The Barons led the way with a 6-1 week against Columbus
Charlotte Knights
Record 3-3 (last week), 36-39 (overall)
Knights Player of the Week
Brooks Baldwin .353/.476/1.000, 17 at-bats (optioned to Charlotte on June 16)
Colson Montgomery .105/.182/.263, 19 at-bats
Corey Julks .421/.421/.632, 19 at-bats
Tim Elko .240/.240/.400, 25 at-bats
Bryan Ramos .214/.353/.214, 14 at-bats
Joshua Palacios .267/.313/.667, 15 at-bats
Zach DeLoach .100/.167/.200, 10 at-bats
Korey Lee .267/.353/.667, 15 at-bats
Tyler Schweitzer 2 2⁄3 IP, 1 ER, 1 H, 2 BB, 1 K
Noah Schultz 5 1⁄3 IP, 6 ER, 8 H, 1 BB, 5 K
Evan McKendry 5 IP, 6 ER, 8 H, 1 BB, 5 K
[redacted] 5 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, 7 K
Yoendrys Gómez 6 ⅓ IP, 4 ER, 9 H, 2 BB, 7 K
Jairo Iriarte 3 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 2 BB, 3 K
Chase Plymell 5 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 3 K
The Knights split their six-game series at home against the Gwinnett Stripers (29-46).
Stop me if you have heard this before, but Brooks Baldwin, 24, had a phenomenal week. What on earth is happening with this guy? Baldwin has not put it together at the major league level, but he cannot be stopped in Triple-A. Baldwin’s biggest game was on Tuesday, when he went 3-for-3 with two homers, a triple, and a walk. That was his first game after being optioned back down to Charlotte after an extremely brief stint with the White Sox. Baldwin is a bit of a mystery given the massive discrepancy between his numbers with the Knights and White Sox. In 96 minor league at-bats (all with the Knights) in 2025, Baldwin is slashing .375/.444/.781. Bravo to Baldwin on yet another huge week, and this marks the first-ever time a player has won a weekly award three times in a row.
2025 Charlotte Knights Players of the Week
Tim Elko (April 7-13)
Bobby Dalbec (April 14-20)
Tim Elko (April 21-27)
Tristan Gray (April 28-May 4)
Jason Matthews (May 5-11)
Andre Lipcius (May 12-18)
Kyle Teel (May 19-25)
Jacob Amaya (May 26-June 1)
Brooks Baldwin (June 2-8)
Brooks Baldwin (June 9-15)
Brooks Baldwin (June 16-22)
Birmingham Barons
Record 6-1 (last week), 38-31 (overall)
Barons Player of the Week
Lucas Gordon 6 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 9 K (promoted to Birmingham on June 20)
Rikuu Nishida .435/.500/.435, 2-for-2 stolen bases, 23 at-bats
Jacob Gonzalez .280/.379/.400, 25 at-bats
Caden Connor .375/.444/.500, 2-for-2 stolen bases, 24 at-bats
Ryan Galanie .179/.233/.214, 28 at-bats
William Bergolla .273/.333/.318, 2-for-2 stolen bases, 15 at-bats
Tommy Vail 10 ⅔ IP, 5 ER, 8 H, 4 BB, 4 K
Tanner McDougal 5 1⁄3 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 10 K (promoted to Birmingham on June 18)
Shane Murphy 6 ⅔ IP, 3 ER, 6 H, 1 BB, 3 K
Hagen Smith Did not play (on the seven-day injured list)
The Barons recovered from a 1-5 week (and collapse out of first place and a first-half title) by taking six of seven at home against Columbus (26-40). Incredibly, the Chattanooga Lookouts (37-28) went 6-0 this week to narrowly hold onto first place in the Southern League North.
Starting pitcher Lucas Gordon, 23, made easy work of Columbus on Friday. Gordon opened the season with the Dash, and had been with Winston-Salem until this week. Gordon was not fazed by the higher level of competition in the slightest. After winning two weekly awards already with the Dash, Gordon wasted no time getting on the board with the Barons. Gordon pitched six excellent innings, only allowing one hit and striking out nine while issuing zero walks. Gordon’s dominance in his Double-A debut was enough for him to be the most valuable Baron of the week.
