Oakland Athletics minor league players

Tyler Cole Baum (born January 14, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Oakland Athletics organization.

Baum attended West Orange High School in Winter Garden, Florida.[1] Going into the 2016 playoffs, he held a 7–0 record and a 2.07 ERA with seventy strikeouts.[2][3] The team advanced to the final four, but fell in the state qualifying game to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.[4] Baum went unselected in the 2016 Major League Baseball draft, and he enrolled at the University of North Carolina where he played college baseball.

In 2017, Baum's freshman season, he started 15 games and pitched 63 innings in which he went 7–0 with a 2.57 ERA.[5][6] That summer, he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League with the Harwich Mariners and earned All-Star honors.[7] As a sophomore in 2018, he made 18 appearances (12 starts), going 4–1 with a 4.57 ERA.[8] He returned to play for Harwich after the season. In 2019, he appeared in 17 games (making 16 starts), pitching to a 7–3 record and a 3.87 ERA.[9] After the season, he was selected by the Oakland Athletics in the second round (66th overall) of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[10][11][12]

Baum signed with Oakland for $900,000 and made his professional debut with the Vermont Lake Monsters of the Class A Short Season New York–Penn League.[13][14] Over 11 starts, he went 0–3 with a 4.70 ERA, striking out 34 batters over 30+2⁄3 innings.[15] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, but was added to Oakland's 60-man player pool and spent the summer training at their alternate site.[16] Baum missed the beginning of the 2021 season and did not make his season debut until mid-August with the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League Athletics with whom he gave up 17 earned runs and twenty walks over 12+2⁄3 innings.[17]

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Jonah Bride (born December 27, 1995) is an American professional baseball infielder in the Oakland Athletics organization.

Bride played college baseball at Neosho County Community College and the University of South Carolina.[18] He was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 23rd round of the 2018 Major League Baseball Draft.[19] The Athletics added him to their 40-man roster after the 2021 season.[20]

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Wandisson Charles (born September 7, 1996) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher in the Oakland Athletics organization.

Charles signed with the Oakland Athletics as an international free agent on March 24, 2015.[21] He spent the 2015 season with the DSL Athletics, going 1–5 with a 4.12 ERA in 39 innings. He spent the 2016 season with the AZL Athletics, going 5–1 with a 7.12 ERA over 36+2⁄3 innings. He spent the 2017 season with the Vermont Lake Monsters, going 2–0 with a 3.43 ERA over 21 innings.[22] He split the 2018 season between Vermont and the Beloit Snappers, going 0–0 with a 4.91 ERA in 11 innings. Charles split the 2019 season between Beloit, Stockton Ports, and the Midland RockHounds, combining to go 4–0 with a 2.89 ERA over 61 innings.[23][24]

The Athletics added Charles to their 40-man roster after the 2020 season.[25]

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Jeffrey Kelley Criswell (born March 10, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Oakland Athletics organization.

Criswell attended Portage Central High School in Portage, Michigan.[26][27] He was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 35th round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign and instead enrolled at the University of Michigan where he played college baseball.[28] In 2018, Criswell's freshman year at Michigan, he went 3–2 with a 2.23 ERA over 24 relief appearances.[29] In 2018, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[30] As a sophomore in 2019, he moved into the starting rotation and compiled a 7–1 record and a 2.74 ERA over 18 games (17 starts).[31][32] In 2020, his junior season, he went 0–1 with a 4.50 ERA and 26 strikeouts over 24 innings before the season was ended short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[33][34]

Following the season, Criswell was selected by the Oakland Athletics in the second round (58th overall) of the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.[35][36][37][38] He signed for $1 million.[39] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the pandemic.[40] To begin the 2021 season, he was assigned to the Lansing Lugnuts of the High-A Central.[41] After his first start, he was placed on the injured list with a shoulder injury.[42] He missed nearly four months before being activated in late August; he pitched a total of 12 innings during the season.[43] He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Mesa Solar Sox after the season.[44]

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Jordan David Díaz (born August 13, 2000) is a Venezuelan professional baseball third baseman in the Oakland Athletics organization.

Díaz signed with the Oakland Athletics as an international free agent in August 2016.[45] The Athletics added him to their 40-man roster after the 2021 season.[20]

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Zack Gelof (born October 19, 1999) is an American baseball third baseman in the Oakland Athletics organization.

Gelof grew up in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware and attended Cape Henlopen High School. He was selected in the 38th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft by the Cleveland Indians, but opted not to sign with the team.[46] During the summer after his senior year Gelof played summer collegiate baseball for the Brockton Rox of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League.[47]

Gelof played college baseball at Virginia for three seasons. Gelof batted .349 with five home runs and 24 runs scored in 18 games as a sophomore before the season was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic.[48] He played for the High Point-Thomasville HiToms of the Coastal Plain League after the season.[49] Gelof was named second team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) as a junior after batting for a .312 average and leading the conference with 81 total hits along with 18 doubles, nine home runs and 41 RBIs.[50]

Gelof was selected in the second round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft by the Oakland Athletics.[51] He signed with the team on July 24, 2021, and received an $1,157,400 signing bonus.[52] Gelof was assigned to the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League Athletics to start his professional career, where he played in one game before being promoted to the Low-A Stockton Ports.[53]

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Hogan Anthony Harris (born December 26, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Oakland Athletics organization.

