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Down on the farm: Two wins in a week for Bolles grad Hunter Barco

FILE - The minor league Birmingham Barons and the Montgomery Biscuits play a game in Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Ala., Wednesday, May 29, 2019. Major League Baseball will stage a Negro Leagues tribute game at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama, on June 20, 2024, between the San Francisco Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals. The game will honor Hall of Famer Willie Mays, a Birmingham native who began his professional career with the team in 1948. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves, File) (Jay Reeves, Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The area is well represented in minor league baseball. Each week on Friday, News4JAX will chart how local players are doing in affiliate minor league baseball. What about local Major League Baseball players? That can be found here.

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Pos., Player, Local tie, Level, Team, MLB affiliate

P, Bryan Baker, UNF, Triple-A, Norfolk, Orioles, Is 1-1 with 6.55 ERA, 5 saves, 30 Ks in 22 IP.

P, Hunter Barco, Bolles, High-A, Greensboro, Pirates, Is 4-1 with 77 Ks in 62 IP and 3.34 ERA. Had career-high 9Ks in 5 IP in 14-1 win over Jersey Shore on June 28. Added another W on July 4 with 5 IP, 5 Ks in 8-4 win over Aberdeen on July 4.

P, Malik Barrington, Sandalwood, Twins, Released in late March. Was coming off best season of career (6-2) in 2023.

P, Jackson Baumeister, Bolles, High-A, Aberdeen, Orioles, Is 1-3 with 72 Ks in 59 IP, 3.20 ERA.

P, Bo Bonds, Suwannee, Single-A, Dunedin, Blue Jays, Is 1-1 with 4.87 ERA, 32 Ks in 20.1 IP.

P, Zach Bryant, JU, Double-A, Portland, Red Sox, Has whiffed 10 in 9.2 IP with a save, 3.72 ERA in 7 games.

IF, Tyler Callihan, Providence, Double-A, Chattanooga, Reds, Hitting .229 with 15 RBI, 16 stolen bases and 6 HR. Placed on 7-day injured list on June 4.

P, Blair Calvo, Nease/Flagler, Double-A, Erie, Tigers, On full season injured list. Logged 3 Ks in 2 IP with 9.00 ERA in limited action.

P, Michael Darrell-Hicks, JU, Double-A, Rocket City, Angels, Is 5-3 with 8 saves, 37 Ks, 1.65 ERA in 32.2 IP.

IF, Max Ferguson, Bolles, Double-A, Portland, Red Sox, Hitting .250 with 5 stolen bases, HR and 2 RBI before going on 60-day injured list in early May.

P, JC Flowers, Trinity Christian, Double-A, Altoona, Pirates, Is 3-2 with 30 Ks, 6.98 ERA in 38.2 IP.

OF, Ben Gamel, Bishop Kenny, Triple-A, Syracuse, Mets, Hitting .314 with 35 runs scored, 24 RBI and 7 HR. Promoted to MLB last week.

P, Chris Gau, JU/University Christian, Double-A, Altoona, Pirates, Is 2-4 with 33 Ks, 4.42 ERA in 36.2 IP. Moved down from Triple-A to Double-A on June 28.

P, Zach Greene, Atlantic Coast, Triple-A, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Placed on full season injured list in late March.

IF, Colby Halter, Bishop Kenny, High-A, Lansing, Athletics, Hitting .258 with 24 RBI, 3 HR, 12 stolen bases and 35 runs scored. Put on 7-day injured list on June 25.

C, Nathan Hickey, Providence, Triple-A, Worcester, Red Sox, Hitting .212 with 9 HR, 42 RBI, 40 runs scored.

P, AJ Labas, Trinity Christian, High-A, Cedar Rapids, Twins, Is 4-3 with 34 Ks, 4.75 ERA in 36 IP.

CF, Austin Martin, Trinity Christian, Triple-A, St. Paul, Twins, Hitting .290 with HR, 9 RBI, 16 runs scored and 4 stolen bases. Called up to MLB last month.

P, Chris Mauloni, Oakleaf/JU, High-A, West Michigan, Tigers, Is 3-2 with 29 Ks in 32.2 IP, 3.86 ERA.

IF, Hueston Morrill, Suwannee, High-A, Hudson Valley, Yankees, Is 3-2 with 34 Ks in 35.2 IP, 3.53 ERA.

P Tyler Myrick, Columbia, Double-A, Richmond, Giants, Is 1-4 with 32 Ks in 32.1 IP, 5.29 ERA.

C, Brian Navarreto, Arlington CD, Triple-A, Nashville, Brewers, Hitting .240 with 6 RBI in 50 at-bats. Came off 60-day injured list on June 20.

P, Trent Palmer, JU, Double-A, New Hampshire, Blue Jays, Is 1-3 with 15 Ks, 9.45 ERA in 20 IP. Went on 7-day injured list on May 29.

P, Sean Reid-Foley, Sandalwood, Triple-A, Syracuse, Mets, Currently up in MLB with the Mets. Logged 3 Ks in 3 IP and 0.00 ERA in Triple-A.

P, Tyler Santana, JU, High-A, South Bend, Cubs, is 3-2 with 34 Ks, 6.98 ERA in 38.2 IP.

P, Spencer Stockton, JU, Triple-A, Louisville, Reds, Is 0-0 with 9 Ks in 12.2 IP, 8.53 ERA. Returned from development list on June 25.

P, Tyler Vogel, JU, High-A, Eugene, Giants, Is 2-0 with 11 Ks in 10.1 IP, 3.48 ERA.

2B, Brett Wisely, Sandalwood, Triple-A, Sacramento, Giants, Currently up in the big leagues, but has logged a good bit of work in Triple-A this year (.311, 14 RBI, 4 HR, 21 runs scored, 3 stolen bases).

OF, Jacob Young, Ponte Vedra, Triple-A, Rochester, Nationals, Limited ABs at Triple-A (3 for 14, .214) before call-up to MLB.


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