2025 Birmingham Barons Players of the Week
William Bergolla (April 7-13)
Tyler Schweitzer (April 14-20)
Wilfred Veras (April 21-27)
Caden Connor (April 28-May 4)
Ryan Galanie (May 5-11)
Riley Gowens (May 12-18)
Jacob Gonzalez (May 19-25)
William Bergolla (May 26-June 1)
Jake Palisch (June 2-8)
Shane Murphy (June 9-15)
Lucas Gordon (June 16-22)
Winston-Salem Dash
Record 3-2 (last week), 2-1 (second half), 27-41 (overall)
Dash Player of the Week
Frankeli Arias 5 IP, 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 BB, 3 K
Braden Montgomery .133/.235/.267, 15 at-bats
Sam Antonacci .214/.450/.357, 14 at-bats
Jeral Perez .158/.238/.316, 19 at-bats
Samuel Zavala .133/.316/.133, 15 at-bats
Jake Peppers 3 1⁄3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 2 K
Manuel Veloz 4 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 0 BB, 2 K
Jake Bockenstedt 5 IP, 4 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, 5 K
Christian Oppor 5 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, 5 K
Phil Fox 3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 4 K
After four consecutive 3-3 weeks, the Dash went 3-2 to break the trend against Rome (30-38). Winston-Salem has opened up the second half on a high note, as they are 2-1 after finishing the first half at 25-40.
Despite the 3-2 week, the offense was not very productive, only scoring 15 runs in five games. However, the pitching staff was up to the difficult task. That effort was led by Frankeli Arias, 22, who was terrific on the mound. Arias only allowed one hit in five innings of work, and the only run he allowed was unearned. That excellent performance lowered his season ERA to 3.61, and his FIP sits at 4.51. Arias has been trending in the right direction for a few weeks, as he has only allowed four earned runs in 22 2⁄3 innings (1.59 ERA) since May 25.
2025 Winston-Salem Dash Players of the Week
Jake Bockenstedt (April 7-13)
Lucas Gordon (April 14-20)
Sam Antonacci (April 21-27)
Jeral Perez (April 28-May 4)
Braden Montgomery (May 5-11)
Lucas Gordon (May 12-18)
Jordan Sprinkle (May 19-25)
Tanner McDougal (May 26-June 1)
Samuel Zavala (June 2-8)
Jake Bockenstedt (June 9-15)
Frankeli Arias (June 16-22)
Kannapolis Cannon Ballers
Record 0-6 (last week), 0-3 (second half), 32-37 (overall)
Cannon Ballers Player of the Week
Luis Reyes 7 IP, 0 R, 4 H, 1 BB, 5 K
Ryan Burrowes .250/.286/.300, 2-for-2 stolen bases, 20 at-bats
Miguel Santos .238/.333/.381, 21 at-bats
Ronny Hernandez .188/.350/.250, 16 at-bats
Javier Mogollón .190/.227/.238, 21 at-bats
Lyle Miller-Green .278/.381/.333, 18 at-bats
Caleb Bonemer .304/.333/.304, 23 at-bats
George Wolkow .100/.308/.100, 10 at-bats
Kaleb Sophy 2 1⁄3 IP, 4 ER, 3 H, 2 BB, 4 K
Justin Sinibaldi 2 ⅔ IP, 3 ER, 3 H, 3 BB, 2 K
Blake Shepardson 4 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 3 BB, 4 K
Grant Umberger 4 ⅔ IP, 6 R (5 ER), 8 H, 2 BB, 5 K
Kevin Davis 4 IP, 4 ER, 4 H, 5 BB, 7 K
Seth Keener 4 IP, 6 ER, 8 H, 3 BB, 6 K
The Cannon Ballers have fallen on hard times, as they have lost 10 in a row and 11 of their last 12. Kannapolis will look to end this cold streak this week, on the road against Fredericksburg (32-36).
