 4 0-1 3-1 18 4.5

Ramos 5 2-2 1-4 23 4.6

Sears 8 0-4 4-4 19 2.0

Vargas 5 3-1 3-2 25 5.0

Yajure 1 0-0 0-1 9 9.0

2018 Highs:

IP- 6.2, (@GBO, 4/20) H- 6, (@LWD, 5/9) ER- 4, (@HAG, 5/15, G1) BB- 4, (@HIC, 5/28) K- 10, (@GBO, 4/20)

Career Highs:

IP- 6.2, (“”) H- 7, 2x (8/17/17) ER- 5, (7/22/17) BB- 4 (“”) K- 10, (“”)

Last 3 Games: IP H R ER BB K

vs DEL (6/2)* 6.0 5 1 1 2 4

@HIC (5/28) 6.0 1 0 0 4 7

@AUG (5/21) 5.2 6 1 0 1 7

HT: 6’3” WT: 200 B/T: R/R HOMETOWN: Santo Domingo Oeste, D.R. AGE: 20 BORN: 12/19/97 ACQUIRED: NDFA, 2015

Repertoire: FB, CB, CH

Career Notes…

• Highest selected left-handed pitcher by the Yankees in a 2017 draft that New

York used 28 of their 40 selections on amateur arms

• Made his pro debut in 2017, logging a 2-0 record and a 4.05 ERA in 11

games, 10 starts (43 SO, 9 BB, 33.1 IP), mostly with the Pulaski Yankees

o Struck out 12.0 per nine innings with Pulaski, the 3rd most in the

Appalachian League among those with at least 30 IP

o Gave up 3 home runs

• Prior to his pro career, spent his final collegiate season at Division II

Augustana University (SD) after transferring from Cincinnati

o Was 3-3 with a 2.60 ERA in 11 games, 10 starts with the Vikings

(57 SO, 34 BB, 77 IP)

o Played at Division II program, a university of just 2,000

undergraduate students

o Is the highest draft pick in school history (previous high was 23rd

round)

• In two seasons with the Bearcats (2015-16), was 1-8 with a 5.26 ERA

2018 Notes… Added to RiverDogs Opening Day roster…Set a career-high for innings pitched (6.2) and strikeouts in a game (10) in start @GBO on April 20…Did not issue a walk over two starts (10 innings) from 4/25-5/2…did not allow more than two runs over his first six starts…chased after two innings on 5/15 @HAG (G1, DH), yielding four runs and walking career-high three….appeared in 5.2 innings of relief following a rehab start by Yankees right-hander Tommy Kahnle on 5/21 @AUG…made second relief outing in resumption of suspended game on 6/2 vs DEL…

This Day in RiverDogs History…June 10, 2012

Moonlighting as a member of the RiverDogs tarp crew, the team’s own Director of Fun Bill Murray

slides into home on a memorable tarp slip-n-slide effort that would become the Dogs’ most viewed

YouTube clip ever, with over 300,000 views and several requests around the world to feature the

comedic icon and Oscar nominee. The RiverDogs get the game in after a 55-minute delay, falling 3-1

to Savannah.

SCORING BY INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X ALL

CSC 31 25 33 27 19 20 29 27 6 2 219

OPP 25 33 18 36 25 22 10 23 8 4 204

STARTS BY LINEUP

Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Cabrera 12 23 20 - 1 2 - - -

Garcia, D - - 6 11 4 - - 2 1

Garcia, W 29 26 - - - - - - -

Hess - - 1 18 17 6 9 1 -

Lopez - 1 1 - 1 1 11 11 5

McPhearson 7 - - - - - - - 3

Mateo - - - - - - - - 1

Molina - 1 - - 14 29 6 4 -

Navas - - - - 1 3 8 13 5

Olivares 4 - - - 16 10 9 - 1

Sensley - - 32 19 3 - - - -

STARTS BY POSITION

Player C 1B 2B SS 3B LF CF RF DH

Cabrera - - 31 17 7 - - - -

Garcia, D - 3 - - 15 - - - 3

Garcia, W - - 15 38 - - - - 1

Hess - 19 3 - 27 - - - 3

Lopez 28 - - - - - - - 2

McPhearson - - - - - - 8 - 2

Mateo - - 1 - - - - - -

Molina - - - - - 22 13 13 6

Navas 28 - - - - - - - 1

Olivares - - - - - 14 17 1 7

Sensley - - - - - - - 44 11

MISCELLANEOUS STATS

Player BEST 2018 HIT

STREAK

CURRENT HIT STREAK

(Date started)

CONSECUTIVE STARTS

Cabrera 5 4, 6/6 1

Garcia, D 2 - 19

Garcia, W 6 3, 6/6 2

Hess 9 - 6

Lopez 5 4, 6/1 -

McPhearson 2 1, 6/8 -

Mateo 1 1, 6/9 1

Molina 12 - 10

Navas 3 3, 6/5 2

Olivares 5 1, 6/9 3

Sensley 7 7, 6/1 5

SITUATIONAL RECORDS

TOTAL HOME AWAY DAY NIGHT

vs. Delmarva 2-1 2-1 0-0 0-0 2-1

vs. Greensboro 1-3 0-0 1-3 0-1 1-2

vs. Hagerstown 1-3 0-0 1-3 1-2 0-1

vs. Hickory 3-1 0-0 3-1 2-1 1-0

vs. Kannapolis 2-1 2-1 0-0 0-0 2-1

vs. Lakewood 0-3 0-0 0-3 0-0 0-3

vs. West Virginia 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-1 1-1

vs. North 10-14 5-4 5-10 3-5 7-9

vs. Asheville 2-1 2-1 0-0 0-0 2-1

vs. Augusta 1-2 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-2

vs. Columbia 9-5 6-5 3-0 0-1 9-4

vs. Greenville 1-4 0-0 1-4 0-1 1-3

vs. Lexington 4-4 3-1 1-3 1-1 3-3

vs. Rome 2-1 0-0 2-1 1-1 1-0

vs. South 19-17 11-7 8-10 2-4 17-13

April 11-13 6-4 5-9 2-5 9-8

May 13-15 8-6 5-9 3-4 10-11

June 5-3 2-1 3-2 0-0 5-3

July 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

August/September 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Monday 3-2 1-1 2-1 1-0 2-2

Tuesday 3-5 3-2 0-3 0-3 3-2

Wednesday 5-5 1-3 4-2 1-2 4-3

Thursday 5-4 4-1 1-3 0-0 5-4

Friday 3-7 2-2 1-5 0-0 3-7

Saturday 5-3 3-1 2-2 0-0 5-3

Sunday 5-5 2-1 3-4 3-4 2-1

R’Dogs Lead After 5th 16-6 7-3 9-3 4-2 12-4

R’Dogs Tied After 5th 10-6 6-3 4-3 1-2 9-4

R’Dogs Trail After 5th 3-19 3-5 0-14 0-5 3-14










R’Dogs Score First 19-15 8-5 11-10 3-6 16-9

Opp Scores First 10-16 8-6 2-10 2-3 8-13

vs. Lefty Starters 9-10 6-5 3-5 1-3 8-7

vs. Righty Starters 20-21 10-6 10-15 4-6 16-15

1-Run Games 13-16 9-7 4-9 1-4 12-12

Blowouts (5+ Runs) 5-1 3-1 2-0 0-0 5-1

Extra Innings 2-4 2-3 0-1 0-0 2-4

Shutouts 4-5 4-0 0-5 0-1 4-4

STAFF ERA

Starters: 297.0 IP 135 R 114 ER 3.45 ERA

Bullpen: 206.2 IP 69 R 50 ER 2.18 ERA Total: 503.2 IP 204 R 164 ER 2.93 ERA

2018 Highs and Lows

Team Batting

Charleston RiverDogs’ Highs/Lows Most Runs/Game: 12, 2x (vs DEL 6/2) Most Runs/Inning: 8, (@GVL, 6/8, 4th inning) Most Hits/Game: 17, (vs DEL, 6/2) Fewest Hits/Game: 3, 2x (@AUG, 5/22) Most XBH/Game: 6, 3x (vs LEX, 5/5) Most 2B/Game: 6, (vs LEX, 5/5) Most 3B/Game: 2, 2x (vs DEL, 6/1) Most HR/Game: 4, (@HAG, 5/15, G1) Most SB/Game: 2, 11x (vs DEL, 6/1) Most LOB/Game: 17, (vs KAN, 4/14)

