# Minor League Baseball Announces August 2023 Players and Pitchers Of The Month

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/minor-league-baseball-announces-august-2023-players-and-pitchers-of-the-month/
- Published: 2023-09-06T10:53:55-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

### **MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ANNOUNCES AUGUST** **PLAYERS AND PITCHERS OF THE MONTH**

#### _**Winners come from 19 organizations; Yankees lead with four winners**_

**Sept. 5, 2023 —** [Minor League Baseball](http://www.milb.com)™ (MiLB™) today 
announced the [Player](https://www.nyrdcast.com/tag/player-of-the-month/) and [Pitcher](https://www.nyrdcast.com/tag/pitcher-of-the-month)
of the Month Award winners for August in each of the 14 leagues in [Major League Baseball](http://www.mlb.com)’
s player development system.

**International League (Triple-A)**

[⌊Minor League Baseball Player of the Month⌉⌊Minor League Baseball Player of the
Month⌉[

Toledo Mud Hens (Tigers) infielder/outfielder **[Tyler Nevin](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/nevinty01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-09-06_br)**
batted .402/.509/.761 and led the league in hits (37), runs (28), slugging percentage(.
761) and OPS (1.270). He finished second in average (.402), total bases (70) and
on-base percentage (.509) and was third in triples (two) and fifth in RBI (24). 
He posted 14 multi-hit games in August before being recalled by Detroit on September
2. Nevin, 26, was originally selected by Colorado in Competitive Balance Round A(
38^(th) overall) of the 2015 MLB Draft out of Poway High School in Poway, California.

Gwinnett Stripers (Braves) right-hander **[Michael Soroka](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sorokmi01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-09-06_br)**
went 1-1 with a 2.77 ERA in five starts as he allowed eight earned runs in 26.0 
innings. His 34 strikeouts were third in the league and his .165 average against
was the best among pitchers with at least 13.1 innings pitched. He threw a seven-
inning shutout August 12 at Charlotte. Soroka, 26, was selected by Atlanta in the
first round (28^(th) overall) of the 2015 MLB Draft out of Bishop Carroll High School
in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

**Pacific Coast League (Triple-A)**

Oklahoma City Dodgers outfielder **[Oscar Mercado](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mercaos01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-09-06_br)**
batted .325/.407/.632 and led the league in slugging percentage (.717). He finished
second in home runs (eight), triples (two), OPS (1.145) and total bases (59). He
was third in RBI (27). Mercado posted 10 multi-hit games, including seven straight
games from August 10-18. Mercado, 28, was originally selected by St. Louis in the
second round of the 2013 MLB Draft out of Gaither High School in Tampa, Florida.

Tacoma Rainiers (Mariners) left-hander **[Kyle Hart](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hartky01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-09-06_br)**
was 2-1 with a 0.87 ERA in four starts as he allowed two earned runs on 15 hits 
and five walks while striking out 21 over 20.2 innings. He held opponents to a .
208 average. Hart, 30, was originally selected by Boston in the 19^(th)

**Eastern League (Double-A)**

[⌊Minor League Baseball Pitcher of the Month⌉⌊Minor League Baseball Pitcher of the
Month⌉[

Somerset Patriots (Yankees) catcher/first baseman **[Ben Rice](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=rice--000ben&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-09-06_br)**
batted .345/.397/.700 and led the league in home runs (10), RBI (29), runs (24),
hits (38), total bases (77), slugging percentage (.700) and OPS (1.097). He was 
fifth in average (.345). He posted an 11-game hitting streak and 11 multi-hit games
including a pair of four-hit games. Rice, 24, was selected by New York (AL) in the
12^(th) round of the 2021 MLB Draft out of Dartmouth University.

Somerset Patriots (Yankees) right-hander **[Drew Thorpe](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=thorpe000dre&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-09-06_br)**
went 4-0 with a 1.37 ERA in four starts. He allowed just four earned runs on 12 
hits over 26.1 innings and finished second in the league with 39 strikeouts. He 
led the league in average against (.133) and WHIP (0.65). Thorpe’s 14 wins through
August were the most by Minor League starters. Thorpe, 22, was selected by New York(
AL) in the second round of the 2022 MLB Draft out of Cal-Poly.

