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2024 IN REVIEW
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT

TRI-CITY DUST DEVILS (53-78) INLAND EMPIRE 66ERS (58-72)

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The Tri-City Dust Devils, led by manager Willie The Inland Empire 66ers, led by manager Dave
Romero, finished in sixth place in the High-A Stapleton finished in fourth place overall in the
Northwest League. California League South.
• RHP Joel Hurtado led the Northwest League • OF Imanol Vargas led the league in doubles
in strikeouts (134), games started (26), innings (31) and extra-base hits (47) and finished
pitched (138.2 IP), winning percentage (.529), in the top 10 in home runs (14 - 2nd), RBI
and tied for the lead in wins (9); Also ranked (72 - T2nd), slugging percentage (.463 - 3rd),
second in batting average against (.258), OPS (.827 - 4th), total bases (189 - 6th), hits
fourth in ERA (4.61), and sixth in WHIP (1.58). (112 - 7th), runs scored (75 - T7th) and walks
• INF Chad Stevens was named July Northwest (58 - 10th).
League Player of the Month after he slashed • INF Randy De Jesus ranked top 10 in the
.375/.438/.663 in 20 games and led the league California League in slugging (.459 - 5th),
in hits (tied; 30), average (.375), doubles (tied; extra-base hits (41 - 6th), OPS (.811 - 7th),
eight), home runs (tied; five), on-base percent- doubles (25 - 7th), home runs (12 - T7th), PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
age (.438), slugging percentage (.663) and OPS total bases (174 - 8th), batting average (.277
(1.101). He recorded hits in 14 straight games - 9th) and RBI (60 - 10th).
from July 6-26, including 12 extra-base hits. • On the mound, RHP Barrett Kent led the
• INF/OF Caleb Ketchup led the all players at California League in strikeouts (125) and
the High-A level with 62 stolen bases. Ketchup games started (tied; 26). Kent ranked second
also ranked third in the Northwest League in innings pitched (113.0), fifth in opponent
with 62 walks, and fifth in the league with 68 batting average (.256) and sixth in ERA
runs scored. (6.21).
ACL ANGELS (32-28) DSL ANGELS (38-18)

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The Arizona Complex League Angels were managed The Dominican Summer League Angels, managed
by first-season manager Hainley Statia and finished by Héctor de la Cruz, finished in second place in
in second place in the ACL Central Division. the DSL Central Division and clinched a Wild Card
• OF Rio Foster led the team in: batting average playoff appearance for a second consecutive year.
(.270), RBI (35), OBP (.397), slugging percent- The Angels made it to the DSL Championship Series
age (.450), OPS (.847), hits (51), doubles (14), and finished as runners-up in the 2024 season.
extra-base hits (22), total bases (85) and home • INF Joswa Lugo led the team in multiple cat-
runs (tied; 4). Also ranked second in triples egories; batting average (.301), home runs
(4), runs scored (32), stolen bases (13) and (5), slugging (.466), OPS (.836), hits (58),
walks (tied; 32). Also tied for fourth in the ACL doubles (11), extra-base hits (19) and total
in doubles (14) and tied for seventh in extra- bases (90).
base hits (22). • RHP Ubaldo Soto was named the DSL Pitcher
• OF Edwardo Espinal led the ACL Angels in of the Year and a DSL All-Star after he led
runs scored (40) and walks (43); his 43 walks the league in wins (8) and ranked second
tied for the league lead. in ERA (1.29) and third in innings pitched
• RHP Yendy Gomez was named an Arizona (56.0). Soto also finished the regular season
Complex League All-Star and led the pitching without allowing an earned run in his last 20
staff in appearances (22), wins (6) and saves (4). innings pitched.

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