Opponents’ Highs/Lows Most Runs/Game: 11, (vs LEX, 5/4) Most Runs/Inning: 7, (@LEX, 4/8, G1 2nd inning) Most Hits/Game: 16, (@HAG, 5/12) Fewest Hits/Game: 2, 2x (vs LEX, 5/6) Most XBH/Game: 8, (vs LEX, 5/4) Most 2B/Game: 6, (vs LEX, 5/4) Most 3B/Game: 2, 3x (@HAG, 5/15, G1) Most HR/Game: 3, (@COL, 6/6) Most SB/Game: 6, (@HAG, 5/12) Most LOB/Game: 12, (vs WV, 4/16)

Combined Highs/Lows Most Runs/Game: 21, (@HAG, 5/13) Most Hits/Game: 26, (@HAG, 5/13) Fewest Hits/Game: 7, 2x (vs COL, 5/17) Most HR/Game: 5, (@HAG, 5/15, G1) Most SB/Game: 7, (@HAG, 5/12) Most LOB/Game: 28, (vs KAN, 4/14)

Individual Batting

Charleston RiverDogs’ Highs Most Hits/Game: 4, (Thompson-Williams, @HAG, 5/13) Most Runs/Game: 3, 3x (Lopez, @COL, 6/6) Most RBI/Game: 6, (Hess, @ROM, 4/9) Most 2B/Game: 2, 6x (Garcia, W, @HIC, 5/27, G2) Most 3B/Game: 1, 9x (Molina & Hess, vs DEL, 6/1) Most HR/Game: 2, 4x (Thompson-Williams, @HAG, 5/15, G1) Most BB/Game: 3, (Garcia, D, vs DEL, 6/3) Most SB/Game: 1, 36x (McPhearson, @COL, 6/6) Most Ks/Game: 5, (Sensley, vs WV, 4/18) Longest Hit Streak: 12, (Molina, 5/2-5/18)

Opponents’ Highs Most Hits/Game: 3, 9x (Cedrola, @GVL, 6/8) Most Runs/Game: 3, 2x (Pratto, vs LEX, 5/4) Most RBI/Game: 4, 2x (Acosta, @GVL, 6/9) Most 2B/Game: 2, 10x (Rios, @GVL, 6/8) Most 3B/Game: 1, 20x (Acosta, @GVL, 6/9) Most HR/Game: 2, (Matias, @LEX, 4/5) Most BB/Game: 4, (Tiberi, vs COL, 5/29) Most SB/Game: 2, 2x (Antuna, @HAG, 5/12) Most Ks/Game: 4, (Rivera, M, @GBO, 4/19)

Team Pitching

Charleston RiverDogs’ Highs Most Ks/Game: 16, (vs KAN, 4/13) Most BB Allowed/Game: 6, 4x (@HAG, 5/15, G1)

Opponents’ Highs Most Ks/Game: 15, (vs COL, 4/26) Most BB Allowed/Game: 8, (vs KAN, 4/14)

Individual Pitching

Charleston RiverDogs’ Highs/Lows Most Ks/Game: 12, (Nelson, vs KAN, 4/12) Most BB/Game: 4, 3x (Lehnen, @HIC, 5/28) Longest Start: 7.0, 7x (Junk, @COL, 6/5) Shortest Start: 1.2, (Nelson, @LEX, 4/8, G1) Longest Win Streak: 2, (Lehnen, 5/28-pres) Longest Loss Streak: 2, 2x (Sears, 5/23-5/30)

Opponents’ Highs/Lows Most Ks/Game: 12, (Viall, vs COL, 4/24, G2) Most BB/Game: 5, (Dietz, vs DEL, 6/1) Longest Start: 8.0, (Stewart, @LWD, 5/9) Shortest Start: 0.0, (Cubilete, vs WV, 4/17)

Team Defense

Charleston RiverDogs’ Highs Most Errors/Game: 3, 4x (@GVL, 6/9) Most Double Plays/Game: 4, (@ROM, 4/10)

Opponents’ Highs Most Errors/Game: 4, 3x (@GVL, 6/8) Most Double Plays/Game: 3, (@GBO, 4/19)

General

Largest Margin of Victory: 10, (vs DEL, 6/2) Largest Margin of Defeat: 7, (vs LEX, 5/4) Longest Win Streak: 3, 3x (6/5-6/7) Longest Home Win Streak: 3, 2x (5/31-6/2) Longest Road Win Streak: 4, (5/28-6/7) Longest Loss Streak: 4, 2x (5/15-5/18) Longest Home Loss Streak: 2, 3x (5/30-5/31) Longest Road Loss Streak: 5, (4/29-5/12) Biggest Comeback Win: 4, 2x (@HAG, 5/13) Biggest Lead Blown in Loss: 8, (@GVL, 6/8) Walk-Off Wins: 5, (vs COL, 5/31) Longest Game (Time, 9 Inn.): 3:46, (vs COL, 4/25) Longest Game (Time, 7 Inn.): 2:35, 2x (@AUG, 5/23, G2) Longest Game (Time, Any): 3:41, (vs KAN, 4/14) Longest Game (Total Innings): 10, 4x (@GVL, 6/8) Shortest Game (Time, 9 Inn.): 1;54, (@GBO, 4/29) Shortest Game (Time, 7 Inn.): 1:41 (@HAG, 4/15, G2) Shortest Game (Time, Any): 1:41 (@HAG, 4/15, G2) Largest Home Crowd: 7,132 (vs KAN, 4/12) Largest Road Crowd: 7,870, (@LWD, 5/11) Smallest Home Crowd: 2,507, (vs COL, 4/24) Smallest Road Crowd: 418, (@HAG, 5/13)

*Most Recent Occurrence in Parentheses

RiverDogs Hitters

Last Season w/ Visalia (ARI): hit at a .278/.333/.340 clip in 406 at-bats, good for third among qualified hitters on Visalia, Arizona’s Advanced-A affiliate…led Visalia with 113 hits in 2017, and also led with 31 stolen bases in 42 attempts…McPhearson’s 31 SB placed him in a tie for 5th in the California League while his 113 hits put him in the top-25 in the league…third on the team with a .333 OBP among qualified hitters…Career: A fourth round draftee in 2013 by the Arizona Diamondbacks, McPhearson spent his first three years playing rookie-level ball in the Arizona League…In 2016, he spent time in both short season and full season A, while also playing three games and getting one at bat in AAA-Reno…Played in 111 games in 2017, all at A-Advanced Visalia…was released by Arizona on March 31 before being signed by the New York Yankees on April 1, 2018…has stolen 115 career bases over his first four seasons in the minors…

Last Season w/ Charleston/Staten Island/GCL Yanks West: Debuted as a pro, combined to bat .185 (22-for-119), 6 doubles, 4 triples, 13 RBI in 39 games…appeared in first four professional games with Staten Island before a call-up to Charleston on 6/27, where he batted .140 (8-for-57) in 19 games before finishing the year with GCL…Recalled to Charleston’s roster and appeared in game one of SAL playoffs (0-for-2)… Career: Spent four seasons at the University of Rhode Island (A-10), where as a senior he hit .347 (77-for-222) with career-bests in home runs (8), RBI (48), and stolen bases (12) along with a .414 on-base percentage…Ripped a school-record 10 triples with the Rams in 2016, and added 33 total extra-base hits in 2017…His 19 career triples is a program record, and he ranks among the top-five in school history in career extra-base knocks, total bases, and slugging percentage…hit more triples (19) than home runs (17) at Rhode Island…Born in Irvine, Calif., but attended North Kingston High School in Rhode Island…

Last Season w/ Staten Island: In third year as a pro, hit .222 (57-for-257), HR, 20 RBI in 67 games…struck out in a career-high 26% of plate appearances and walking a career-low 4.3% rate…swiped a career-best nine bags…Career: Played 54 games with Pulaski in 2016, hitting .198 (44-for-222), HR, 13 RBI…Made pro debut in 2015 and batted .299/.414/.362 in 39 games between the DSL and GCL…following the 2015 season, was graded by Baseball America as the No. 6 prospect in the Gulf Coast League and the No. 9 prospect in the Yankees organization…tabbed the seventh best prospect of the 2014 international signing class when they Yankees nabbed eight of the top-20 available international prospects as part of a $16 million spending spree…

