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Hawaii Baseball Report

By Sjarif Goldstein
Aug. 21, 2016

Statistics of players with Hawaii ties in professional baseball through Friday’s games: Read more

MAJOR LEAGUE

Player, Team, League	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	AVG.
Kurt Suzuki, Minnesota, American	277	30	78	21	1	6	38	.282
Kolten Wong, St. Louis, National	250	31	60	7	4	2	14	.240
Greg Garcia, St. Louis, National	162	28	38	7	0	3	15	.235
Pitcher, Team, League	G	IP	H	ER	BB	K	W-L	ERA
Steven Wright, Boston, American	22	146 2/3	124	49	51	123	13-5	3.01
Jerome Williams, St. Louis, National	5	102/3	14	6	2	7	0-0	5.06
Kirby Yates, New York, American	32	30 1/3	29	18	13	37	2-1	5.34

CLASS AAA

Pitcher, Team, League	G	IP	H	ER	BB	K	W-L	ERA
Kirby Yates, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Yankees), International	14	162/3	12	3	6	19	0-1	1.62
Dustin Antolin, Buffalo (Blue Jays), International	41	47 2/3	35	10	25	56	2-3	1.89
Kanekoa Texeira, Gwinnett (Braves), International	24	60 1/3	81	30	26	32	1-7	4.48

CLASS AA

Player, Team, League	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	AVG.
David Freitas, Tennessee (Cubs), Southern	190	22	53	16	1	2	31	.292
Kean Wong, Montgomery (Rays), Southern	397	43	108	18	1	5	52	.272
Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Frisco (Rangers), Texas	347	50	88	4	2	0	24	.254
Tim Arakawa, Arkansas (Angels), Texas	98	8	17	4	0	0	7	.173

Pitcher, Team, League	G	IP	H	ER	BB	K	W-L	ERA
Matt Cooper, Birmingham (White Sox), Southern	15	31 2/3	27	14	10	34	1-1	3.98
Blair Walters, Birmingham (White Sox), Southern	18	85 2/3	88	42	42	68	4-5	4.41

CLASS A — Advanced

Player, Team, League	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	AVG.
Chace Numata, Clearwater (Phillies), Florida State	285	26	88	17	2	2	29	.309
Michael Suiter, Winston-Salem (White Sox), Carolina	128	17	36	8	0	3	12	.273
Tim Arakawa, Inland Empire (Angels), California	311	48	80	13	3	2	25	.257
Iolana Akau, Stockton (Athletics), California	191	11	39	7	0	1	21	.204

Pitcher, Team, League	G	IP	H	ER	BB	K	W-L	ERA
Scott Squier, Jupiter (Marlins), Florida State	15	42 1/3	45	17	12	33	3-0	3.61
Kodi Medeiros, Brevard County (Brewers), Florida State	21	80 2/3	97	53	59	61	4-10	5.91

CLASS A

Player, Team, League	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	AVG.
Kewby Meyer, Bowling Green (Rays), Midwest	139	18	46	7	1	2	29	.331
Jodd Carter, Lake County (Indians), Midwest	91	12	27	3	0	1	6	.297

Pitcher, Team, League	G	IP	H	ER	BB	K	W-L	ERA
Harley Holt, Peoria (Cardinals), Midwest	19	40	45	11	7	30	0-4	2.48
Tyler Brashears, Bowling Green (Rays), Midwest	27	64	58	23	21	50	6-1	3.23
Max Duval, Kane County (Diamondbacks), Midwest	7	41 2/3	50	16	10	33	1-5	3.46
Quintin Torres-Costa, Wisconsin (Brewers), Midwest	36	53	47	24	24	65	6-2	4.08
Jordan Yamamoto, Wisconsin (Brewers), Midwest	24	117 1/3	123	56	30	126	5-8	4.30
L.J. Brewster, Greensboro (Marlins), South Atlantic	27	702/3	86	38	27	40	4-5	4.84

CLASS A — SHORT SEASON

Player, Team, League	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	AVG.
Mark Karaviotis, Hillsboro (Diamondbacks), Northwest	83	18	27	3	1	2	15	.325

Pitcher, Team, League	G	IP	H	ER	BB	K	W-L	ERA
Rico Garcia, Boise (Rockies), Northwest	13	281/3	39	16	9	29	0-2	5.08

ROOKIE

Player, Team, League	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	AVG.
L.J. Kalawaia, Orem (Angels), Pioneer	74	8	18	4	0	0	13	.243
Steve Pollakov, Great Falls (White Sox), Pioneer	26	6	6	1	0	1	5	.231
Jensen Park, Grand Junction (Rockies), Pioneer	27	4	6	3	1	0	4	.222
Pitcher, Team, League	G	IP	H	ER	BB	K	W-L	ERA
Ian Kahaloa, Billings (Reds), Pioneer	7	31 1/3	29	9	9	30	2-1	2.59
Jordan Kurokawa, GCL Phillies (Phillies), Gulf Coast	11	161/3	19	9	4	15	0-3	4.96

>> Boston pitcher Steven Wright (Hawaii) injured his shoulder pinch-running on Aug. 7 and is eligible to come off the disabled list Tuesday. The Red Sox have not ruled out his return that day, but he doesn’t seem to think he will be ready, telling the Boston Herald, “It just doesn’t seem smart to try to rush. I never was told I was pitching Tuesday. I was told that was the first day I was eligible to come off. Somehow there was a miscommunication with somebody saying I was pitching Tuesday. I wish I could. For me, when it’s my shoulder, and my elbow is the same thing, there’s no reason to rush because what happens if you try to go out there and throw through something and you make it worse?”

>> According to the St. Paul Pioneer Press, Twins catcher Kurt Suzuki (Baldwin) cleared waivers last week, meaning Minnesota can still trade him if another team is interested, likely a contender. Suzuki has about $1.5 million left on his contract this year and a $6 million option for next season that is unlikely to be triggered.

>> The Yankees recalled pitcher Kirby Yates (Kauai) on Wednesday.

>> Catcher Chace Numata (Pearl City) is having a career-best season with Clearwater, batting .309 with a .380 on-base percentage and a .404 slugging percentage, all career highs.

>> After struggling for a month with Double-A Arkansas, Tim Arakawa (Moanalua) was demoted to Class A Advanced Inland Empire on Tuesday.