The Minor League accolades continue to pile on as Ryan Cesarini was named the Eastern League (AA) Player of the Month and Jack Bowery was named the California League Pitcher (A) of the Month and of the Week.
Beyond these two, a pair of players from the 2026 first half received Player of the Week honors to close out their Single-A seasons and a former Spike also struck out 12 at the High-A level.
There's more on the aforementioned five players as well as five promotions (including a return to the big leagues) and 20 other standouts in the Minor Leagues within this week’s Alumni Report.
Previous Alumni Reports: 2025 Recap | Offseason Update | Prospect Update | Opening Weeks | April 16 | April 23 | April 30 | May 7 | May 14 | May 21 | May 28 | June 4 | June 11 | June 18 | June 25 | July 2 | July 9 | July 16 | July 23 | July 30 | Aug. 6 | Aug. 13 | Aug. 20 | Aug. 27 | Sept. 3
Position Players
2024 Trenton Thunder | Eastern League Player of the Month
Week: 5 G, .313/.429/.438 (.867 OPS), 2 2B, 4 R, RBI, 4 BB, SB
August: 21 G, .356/.406/.805 (1.211 OPS), 11 HR, 6 2B, 25 RBI, 21 R, 6 BB, 8 SB
Season (A+/AA): 71 G, .296/.368/.578 (.946 OPS), 20 HR, 16 2B, 56 RBI, 56 R, 21 SB
2026 West Virginia Black Bears | Florida State League Player of the Week
POTW: 5 G, .389/.500/1.000 (1.500 OPS), 3 HR, 2 2B, 11 RBI, 7 R, 2 BB, 2 HBP
Week: 3 G, .400/.538/1.000 (1.538 OPS), 2 HR, 6 RBI, 4 R, BB, 2 HBP
Season: 16 G, .218/.358/.509 (.867 OPS), 4 HR, 4 2B, 15 RBI, 13 R, SB
Grayson Fitzwater (CHW, Single-A)
2026 West Virginia Black Bears | Carolina League Player of the Week
POTW: 5 G, .563/.667/1.125 (1.792 OPS), HR, 3B, 4 2B, 10 RBI, 7 R, 6 BB, HBP, SF
Week: 3 G, .600/.733/1.100 (1.833 OPS), 3B, 3 2B, 6 R, 4 RBI, 4 BB, HBP
Season: 29 G, .271/.365/.486 (.851 OPS), 4 HR, 2 3B, 7 2B, 28 RBI, 16 R
2023 Williamsport Crosscutters
Week: 5 G, .417/.563/1.000 (1.563 OPS), 2 HR, 2B, 7 R, 3 RBI, 3 BB, HBP
Season: 75 G, .250/.318/.362 (.680 OPS), 3 HR, 3 3B, 15 2B, 38 RBI, 33 R, 15 SB
2022 Williamsport Crosscutters
Week: 4 G, .357/.500/.643 (1.143 OPS), HR, 2B, 2 R, RBI, 4 BB
Season (AA/A+): 93 G, .258/.413/.460 (.873 OPS), 13 HR, 2 3B, 18 2B, 55 RBI, 54 R, 13 SB
2023 Mahoning Valley Scrappers
Week (AA/A+): 6 G, .450/.500/.550 (1.050 OPS), 2 2B, 6 R, 3 RBI, 2 BB
Season (AA/A+/A): 86 G, .329/.408/.447 (.855 OPS), 5 HR, 2 3B, 17 2B, 53 RBI, 43 R, 8 SB
2024 State College Spikes
Week: 5 G, .333/.417/.667 (1.084 OPS), 2 HR, 4 RBI, 4 R, 3 BB, SB, HBP, 2 SF
Season (AA): 50 G, .275/.391/.480 (.871 OPS), 10 HR, 12 2B, 38 RBI, 36 R, 9 SB
2022 State College Spikes
Week: 5 G, .278/.458/.611 (1.069 OPS), HR, 3 2B, 5 RBI, 5 R, 4 BB, 2 HBP
Season (AAA/AA): 122 G, .255/.338/.490 (.828 OPS), 27 HR, 27 2B, 94 RBI, 76 R, 22 SB
2024 Frederick Keys
Week: 4 G, .375/.412/.563 (.975 OPS), 3 2B, 3 R, RBI, SB, HBP
Season: 79 G, .214/.371/.353 (.724 OPS), 5 HR, 3B, 13 2B, 45 R, 23 RBI, 24 SB
2022 Frederick Keys
Week: 3 G, .417/.462/.500 (.962 OPS), 2B, 3 R, RBI, BB
Season (AA/A+): 118 G, .207/.324/.356 (.680 OPS), 14 HR, 2 3B, 15 2B, 62 R, 60 RBI, 17 SB
Charlie Pagliarini (SEA, Double-A)
2023 Trenton Thunder
Week: 6 G, .222/.222/.667 (.889 OPS), 3 HR, 3 2B, 8 RBI, 5 R
Season: 127 G, .265/.374/.502 (.876 OPS), 27 HR, 3 3B, 28 2B, 93 R, 91 RBI, 9 SB
2023 Trenton Thunder
Week: 6 G, .304/.360/.522 (.822 OPS), HR, 2 2B, 5 R, 3 RBI, 2 BB
Season (AAA/AA): 69 G, .222/.337/.359 (.699 OPS), 6 HR, 3B, 12 2B, 32 RBI, 31 R, 15 SB
