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

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/minor-league-baseball-announces-june-2023-players-and-pitchers-of-the-month/
- Published: 2023-07-06T13:22:00-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

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

#### _**Winners come from 15 organizations; Rays lead with four winners**_

**July 6, 2023 —** [Minor League Baseball](http://www.milb.com)™ (MiLB™) today announced
the Player and Pitcher of the Month Award winners for June in each of the 14 leagues
in [Major League Baseball](http://www.mlb.com)’s player development system.

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

**International League (Triple-A)**

Durham Bulls (Rays) infielder **[Jonathan Aranda](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/arandjo01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-07-06_br)**
batted .448/.531/.823 and led Minor League Baseball in average (.448), hits (43),
total bases (79), on-base percentage (.531) and OPS (1.354). He led the league in
slugging percentage (.823) and finished second in home runs (nine), fourth in runs(
22) and RBI (24) and fifth in doubles (nine). He posted 16 multi-hit games, including
two separate streaks of six straight multi-hit games. Aranda, 25, was originally
signed by Tampa Bay as an international free agent out of Tijuana, Baja California,
Mexico, on July 2, 2015.

Norfolk Tides (Orioles) right-hander **[Grayson Rodriguez](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rodrigr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-07-06_br)**
went 4-0 with a 2.22 ERA in five starts. Rodriguez struck out a league-best 39 batters
and held opponents to a.184 average as he scattered 18 hits and seven earned runs
over 28.1 innings. Rodriguez, 23, was selected by Baltimore in the first round (
11^(th) overall) of the 2018 MLB Draft out of Central Heights High School in Nacogdoches,
Texas.

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

Reno Aces (Diamondbacks) outfielder **[Dominic Canzone](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=canzon000dom&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-07-06_br)**
batted .430/.478/.759 and led the league in average (.430), slugging percentage (.
759) and OPS (1.237). He was second in hits (34) and doubles (nine), while finishing
third in total bases (60) and on-base percentage (.478) and was fourth in RBI (25).
He recorded 12 multi-hit games and had separate hitting streaks of six and seven
games in June. Canzone, 25, was selected by Arizona in the eighth round of the 2019
MLB Draft out of Ohio State University.

Reno Aces (Diamondbacks) right-hander **[Brandon Pfaadt](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pfaadbr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-07-06_br)**
was 3-0 with a 3.16 ERA in five starts as he allowed nine earned runs over 25.2 
innings. His 28 strikeouts were second-best in the league, and he walked just five
batters. He allowed two or fewer runs in four of his five starts before being recalled
to Arizona on June 29. Pfaadt, 24, was selected by Arizona in the fifth round of
the 2020 MLB Draft out of Bellarmine High School in Bellarmine, Kentucky.

[⌊Pitcher of the Month⌉⌊Pitcher of the Month⌉[

**Eastern League (Double-A)**

Bowie Baysox (Orioles) infielder **[Coby Mayo](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=mayo--000cob&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-07-06_br)**
batted .340/.467/.711 and led the league in home runs (eight), total bases (69),
on-base percentage (.467), slugging percentage (.711) OPS (1.178) and walks (20).
He was second in doubles (10), third in runs (19) and hits (33), fourth in average(.
340) and fifth in RBI (18). Mayo recorded nine multi-hit games and had a nine-game
hitting streak in June. Mayo, 21, was selected by Baltimore in the fourth round 
of the 2020 MLB Draft out of Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

Richmond Flying Squirrels (Giants) right-hander **[Mason Black](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=black-000mas&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-07-06_br)**
made five starts and pitched to a 1.27 ERA in 21.1 innings as he allowed three earned
runs on 12 hits and six walks while striking out 25. He held opponents to a .162
average as he ended the month on a 17.1 inning scoreless streak. Black, 23, was 
selected by San Francisco in the third round of the 2021 MLB Draft out of Lehigh
University.