Harris attended St. Thomas More Catholic High School in Lafayette, Louisiana.[54] In 2015, his senior year, he went 6–1 with a 0.67 ERA, earning All-State honors.[55][56] Undrafted in the 2015 Major League Baseball draft, he enrolled at University of Louisiana at Lafayette where he played college baseball.

In 2016, Harris' freshman year at UL Lafayette, he appeared in 16 games (two starts) in which he went 2–0 with a 3.90 ERA.[57] That summer, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[58] As a sophomore in 2017, he compiled a 5–2 record with a 2.66 ERA over 13 games (12 starts), striking out 87 batters over 67+2⁄3 innings.[59][60][61] He returned to the Cape Cod League after the season's end and played for the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox.[62] In 2018, Harris' junior season, he missed the first six weeks of the season due to an oblique injury, but eventually returned and went 5–2 with a 2.62 ERA over 12 games (11 starts).[63]

Following his junior season, Harris was selected by the Oakland Athletics in the third round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft and signed.[64][65][66][67][68] He made his professional debut in 2019 with the Vermont Lake Monsters of the Class A Short Season New York–Penn League before being promoted to the Stockton Ports of the Class A-Advanced California League in July.[69][70] Over 15 games (13 starts) between the two clubs, Harris pitched to a 1–5 record with a 2.80 ERA, striking out 65 batters over 54+2⁄3 innings.[71] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[72] He missed all of the 2021 season due to an undisclosed injury.[73] He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Mesa Solar Sox after the season.[44]

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Brian Edward Howard (born April 25, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Oakland Athletics organization.

Howard attended St. Louis University High School in St. Louis, Missouri. In 2013, his senior year, he went 8–2 with a 0.60 ERA and 89 strikeouts over seventy innings, earning Metro Catholic Conference Pitcher of the Year honors.[74] Undrafted out of high school in the 2013 Major League Baseball draft, he enrolled at Texas Christian University (TCU) where he played college baseball for the TCU Horned Frogs.

In 2014, Howard's freshman season at TCU, he pitched to a 2.77 ERA over 13 innings. That summer, he played in the Northwoods League for the Wisconsin Woodchucks.[75] In 2015, as a sophomore at TCU, he pitched 46 innings, compiling a 4–0 record, a 3.52 ERA, and 46 strikeouts.[76] As a junior in 2016, Howard went 10–2 with a 3.19 ERA in 17 starts.[77][78] After his junior year, he was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 17th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.[79] In 2017, his senior year, he pitched to a 12–3 record with a 3.77 ERA over 19 starts (leading the nation), striking out 113 batters over 105 innings.[80] He earned Big 12 Conference Honorable Mention.[81] Following the season, he was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the eighth round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft, and signed.[82]

After signing with Oakland, Howard made his professional debut with the Vermont Lake Monsters of the Class A Short Season New York–Penn League. Over 31+1⁄3 innings, he compiled a 2–1 record and a 1.15 ERA. Howard began the 2018 season with the Stockton Ports of the Class A-Advanced California League, with whom he was named an All-Star, before being promoted to the Midland RockHounds of the Class AA Texas League in June.[83][84][85] Over 24 games (23 starts) between the two clubs, he pitched to an 11–7 record and a 2.91 ERA, striking out 140 batters over 139+1⁄3 innings.[86] In 2019, he began the year with Midland, earning Texas League All-Star honors.[87][88] In July, he was promoted to the Las Vegas Aviators of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League.[89] Over 27 starts between the two clubs, Howard pitched to an 8–9 record with a 4.30 ERA, striking out 134 over 144+1⁄3 innings.[90] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[91] Howard returned to play for the Aviators in 2021, pitching to a 7-4 record and 5.86 ERA over 24 games (21 starts), striking out 96 batters over 110+2⁄3 innings.[92]

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Zach Jackson
Jackson with the Lansing Lugnuts in 2017
Oakland Athletics
Pitcher
Born: (1994-12-25) December 25, 1994 Tulsa, Oklahoma
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Zachary Garrett Jackson (born December 25, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Oakland Athletics organization.

Jackson attended Berryhill High School in his hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma.[93] In his final high school season, he was named a second-team All-American by Baseball America after pitching to a 13–1 win–loss record, 0.38 earned run average (ERA), and 147 strikeouts in 722⁄3 innings.[94] Jackson graduated with a 4.0 grade point average, and was the valedictorian of his class.[94] He then attended the University of Arkansas, where he played three seasons for the Arkansas Razorbacks. In his freshman season, Jackson posted a 2.53 ERA and 42 strikeouts in 422⁄3 innings.[94] Jackson made 27 relief appearances as a sophomore in 2015, and went 5–1 with a 2.10 ERA, 89 strikeouts, and nine saves in 60 innings pitched. His performance earned him a spot on the All-SEC First Team, as well as a position on the Collegiate National Team.[94] In his final year with the Razorbacks, Jackson pitched as both a starter and reliever, and posted a 3–4 record with a 5.09 ERA, 66 strikeouts, and four saves.[94]

