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Arizona Diamondbacks minor league players

Below is a partial list of minor league baseball players of the minor league affiliates of the Arizona Diamondbacks:

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Kyle Amendt

Kyle Richard Amendt (born April 5, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.

Amendt played college baseball at the Southeastern Community College and Dallas Baptist University. He was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the ninth round of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft.

Amendt signed with the Diamondbacks and spent his first season with the Arizona Complex League Diamondbacks and Visalia Rawhide. He started 2024 with the Hillsboro Hops before being promoted to the Amarillo Sod Poodles.

Wallace Clark

Wallace Clark
Arizona Diamondbacks
Shortstop
Born: (2002-06-08) June 8, 2002
London, U.K.
Bats: Switch Throws: Right

Wallace Ramsey Clark (born June 8, 2002) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.

Clark played college baseball for Oklahoma from 2022 to 2023 and for Duke from 2024 to 2025. In 2024, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Hyannis Harbor Hawks of the Cape Cod Baseball League.

Clark was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 9th round of the 2025 MLB draft.

Clark represented the Great Britain national team at the 2026 World Baseball Classic.

Demetrio Crisantes

Demetrio Crisantes
Arizona Diamondbacks
Second baseman
Born: (2004-09-05) September 5, 2004
Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Demetrio Miguel Crisantes (born September 5, 2004) is an American professional baseball second baseman in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.

Crisantes attended Nogales High School in Nogales, Arizona. He was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the seventh round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.

Crisantes signed with the Diamondbacks and made his professional debut in 2023 with the Arizona Complex League Diamondbacks. He started 2024 with the ACL Diamondbacks before being promoted to the Visalia Rawhide.

J. D. Dix

J. D. Dix
Arizona Diamondbacks
Shortstop
Born: (2005-10-12) October 12, 2005
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Bats: Both Throws: Right

John Samuel "JD" Dix (born October 12, 2005) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.

Dix grew up in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin and attended Whitefish Bay High School. As a freshman, he batted .449 with 24 RBIs and 21 stolen bases. Dix committed to play college baseball at Alabama after the season. He batted .452 as a junior. Dix was selected to play in the MLB All-American Game during the following summer. He also de-committed from Alabama and flipped his commitment to Wake Forest.

Dix was selected with the 35th selection of the 2024 Major League Baseball draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks. He signed with the Diamondbacks on July 23, 2024, and received an under-slot signing bonus of $2,150,000.

Dix made his professional debut in 2025 with the Arizona Complex League Diamondbacks and was promoted to the Visalia Rawhide in late June. He played in 89 games between both teams and hit .297 with two home runs, 34 RBI and 28 stolen bases. He returned to Visalia to begin the 2026 season and batted .253 with nine home runs, 29 RBI and 19 stolen bases across 48 games before being promoted to the Hillsboro Hops.

Spencer Giesting

Spencer Giesting
Arizona Diamondbacks
Pitcher
Born: (2001-07-02) July 2, 2001
Fairfield, Ohio, U.S.
Bats: Left Throws: Left

Spencer William Giesting (born July 2, 2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.

Giesting attended Father Stephen T. Badin High School in Hamilton, Ohio, and played college baseball at the University of Charlotte. During the summer of 2021, he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League with the Harwich Mariners. As a sophomore in 2022, he appeared in twenty games (six starts) and went 7-4 with a 3.75 ERA over 74+13 innings. After the season, Giesting was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 11th round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft. Giesting signed with Arizona for $400,000.

Giesting made his professional debut that season with the Arizona Complex League Diamondbacks before playing with the Visalia Rawhide, pitching a total of 15+13 innings between both teams. He played the 2023 season with the Hillsboro Hops, starting 24 games and going 7-4 with a 4.00 ERA and 124 strikeouts over 117 innings. Giesting opened the 2024 season with Hillsboro and was promoted to the Amarillo Sod Poodles in mid-June. He was named the Diamondbacks Minor League Pitcher of the Month in September. Over 25 starts between both teams, he posted a 9-10 record and 3.31 ERA with 154 strikeouts in 141+13 innings. Giesting was assigned to Amarillo to open the 2025 season and was promoted to the Reno Aces in early June. He started 27 games for the season and went 8-9 with a 5.31 ERA and 131 strikeouts over 135+23 innings. Giesting was assigned to Reno to open the 2026 season and began pitching out of the bullpen; he was placed on the injured list with an oblique injury after one appearance.