Last Season w/ Staten Island: In third year as a pro, hit .222 (57-for-257), HR, 20 RBI in 67 games…struck out in a career-high 26% of plate appearances and walking a career-low 4.3% rate…swiped a career-best nine bags…Career: Played 54 games with Pulaski in 2016, hitting .198 (44-for-222), HR, 13 RBI…Made pro debut in 2015 and batted .299/.414/.362 in 39 games between the DSL and GCL…following the 2015 season, was graded by Baseball America as the No. 6 prospect in the Gulf Coast League and the No. 9 prospect in the Yankees organization…tabbed the seventh best prospect of the 2014 international signing class when they Yankees nabbed eight of the top-20 available international prospects as part of a $16 million spending spree…

#1 MATT MCPHEARSON (OF) --- .235, 0 HR, 2 RBI --- SIGNED AS A MINOR LEAGUE FREE AGENT ON APRIL 1 Last 3 Games: AB H R HR RBI SB BB Notes: Called up to Charleston from extended spring training on 4/16…Placed on the 7-

day DL after a collision with teammate Frederick Cuevas on 4/18 vs WV…Activated from disabled list on 6/1…drove in tying and go-ahead runs while making game-saving catch in 8th in 6-5 win @COL on 6/6…

@GVL (6/8) 4 1 1 0 0 0 2

@COL (6/7) 4 0 1 0 0 0 1

@COL (6/6) 4 2 1 0 2 1 1

2018 Highs: H- 2, 2x (@COL, 6/6) R- 1, 5x (@COL, 6/7) HR- RBI- 2, (@COL, 6/6) BB- 2, 2x (@GVL, 6/8)

Career Highs: H- 3, 2x (8/25/17) R- 3, 2x (8/19/17) HR- 1, 4x (8/24/17) RBI- 3, (7/4/17) BB- 2, 4x (“”)

#2 CHRIS HESS (INF) --- .264, 5 HR, 20 RBI --- SELECTED IN THE 17TH ROUND OF THE 2017 DRAFT Last 3 Games: AB H R HR RBI SB BB

Notes: Added to RiverDogs Opening Day roster…hit first professional home run on 4/5 @LEX on Opening Night…ripped two homers and collected career-high 6 RBI on 4/9 @ROM…named as the starting third baseman in the SAL All-Star Game…

@GVL (6/9) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0

@GVL (6/8) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0

@COL (6/7) 3 0 0 0 1 0 0

2018 Highs: H- 3, 3x (vs ASH, 5/5) R- 2, 3x (vs WV, 4/18) HR- 2, (@ROM, 4/9) RBI- 6, (@ROM, 4/9) BB- 2, 2x (vs DEL, 6/1)

Career Highs: H- 3, 3x (“”) R- 2, 5x (“”) HR- 2, (“”) RBI- 6, (“”) BB- 2, 3x (“”)

#3 WILKERMAN GARCIA (INF) --- .216, 5 HR, 21 RBI --- SIGNED AS A NON-DRAFTED FREE AGENT IN 2014 Last 3 Games: AB H R HR RBI SB BB

Notes: Added to RiverDogs Opening Day roster…hit third pitch of the game for first HR on 4/21 @GBO…Gave Charleston its first walk-off victory with a two-run home run in extra innings vs. COL on 4/24, G1…ripped two home runs (in back-to-back ABs) for first time in career on 4/28 @GVL…roped a grand slam, the first of three homers on three straight pitches on 6/8 @GVL…

@GVL (6/9) 4 1 0 0 0 0 0

@GVL (6/8) 4 1 1 1 4 0 1

@COL (6/6) 4 1 1 0 1 0 1

2018 Highs: H- 3, 2x (@GVL, 4/28) R- 2, 5x (@HIC, 5/25) HR- 2, (@GVL, 4/28) RBI- 4, (@GVL, 6/8) BB- 2, 3x (vs COL, 5/19)

Career Highs: H- 3, 5x (“”) R- 3, (8/7/16) HR- 2, (“”) RBI- 3, 3x (“”) BB- 2, 9x (“”)

#4 WELFRIN MATEO (INF) --- .500, 1 HR, 1 RBI --- SIGNED AS A NON-DRAFTED FREE AGENT IN 2013 Last 3 Games: AB H R HR RBI SB BB

Notes: Activated from the 7-Day DL on 6/9…went 2-4, HR in Class A debut on 6/9 @GVL… @GVL (6/9) 4 2 1 1 1 0 0

2018 Highs: H- 2, (@GVL, 6/9) R- 1, (@GVL, 6/9) HR- 1, (@GVL, 6/9) RBI- 1, (@GVL, 6/9) BB-

Career Highs: H- 4, 3x (6/26/16) R- 5, (6/23/15) HR- 1, 9x (“”) RBI- 4, (7/28/16) BB- 3, (7/13/15)

Last Season w/ Charleston/Pulaski/GCL: Split his pro debut between three levels, batting .292/.370/.584 with 13 HR, 46 RBI in 50 games, including launching four home runs and going 21-for-81 with the RiverDogs…Hit the third-most home runs of anyone in the 2017 Draft Class….played 27 games in Pulaski hitting .316/.402/.673 with a league-leading nine homers at the time of his promotion of 8/1 …With Charleston, went 2-for-5 with two runs scored in debut on 8/1, collected five RBI on 8/5 vs GV, ripped two homers on 8/11 @LEX, and clubbed go-ahead grand slam on 8/16 vs GVL…Career: Spent 2016-17 with Louisiana-Lafayette (Sun Belt)… In 2017, hit .314/.417/.576 with 11 homers and 46 RBI …in 2016 he saw action in 53 games, 42 being starts…split time between right field and DH…prior to Louisiana spent one season at LSU-Eunice and helped lead the Bengals to the NJCAA DII National Championship…set LSU-E record with 21 home runs…in 2015 selected by Tampa Bay in the 38th round…selected in the 33rd round by Minnesota in 2013 out of high school…

Last Season w/ Staten Island/DSL Yanks: In third year as a pro, hit .224 (38-for-170), HR, 12 RBI in a career-high 55 games, mostly with Staten Island…Threw out 17-of-44 (38.6%) of would-be base stealers…Career: In three pro seasons, has thrown out 60-of-138 (44%) attempted base stealers…Played in just 11 games with the GCL Yankees West in 2016…debuted as a pro in 2015 with the DSL Yankees 1…

Last Season w/ Charleston/Pulaski: Hit .241/.347/.322, 2 HR, 14 RBI in 59 games in his third pro season…scored 31 total runs…Hit .363/.495/.488 in 80 at-bats for Pulaski…Career: Made pro debut in 2015 in the Dominican Summer League, where he drove in 22 runs in 32…Hit at a .285 clip with 13 doubles with GCL Yankees West in 2016…

Last Season w/ Charleston/Staten Island: Opened the 2017 season with the RiverDogs and combined between two levels to hit .252/.306/.321 with 4 HR, 53 RBI, 8 SB in 112 games, playing all around the infield at third, second, and short…at just 18-years-old and one month, was the youngest player to make a South Atlantic League Opening Day roster…In his first stint with Charleston, hit just .208 (35-for-168)…reassigned to Staten Island in June and returned on July 21 to hit .280 (42-for-150) over the last 40 games…Career: In his first pro season, combined to hit .345/.396/.523 with 4 HR, 7 SB, 25 RBI in 52 games across three levels in pro debut…made 28 starts at short and 20 at second base…brother, Leobaldo, is an outfielder in the Yankees system…

Last Season w/ Charleston: Spent the entirety of the 2017 campaign with the RiverDogs, hitting .211 (34-for-161), HR, 12 RBI in 49 games as the reserve catcher…threw out 27-of-56 base stealers (48.2%), the best rate in the league (min. 50 attempts)…walked just 3 times in 167 PA (1.7%)…pull percentage of 60.3% was the third-highest in the league (min. 100 PA)…matched a career-high with a 7-game hitting streak from 4/25-5/21…Hit walk off single in 13th on 5/25 vs GVL…Career: In 2016, hit .203 with 7 doubles, 12 RBI in 72 games split between Charleston and Staten Island…stole home to tie the game as part of a walk-off win on Opening Night in 2016, just his second career SB at the time…Made his stateside debut in 2015, splitting time between the GCL and Dominican Summer League…debuted as a pro with the DSL Yankees 2 in 2014…

#5 STEVEN SENSLEY (OF) --- .276, 8 HR, 19 RBI --- SELECTED IN THE 12TH ROUND OF THE 2017 DRAFT Last 3 Games: AB H R HR RBI SB BB Notes: Added to RiverDogs Opening Day roster…graded by Baseball America as the best power hitter in the