**Southern League (Double-A)**

Montgomery Biscuits (Rays) shortstop/third baseman **[Junior Caminero](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=camine000jun&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-09-06_br)**
batted .366/.417/.710 and led the league in home runs (10), total bases (66), slugging
percentage (.710) and OPS (1.127). He finished second in average (.366), hits (34)
and RBI (25) and was fifth in on-base percentage (.417). He recorded 12 multi-hit
games and separate six and seven game hitting streaks. Caminero, 20, was originally
signed by Cleveland as an international free agent out of Santo Domingo, Dominican
Republic, on July 2, 2019. He was acquired by Tampa Bay in exchange for right-hander
[Tobias Myers](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=myers-000tob&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-09-06_br)
on November 19, 2021.

Rocket City Trash Pandas (Angels) right-hander **[Brett Kerry](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=kerry-000bre&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-09-06_br)**
went 2-0 with a 1.70 ERA in six starts as he allowed seven earned runs over a league-
best 37.0 innings. His average against (.182) and WHIP (.89) both led the league.
Kerry was promoted to Triple-A Salt Lake on September 1. Kerry, 24, was selected
by Los Angeles (AL) in the fifth round of the 2021 MLB Draft out of the University
of South Carolina.

**Texas League (Double-A)**

Tulsa Drillers (Dodgers) outfielder **[Yusniel Diaz](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/diazyu01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-09-06_br)**
batted .390/.488/.720 and led the league in average (.390), hits (39), runs (26),
home runs (nine), RBI (30), on-base percentage (.488), slugging percentage (.720)
and OPS (1.208). He was second in total bases (72) and walks (22) and he walked 
more times than he struck out (19). Díaz posted separate hitting streaks of 11 and
eight games and posted nine muti-hit games, including a career-high five hits August
27 at Northwest Arkansas, as he hit safely in 24 of 26 games. Díaz, 26, was signed
by Los Angeles (NL) as an international free agent out of Havana, Cuba, on November
21, 2015.

Wichita Wind Surge (Twins) right-hander **[Pierson Ohl](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=ohl---000pie&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-09-06_br)**
went 5-0 with a 1.17 ERA in five starts. He held opponents to a league-best .179
average as he scattered 19 hits and four earned runs over 30.2 innings. Ohl’s 0.72
WHIP also led the league. He worked a career-high eight innings on August 8 at Northwest
Arkansas. Ohl, 23, was selected by Minnesota in the 14^(th) round of the 2021 MLB
Draft out of Grand Canyon University.

**Midwest League (High-A)**

Peoria Chiefs (Cardinals) catcher **[Jimmy Crooks](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=crooks000jim&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-09-06_br)**
batted .379/.427/.611 and led the league in hits (36), total bases (58) and doubles(
10). He was second in RBI (22) and was fourth in average (.379) and on-base percentage(.
427) and fifth in slugging percentage (.611) and OPS (1.038). He recorded 11 multi-
hit games and posted separate hitting streaks of seven and eight games. Crooks, 
22, was selected by St. Louis in the fourth round of the 2022 MLB Draft out of the
University of Oklahoma.

Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (Brewers) right-hander **[Cameron Wagoner](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=wagone000cam&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-09-06_br)**
went 4-0 with a 1.37 ERA in five appearances (four starts) as he held opponents 
to four earned runs on 16 hits over 26.1 innings. He struck out 27 batters and held
opponents to a .174 average. Wagoner, 22, was selected by Milwaukee in the 11th 
round of the 2022 MLB Draft out of Eastern Michigan University.

**Northwest League (High-A)**

Everett AquaSox (Mariners) infielder/outfielder **[Hogan Windish](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=windis000hog&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-09-06_br)**
batted .324/.371/.667 and led the league in hits (34), runs (24), home runs (nine),
RBI (23), total bases (70) and slugging percentage (.667). He was second in OPS (
1.038) and triples (two) and was fifth in average (.324). He finished the month 
on an 11-game hitting streak and recorded 10 multi-hit games. Windish, 24, was selected
by Seattle in the seventh round of the 2022 MLB Draft out of the University of North
Carolina-Greensboro.

