{"id":363358,"date":"2026-08-05T12:38:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T12:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/363358\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T12:38:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T12:38:13","slug":"yankees-prospects-four-draft-picks-debut-for-tampa-tarpons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/363358\/","title":{"rendered":"Yankees prospects: Four draft picks debut for Tampa Tarpons"},"content":{"rendered":"

Triple-A Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: W, 8-3<\/a> vs. Rochester Red Wings<\/p>\n

C J.C. Escarra 2-3, HR, 2 BB, 2 RBI \u2014 went yard in three-run fifth
2B Marco Luciano 2-5, 2B, GIDP
SS Oswaldo Cabrera 2-5, RBI
RF Yanquiel Fern\u00e1ndez 2-4, RBI, K
3B Tyler Hardman 2-4, 2B, RBI
1B Ernesto Martinez Jr. 0-3, BB
DH Christian Bethancourt 1-4, K
CF Duke Ellis 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 K, 2 SB \u2014 second-straight season with 40 steals in the Yanks\u2019 organization
LF Kenedy Corona 1-4, RBI, K<\/p>\n

Brendan Beck 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 12 K, WP (win) \u2014 22 whiffs and a new season-high with a dozen punchouts
Zach Messinger 1.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 2 K
Brian Hendry 0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 0 K
Rafael Montero 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K<\/p>\n

Double-A Somerset Patriots: L, 3-17<\/a> at Akron Rubber \u2014 they\u2019ve had better matinees<\/p>\n

CF Jace Avina 2-4, BB, RBI, K
DH DJ Gladney 2-5, 2B, 2 K
C Omar Alfonzo 1-5, 2 K, passed ball, throwing error \u2014 first hit<\/a> with the organization
SS Roderick Arias 1-5, RBI, 2 K, CS, fielding error \u2014 bumpy Double-A debut outside of the ground-ball RBI single<\/a> in his first at-bat
2B Connor McGinnis 1-4, BB, 2 K
LF Jackson Castillo 0-2, 3 BB
3B Coby Morales 1-5, 2B, K
1B Josh Moylan 1-3, BB, RBI, K, 2 throwing errors \u2014 Patriots committed five errors on the day
RF Luis Durango 0-2, 2 BB, outfield assist<\/p>\n

Cade Smith 4 IP, 5 H, 3 R (3 ER), 3 BB, 5 K (loss)
Harrison Cohen 1 IP, 1 H, 3 R (3 ER), 3 BB, 2 K
Hueston Morrill 0.2 IP, 2 H, 4 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 0 K, HBP, WP, throwing error \u2014 Somerset allowed seven runs each in the sixth and seventh, yuck
Matt Keating 0.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R (2 ER), 2 BB, 1 K
Michael Arias 0.2 IP, 4 H, 5 R (5 ER), 1 BB, 1 K, HBP \u2014 un-good, as they say
Kelly Austin 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K \u2014 Cy Young for him!<\/p>\n

High-A Hudson Valley Renegades: L, 6-12<\/a> at Greenville Drive<\/p>\n

SS Core Jackson 2-4, 2B, BB, K, fielding error \u2014 returned from IL
CF Jackson Lovich 2-5, 2 RBI, 2 K
DH Eric Genther 1-4, 2B, BB, K
1B Kyle West 3-5, HR, 2 RBI, SB, missed catch error \u2014 18th dinger of season
2B Enmanuel Tejeda 0-5, 2 K, 2 GIDP
RF Willy Montero 1-3, BB, RBI, K, SB
LF Robbie Burnett 0-3, BB, 2 K, SB
C Josue Gonzalez 0-3, 3 K, HBP, passed ball \u2014 tough day
3B Bryce Martin-Grudzielanek 0-3, BB, K, SB \u2014 High-A debut<\/p>\n

Franyer Herrera 3.1 IP, 3 H, 6 R (6 ER), 4 BB, 4 K, HR, HBP (loss)
Andrew Landry 0.2 IP, 1 H, 3 R (0 ER), 1 BB, 0 K, throwing error
Jackson Fristoe 1 IP, 1 H, 2 R (2 ER), 2 BB, 0 K
Thomas Balboni Jr. 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 3 K, HR
Jack Sokol 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K<\/p>\n