David Hagaman

David Hagaman
Arizona Diamondbacks
Pitcher
Born: (2003-04-16) April 16, 2003
Somers Point, New Jersey, U.S.
Bats: Right Throws: Right

David Edward Hagaman (born April 16, 2003) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.

Hagaman attended Holy Spirit High School in Absecon, New Jersey and played college baseball at West Virginia University. He was selected by the Texas Rangers in the fourth round of the 2024 Major League Baseball draft. He made his professional debut with the Arizona Complex League Rangers and was promoted to the Hickory Crawdads.

On July 31, 2025, the Rangers traded Hagaman, Kohl Drake, and Mitch Bratt to the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for Merrill Kelly. He opened his Diamondbacks career with the Hillsboro Hops. After the season he pitched in the Arizona Fall League.

Jack Hurley

Jack Hurley
Arizona Diamondbacks
Outfielder
Born: (2002-03-13) March 13, 2002
State College, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Bats: Left Throws: Right

Jack Bratton Hurley (born March 13, 2002) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.

Hurley attended State College Area High School in State College, Pennsylvania and played college baseball at Virginia Tech. In 2022, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League. After three years at Virginia Tech, he was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the third round of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft.

Hurley signed with the Diamondbacks and spent his first professional season with the Arizona Complex League Diamondbacks, Visalia Rawhide and Hillsboro Hops.

Ashton Izzi

Ashton Izzi
Arizona Diamondbacks
Pitcher
Born: (2003-11-18) November 18, 2003
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Ashton John Izzi (born November 18, 2003) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.

Izzi attended Oswego East High School in Oswego, Illinois. He committed to attend Wichita State University. The Seattle Mariners selected Izzi in the fourth round, with the 126th overall selection, of the 2022 MLB draft. He signed with the Mariners rather than attend college. The Mariners assigned Izzi to the Everett AquaSox in 2025.

On July 24, 2025, the Mariners traded Izzi and Brandyn Garcia to the Diamondbacks in exchange for Josh Naylor.

Izzi and his fiancé, Charlotte, became engaged at Funko Field in 2025.

Jakey Josepha

Jakey Josepha
Arizona Diamondbacks
Outfielder
Born: (2004-05-15) May 15, 2004
Willemstad, Curaçao
Bats: Left Throws: Right

Jakey Jair Isaiah Josepha (born May 15, 2004) is a Curaçaoan professional baseball outfielder in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.

Josepha signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks in January 2021.

He represented Curaçao in the 2016 Little League World Series.

Josepha represented the Netherlands national team at the 2026 World Baseball Classic.

Manuel Peña

Manuel Peña
Arizona Diamondbacks
Infielder
Born: (2003-12-05) December 5, 2003
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Bats: Left Throws: Right

Manuel Ernesto Peña (born December 5, 2003) is a Dominican professional baseball infielder in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.

Peña signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks as an international free agent in January 2021. He made his professional debut that year with the Dominican Summer League Diamondbacks. He played 2022 with the Arizona Complex League Diamondbacks and Visalia Rawhide, 2023 with Visalia and the Hillsboro Hops and 2024 with Visalia.

Peña played 2025 with the Amarillo Sod Poodles and started 2026 with Amarillo before being promoted to the Reno Aces.

Dylan Ray

Dylan Ray
Arizona Diamondbacks, No. 61
Pitcher
Born: (2001-05-09) May 9, 2001
Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Dylan Jabe Ray (born May 9, 2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Ray attended Bob Jones High School in Madison, Alabama and played college baseball at the University of Alabama. He missed the 2021 season recovering from Tommy John surgery and returned in 2022 as the team's closer. In 2022, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League.

