15 AppleSox Alums Appear on MiLB Rosters

Minor League Baseball returned this week after not playing in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and 15 former AppleSox players appeared on a Major League affiliate’s roster.

Three players listed below (Stainbrook, Toglia, Wu-Yelland) are making their professional debut this season. The players listed below are just those who made their respective club’s Opening Day roster. The number of AppleSox alums in MiLB figures to grow following the MLB First-Year Player Draft July 11-13.

Here’s a full list of AppleSox alums at each level of MiLB. Their teams are included as are the parent organization and the season that they played in Wenatchee.

• Triple-A

  • Nate Esposito, Omaha Storm Chasers (Kansas City Royals), 2014

  • Eric Filia, Tacoma Rainiers (Seattle Mariners), 2011

  • Blaine Hardy, Nashville Sounds (Milwaukee Brewers), 2006

  • James Kaprielian, Las Vegas Aviators (Oakland Athletics), 2012

• Double-A

  • Brhet Bewley, Northwest Arkansas Naturals (Kansas City Royals), 2015

  • Trenton Brooks, Akron RubberDucks (Cleveland Indians), 2014

  • Ryan Kreidler, Erie SeaWolves (Detroit Tigers), 2016

  • Tanner Nishioka, Portland Sea Dogs (Boston Red Sox), 2014

• High-A

  • Matt Frazier, Greensboro Grasshoppers (Pittsburgh Pirates), 2016 

  • Michael Toglia, Spokane Indians (Colorado Rockies), 2016

  • Hugh Smith, West Michigan WhiteCaps (Detroit Tigers), 2017  

• Low-A

  • Nate Hadley, Fort Myers Mighty Mussels (Minnesota Twins), 2014

  • Casey Legumina, Fort Myers Mighty Mussels (Minnesota Twins), 2016

  • Troy Stainbrook, Fredericksburg Nationals (Washington Nationals), 2018

  • Jeremy Wu-Yelland, Salem Red Sox (Boston Red Sox), 2018

  • Jeremy Ydens, Fredericksburg Nationals (Washington Nationals), 2016