As you can see from this week’s statistics, there were not many strong performances. However, starting pitcher Luis Reyes, 19, had a great outing on Saturday. Reyes, who was born the day after the iconic A.J. Pierzynski dropped third strike, scattered four hits across seven shutout innings. Reyes collected five strikeouts while only issuing one walk.
2025 Kannapolis Cannon Ballers Players of the Week
Jordan Sprinkle (April 7-13)
Caleb Bonemer (April 14-20)
Jordan Sprinkle (April 21-27)
Miguel Santos (April 28-May 4)
Justin Sinibaldi (May 5-11)
George Wolkow (May 12-18)
Grant Umberger (May 19-25)
Caleb Bonemer (May 26-June 1)
Lyle Miller-Green (June 2-8)
George Wolkow (June 9-15)
Luis Reyes (June 16-22)
ACL White Sox
Record 3-2 (last week), 20-16 (overall)
Complex Sox Player of the Week
Marcelo Alcala .250/.348/.550, 20 at-bats
Leandro Alsinois .250/.438/.500, 12 at-bats
Adrian Gil .278/.417/.389, 18 at-bats
D’Angelo Tejada .300/.333/.550, 0-for-3 stolen bases, 20 at-bats
Albertson Asigen .444/.615/.889, 2-for-2 stolen bases, nine at-bats
Jordany Chirinos 4 IP, 4 R (2 ER), 6 H, 2 BB, 1 K
Fabian Ysalla 5 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 4 K
Mathias LaCombe 3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 3 K
Gil Luna 4 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 6 K
Jake Curtis 3 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, 1 BB, 5 K
Denny Lima 5 IP, 1 ER, 1 H, 3 BB, 4 K
The ACL White Sox had yet another winning week, as they have recovered from a slow start and are now 20-16.
Center fielder Marcelo Alcala, 19, provided a steady source of offense throughout the week. In 20 at-bats (23 plate appearances), Alcala posted an .898 OPS, and without him, this week would have been much less successful.
In a smaller sample size, left fielder Albertson Asigen, 23, was even more dominant. Asigen only had nine at-bats (12 plate appearances), so Alcala edged him out for the weekly award, but Asigen was extremely difficult for opposing pitchers to keep off base.
Starting pitcher Fabian Ysalla, 20, was also on top of his game. Ysalla pitched five shutout innings to lower his season ERA to 1.45 in 31 innings. Ysalla only allowed two hits during his five innings, and overall this season, opponents are slashing only .215/.300/.299 against him.
2025 ACL White Sox Players of the Week
Bryce Willits (May 5-11)
Stiven Flores (May 12-18)
Fabian Ysalla (May 19-25)
Adrian Gil (May 26-June 1)
Mason Dinesen (June 2-8)
D’Angelo Tejada (June 9-15)
Marcelo Alcala (June 16-22)
DSL White Sox
Record 1-3 (last week), 6-8 (overall)
DSL Sox Player of the Week
Yobal Rodriguez 3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 3 K
Eduardo Herrera .308/.357/.462, 13 at-bats
Frank Mieses .333/.429/.417, 12 at-bats
Jehancarlos Mendez .308/.357/.385, 13 at-bats
Jefrank Silva .429/.600/.571, seven at-bats
Diego Perez 4 IP, 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 4 BB, 3 K
Alexander Martinez 3 ⅔ IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 5 K
Orlando Suarez 3 IP, 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 3 BB, 2 K
Fidel Montero 2 IP, 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K
The DSL White Sox had a rough week, only winning one of four to fall back to a losing record.
Pitcher Yobal Rodriguez, 17, is on fire to begin his professional career. Rodriguez is setting hitters down left and right, and he has not allowed any runs in 11 2⁄3 innings. Rodriguez has only allowed one hit, he has only issued one walk, and he has struck out 13.
2025 DSL White Sox Players of the Week
Frank Mieses (June 2-8)
Eduardo Herrera (June 9-15)
Yobal Rodriguez (June 16-22)