Yankees’ 2017 class with a 70-raw power tool…homered in back-to-back games on 4/13-4/14…went 0-for-5 with 5 SO on 4/14 vs WV…homered in back-to-back games on 5/3-5/4…collected first 3-RBI game of the season, falling a triple short of the cycle on 6/2 vs DEL…named to SAL All-Star Game…hit his eighth HR of the season, the third consecutive pitch the RiverDogs took deep, on 6/8 @GVL…

@GVL (6/9) 4 1 0 0 0 0 0

@GVL (6/8) 5 1 1 1 1 0 0

@COL (6/7) 4 1 1 0 0 0 0

2018 Highs: H- 3, 5x (vs DEL, 6/2) R- 3, (@ROM, 4/9) HR- 1, 8x (@GVL, 6/8) RBI- 3, (vs DEL, 6/2) BB- 2, (@ROM, 4/11)

Career Highs: H- 3, 7x (“”) R- 3, 4x (“”) HR- 2, 2x (8/11/17) RBI- 5, (8/5/17) BB- 3, (6/26/17)

#6 JASON LOPEZ (C) --- .269, 4 HR, 15 RBI --- SIGNED AS A NON-DRAFTED FREE AGENT IN 2014 Last 3 Games: AB H R HR RBI SB BB

Notes: Added to RiverDogs Opening Day roster…made his first career appearance in the OF as a defensive replacement on 5/27 @HIC…

@COL (6/7) 4 1 0 0 0 0 0

@COL (6/6) 3 2 3 1 1 0 1

vs DEL (6/2) 4 2 1 0 2 0 0

2018 Highs: H- 3, (vs COL, 4/25) R- 3, (@COL, 6/6) HR- 1, 4x (@COL, 6/6) RBI- 2, 4x (vs DEL, 6/2) BB- 2, vs KAN (4/14)

Career Highs: H- 3 (“”) R- 3, 3x (“”) HR- 1, 7x (“”) RBI- 3, (8/5/15) BB- 3, (6/26/17)

#8 PABLO OLIVARES (OF) --- .338, 1 HR, 12 RBI --- SIGNED AS A NON-DRAFTED FREE AGENT IN 2014 Last 3 Games: AB H R HR RBI SB BB

Notes: Added to RiverDogs roster on 4/23…hit .244 in 14 games at Adv. A-Tampa this season…reached in eight straight plate appearances and hit safely in six straight at-bats over three games from 5/11-5/13…

@GVL (6/9) 4 2 0 0 0 0 0

@GVL (6/8) 3 0 1 0 0 0 1

@COL (6/6) 4 1 1 0 0 0 0

2018 Highs: H- 3, 3x (@HIC, 5/25) R- 2, 2x (@HAG, 5/12) HR- 1, (@HAG, 5/12) RBI- 3, (@HAG, 5/12) BB- 2, (vs COL, 5/31)

Career Highs: H- 4, (8/11/17) R- 3, 2x (6/19/15) HR- 1, 5x (“”) RBI- 3, 4x (“”) BB- 3, (7/27/16)

#10 OSWALDO CABRERA (INF) --- .229, 2 HR, 21 RBI --- SIGNED AS A NON-DRAFTED FREE AGENT IN 2015 Last 3 Games: AB H R HR RBI SB BB

Notes: Added to RiverDogs Opening Day roster…Rated the Yankees’ No. 26 prospect pre-season by Baseball America…went on a 0-27 hitless streak from 5/15-5/22…

@GVL (6/9) 4 1 0 0 0 0 0

@GVL (6/8)* 3 1 0 0 0 0 0

@COL (6/7) 4 2 0 0 1 0 0

2018 Highs: H- 3, 3x (vs DEL, 6/2) R- 2, 3x (vs DEL, 6/2) HR- 1, 2x (@HAG, 5/13) RBI- 2, 4x (@COL, 6/6) BB- 1, 11x (vs COL, 5/17)

Career Highs: H- 3, 15x (“”) R- 3, 2x (5/20/17) HR- 1, 9x (“”) RBI- 4, 3x (8/717) BB- 2, 2x (7/12/17)

#17 EDUARDO NAVAS (C) --- .190, 1 HR, 9 RBI --- SIGNED AS A NON-DRAFTED FREE AGENT IN 2013 Last 3 Games: AB H R HR RBI SB BB

Notes: Added to RiverDogs Opening Day roster…struck out 3 times in back-to-back games to start the season on 4/6-4/7…

@GVL (6/9) 3 1 0 0 0 0 0

@GVL (6/8) 5 1 1 0 1 0 0

@COL (6/5) 4 2 1 1 2 0 0

2018 Highs: H- 2, 2x (@COL, 6/5) R- 2, (@HAG, 5/13) HR- 1, (@COL, 6/5) RBI- 2, (@COL, 6/5) BB- 1, 5x (vs COL, 5/30)

Career Highs: H- 4, 2x (8/14/16) R- 2, 8x (“”) HR- 1, 3x (“”) RBI- 3, 3x (5/24/16) BB- 2, 5x (5/5/16)

Last Season w/ Charleston/Staten Island: Opened the 2017 season with Charleston, batting .186 (16-for-86) in 23 games before being reassigned to extended spring training…batted .238 (24-for-101) with 15 RBI in 28 contests with Staten Island where he ended the season…Did not hit a home run after slugging a career-high nine in 2016…Career: Split the 2016 season between Charleston and Pulaski and hit .226 with 9 HR, 36 RBI in 85 games overall…called up to Charleston on May 7 from extended to hit .198 with 2 HR, 36 RBI in 85 games …Ranked by MLB.com as the No. 5 prospect for the 2013 international signing period…cousin of Blue Jays prospect Richard Urena, who appeared in 21 games with Toronto in 2017…

Last Season w/ Charleston/Pulaski: Split the season with Rookie-level Pulaski and Charleston, batting .249 (56-for-225) with 17 HR, 45 RBI, 36 R in 63 games…ranked third among Yankees minor leaguers in home runs…homered in five straight games between 7/29-G1-8/1…In 30 games with the RiverDogs, totaled 8 HR, 20 RBI…Career: Hit 13 HR, 24 RBI and 32 BB with Pulaski in 2016…ranked among Appalachian League leaders in home runs (second), walks (fifth), extra-base hits (eighth), and slugging percentage (ninth)…Made professional debut with GCL Yankees 2 in 2015…Was ranked by MLB.com as the top prospect for the 2014 international signing period…

#20 LEONARDO MOLINA (OF) --- .248, 0 HR, 18 RBI --- SIGNED AS A NON-DRAFTED FREE AGENT IN 2013 Last 3 Games: AB H R HR RBI SB BB Notes: Added to RiverDogs Opening Day roster…started the season on a 0-for-21

slide…collected first 3-hit game of the season on 5/6 vs LEX…hit walk-off single in Bot 9th on 5/7 vs LEX…swiped first base of the season on 5/23 @AUG…hit safely in 12 straight from 5/2-5/17 (15-46, .326)…hit safely in 8 straight from 5/31-6/8 (11-31, .355)…

@GVL (6/9) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0

@GVL (6/8) 4 2 1 0 1 0 0

@COL (6/7) 4 2 0 0 1 0 0

2018 Highs: H- 3, 3x (@HIC, 5/25) R- 2, 4x (vs DEL, 6/2) HR- RBI- 3, (@HIC, 5/25) BB- 2, (@GVL, 4/28)

Career Highs: H- 3, 5x (“”) R- 2, 11x (“”) HR- 2, (8/30/16) RBI- 3, 5x (“”) BB- 3, 3x (6/29/16)

#28 DERMIS GARCIA (IF) --- .155, 3 HR, 7 RBI --- SIGNED AS A NON-DRAFTED FREE AGENT IN 2014 Last 3 Games: AB H R HR RBI SB BB Notes: Added to RiverDogs roster on 5/17…went 0-4, 4 SO in season debut on

5/17…ripped go-ahead game-winner in the 7th for his first home run of the season on 5/20 vs COL…belted third HR of the season, the second of three straight HR on 3 straight pitches on 6/8 @GVL…