Eugene Emeralds (Giants) right-hander **[Trevor McDonald](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=mcdona002tre&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-09-06_br)**
went 2-1 with a 0.35 ERA in six starts. He allowed one earned run over 26.0 innings
on 13 hits and four walks. He held opponents to a .151 average and struck out 28
batters. His month included an 18-inning scoreless streak over four starts and his
lone loss came on an unearned run in a 1-0 loss August 1 at Tri-City. McDonald, 
22, was selected by San Francisco in the 11th round of the 2019 MLB Draft out of
George County High School in Lucedale, Mississippi.

**South Atlantic League (High-A)**

Bowing Green Hot Rods (Rays) outfielder **[Shane Sasaki](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=sasaki000sha&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-09-06_br)**
batted .393/.439/.652 and led the league in average (.393), hits (35), RBI (24) 
and total bases (58). He was second in runs (20), slugging percentage (.652) and
OPS (1.091) and was third in doubles (seven) and triples (two). He recorded separate
hitting streaks of seven and nine games and posted nine multi-hit games. Sasaki,
23, was selected by Tampa Bay in the third round of the 2019 MLB Draft out of Iolani
High School in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Hickory Crawdads (Rangers) right-hander **[Jose Corniell](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=cornie002jos&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-09-06_br)**
went 3-0 with a 1.55 ERA in five starts as he allowed five earned runs on 16 hits
over 29.0 innings. He walked five and struck out 32 as he held opponents to a .160
average. Corniell, 20, was originally signed by Seattle as an international free
agent out of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on July 2, 2019. He was traded to
Texas on December 15, 2020, in exchange for right-hander **[Rafael Montero](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/montera01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-09-06_br)**.

**California League (Single-A)**

Modesto Nuts (Mariners) outfielder **[Lazaro Montes](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=montes000laz&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-09-06_br)**
batted .320/.426/.598 and led the league in home runs (six), RBI (24), runs (23),
total bases (58) and OPS (1.024) and was second in hits (31) and on-base percentage(.
426). He finished third in doubles (seven) and slugging percentage (.598) and sixth
in average (.320). Montes recorded a 13-game hitting streak August 9-23, and posted
eight multi-hit games, including a career-high tying four hits on August 27 at San
Jose. Montes, 18, was signed by Seattle as an international free agent out of Havana,
Cuba, on January 15, 2022.

Fresno Grizzlies (Rockies) left-hander **[Michael Prosecky](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=prosec000mic&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-09-06_br)**
went 3-1 with a 0.96 ERA in five starts as he allowed three earned runs over 28.0
innings while striking out a league-best 38 batters. Prosecky held opponents to 
a .149 average and his three earned runs allowed were the fewest among pitchers 
in the league with 14.0 or more innings pitched. Prosecky, 22, was selected by Colorado
in the sixth round of the 2022 MLB Draft out of the University of Louisville.

**Carolina League (Single-A)**

Myrtle Beach Pelicans (Cubs) first baseman **[Brian Kalmer](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=kalmer000bri&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-09-06_br)**
batted .349/.414/.651 and led the league in home runs (seven), RBI (29) and slugging
percentage (.651). He was second in total bases (56), was third in OPS (1.065), 
was fourth in hits (30) and sixth in average (.349). He recorded separate hitting
streaks of eight and nine games and had a career-high four hits on August 15 at 
Columbia. Kalmer, 23, was selected by Chicago (NL) in the 18^(th) round of the 2023
MLB Draft out of Gonzaga University.

Fayetteville Woodpeckers (Astros) right-hander **[Jose Fleury](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=fleury000jos&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-09-06_br)**
was signed by Houston as an international free agent out of La Vega, Dominican Republic,
on December 6, 2021.

**Florida State League (Single-A)**

Lakeland Flying Tigers outfielder **[Seth Stephenson](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=stephe002set&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-09-06_br)**
batted .373/.422/.533 and led the league in average (.373), runs (22) and stolen
bases (17) before an August 24 promotion to High-A West Michigan. He finished third
in OPS (.955), fourth in hits (28) and fifth in slugging percentage (.533). He started
the month with a nine-game hitting streak and recorded 12 multi-hit games, including
a career-high four hits August 18 at Bradenton. Stephenson, 22, was selected by 
Detroit in the seventh round of the 2022 MLB Draft out of the University of Tennessee.

