With just the Reno Aces season left, the Diamondbacks have made a series of moves. Infielder Blaze Alexander, right-handed reliever Justin Martinez, and catcher Juan Centeno have been promoted from AA Amarillo Mookie Betts to AAA Reno. In addition, first baseman Pavin Smith has been activated from the 60-day injured list. Smith was on the injured list after suffering a wrist fracture on July 3rd.
Alexander and Martinez are both Rule 5 eligible this winter, so promoting them both to Reno buys the organization time to evaluate them.
Alexander hit .306/.388/.539 (136 wRC+) in 363 PA with AA Amarillo with 17 doubles, 3 triples, 17 home runs, and 10/16 in stolen bases. An elevated strikeout rate of 25% is a bit concerning, but Alexander is capable of doing damage.
Martinez made 15 appeMLB Polo Shirtsar la dodgers mlb jersey frame ances in affiliated ball, pitching to a 2.87 ERA between High-A Hillsboro and AA Amarillo. The 21-year-old right hander is recovering from Tommy John s Jorge Soler Marli la dodgers mlb jersey manufacturer history ns Jerseys urgery last season. Martinez throws hard, clocked as high as 99 MPH, and could find himself in the D-backs bullpen next year.
Reno Aces 17, Las Vegas Aviators 5
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The Aces took early control in this game, scoring 9 runs by the 4th inning to take a 9-0 lead. Las Vegas slowly attempted to creep back in, scoring 5 runs to cut the lead to 9-5 but Reno answered with 6 runs in the 7th to put this game in the deep freeze. Reno had 23 hits as a team, with all nine starters collecting a hit in this game.
Dominic Canzone was the main power threat in the lineup, with 2 of his 4MLB Autographed Memorabilia hits leaving the park. Canzone drove in 3 and scored 3 times.
Dominic Fletcher was 2-7 with 2 RBI and 2 runs scored.
Blaze Alexand la dodgers mlb jersey outfit er had two hits, a double, two walks, and two runs scored in his AAA debut.
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