Ray was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the fourth round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft. He spent his first season with the Arizona Complex League Diamondbacks and Visalia Rawhide. He started 2023 with the Hillsboro Hops before being promoted to the Double-A Amarillo Sod Poodles.

Ray made 28 starts split between Amarillo and the Triple-A Reno Aces in 2025, accumulating a 12-6 record and 5.45 ERA with 123 strikeouts across 140+13 innings pitched. On November 18, 2025, the Diamondbacks added Ray to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.

Ray was optioned to Triple-A Reno to begin the 2026 season.

Jesús Valdez

Jesús Valdez
Arizona Diamondbacks
Infielder
Born: (1997-12-29) December 29, 1997
Bani, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Jesús Manuel Valdez (born December 29, 1997) is a Dominican professional baseball infielder in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. He is currently a phantom ballplayer, having spent a day on Arizona's active roster without making an appearance.

On April 26, 2026, the Diamondbacks selected Valdez's contract during the MLB Mexico City Series and optioned him to the Double-A Amarillo Sod Poodles; he was subsequently designated as the team's 27th man for that day's game against the San Diego Padres. On May 5, Valdez was removed from the 40-man roster and sent outright to the Triple-A Reno Aces.

Carlos Virahonda

Carlos Virahonda
Arizona Diamondbacks
Catcher
Born: (2005-12-13) December 13, 2005
Caucagua, Venezuela
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Carlos Daniel Virahonda (born December 13, 2005) is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.

Virahonda signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks as an international free agent in January 2023. He made his professional debut that year with the Dominican Summer League Diamondbacks and played 2024 with them. He started 2025 with the Arizona Complex League Diamondbacks before being promoted to the Visalia Rawhide.

Virahonda started 2026 and was promoted to the Hillsboro Hops.

A. J. Vukovich

A. J. Vukovich
Arizona Diamondbacks
Third baseman
Born: (2001-07-20) July 20, 2001
Mukwonago, Wisconsin, U.S.
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Aaron Jeffrey Vukovich (born July 20, 2001) is an American professional baseball third baseman in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.

Vukovich attended East Troy High School in East Troy, Wisconsin. He was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the fourth round of the 2020 Major League Baseball draft. He played his first season in 2021 with the Visalia Rawhide and Hillsboro Hops. In his 92 games that season, he had a .272/.320/.446 slash line, with 100 hits, 19 doubles, 3 triples, 13 home runs, 62 RBI, and 16 stolen bases

Vukovich started 2022 with Hillsboro before being promoted to the Amarillo Sod Poodles. He reached Triple-A in 2024, returning to the Triple-A Reno Aces in 2025.

02Full Triple-A to Rookie League rosters

Triple-A

Reno Aces roster
Players Coaches/Other

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Designated hitters

Manager

Coaches

60-day injured list

Double-A

Amarillo Sod Poodles roster
Players Coaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 43 Roman Angelo ~
  • 40 Wellington Aracena
  • 10 Joe Ariola
  • 24 Alec Baker
  • 27 Dawson Brown
  • 33 Billy Corcoran
  • 15 Brian Curley
  • 30 Josh Grosz
  • 31 David Hagaman
  • 28 Sawyer Hawks
  • 23 Will Mabrey
  • 38 Mason Marriott
  • 16 Antonio Menendez
  • 35 Logan Mercado
  • 14 Alfred Morillo
  • 11 Carlos Rey
  • 26 Junior Sanchez
  • 41 John West

Catchers

  • 29 Gavin Logan
  • 20 Carlos Virahonda

Infielders

  • 10 Jansel Luis
  • 13 Ben McLaughlin
  •  9 Danny Serretti
  •  8 Cristofer Torin
  •  2 Jean Walters

Outfielders

  • 25 Avery Owusu-Asiedu
  •  1 Junior Franco
  •  7 Druw Jones
  •  3 Angel Ortiz