**Southern League (Double-A)**

Montgomery Biscuits (Rays) infielder **[Austin Shenton](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=shento000aus&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-07-06_br)**
batted .385/.490/.820 and led the league in average (.385), home runs (nine), on-
base percentage (.490), slugging percentage (.821) and OPS (1.311). He finished 
second in total bases (64) and RBI (27), third in doubles (seven) and was fourth
in hits (30). Shenton recorded seven multi-hit games and had a nine-game hitting
streak in June. Shenton, 25, was originally selected by Seattle in the fifth round
of the 2019 MLB Draft out of Florida International University. He was obtained by
Tampa Bay in the July 29, 2021, trade that sent **[Diego Castillo](https://www.baseball-reference.com/search/search.fcgi?pid=castidi02,castidi01&search=Diego+Castillo&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-07-06_br)**
to Seattle.

Montgomery Biscuits (Rays) left-hander **[Mason Montgomery](https://www.baseball-reference.com/search/search.fcgi?pid=montgo001mas,montgo000mas&search=Mason+Montgomery&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-07-06_br)**
went 2-0 with a 2.08 ERA in five starts as he allowed six earned runs on 13 hits
and nine walks while striking out 31. He held opponents to a .144 average and allowed
one run over his last 16 innings in June. Montgomery, 23, was selected by Tampa 
Bay in the sixth round of the 2021 MLB Draft out of Texas Tech University.

**Texas League (Double-A)**

San Antonio Missions (Padres) outfielder **[Tirso Ornelas](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=ornela000tir&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-07-06_br)**
batted .378/.434/.556 and led the league in average (.378), total bases (59), RBI(
26) and OPS (1.090). He finished second in the league in hits (34) and slugging 
percentage (.556), was fourth in on-base percentage (434) and fifth in home runs(
six). Ornelas recorded 11 multi-hit games and posted separate hitting streaks of
six and nine games before a June 28 promotion to Triple-A El Paso. Ornelas, 23, 
was signed by San Diego as an international free agent out of Tijuana, Baja California,
Mexico, on March 31, 2017.

Arkansas Travelers (Mariners) right-hander **[Emerson Hancock](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=hancoc000eme&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-07-06_br)**
went 4-0 with a 1.74 ERA in five starts. He held opponents to a .224 average and
walked six as he struck out 29 over 31.0 innings. His six earned runs allowed were
the fewest by any Texas League pitcher with more than 19.0 innings pitched. He threw
six scoreless innings in his first and last outings of June and didn’t allow more
than three earned runs in any of his five starts. Hancock, 24, was selected by Seattle
in the first round (sixth overall) of the 2020 MLB Draft out of the University of
Georgia.

**Midwest League (High-A)**

Cedar Rapids Kernels (Twins) infielder **[Tanner Schobel](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=schobe000tan&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-07-06_br)**
batted .323/.400/.613 and led the league in runs (25), hits (30), home runs (seven),
RBI (26), slugging percentage (.613) and OPS (1.013). He finished third in average(.
323) and triples (two) and fourth in on-base percentage (.400). He recorded eight
multi-hit games and hit safely in his last nine games of the month. Schobel, 22,
was selected by Minnesota in the Competitive Balance Round B (68^(th) overall) of
the 2022 MLB Draft out of Virginia Tech.

Great Lakes Loons (Dodgers) left-hander **[Justin Wrobleski](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=wroble000jus&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-07-06_br)**
went 3-1 with a 1.09 ERA in five starts. Wrobleski allowed just three earned runs
on 17 hits and six walks over 24.2 innings. He struck out 28 and held opponents 
to a .195 average. He struck out a career-high 10 batters on June 14 against Wisconsin.
Wrobleski, 22, was selected by Los Angeles (NL) in the 11^(th) round of the 2021
MLB Draft out of Oklahoma State University.