Low-A Tampa Tarpons: L, 2-5<\/a> at Clearwater Threshers<\/p>\n

SS Dax Kilby 0-2, 2 BB
RF Wilberson De Pena 0-4, K, outfield assist
CF Yostin Pena 2-4, 2 K, SB
LF Paul Gutierrez-Contreras II 1-4, RBI, K, SB \u2014 singled for first pro hit in debut for 2026 fourth-rounder, 110.1 mph off the bat<\/a> (also two other bits of contact at 107.9 mph or better)
C Bear Harrison 1-4, 3B, K \u2014 tripled 106.1 mph off the bat for first pro hit in debut for 2026 fifth-rounder
3B Hans Montero 1-4, 2B, RBI, K
1B Tyce Armstrong 0-4, 2 K \u2014 pro debut for 2026 19th-rounder
2B Blake Cyr 1-3 \u2014 singled for first pro hit in debut for 2026 18th-rounder
DH Luis Puello 0-2, BB, K<\/p>\n

Sabier Marte 3.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R (3 ER), 3 BB, 2 K, 2 HR, HBP (loss)
Rafael Arias 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K, HBP \u2014 got K\u2019s for all four outs in Low-A debut
Josh Tiedemann 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 2 K, HR
Austin Breedlove 1 IP, 0 H, 1 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 0 K, WP
Jose Martinez 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K \u2014 struck out the side<\/p>\n

Florida Complex League Yankees: Season over<\/p>\n

Dominican Summer League Yankees: W, 15-6 (8)<\/a> at DSL Rockies<\/p>\n

CF Isaias Castillo 1-3, 2B, 2 BB, RBI, K, HBP
LF Luis Cruz 1-4, 2 BB, RBI, GIDP
SS Stiven Marinez 4-5, 3 RBI, 2 SB, CS
SS Emmanuel Orozco 0-1
2B Juan Torres 2-4, BB, 4 RBI, SB, HBP \u2014 two-run single was crowning blow in seven-run second
DH Juan Martinez 2-5
PH-DH Jose Peralta 0-1, K
C Cesar Lopez 0-4, BB, RBI, SB, HBP \u2014 stole home on front end of double steal
1B Stalen Ramirez 1-3, 2 BB, K, HBP
1B John Rosillo 0-0
RF Alfiery Matos 2-5, RBI, 2 SB
3B Abrahan Pichardo 1-3, 2 BB<\/p>\n

Dalvin Taveras 5 IP, 3 H, 4 R (4 ER), 3 BB, 2 K, HR, 2 HBP (win)
Freddy Lopez 2 IP, 3 H, 2 R (2 ER), 3 BB, 2 K, WP
Emanuel Vargas 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K<\/p>\n

Dominican Summer League Bombers: suspended in the ninth inning tied 4-4<\/a> vs. DSL Colorado<\/p>\n

CF Ruben Castillo 1-4, 2B, GIDP, HBP, SB, CS
SS Dariel Santana 0-5, 3 K, throwing error
DH Alessandro Rodriguez 2-3, 2B, BB, K
2B Carlos Bello 0-3, 2 K
RF David Carrera 1-3, HR, BB, RBI, K \u2014 tied game with solo shot in eighth; probably why this wasn\u2019t just called at a 4-3 Colorado final!
C Kenneth Melendez 0-4, RBI, 2 K, throwing error
3B Germayhoni Beltre 1-4, 2 SB
LF Richard Meran 1-3, 2B, BB, K, SB
1B Alfred Ciriaco 0-4, 2 K<\/p>\n

Higor Requena 3.1 IP, 5 H, 4 R (4 ER), 2 BB, 3 K, HBP, 2 WP
Junior Tavera 4.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 8 K, 2 WP
Andre Avila 0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Triple-A Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: W, 8-3 vs. Rochester Red Wings C J.C. Escarra 2-3, HR, 2 BB, 2 RBI…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":227793,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[135,137,136,102582,101855],"class_list":["post-363358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news","tag-yankees-minor-league-recaps","tag-yankees-prospects"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/363358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=363358"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/363358\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/227793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=363358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=363358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=363358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}