April 20, 2016
Catcher Matt Wieters hit a two-run home run Tuesday night for the Baltimore Orioles and the Detroit Tigers optioned Buck Farmer to Triple-A Toledo.
With Farmer’s option, 18 #ProJackets are now in the minors, including five in Triple-A (three in the International League). Check out the rest of this week’s Nissan #ProJackets Report.
| #PROJACKETS IN PRO BASEBALL | ||
| PLAYER | TEAM | 2016 STATS |
| Charlie Blackmon, CF Colorado Rockies | .185 0 HR, 3 RBI | |
| Marlon Byrd, LF Cleveland Indians | .267 1 HR, 4 RBI | |
| Derek Dietrich, 3B Miami Marlins | .400 0 HR, 3 RBI | |
| Mark Teixeira, 1B New York Yankees | .200 3 HR, 8 RBI | |
| Matt Wieters, C Baltimore Orioles | .265 1 HR, 8 RBI | |
| Blake Wood, P Cincinnati Reds | 1-0, 1.35 ERA 6.2 IP, 4 K | |
| #PROJACKETS IN MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL | ||
| PLAYER | TEAM | LEAGUE |
| Brandon Cumpton | Indianapolis Indians | International (AAA) |
| Buck Farmer | Toledo Mud Hens | International (AAA) |
| Deck McGuire | Memphis Redbirds | PCL (AAA) |
| Matt Murton | Iowa Cubs | PCL (AAA) |
| Matt Skole | Syracuse Chiefs | International (AAA) |
| Jed Bailey | Biloxi Shuckers | Southern (AA) |
| Jake Esch | Jacksonville Suns | Southern (AA) |
| Zane Evans | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | Texas League (AA) |
| Mott Hyde | Corpus Christi Hooks | Texas League (AA) |
| Daniel Palka | Chattanooga Lookouts | Southern (AA) |
| Kyle Wren | Biloxi Shuckers | Southern (AA) |
| Luke Bard | Fort Myers Miracle | Florida State (Advanced A) |
| Sam Clay | Cedar Rapids Kernels | Midwest League (A) |
| Matthew Grimes | Frederick Keys | Carolina (Advanced A) |
| Dusty Isaacs | Lansing Lugnuts | Midwest (A) |
| A.J. Murray | Cedar Rapids Kernals | Midwest (A) |
| Andrew Robinson | Potomac Nationals | South Atlantic (A) |
| Daniel Spingola | South Bend Cubs | Midwest (A) |
For the latest on Georgia Tech alumni in professional baseball, be sure to follow our updates on Twitter (@GTBaseball) and Facebook (facebook.com/GTAthletics) by using the hashtag #ProJackets.