**Northwest League (High-A)**

Spokane Indians (Rockies) outfielder **[Jordan Beck](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=beck--001jor&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-07-06_br)**
batted .316/.431/.537 and led the league in runs (22) and walks (20). He finished
second in hits (30) and RBI (35) was third in average (.316), home runs (five) and
on-base percentage and was fourth in OPS (.986). He walked 20 times while striking
out 18 times. He recorded nine multi-hit games in June. Beck, 22, was selected by
Colorado in the Competitive Balance Round A (38^(th) overall) of the 2022 MLB Draft
out of the University of Tennessee.

Vancouver Canadians (Blue Jays) right-hander **[Devereaux Harrison](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=harris003dev&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-07-06_br)**
went 3-0 with a 0.78 ERA in four starts. He allowed two earned runs over 23.0 innings
on 14 hits and eight walks. He held opponents to a .182 average and struck out 20
batters, including a career-high eight strikeouts on June 10 at Everett. Harrison,
22, was selected by Toronto in the ninth round of the 2022 MLB Draft out of Long
Beach State University.

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

Hickory Crawdads (Rangers) outfielder **[Abimelec Ortiz](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=ortiz-000abi&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-07-06_br)**
batted .373/.442/.723 and led the league in average (.373), hits (31), runs (19),
total bases (60), home runs (eight) and RBI (22). He finished second in on-base 
percentage (.442), slugging percentage (.723) and OPS (1.165). He recorded 10 multi-
hit games and posted a 14-game hitting streak to end the month. Ortiz, 21, was signed
as a free agent out of Florida Southwestern State Junior College in Fort Myers, 
Florida, on July 29, 2021.

Hudson Valley Renegades (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=2023-07-06_br)**
went 3-0 with a 0.31 ERA in four starts as he started the month with a 25-inning
scoreless streak and allowed just one earned run on 12 hits and six walks over 28.2
innings. He struck out 34, including a career-high 12 on June 11 at Jersey Shore.
He held opponents to a .129 average in June. Thorpe, 22, was selected by New York(
AL) in the second round of the 2022 MLB Draft out of Cal Poly.

**California League (Single-A)**

Fresno Grizzlies (Rockies) infielder **[Ryan Ritter](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=ritter002rya&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-07-06_br)**
batted .353/.418/.706 and led the league in total bases (60), home runs (six), slugging
percentage (.706) and OPS (1.124). He finished second in average (.353), triples(
three) and RBI (22). He was fourth in runs (20) and hits (30) and fifth in on-base
percentage (.418). He recorded eight multi-hit games and hit safely in 10 of his
last 11 games in June. He was promoted to High-A Spokane on July 3. Ritter, 22, 
was selected by Colorado in the fourth round of the 2022 MLB Draft out of the University
of Kentucky.

Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (Dodgers) right-hander **[Gabe Emmett](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=emmett000gab&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-07-06_br)**
went 1-1 with a 1.29 ERA in four appearances (three starts). He allowed three earned
runs on nine hits and nine walks over 21.0 innings. He held opponents to a .136 
average and started the month with a five inning, no-hit start June 2 against Inland
Empire. Emmett, 22, was selected by Los Angeles (NL) in the 19^(th) round of the
2021 MLB Draft out of Folsom Lake College in Folsom, California.

**Carolina League (Single-A)**

Fayetteville Woodpeckers (Astros) outfielder **[Zachary Cole](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=cole--002zac&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-07-06_br)**
batted .311/.462/.556 and led the league in runs (24), triples (three) and walks(
23). He finished third in on-base percentage (.462), OPS (1.018), total bases (50),
doubles (seven) and stolen bases (nine). He recorded 10 multi-hit games and separate
hitting streaks of five and seven games. Cole, 22, was selected by Houston in the
10^(th) round of the 2022 MLB Draft out of Ball State University.

Charleston RiverDogs (Rays) right-hander **[Yoniel Curet](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=curet-000yon&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-07-06_br)**
was originally signed by Tampa Bay as an international free agent out of San Pedro
de Macoris, Dominican Republic, on July 2, 2019.

