2018 Danville Braves Roster

Appalachian League (AL) - Class: R
Team Record: 33-35
Finished 3rd in the AL's East Division
Manager: Barrett Kleinknecht (33-35)
Affiliation: Atlanta Braves
Location: Danville, Virginia
Ballpark: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 34,766, Avg. 1,054 in 33 home dates
2018 Danville Braves Statistics

The Danville Braves of the Appalachian League ended the 2018 season with a record of 33 wins and 35 losses, finishing third in the league's East Division.

The Braves led the league with just 304 runs allowed. Danville scored 314 runs, worst in the league,. Greg Cullen drove in 33 runs. Brett Langhorne paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .281. Dilmer Mejia topped the team with 5 wins and a team-best 2.87 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.

CJ Alexander and Ricardo Sanchez both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

Barrett Kleinknecht served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
CJ AlexanderLRJuly 17, 19966'5"215Merrillville, IN US
Tanner AllisonLLMay 23, 19956'1"200, US
Marcos AlmonteRRMarch 28, 19965'10"163Santiago, DO
Carlos BaergaLLSeptember 2, 19955'10"190Bayamon, PR
Jake BelindaRRSeptember 24, 19946'0"190Port Matilda, PA US
Griffin BensonSRSeptember 28, 19976'5"210Fort Worth, TX US
José BermúdezSRJuly 9, 19976'2"160Maracaibo, VE
Greg CullenLRNovember 13, 19965'10"190Penfield, NY US
John CurtisLLOctober 15, 19956'2"180, US
Zach DanielsLRApril 21, 19975'11"160Robins, IA US
Justin DeanRRDecember 6, 19965'6"185Mauldin, SC US
Rusber EstradaRRJune 5, 19956'0"215Guacara, VE
Luis GamezRRJune 25, 19966'2"175Tucson, AZ US
AJ GraffaninoLRJuly 16, 19976'2"170Wilmington, DE US
Zach GuthLLApril 4, 19976'4"210Franklin, PA US
Matt HartmanRRFebruary 28, 19966'3"220San Diego, CA US
Jake HigginbothamLLJanuary 11, 19966'0"190Buford, GA US
Greyson JenistaLRDecember 7, 19966'3"210Lawrence, KS US
Nolan KinghamRRAugust 18, 19966'4"210Las Vegas, NV US
Brett LanghorneLRJune 14, 19966'3"210Richmond, VA US
Tanner LawsonLLOctober 25, 19966'1"190LaPlace, LA US
Michael MatejaRRJanuary 25, 19975'11"190Kankakee, IL US
Mason McReakenRRFebruary 11, 19966'0"180Marion, IL US
Dilmer MejiaLLJuly 9, 19975'11"160El Sauce, NI
Luis MejiaSRMarch 8, 19975'10"160Santo Domingo, DO
José MontillaRRJune 4, 19986'1"235Neyba, DO
Luis MoraRRJune 17, 19956'4"210San Pedro de Macoris, DO
Andrew MoritzLRDecember 22, 19965'11"180St. Louis, MO US
Hagen OwenbyRRJuly 21, 19956'1"218Knoxville, TN US
Henry QuinteroRRMay 23, 19946'1"193Camaguey, CU
Trey RileyLRApril 21, 19986'3"205Edwardsville, IL US
Ricardo RodríguezRRDecember 20, 19975'11"185Porlamar, VE
Matt RowlandRRFebruary 7, 19986'5"175St. Petersburg, FL US
Ricardo SanchezLLApril 11, 19975'11"215Puerto Cabello, VE
Zach SeipelRROctober 17, 19966'4"210St. Paul, MN US
Ryan ShetterRRMarch 5, 19976'3"205Houston, TX US
Nick ShumpertRRNovember 11, 19965'11"180Denver, CO US
Connor SimmonsLLNovember 7, 19956'2"160Waycross, GA US
Justin SmithRRFebruary 29, 19966'2"205St. Johns, FL US
Ray SodermanRRMay 23, 19976'1"200Danville, CA US
Zack SoriaRROctober 29, 19935'10"192Chicago, IL US
Mitch StallingsLLJune 30, 19956'2"180Atlanta, GA US
Brendan VenterRRSeptember 26, 19966'2"215Port Elizabeth, ZA
Nicholas VizcainoRRMarch 19, 19976'1"200Bronx, NY US
Keith WeisenbergRRDecember 6, 19956'5"195Seminole, FL US
Bradey WelshRRMarch 6, 19976'1"190Springfield, MO US
Brooks WilsonLRMarch 15, 19966'2"205Lakeland, FL US

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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