Manager

  • 22 Javier Colina

Coaches

  • -- Jaime Del Valle (bench)
  • 18 Gaby Hernandez (pitching)
  • -- Ronald Ramirez (bench)
  • 45 Ty Wright (hitting)

60-day injured list

  • 16 Yordin Chalas (full season)
  • 32 Hunter Cranton
  • -- Sean Harney (full season)
  • 16 Jack Hurley
  • 31 Adonys Perez

High-A

Hillsboro Hops roster
Players Coaches/Other

Pitchers

  •  2 Kyle Ayers
  • 21 Rio Britton
  •  1 Junior Ciprian
  • 17 Luke Craig
  • 18 Luke Dotson
  • 20 Patrick Forbes
  • 23 Joangel Gonzalez
  • 31 Caden Grice
  • 12 Alexis Liebano
  • 12 Dean Livingston
  • 41 Will Mabrey #
  • 36 Augie Mojica
  • 19 Tayler Montiel
  • 33 Rocco Reid
  • 38 Nate Savino
  • 34 Jacob Steinmetz

Catchers

  • 29 Alberto Barriga
  • 13 Kenny Castillo
  • 28 Adrian De Leon
  • 25 Ivan Luciano

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

60-day injured list

Single-A

Visalia Rawhide roster
Players Coaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 33 Anderson Cardenas
  • 19 Jesus Escobar
  • 36 Mervin Fell
  • 16 Connor Foley
  • 11 Raul Garayzar
  • 31 Samuel Gonzalez
  • 29 Julian Hernandez
  •  6 Chung-Hsiang Huang
  •  5 Juan Ledezma
  • 20 Teofilo Mendez
  • 31 Daniel Nunez ~
  • 23 Neiker Palacios
  • 18 Wilkin Paredes
  • 34 Gregori Ramirez
  • 27 Erick Reynoso
  • 14 Kelvin Rosario
  • 17 David Sanchez ~
  • 37 Daury Vasquez
  • 23 Andrew Wertz
  • 38 Ricardo Yan

Catchers

Infielders

  • 10 Tytus Cissell
  •  3 Carson Kerce
  • 21 Enyervert Perez
  • 30 Victor Santana
  •  9 Jack Spanier

Outfielders

  • 22 Pedro Blanco
  • 23 Pedro Catuy
  • 16 Brayden Dowd
  •  4 Jake Duer
  • 35 Nathan Hall
  • 24 Adriel Radney
  • 13 Paul Schoenfeld
  • 17 Bo Walker

Manager

  •  2 Dee Garner

Coaches

  • 12 Jancarlos Cintron (hitting)
  • 26 Rolando Garza (pitching)
  • 40 Mickey Jiang (bench)

60-day injured list

  • -- Loidel Amaya
  • -- Ryan Bruno
  • 34 Alex Galvan
  • 39 Simon Gregersen
  • -- Alfredo Guanchez
  • 38 Jaitoine Kelly
  • -- Hayden Murphy
  • -- Collin Rothermel (full season)
  • -- Josdanner Suarez (full season)
  • -- Deyer Zapata (full season)

Rookie

Arizona Complex League Diamondbacks roster
Players Coaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 16 Raminel Almonte
  • 50 Angel Beltran
  • -- Blake Bryant
  • 30 Jeury Espinal
  • -- Andrew Evans
  • -- Caleb Jameson
  • -- Joseph Jasso
  • 18 Yan Mago
  • -- Josh McDevitt
  • -- LJ Mercurius
  • 15 Naimer Rosario
  • -- Mason Steele
  • 29 Isael Torres
  • -- Carson Turnquist
  • 40 Modesto Vargas
  • -- Brannon Westmoreland
  • -- Micah Worley
  • 13 Gian Zapata