@GVL (6/9) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0

@GVL (6/8) 5 1 1 1 1 0 0

@COL (6/7) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0

2018 Highs: H- 1, 11x (@GVL, 6/8) R- 2, (vs DEL, 6/2) HR- 1, 3x (@GVL, 6/8) RBI- 2, (@COL, 6/5) BB- 3, (vs DEL, 6/3)

Career Highs: H- 2, 5x (8/29/17) R- 2, 3x (“”) HR- 2, (8/13/17) RBI- 3, 3x (8/31/17) BB- 3, (“”)

RiverDogs Bullpen

Last Season w/ Charleston/Staten Island: Went 4-2 with four saves and a 2.64 ERA in 16 relief appearances (36 SO, 10 BB, 30.2 IP)...Joined the RiverDogs from Staten Island on 8/5…picked up a Class-A save on 8/11 @LEX…gave up walk-off single in Bot 10th on 8/25 @DEL…Career: In 2016 with Pulaski, tossed in ten games out of the bullpen with an 0-2 record and 6.00 ERA… allowed ten earned runs in 15.0 innings of work…Attended Louisiana Tech (2014-16) and was teammates with current Yankee minor leaguer Phillip Diehl…started 25 games for L-Tech in three years, collecting 115 strikeouts in 143 innings…Graduated in 2014 from Ouachita Christian School where he won five state championships in three sports (two in baseball, two in football, one in track)…was the 2012 Louisiana Class 1A Offensive MVP in football…Hails from Monroe, LA area that has produced MLB All-Star Ben Sheets and Basketball Hall-of-Famer Bill Russell…

Last Season w/ Pulaski: Went 2-3 with one save and a 3.81 ERA with Pulaski (56 SO, 16 BB, 52.0 IP) in 11 appearances (8 starts)…among pitchers with at least 50 innings, ranked second in the APPY League in strikeouts per nine (9.69) and strikeout rate (25.7%)…went 2-0 with 3 ER allowed over 21 innings in his final four games to end the season…Career: Logged just 23.0 innings from 2014-16, including missing the entirety of the 2015 campaign…hails from Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic, a town that has produced Major Leaguers Bartolo Colon and Jose Gonzalez

Last Season w/ Pulaski/GCL/DSL: Logged a 3-1 record and a career-low 1.59 ERA in 15 relief appearances (24 SO, 12 BB, 22.2 IP) at three different levels…pitched less than half the innings he logged in 2016…made eight appearances with Pulaski to end the season…Career: Went 1-4 with a 6.29 ERA in the GCL in 2016 while logging a career-high 48.2 innings…Spent 2015 in the GCL and 2014 in the DSL…

Last Season w/ GCL Yankees East: Made pro debut, going 1-0 with a 2.41 ERA and one save (18 SO, 4 BB, 18.2 IP) in 10 appearances in relief…Career: Prior to going pro, spent three seasons at Dallas Baptist University (2015-17, Missouri Valley Conference), going 16-6 with a 3.15 ERA…named a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American in 2015…Dallas Baptist program has produced 17 draft picks over the last three years, including eight that have gone in the top-ten rounds…fellow Yankee farmhand Chance Adams is a product out of Dallas Baptist (5th round pick in 2015 as one of five Patriot arms to go in the top-12 rounds that year)…Father, Kight Higgins, played college baseball at TCU, Texas Wesleyan, and Seminole JC, including throwing a no-hitter with TCU on March 17, 1985 before being drafted in the 19th round by Toronto…

#7 BRADEN BRISTO (RHP) --- 0-1, 1.64 ERA, 26 K, 7 BB, 22.0 IP --- SELECTED IN 23RD ROUND OF THE 2016 DRAFT Last 3 Games: IP H R ER BB K Notes: Added to RiverDogs Opening Day roster…suffered first loss when allowing the automatic

runner on second base to score in the 10th inning on 4/14 vs KAN…gave up walk-off hit to Eric Gutierrez on 4/19 @GBO in the Bot 9th…picked up first two saves in back-to-back outings on 5/20 vs COL and 5/27 @HIC…struck out five in six-out save (3) on 6/7 @COL…

@COL (6/7) 2.0 0 0 0 1 5

vs DEL (6/3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1

vs COL (5/31) 1.2 3 2 2 1 2

2018 Highs: IP- 3.0, (vs COL, 4/26) H- 5, (@HAG, 5/12) ER- 2, 2x (vs COL, 5/31) BB- 2, (vs KAN, 4/14) K- 5, (@COL, 6/7)

Career Highs: IP- 3.0, 5x (“”) H- 6, (6/23/16) ER- 6, (6/23/16) BB- 3, 2x (8/11/17) K- 5, (“”)

#11 DANIEL RAMOS (RHP) --- 4-2, 4.55 ERA, 29 K, 11 BB, 31.2 IP --- SIGNED AS A NON-DRAFTED FREE AGENT IN 2013 Last 3 Games: IP H R ER BB K

Notes: Added to RiverDogs Opening Day roster…placed on the 7-day disabled list (retro to 5/8) on 5/10…reinstated from the DL on 5/25 and tossed 3.0 perfect innings of relief to garner the win @HIC…

@COL (6/7) 1.1 2 0 0 2 0

vs DEL (6/3)* 2.0 3 2 2 1 1

vs COL (5/30) 3.2 1 0 0 1 2

2018 Highs: IP- 7.0, (@GVL, 4/27) H- 7, (vs WV, 4/16) ER- 5, (vs WV, 4/16) BB- 3, (vs WV, 4/16) K- 7, (@ROM, 4/9)

Career Highs: IP- 7.0, (“”) H- 9, 2x (7/5/17) ER- 5, 2x (“”) BB- 4, 2x (7/10/17) K- 8, (8/11/17)

#13 ANDERSON SEVERINO (LHP) --- 1-1, 3.77 ERA, 12 K, 9 BB, 13.1 IP --- SIGNED AS A NON-DRAFTED FREE AGENT IN 2013 Last 3 Games: IP H R ER BB K

Notes: Added to RiverDogs Opening Day roster… @COL (6/6) 0.2 2 1 1 1 0

vs DEL (6/2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1

@HIC (5/27, G2) 1.1 4 1 1 0 0

2018 Highs: IP- 3.0, (vs WV, 4/16) H- 4, 2x (@HIC, 5/27, G2) ER- 2, 2x (vs COL, 5/17) BB- 3, (@GVL, 4/28) K- 4, (vs LEX, 5/4)

Career Highs: IP- 5.2, 3x (8/17/16) H- 12, (7/16/16) ER- 10, (7/16/16) BB- 6, (8/4/14) K- 7, (8/15/14)

#19 DALTON HIGGINS (RHP) --- 1-1, 2.19 ERA, 13 K, 4 BB, 12.1 IP --- SELECTED IN 7TH ROUND OF THE 2017 DRAFT Last 3 Games: IP H R ER BB K

Notes: Called up to Charleston on 5/14 from extended spring training…got out of two bases loaded jams, allowing just an inherited runner to score while striking out four in 2.0 innings of relief to pick up first win in a 3-2 victory on 5/23 @AUG (G2)…

@GVL (6/9) 3.1 0 0 0 0 5

@COL (6/5) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1

vs COL (5/29) 3.0 5 2 1 1 1

2018 Highs: IP- 3.1, (@GVL, 6/9) H- 5, (vs COL, 5/29) ER- 2, (@HAG, 5/15, G2) BB- 2, (@AUG, 5/23, G2) K- 5, (@GVL, 6/9)

Career Highs: IP- 3.1, (“”) H- 5, 3x (“”) ER- 3, (“”) BB- 2, 2x (“”) K- 5, (“”)

Last Season w/ Pulaski/GCL Yanks East: Made his pro debut, going 1-2 with two saves and a 2.39 ERA (33 SO, 9 BB, 26.1 IP) in 11 games (one start) between two levels…Tossed four games in the GCL and was promoted to the APPY League on 7/20…Career: Prior to going pro, pitched four seasons at Radford University (2014-17, Big South), accruing a 4-6 record and a 3.74 ERA in 77 games, mostly as a reliever…As a senior, led the Big South in ERA during conference play (1.03), allowing only two extra-base hits with 40 strikeouts in just 26.1 innings, finishing sixth in the league in strikeouts as the Highlanders’ closer (9 saves)…Made one of his four career starts in the Conference Tournament Championship, spinning a complete game with nine strikeouts in a win over Presbyterian to lift Radford to their second NCAA Tournament appearance in three years…Finished as a finalist for the Gregg Olson Award, issued to the NCAA’s breakout player of the year…Became the fourth pitcher in school history to go in the top-10 rounds of the MLB Draft…

