2013 Burlington Royals Roster

Appalachian League (AL) - Class: R
Team Record: 29-38
Finished 4th in the AL's East Division
Manager: Tommy Shields (29-38)
Affiliation: Kansas City Royals
Location: Burlington, North Carolina
Ballpark: Burlington Athletic Park
Attendance: 32,200, Avg. 1,238 in 26 home dates
2013 Burlington Royals Statistics

The Burlington Royals of the Appalachian League ended the 2013 season with a record of 29 wins and 38 losses, finishing fourth in the league's East Division.

The Royals scored 253 runs and allowed 312 runs. Sam Bates led Burlington with 10 home runs and recorded 32 runs batted in. Alfredo Escalera-Maldonado paced all regular batters by connecting at a .277 clip. Sam Lewis topped the team with 5 wins.

Players from the 2013 Burlington Royals who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Ramón Torres, Jake Newberry, Andrés Machado, Kevin McCarthy and Luis Santos.

Tommy Shields served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jerrell AllenRRSeptember 6, 19926'2"180Milford, DE US
Andrew AyersRRApril 20, 19915'11"190Eureka, CA US
Sam BatesLRFebruary 15, 19906'5"230Pine Bluff, AR US
Tyler ChismRROctober 6, 19886'0"205Taylorsville, UT US
Nic CuckovichRROctober 8, 19916'2"200Victoria, BC CA
Torey DeshazierRRSeptember 16, 19936'0"160Pine Bluff, AR US
Andrew EdwardsRROctober 7, 19916'6"265Gilbertsville, KY US
Alfredo Escalera-MaldonadoRRFebruary 17, 19956'1"186Arecibo, PR
Bobby Fisher-BrownLROctober 14, 19896'3"200San Diego, CA US
Pedro GonzalezRRJanuary 28, 19926'2"170Chivacoa, Yaracuy VE
Cruz GuevaraLLMay 29, 19946'0"215Pamatar, VE
Desmond HenryRRJuly 7, 19936'1"175Los Angeles, CA US
Mike JeffreysRROctober 29, 19916'4"190Coraopolis, PA US
Chad JohnsonLRMay 31, 19946'0"190Galesburg, IL US
Kevin KuntzSRMay 29, 19906'1"185Overland Park, KS US
Sam LewisRROctober 9, 19916'4"195Sayre, PA US
Zachary LovvornRRMay 26, 19946'0"185Oxford, AL US
Andrés MachadoRRApril 22, 19936'0"220Carabobo, VE
Ryan MattesRRSeptember 7, 19906'7"190Virginia Beach, VA US
Kevin McCarthyRRFebruary 22, 19926'3"215Rockville Centre, NY US
Mike MercurioRRJanuary 9, 19916'0"185Brewster, NY US
Jake NewberryRRNovember 20, 19946'2"195San Diego, CA US
Alex NewmanRRDecember 7, 19926'1"200Cerritos, CA US
Cesar OgandoRLJune 6, 19926'3"210Bayamon, PR
Mauricio RamosRRFebruary 2, 19926'1"185Cartagena, CO
Javier ReynosoSLOctober 31, 19925'11"185Odessa, FL US
Jose RodriguezRRSeptember 18, 19926'2"195Monte Cristi, Monte Cristi DO
Luis SantosRRFebruary 11, 19916'0"225Bonao, Monsenor Nouel DO
Niklas StephensonRRNovember 16, 19936'2"195San Diego, CA US
Chris SweeneyRRSeptember 12, 19916'3"185Mountain Top, PA US
Matt TenutaLLDecember 16, 19936'4"225Cary, NC US
Ben TomchickRRDecember 17, 19896'6"205Virginia Beach, VA US
Ramón TorresSRJanuary 22, 19935'11"190Moncion, Santiago Rodriguez DO
Lewis UrenaRRMay 6, 19915'8"145Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Luis VillegasRRDecember 2, 19925'10"170Maracay, Aragua VE

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.




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