2023 Williamsport Crosscutters
Week: 3 G, .273/.273/.636 (.909 OPS), HR, 2B, 2 R, RBI, 2 SB
Season (A/A+/AA): 87 G, .262/.342/.410 (.752 OPS), 8 HR, 2 3B, 12 2B, 56 R, 43 RBI, 35 SB
Pitchers
2025 Frederick Keys | California League Pitcher of the Month + Pitcher of the Week
Week: GS, W, 5 IP, 0 R, 2 H, BB, 6 K, 0.60 WHIP, .118 BAA
August: 4/3 G/S, 4-0, 22 IP, 1.23 ERA, 20 K, 0.82 WHIP, .175 BAA
Season: 24/14 G/S, 8-5, 100 IP, 3.69 ERA, 100 K, 1.27 WHIP, .272 BAA
2023-24 West Virginia Black Bears
Week: 2 G, 3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 7 K, 0.00 WHIP, .000 BAA
Season (AA/A+): 39 G, 7-6, 5/8 SV, 45.1 IP, 5.36 ERA, 50 K, 1.43 BAA, .226 BAA
2021 West Virginia Black Bears
Week: 2 G, W, SV, 3 IP, 0 R, H, 0 BB, 3 K, 0.33 WHIP, .100 BAA
Season (AAA/AA): 43/1 G/S, 8-3, 3/4 SV, 57.1 IP, 2.98 ERA, 74 K, 1.20 WHIP, .206 BAA
Jack Sellinger (MIA, Double-A)
2023 Mahoning Valley Scrappers
Week: 3 G, 3.1 IP, 0 R, H, 0 BB, 5 K, HB, 0.30 WHIP, .091 BAA
Season: 33 G, 2-3, 8/13 SV, 53 IP, 3.40 ERA, 66 K, 1.26 WHIP, .210 BAA
2021 Frederick Keys
Week: 3 G, 2 W, SV, 2.2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, BB, 3 K, 0.38 WHIP, .000 BAA
2024 Trenton Thunder | Mets No. 28 Prospect (MLB Pipeline)
Week: GS, 5 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 5 K, 2 HB, 0.40 WHIP, .125 BAA
Season (AA/A+): 23/22 G/S, 4-9, 90 IP, 5.10 ERA, 116 K, 1.30 WHIP, .231 BAA
2022 State College Spikes
Week: 2 G, 4 IP, 0 R, H, BB, 4 K, 0.50 WHIP, .077 BAA
Season: 40 G, 2-2, 2/2 SV, 46.2 IP, 5.21 ERA, 40 K, 1.59 WHIP, .236 BAA
2022 Trenton Thunder
Week: G, 3 IP, 0 R, H, BB, 2 K, 0.67 WHIP, .111 BAA
Season: 26/5 G/S, 3-3, 1/1 SV, 68 IP, 4.76 ERA, 56 K, 1.50 WHIP, .232 BAA
2023-24 Mahoning Valley Scrappers
Week: 2 G, 2.2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 5 K, 0.75 WHIP, .222 BAA
Season (AAA/AA/A+): 36 G, 3-0, 5/7 SV, 44.1 IP, 1.83 ERA, 70 K, 0.86 WHIP, .179 BAA
2023 State College Spikes | Cardinals No. 21 Prospect (MLB Pipeline)
Week: GS, W, 5 IP, 2 R, 2 H, 3 BB, 12 K, 1.00 WHIP, .125 BAA
Season (A+/A): 24/22 G/S, 5-7, 96 IP, 3.19 ERA, 143 K, 1.39 WHIP, 1.99 BAA
2021 Frederick Keys
Week: 2/1 G/S, 3 IP, 0 R, H, BB, 4 K, 0.67 WHIP, .111 BAA
Season: 40/3 G/S, 4-1, 3/4 SV, 60.2 IP, 3.12 ERA, 80 K, 1.45 WHIP, .236 BAA
2024 Williamsport Crosscutters
Week: 2 G, W, 4 IP, R, 2 H, BB, 3 K, 0.75 WHIP, .154 BAA
Season: 25 G, 6-3, 4/5 SV, 45.2 IP, 2.96 ERA, 43 K, 1.20 WHIP, .212 BAA
Promotions and signings
Sept. 8: 1B Jack Moss (HOU, MV ‘23) - Asheville Tourists (A+) to Corpus Christi Hooks (AA). RHP Chase Meyer (CHC, SC ‘26) - Myrtle Beach Pelicans (A) to South Bend Cubs (A+).
Sept. 7: RHP Jonah Tong (NYM, FRE ‘22) - Syracuse Mets (AAA) to New York Mets (MLB). SS Kendrey Maduro (LAA, MV ‘25) - Tri-City Dust Devils (A+) to Rocket City Trash Pandas (AA).
Sept. 4: RHP Joe Glassey (WSH, ‘23/24 MV) - Harrisburg Senators (AA) to Rochester Red Wings (AAA).
Draft History
The MLB Draft League has found success in the MLB Draft through its first five seasons with 291 players drafted and another 200+ signing as free agents for a total of over 450 players placed in affiliated baseball. A complete list of MLB Draft League graduates who have moved on to the next level can be found here.
For more information about the MLB Draft League, visit mlbdraftleague.com or follow @mlbdraftleague and @draftleaguedata on X, and @mlbdraftleague on Instagram.