Last Season w/ Charleston/Staten Island: Activated from the disabled list and joined the RiverDogs on June 10, going 2-1, 5.87 ERA in 13 appearances, 5 starts (32 SO, 29 BB, 30.2 IP)…was sent down to Staten Island on August 19 and made two appearances there to end the season…Career: Made 10 starts for Short Season Staten Island in 2016, going 2-0 with a 4.12 ERA (31 SO, 17 BB, 39.1 IP)…Missed 2015 recovering from Tommy John Surgery…Spent one post-graduate season at the Salisbury School (CT) after graduating from Xaverian Brothers High School (Foxborough, MA)…Passed up a commitment to Clemson University to sign with the Yankees…

Last w/ Staten Island: Went 2-2 with four saves and a 4.13 ERA (34 SO, 9 BB, 28.1 IP) in 19 relief appearances in the New York-Penn League…posted a scoreless outing in 14 of his 19 appearances…began the season with a 9.2 inning scoreless streak…Career: Split his pro debut season between Charleston and Pulaski, going 0-1 with five saves and a 2.84 ERA in 17 appearances…. did not allow a run in first 12.0 innings to start pro career (5.2 IP with Charleston)…gave up first run as a professional on solo HR to Seby Zavala on 8/3 @KAN…Prior to his pro career, spent three seasons at Fordham University (2014-16, A10), recording an 11-10 record with a 5.08 ERA while ranking 12th in Rams history in career strikeouts (186)…struck out 9.73 per nine…Fordham among one of the oldest college baseball programs in the country; the Rams have recorded more wins than any other D1 program (over 4,000)…

Last Season w/ Charleseton: Went 2-3 in 9 starts with the RiverDogs, posting a 3.17 ERA…Career: Did not pitch during the 2016 season due to injury…Went 2-4, 4.97 ERA in 10 games (9 starts) with the GCLYankees 1 in 2015, striking out 31 and walking 13 in 41.2 innings…Threw five scoreless innings in each of his last two starts to finish the year…Made his professional debut with the Dominican Summer League Yankees in 2014, recording a 2.08 ERA in five starts…Signed as a non-drafted free agent with the Yankees in 2014…Originally signed with the Twins as a non-drafted free agent in 2013 before contract was voided…

Bullpen Scouting Report

#7 Braden Bristo: FB, CH, SL #11- Daniel Ramos: FB, CB, CH

#13- Anderson Severino: FB, CB, CH #19- Dalton Higgins: FB, SL, CH

#23- Kyle Zurak: FB, CH, SL #24- Austin DeCarr: FB, CB, CH

#27-Greg Weissert: FB, CB, CH, SL

#23 KYLE ZURAK (RHP) --- 2-1, 2.73 ERA, 24 K, 8 BB, 26.1 IP --- SELECTED IN 8TH ROUND OF THE 2017 DRAFT Last 3 Games: IP H R ER BB K

Notes: Added to RiverDogs Opening Day roster…recorded a four-out save to hold an 8-7 win on 5/25 @HIC…accrued four saves in five appearances from 5/26-6/6…

@COL (6/6) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0

vs DEL (6/1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1

vs COL (5/31) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1

2018 Highs: IP- 3.0, 3x (vs LEX, 5/4) H- 4, 3x (vs LEX, 5/4) ER- 3, (vs LEX, 5/4) BB- 2, 2x (vs LEX, 5/4) K- 4, 2x (@LEX, 5/4)

Career Highs: IP- 4.0, (8/28/17) H- 4, 3x (””) ER- 3, 2x (“”) BB- 3, (8/17/17) K- 6, 2x (8/17/17)

#24 AUSTIN DECARR (RHP) --- 0-1, 4.35 ERA, 9 K, 9 BB, 10.1 IP --- SELECTED IN 3RD ROUND OF THE 2014 DRAFT Last 3 Games: IP H R ER BB K

Notes: Called up from extended spring training on 5/10…tossed 2.0 scoreless frames in season debut on 5/11 @LWD…took the loss on 6/8 @GVL after throwing wild pitch in the 10th in 10-9 loss…

@GVL (6/8) 0.2 0 1 0 1 1

vs DEL (6/3) 3.0 2 0 0 0 2

@HIC (5/27, G2) 1.0 0 0 0 2 1

2018 Highs: IP- 3.0, (vs DEL, 6/3) H- 4, (@HAG, 5/15, G1) ER- 5, (@HAG, 5/15, G1) BB- 3, (@HAG, 5/15, G1) K- 3, (@LWD, 5/11)

Career Highs: IP- 5.0, 4x (6/25/17) H- 6, 3x (7/21/16) ER- 8, (7/6/17) BB- 5, 2x (7/6/17) K- 7, (7/28/16)

#27 GREG WEISSERT (RHP) --- 2-2, 3.12 ERA, 39 K, 9 BB, 26.0 IP --- SELECTED IN 18TH ROUND OF THE 2016 DRAFT Last 3 Games: IP H R ER BB K

Notes: Added to RiverDogs Opening Day roster…charged with blown save, yielding 3 runs (2 ER) in ninth inning in 5-4 loss @GVL on 4/27…

@COL (6/6) 3.0 2 2 2 0 1

vs DEL (6/1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 6

@HIC (5/28) 2.0 2 0 0 0 4

2018 Highs: IP- 3.0, 2x (@COL, 6/6) H- 5, (@GVL, 4/27) ER- 2, 3x (@COL, 6/6) BB- 3, (@HAG, 5/13) K- 6, (vs DEL, 6/1)

Career Highs: IP- 3.2, (7/19/17) H- 5, (“”) ER- 4, (7/27/17) BB- 3, 2x (“”) K- 6, (“”)

#34 ALEX VARGAS (RHP) --- 3-1, 5.59 ERA, 19 K, 6 BB, 29.0 IP --- SIGNED AS A NON-DRAFTED FREE AGENT IN 2014

Last 3 Games: IP H R ER BB K Notes: Graded the Yankees No. 28 prospect pre-season by Baseball America…Reassigned from extended spring training on 5/5 after making one start for Double-A Trenton (4 1/3 shutout) and one relief appearance for Advanced-A Tampa…in his first start with Charleston, struck out career-high 7 across 5.0 shutout frames on 5/6 vs LEX…has allowed 1 ER in three outings at The Joe and 19 ER in 3 road outings with Charleston this season…

@GVL (6/8) 5.0 9 5 5 0 3

vs DEL (6/1)* 6.0 8 2 1 1 2

@HIC (5/27)* 3.2 6 6 6 3 3

2018 Highs IP- 6.0, 2x (vs DEL, 6/1) H- 10, (@HAG, 5/12) ER- 6, 2x (@HIC, 5/27) BB- 3, (@HIC, 5/27) K- 7, (vs LEX, 5/6)

Career Highs: IP- 7.0, 2x (7/30/17) H- 10, 2x (“”) ER- 6, 3x (“”) BB- 3, 2x (“”) K- 7, (“”)

South Atlantic League Report – June 9

Lexington- 3 (DH, G2) Kannapolis- 4 West Virginia- 4 Augusta- 1 (F/10) Lakewood- 6 Hagerstown- CANCELLED Asheville- 5 Rome- 5 Hickory- 5 Columbia- 2 Greensboro- 5 Delmarva- W: Lorenzini (2-0, 3.38)) W: White (1-2, 1.29) W: Phillips (3-5, 3.52) W: Cobb (3-1, 2.05) W: Brogdon (2-2, 3.79) W: L: Snider (3-5, 7.03) L: Quijada (0-1, 3.38) L: Fischer (0-1, 3.00) L: Parra (1-3, 2.51) L: Miller (2-5, 5.48) L:

SV: Tyler (3) SV: Dohy (7)

Yankees Farm System Report – June 9

MLB Triple-A Double-A High-A

New York Yankees Scranton Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Trenton Thunder Tampa Tarpons Yankees- 4 Louisville- 9 Binghamton- 1 Bradenton- 2 Mets- 3 Scranton/WB- 4 Trenton- 9 Tampa- 11 W: Robertson (5-2, 3.94) W: Finnegan (2-4, 4.36) W: Tate (4-2, 3.43) W: Whitlock (2-0, 0.96) L: Swarzak (0-1, 4.15) L: Rogers (5-5, 3.72) L: Cismatt (7-3, 3.29) L: Escobar (4-4, 3.77)