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

Tampa Tarpons (Yankees) outfielder** [Christopher Familia](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=famili000chr&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-07-06_br)**
batted .380/.456/.899 and led the league in average (.380), runs (22), home runs(
10), RBI (28), total bases (71), slugging percentage (.899) and OPS (1.355). He 
finished third in on-base percentage (.456), was fourth in doubles (seven) and fifth
in hits (30). Familia, 23, was originally signed by New York (NL) as an international
free agent out of Bani, Dominican Republic, on July 2, 2018. He was promoted to 
High-A Hudson Valley on June 29.

Fort Myers Mighty Mussels (Twins) right-hander **[C.J. Culpepper](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=culpep000chr&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-07-06_br)**
went 3-1 with a 1.35 ERA in four starts as he allowed three earned runs on 12 hits
and seven walks over 20.0 innings as he held opponents to a .176 average. In his
first start of the month, he threw five no-hit innings and in his final start of
the month he allowed one hit over six innings. Culpepper, 21, was selected by Minnesota
in the 13^(th)

**Arizona Complex League (Rookie)**

ACL Rockies shortstop **[Dyan Jorge](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=jorge-000dya&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-07-06_br)**
batted .377/.506/.623 and led the league in runs (30), total bases (43), walks (
19), on-base percentage (.506) and OPS (1.129). He finished second in average (.
377), hits (26), triples (three) and slugging percentage (.623) and was fourth in
stolen bases (nine). He recorded nine multi-hit games in 20 contests and was promoted
to Single-A Fresno on July 3. Jorge, 20, was signed by Colorado as an international
free agent out of Havana, Cuba, on January 15, 2022.

ACL Dodgers right-hander **[Aldrin Batista](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=batist000ald&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-07-06_br)**
went 2-0 with a 1.40 ERA in five appearances (three starts) as he allowed just nine
hits and three earned runs in 19.1 innings. He struck out 25 and held opponents 
to a .143 average. Batista, 20, was originally signed by Los Angeles (NL) as an 
international free agent out of Azua, Dominican Republic, on June 1, 2022.

**Dominican Summer League (Rookie)**

DSL Giants Black outfielder **[Rayner Arias](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=arias-000ray&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-07-06_br)**
batted .414/.539/.793 and was second in the league in slugging percentage (.793)
and OPS (1.332). He finished third in average (.414) and total bases (46) and was
fourth in RBI (21) and on-base percentage (.539). Arias walked 15 times and struck
out 11 times. He recorded seven multi-hit games in 16 contests. Arias, 17, was signed
by San Francisco as an international free agent out of Bani, Dominican Republic,
on January 15, 2023.

DSL Pirates Gold right-hander **[Adolfo Oviedo](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=oviedo000ado&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-07-06_br)**
went 2-0 and did not allow a run in four starts as he surrendered three hits and
13 walks over 16.2 innings. He held opponents to a .064 average in June. Oviedo,
18, was originally signed by Pittsburgh as an international free agent out of Barquisimeto,
Venezuela, on May 27, 2022.

**Florida Complex League (Rookie)**

FCL Yankees infielder **[Hans Montero](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=monter000han&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-07-06_br)**
batted .344/.523/.641 and led the league in on-base percentage (.523), slugging 
percentage (.641) and OPS (1.164). He finished second in total bases (41), triples(
two), was third in runs (20), was fourth in average (.344) and home runs (four) 
and was fifth in hits (22). He recorded six multi-hit games and hit safely in 15
of his 19 games. Montero, 19, was signed by New York (NL) as an international free
agent out of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on January 21, 2021.

FCL Red Sox right-hander **[Yordanny Monegro](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=monegr000yor&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-07-06_br)**
went 2-0 with a 1.20 ERA in three starts as he allowed two earned runs on five hits
and four walks while striking out 20 in 15.0 innings. He held opponents to a .102
average before a June 20 promotion to Single-A Salem. Monegro, 20, was originally
signed by Boston as an international free agent out of Santo Domingo, Dominican 
Republic, on February 20, 2020.

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