Catchers

  • 35 Johan Fernandez
  • -- Alejandro Rios
  • 14 Jose Urbina

Infielders

  • -- Eliesbert Alejos
  •  2 Alfredo Benzan
  • -- Cody Boshell
  •  9 Erick De La Cruz
  •  4 Jorge Lara
  • 17 Mason Marriott #
  •  8 Eybert Sanchez
  • 12 Kyle Sinzza

Outfielders

  • -- Juan Alvarez
  • 48 Mayki De La Rosa
  • 52 Raily Liriano

Manager

  •  3 Juan Francia

Coaches

  • 34 Ronnie Gajownik (bench)
  •  3 Chuy Mendoza (pitching)
  •  2 Tommy Murphy (hitting)
  • 13 John Pachot (coach)

60-day injured list

  • -- Joel Sarver

Foreign Rookie

Dominican Summer League Arizona Black roster
Players Coaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 17 Deyvi Almonte
  • 32 Francis Aquino
  • 25 Jhossua Castro
  • 23 Diland Cepeda
  • 19 Luis Cepeda
  • 46 Gustavo De La Cruz
  • 29 Oscar Echegarreta
  • 24 Hensley Eusebio
  • 27 Berlin Fransua
  • 10 Alfredo Guzman
  • 28 Daonil Montero
  • 29 Eleazar Suarez
  • 33 Miguel Vargas
  • 22 Keivan Vasquez

Catchers

  • 12 Angel Chacon
  •  9 Jesus Linares
  •  8 Jeshua Mendez
  • 13 Jose Rodriguez

Infielders

  • 14 Brayan Figueroa
  •  7 Ruben Gallego
  • 15 Felix Genao
  •  3 Rodrigo Gonzalez
  •  4 Jorge Silvera

Outfielders

  • 16 Jossiel Feliz
  •  5 Joscar Hernandez
  •  2 Albert Medina
  • 35 Nicola Perdomo
  • 30 Jose Requena
  •  1 Belfi Rivera

Manager

  • 46 Lisandro King

Coaches

  • -- Alexander Benua (coach)
  • -- Omar Camilo (coach)
  • -- Jiter Heredia (coach)
  • 24 Manuel Ramirez (hitting)
  • 14 Samuel Rivas (coach)
  • 30 Manuel Soliman (pitching)
  • 16 Luis Sumoza (hitting)

60-day injured list

  • 13 Santiago Gil
  • -- Yohansis Pena
Dominican Summer League Arizona Red roster
Players Coaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 39 Brayan Aquino
  • 34 Jose Belisario
  • 32 Samuel Bello
  • 10 Luis Carrasco
  • 28 Greudis De Los Santos
  • 31 Emmy De Oleo
  •  4 Andy Encarnacion
  • 29 Yaury Jimenez
  • 26 Emiliano Mache
  • 33 Jeyver Manaure
  • 23 Isaac Mendez
  • 34 Hector Ozuna
  •  9 Geremias Pena
  • 12 Jose Puello
  • 25 Stiven Rogers
  • 24 Heriberto Ron
  • 11 Gregory Sanchez
  • 35 Samuel Santos
  • 21 Gregory Sipion

Catchers

  • 19 Robert Lantigua
  • 18 Ismael Mejia
  •  8 Sebastian Mireles
  •  7 Jhosep Villaroel

Infielders

  •  5 Juan Brima
  • 13 Alam Bruno
  •  3 Leonardo Sevilla
  •  6 Angel Suarez

Outfielders

  • 27 Manny Almonte
  • 17 Elian De La Cruz
  • 22 Jun-Sang Eom
  •  2 Yohendi Hernandez
  •  1 D-Shawn Martina
  • 17 Yamir Mendieta
  • 15 Jose Pitre
  • 30 Ronny Suarez
  • 16 Jeremy Suriel

Manager

  •  1 Vladimir Frias

Coaches

  • 18 Luis Alen (coach)
  • 30 Rafael Guerrero (hitting)
  • 31 Danny Salazar (pitching)
  • -- Jeudy Valdez (coach)
  • 56 Fermin Ward (coach)

60-day injured list

  • 27 Johan Calcano
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