SV: Chapman (17) AL East W L GB IL North W L GB EL Eastern W L GB FSL North W L GB Yankees 42 18 - Lehigh Valley 34 26 - Trenton 36 24 - Daytona 32 25 - Boston 44 21 0.5 Buffalo 27 25 3.0 New Hampshire 36 25 - Tampa 33 29 1.5 Tampa Bay 29 34 14.5 Rochester 28 29 4.5 Binghamton 33 28 3.5 Lakeland 32 29 2.0 Toronto 29 35 15.0 Syracuse 28 31 5.5 Hartford 29 33 8.0 Clearwater 27 33 6.5 Baltimore 19 44 24.5 Pawtucket 27 32 6.5 Reading 26 34 10.0 Dunedin 26 33 7.0

Scranton/WB 27 33 7.0 Portland 22 38 14.0 Florida 25 33 7.5

# Clinched Division # Clinched Division # Clinched Division * First-Half Division Winner

@ Clinched Playoff Spot @ Clinched Playoff Spot @ Clinched Playoff Spot @ Clinched Playoff Spot

2018 RiverDogs Day-By-Day

DATE OPP RESULT REC. PLACE GB CSC R-H-E OPP R-H-E WIN LOSS SAVE TIME ATT. CSC TOTAL

4/3* *MB L, 4-6 - - - 4-8-0 6-9-3 Bloomquist (1-0) Severino (0-1) Romero (1) 3:17 2,892 -

4/5 @LEX L, 2-3 0-1 T5th 1.0 2-8-3 3-7-0 Mitchell (1-0) Sears (0-1) Zuber (1) 2:27 5,345 -

4/6 @LEX L, 2-5 0-2 T5th 1.0 2-7-2 5-11-0 Hope (1-0) Otto (0-1) Biasi (1) 3:00 2,067 -

4/7 @LEX POSTPONED, SNOW, Doubleheader scheduled for 4/8

4/8 @LEX L, 4-7 (7) 0-3 - - 4-8-0 7-7-3 Snider (1-0) Nelson (0-1) - 2:25 - -

4/8 @LEX W, 2-1 (7) 1-3 6th 2.0 2-5-0 1-4-2 Lehnen (1-0) Drabble (0-1) Wivinis (1) 1:51 2,033 -

4/9 @ROM W, 10-2 2-3 T5th 2.0 10-11-1 2-7-4 Ramos (1-0) Rangel (0-1) - 2:49 1,033 -

4/10 @ROM L, 1-2 2-4 T5th 3.0 1-5-0 2-7-2 Tarnok (1-0) Whitlock (0-1) Mejia (1) 2:18 1,796 -

4/11 @ROM W, 3-1 3-4 5th 3.0 3-8-1 1-4-3 Otto (1-1) De La Cruz (1-1) Wivinis (2) 2:19 1,237 -

4/12 KAN W, 6-4 4-4 T4th 3.0 6-8-0 4-12-0 Trieglaff (1-0) Escorcia (0-1) Wivinis (3) 2:28 7,132 7,132

4/13 KAN W, 2-1 5-4 T3rd 2.0 2-7-1 1-4-1 Zurak (1-0) Escorcia (0-2) Cedeno (1) 2:21 4,373 11,505

4/14 KAN L, 3-4 (10) 5-5 5th 3.0 3-10-1 4-9-3 Johnson (1-0) Bristo (0-1) - 3:41 4,840 16,345

4/15 KAN CANCELLED, RAIN, Game will not be made up

4/16 WV L, 1-5 5-6 5th 3.0 1-6-1 5-10-0 Ogle (1-0) Ramos (1-1) Taylor (1) 2:44 2,983 19,328

4/17 WV W, 1-0 6-6 5th 2.0 1-5-0 0-6-1 Whitlock (1-1) Cubilete (0-2) Wivinis (4) 2:28 3,063 22,391

4/18 WV L, 4-5 6-7 5th 3.0 4-5-3 5-10-1 Robles (1-1) Garcia, R (0-1) Seelinger (1) 2:43 5.578 27,969

4/19 @GBO L, 2-3 6-8 5th 3.0 2-4-2 3-8-0 Peace (1-0) Weissert (0-1) - 2:17 4,892 -

4/20 @GBO L, 1-2 6-9 5th 4.0 1-10-0 2-5-0 Braley (1-1) Lehnen (1-1) Beggs (1) 2:08 4,558 -

4/21 @GBO W, 4-2 7-9 5th 3.0 4-5-1 2-5-2 Ramos (2-1) Cabrera, E (0-2) Wivinis (5) 2:35 6.013 -

4/22 @GBO L, 2-3 7-10 5th 4.0 2-7-0 3-7-1 Neubeck (2-1) Trieglaff (1-1) Frohwirth (2) 1:54 5,025 -

4/23 COL POSTPONED, RAIN, Doubleheader scheduled for 4/24

4/24 COL W, 7-5 (8) 8-10 - - 7-11-0 5-10-2 Martin (1-0) Hernandez (0-1) - 2:29 - -

4/24 COL W, 2-1 (7) 9-10 5th 3.0 2-5-0 1-3-0 Nelson (1-1) Viall (1-1) Wivinis (6) 2:04 2,507 30,476

4/25 COL L, 5-6 (10) 9-11 5th 4.5 5-14-2 6-9-0 Ford (1-0) Cedeno (0-1) Cobb (3) 3:46 2,842 33,318

4/26 COL W, 3-2 10-11 5th 4.5 3-11-2 2-4-0 Trieglaff (2-1) Debora (1-1) - 3:14 4,322 37,640

4/27 @GVL L, 4-5 10-12 5th 5.5 4-7-2 5-10-1 Florentino (1-0) Weissert (0-2) - 2:25 4,879 -

4/28 @GVL W, 7-2 11-12 5th 5.5 7-9-0 2-4-1 Severino (1-0) Franco (0-1) - 2:57 5,445 -

4/29 @GVL L, 0-2 11-13 5th 6.5 0-7-0 2-6-0 Padron (1-0) Zurak (1-1) Fisher (1) 2:26 6,748 -

5/1 ASH L, 1-3 11-14 5th 6.5 1-8-2 3-9-0 Gilbreath (2-0) Garcia, R (0-2) Doyle (2) 2:35 2,955 40,595

5/2 ASH W, 4-0 12-14 5th 6.5 4-10-2 0-2-3 Lehnen (2-1) Kennedy (0-3) - 2:31 2,547 43,142

5/3 ASH W, 3-2 (10) 13-14 5th 5.5 3-7-2 2-6-0 Martin (2-0) Moore (0-1) - 3:13 4,266 47,408

5/4 LEX L, 4-11 13-15 5th 5.5 4-8-3 11-15-3 Ramos (2-2) Sotillet (1-2) Lara (1) 3:13 5,152 52,560

5/5 LEX W, 6-0 14-15 5th 5.5 6-13-0 0-5-0 Whitlock (2-1) Watson (2-2) - 2:35 6,114 58,674

5/6 LEX W, 5-0 15-15 T4th 5.5 5-5-0 0-2-1 Vargas (1-0) Hernandez (0-1) - 2:28 4,842 63,516

5/7 LEX W, 3-2 16-15 4th 4.5 3-9-1 2-5-0 Weissert (1-2) Zuber (0-2) - 2:26 5,190 68,706

5/9 @LWD L, 0-2 16-16 T4th 4.5 0-6-0 2-6-1 Stewart (4-0) Lehnen (2-2) Russ (4) 2:01 1,779 -

5/10 @LWD L, 1-2 16-17 T4th 5.0 1-7-1 2-6-0 Howard (3-2) Sears (0-2) Dohy (4) 2:19 4,334 -

5/11 @LWD L, 0-1 16-18 T4th 5.0 0-3-2 1-6-0 Jones (2-1) Whitlock (2-2) Russ (5) 2:11 7.870 -

5/12 @HAG L, 8-10 (6) 16-19 5th 5.0 8-8-1 10-16-1 McKinney (1-0) Bristo (0-2) - 2:22 672 -

5/13 @HAG W, 12-9 17-19 5th 5.0 12-15-2 9-11-1 Garcia, R (1-2) Tetreault (0-4) Martin (1) 3:26 418 -

5/14 @HAG POSTPONED, RAIN, Doubleheader scheduled for 5/15

5/15 @HAG L,7-10 (7) 17-20 - - 7-12-1 10-10-3 DeRosier (1-1) Lehnen (2-3) Fuentes (1) 2:35 - -