Clearwater Threshers (Phillies) right-hander **[Jonathan Petit](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=petit-000jon&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-09-06_br)**
went 2-0 with a 2.78 ERA in four appearances (three starts) as he allowed seven 
earned runs over 22.2 innings. He led the league in average against (.175) and WHIP(
0.88) and was second in ERA (2.78). He struck out a career-high 11 on August 4 against
Lakeland as he fanned 11 of the 14 batters he retired. Petit, 22, was signed by 
Philadelphia as an international free agent out of Valencia, Venezuela, on April
26, 2019.

**Arizona Complex League (Rookie)**

ACL D-backs Red (Diamondbacks) first baseman **[Modeifi Marte](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=marte-000mod&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-09-06_br)**
batted .417/.453/.688 and led the league in triples (two) and slugging percentage(.
688). He was second in average (.417) and third in hits (20), total bases (33) and
OPS (1.141). He finished fourth in runs (14) and fifth in RBI (12). He hit safely
in all 16 August games, including four multi-hit games. Marte, 21, was signed by
Arizona as an international free agent out of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic,
on March 11, 2022.

ACL Giants Black (Giants) right-hander **[Christian Avendano](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=avenda000chr&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-09-06_br)**
held opponents to three unearned runs over 12.0 innings in six appearances. He held
opponents to a .095 average as he allowed four hits and struck out 20 of the 36 
batters he retired. The former outfielder in the Cardinals organization struck out
a career-high six on August 4 against the ACL Rockies. Avendano, 20, was originally
signed by St. Louis as an international free agent out of Maracay, Venezuela, on
January 15, 2021. The Giants signed him as a free agent on November 8, 2022.

**Dominican Summer League (Rookie)**

DSL White Sox shortstop/second baseman **[Javier Mogollon](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=mogoll000jav&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-09-06_br)**
batted .340/.459/.820 and led the league in home runs (six), RBI (16), total bases(
41) and slugging percentage (.820). He was second in OPS (1.279) and walked more
times (seven) than he struck out (five). He had separate hitting streaks of five
and six games and posted five multi-hit games. Mogollon, 17, was signed by Chicago(
AL) as an international free agent out of San Felipe, Venezuela, on January 15, 
2023.

DSL Yankees right-hander **[Christian Zazueta](https://www.baseball-reference.com/search/search.fcgi?pid=zazuet002chr,zazuet001chr&search=Christian+Zazueta&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-09-06_br)**
went 1-0 with a 0.49 ERA in four starts. He allowed one earned run as he held opponents
to a .148 average over a league-best 18.1 innings. He struck out a career-high eight
batters on August 8 against the DSL Royals. Zazueta, 18, was signed by New York (
AL) as an international free agent out of Navajoa, Sonora, Mexico, on January 17,
2022.

**Florida Complex League (Rookie)**

FCL Yankees first baseman/third baseman **[Dylan Jasso](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=jasso-000dyl&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-09-06_br)**
batted .377/.486/.574 and led the league in hits (23) runs (15), RBI (20), total
bases (35) and doubles (seven). He was second in average (.377), was third in OPS(
1.090) and on-base percentage (.486) and was fourth in slugging percentage (.574)
before an August 27 promotion to Single-A Tampa. He posted a six-game hitting streak
and eight multi-hit games in his first month in professional baseball. Jasso, 20,
was signed by New York (AL) as a free agent out of the University of New Mexico 
on July 12, 2023.

FCL Pirates left-hander **[Michael Kennedy](https://www.baseball-reference.com/search/search.fcgi?pid=kenned004mic,kenned003mic&search=Michael+Kennedy&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-09-06_br)**
went 0-1 with a 0.61 ERA in three games (one start) as he allowed one earned run
on five hits over 14.2 innings. He held opponents to a .109 average and struck out
a career-high eight batters on August 1 against the FCL Royals. Kennedy, 18, was
selected by Pittsburgh in the fourth round of the 2022 MLB Draft out of Troy High
School in Troy, New York.

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