The Toronto Blue Jays selected Jackson in the third round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft.[93] He signed for a $275,000 bonus and was assigned to the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Blue Jays.[93][95] After one appearance in the GCL, Jackson was promoted to the Short Season-A Vancouver Canadians of the Northwest League, where he ended the season. Jackson made 14 relief appearances in 2016, and went 1–1 with a 3.38 ERA and 23 strikeouts in 182⁄3 innings.[93] He was assigned to the Class-A Lansing Lugnuts to begin the 2017 season, and was promoted to the Advanced-A Dunedin Blue Jays in June. Jackson finished the season with a 2–2 record, 2.47 ERA, and 68 strikeouts in 51 innings.[93]

On December 10, 2020, Jackson was selected by the Oakland Athletics in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 Draft. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Jorge Miguel Juan (born March 6, 1999) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher in the Oakland Athletics organization.

Juan signed with the Oakland Athletics as an international free agent in August 2017. The Athletics added him to their 40-mam roster after the 2021 season.[96]

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Colin Peluse (born June 11, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Oakland Athletics organization.

Peluse attended Middletown High School in Middletown, Delaware and played college baseball at Wake Forest University.[97] In 2018, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[98] He was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the ninth round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[99] He made his professional debut that year with the Vermont Lake Monsters.

Peluse did not play a minor league game in 2020 because the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He pitched 2021 with the Lansing Lugnuts and Midland RockHounds.[100]

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Buddy Reed
Oakland Athletics
Outfielder
Born: (1995-04-27) April 27, 1995 The Bronx, New York
Bats: Switch Throws: Right

Michael Elliott Reed (born April 27, 1995) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Oakland Athletics organization.

Reed attended St. George's School in Middletown, Rhode Island. He played baseball, hockey and soccer. Reed was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 13th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign and attended the University of Florida where he played college baseball for the Florida Gators.[101]

As a freshman at Florida in 2014, Reed started 51 of 60 games, hitting .244 over 172 at-bats.[102] After a 1–14 start his sophomore year in 2015, he started wearing glasses on the field.[103] That year he started 69 of 70 games and hit .305/.367/.433 with four home runs, 47 runs batted in (RBI) and 18 stolen bases. After the season, he played for the United States collegiate national team during the summer.[104] In 2015, he batted .305 with four home runs and 47 RBIs. As a junior in 2016, he batted .262 with four home runs, 32 RBIs and 24 stolen bases.

After his junior year, Reed was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the second round of the 2016 MLB draft. He signed and was assigned to the Tri-City Dust Devils, where he spent all of his first professional season, batting .254 with 13 RBIs and 15 stolen bases in 51 games. In 2017, he played for the Fort Wayne TinCaps where he posted a .234 batting average with six home runs and 35 RBIs in 88 games, and in 2018, he played with both the Lake Elsinore Storm and the San Antonio Missions, slashing .271/.319/.435 with 13 home runs, 62 RBIs, and 51 stolen bases in 122 games between both teams.[105] He spent 2019 with the Amarillo Sod Poodles,[106] hitting .228 with 14 home runs, fifty RBIs, and 23 stolen bases over 121 games.

On December 12, 2019, Reed was traded to the Oakland Athletics as the player to be named later in the Jurickson Profar trade.[107]

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Luis Miguel Romero (born April 23, 1994) is a Cuban professional baseball pitcher in the Oakland Athletics organization.

Romero played for Guantánamo in the Cuban National Series from 2012 to 2016. He signed with the Athletics as a free agent in 2017.[108][109] The Athletics added him to their 40-man roster after the 2020 season.[25]

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Maxwell Carter Schuemann (born June 11, 1997) is an American professional baseball infielder in the Oakland Athletics organization.

Schuemann attended Portage Northern High School in Portage, Michigan, where he played basketball and baseball.[110] In 2014, his junior year, he hit .490 with 33 RBIs.[111] He went unselected in the 2015 Major League Baseball draft and enrolled at Eastern Michigan University where he played college baseball.[112] In 2018, his junior year, he batted .317 with four home runs, thirty RBIs, and 24 stolen bases over 56 games.[113] After the season's end, he was selected by the Oakland Athletics in the 20th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.[114][115]

Schuemann signed with Oakland and made his professional debut with the Vermont Lake Monsters of the Class A Short Season New York–Penn League, batting .195 over 45 games. In 2019, he played with the Beloit Snappers of the Class A Midwest League with whom he hit .256 with three home runs, 35 RBIs, and 25 steals over 94 games.[116] He began the 2021 season with the Lansing Lugnuts of the High-A Central, with whom he set a franchise record with five stolen bases in one game.[117][118][119] He was promoted to the Midland RockHounds of the Double-A Central and the Las Vegas Aviators of the Triple-A West during the season.[120] Over 119 games between the three clubs, Schuemann slashed .271/.372/.388 with seven home runs, 42 RBIs, and 52 stolen bases.[121]

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