5/15 @HAG L, 4-7 (7) 17-21 5th 6.5 4-5-1 7-9-0 Stoeckinger (2-3) Junk (0-1) Bogucki (2) 1:41 2,713 -

5/17 COL L, 1-2 17-22 5th 7.5 1-4-0 2-3-1 Dibrell (1-2) Severino (1-1) Villines (4) 2:40 4,310 73,016

5/18 COL L, 1-3 17-23 5th 8.5 1-5-1 3-8-0 Cavallaro (5-1) Orozco (0-1) Cobb (5) 2:33 4,539 77,555

5/19 COL W, 5-1 18-23 5th 8.5 5-11-2 1-6-1 Vargas (2-0) Kay (1-2) - 2:41 4,782 82,337

5/20 COL W, 2-1 19-23 5th 8.0 2-5-0 1-4-1 DeCarr (1-0) Peterson (1-2) Bristo (1) 2:22 6,129 88,466

5/21 @AUG L, 0-2 19-24 5th 9.0 0-3-2 2-9-1 Marte (5-1) Kahnle (0-1) Rubio (9) 2:49 3,221 -

5/22 @AUG POSTPONED, RAIN, Doubleheader scheduled for 5/23

5/23 @AUG L, 0-4 (7) 19-25 - - 0-4-1 4-5-0 Marciano (4-1) Sears (0-3) - 1:56 - -

5/23 @AUG W, 3-2 (7) 20-25 5th 9.0 3-7-1 2-8-3 Higgins (1-0) Phillips (2-2) Cedeno (2) 2:35 2,895 -

5/24 @AUG CANCELLED, Rain, Game will not be made up

5/25 @HIC W, 8-7 21-25 5th 9.0 8-15-1 7-6-1 Ramos, D (3-2) Alexy (1-4) Zurak (1) 3:23 2,425 -

5/26 @HIC POSTPONED, RAIN, Doubleheader scheduled for 5/27

5/27 @HIC W, 4-1 (7) 22-25 - - 4-6-0 1-5-0 Garcia, R (2-2) Phillips (2-4) Bristo (2) 1:59 - -

5/27 @HIC L, 4-7 (7) 22-26 5th 9.0 4-7-0 7-10-1 Heffel (1-0) Vargas (2-1) - 2:02 1,415 -

5/28 @HIC W, 3-1 23-26 5th 9.0 3-7-2 1-4-4 Lehnen (3-3) Thompson (2-4) Zurak (2) 2:38 501 -

5/29 COL L, 2-3 23-27 5th 9.5 2-8-2 3-9-1 Higgins (1-1) Campusano (1-0) - 2:57 3,013 91,479

5/30 COL L, 1-2 23-28 5th 10.0 1-7-0 2-6-1 Dibrell (2-2) Sears (0-4) Cobb (7) 2:41 4,821 96,300

5/31 COL W, 5-4 24-28 5th 10.0 5-8-2 4-8-3 Zurak (2-1) Ramos (0-1) - 3:05 4,270 100,570

6/1 DEL W, 3-2 25-28 5th 9.5 3-6-2 2-8-0 Vargas (3-1) Ming (0-1) Zurak (3) 2:51 4,172 104,742

6/2 DEL SUSPENDED, RAIN, Game to be resumed on 6/3 (2nd inning, CSC trailing, 0-1)

6/2 DEL W, 12-2 26-28 - - 12-17-2 2-7-2 Lehnen (4-3) Hall (0-4) - 2:55 4,893 109,635

6/3 DEL L, 4-5 26-29 5th 8.5 4-6-2 5-8-1 Fenter (3-2) Martin (2-1) Naughton (2) 3:01 4,913 114,548

6/5 @COL W, 5-1 27-29 5th 8.0 5-9-0 1-3-1 Junk (1-1) Simon (0-4) - 2:27 3,578 -

6/6 @COL W, 6-5 28-29 5th 7.0 6-9-0 5-8-0 Weissert (2-2) Ramos (0-2) Zurak (4) 2:56 2,636 -

6/7 @COL W, 4-2 29-29 4th 6.5 4-8-1 2-6-3 Ramos (4-2) Villines (2-4) Bristo (3) 2:52 3,816 -

6/8 @GVL L, 9-10 (10) 29-30 5th 6.5 9-9-2 10-15-4 LoBrutto (1-0) DeCarr (1-1) - 3:29 5,852 -

6/9 @GVL L, 1-5 29-31 5th 7.5 1-8-3 5-3-0 Reyes, D (5-3) Garcia, R (2-3) - 2:37 4,952 -

2018 RiverDogs Transactions

DATE TYPE PLAYER STATUS 3/31 2018 Charleston RiverDogs Opening Day roster announced 4/5 SUB RHP Chad Martin Placed on the temporarily inactive list 4/6 SUB LHP JP Sears Placed on 7-day disabled list 4/8 ADD RHP Chad Martin Activated from the temporarily inactive list 4/9 ADD OF Evan Alexander Transferred to Charleston from Extended Spring Training SUB OF Dom Thompson-Williams Placed on the 7-Day Disabled List 4/10 ADD RHP Rony Garcia Reinstated from the 7-Day Disabled List SUB OF Tim Robinson Reinstated from the 7-Day Disabled List, Assigned to High-A Tampa 4/16 ADD OF Matt McPhearson Called up from Extended Spring Training 4/16 SUB OF Evan Alexander Reassigned to Extended Spring Training 4/17 ADD C Ryan Lidge Reassigned from Double-A Trenton SUB C Eduardo Navas Assigned to 7-Day Disabled List 4/18 SUB RHP Glenn Otto Placed on 7-Day Disabled List 4/19 ADD OF Ricardo Ferreira Reinstated from Tampa’s 7-Day Disabled List, Assigned to Charleston SUB OF Matt McPhearson Placed on 7-Day Disabled List 4/21 ADD LHP JP Sears Activated from 7-Day Disabled List 4/23 ADD OF Pablo Olivares Called up from Extended Spring Training 4/23 SUB OF Frederick Cuevas Reassigned to Extended Spring Training 4/24 ADD C Eduardo Navas Activated from the 7-Day Disabled List 4/24 SUB C Ryan Lidge Reassigned to Extended Spring Training 5/5 ADD RHP Alexander Vargas Called up from Extended Spring Training 5/5 SUB RHP Nick Nelson Called up to Advanced-A Tampa 5/9 ADD OF Dom Thompson-Williams Activated from the 7-Day Disabled List SUB RHP Matt Wivinis Called up to Advanced-A Tampa 5/10 ADD RHP Austin DeCarr Called up from Extended Spring Training SUB RHP Daniel Ramos Placed on 7-Day Disabled List 5/14 ADD RHP Dalton Higgins Called up from Extended Spring Training ADD RHP Janson Junk Called up from Extended Spring Training SUB RHP Garrett Whitlock Called up to Advanced-A Tampa SUB OF Ricardo Ferreira Reassigned to Extended Spring Training 5/17 ADD INF Dermis Garcia Called up from Extended Spring Training SUB INF David Metzgar Reassigned to Extended Spring Training 5/18 ADD RHP Jio Orozco Called up from Extended Spring Training ADD OF Carlos Vidal Called up from Extended Spring Training SUB RHP Brian Trieglaff Called up to Advanced-A Tampa SUB OF Dom Thompson-Williams Called up to Advanced-A Tampa 5/21 ADD RHP Tommy Kahnle Transfer of Major League Rehab Tampa to Charleston 5/23 SUB RHP Tommy Kahnle Transfer of Major League Rehab Charleston to Scranton/WB 5/25 ADD INF Kyle Holder Reinstated from Trenton 7-Day Disabled List and Assigned to Charleston ADD RHP Daniel Ramos Reinstated from 7-Day Disabled List SUB INF Dalton Blaser Released from Contract SUB RHP Luis Cedeno Released from Contract 6/1 ADD OF Matt McPhearson Activated from Disabled List ADD INF Miguel Flames Called up from Extended Spring Training SUB INF Kyle Holder Called up to Advanced-A Tampa SUB OF Carlos Vidal Reassigned to Extended Spring Training 6/8 ADD RHP Miguel Yajure Reinstated from 7-Day Disabled List SUB RHP Chad Marin Released from Contract 6/9 ADD INF Welfrin Mateo Called up from Extended Spring Training SUB INF Miguel Flames Placed on 7-Day Disabled List

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