Salt River Rafters

Professional baseball team

Minor league baseball team

Salt River Rafters

* Founded in 1992
* Salt River Pima–Maricopa Indian Community, Arizona

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Team logo | Cap insignia
Minor league affiliations
Class| Class A to Triple-A
League| Arizona Fall League (1993–present)
Division| East Division (2011–present)
Major league affiliations
Teams|

* Arizona Diamondbacks
* Colorado Rockies
* Minnesota Twins
* New York Yankees
* Washington Nationals

Minor league titles
League titles (6)|

* 1993
* 2000
* 2011
* 2014
* 2019
* 2024

Division titles (13)|

* 1993
* 1997
* 1998
* 2000
* 2001
* 2006
* 2007
* 2011
* 2012
* 2014
* 2018
* 2019
* 2024

Team data
Name| Salt River Rafters (2011–present)

Previous names

* Surprise Rafters (2007–2010)
* Grand Canyon Rafters (1997–2006)
* Tempe Rafters (1993–1996)
* Grand Canyon Rafters (1992)

Ballpark| Salt River Fields at Talking Stick (2011–present)

Previous parks

* Surprise Stadium (2005–2010)[1]
* Scottsdale Stadium (1997–2004)[2]
* Tempe Diablo Stadium (1993–1996)[3]
* Brazell Stadium (1992)[4]

Manager| Tyler "Doc" Smarslok

The Salt River Rafters are a baseball team that plays in the East Division of the Arizona Fall League. They play their home games at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick in the Salt River Pima–Maricopa Indian Community near Scottsdale, Arizona. The ballpark is also the spring training facility of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies. The team was established in 1992 as the Grand Canyon Rafters, and has changed locations several times while retaining the same nickname. The Rafters have won five league championships, most recently in 2019. They have won the most division titles, 12, of any team within the Arizona Fall League.

## Notable alumni

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* Garret Anderson, former outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers
* Nolan Arenado, All-Star third baseman, St. Louis Cardinals
* Jake Bird (born 1995), pitcher for the Colorado Rockies
* Jesse Chavez, pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
* Ike Davis, first baseman for the Oakland Athletics
* Terry Francona, manager of the Cleveland Guardians, formerly of the Boston Red Sox
* Roy Halladay, former pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays and the Philadelphia Phillies
* Jake Lamb, third baseman for the Arizona Diamondbacks
* Grady Little, former manager of the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers
* Kevin Pillar, outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays and San Francisco Giants
* Alfonso Soriano, former outfielder for the New York Yankees, member of the 40–40 club
* Michael Young, former infielder for the Texas Rangers
* Rowdy Tellez, first baseman/designated hitter in the Toronto Blue Jays organization
* Josh Zeid, pitcher for the Houston Astros
* Adam Eaton, outfielder with the Washington Nationals
* Ryan Klesko, Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres, SF Giants.

## Roster

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Salt River Rafters roster

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Players | Coaches/Other

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Pitchers

* 22 Philip Abner (ARI)
* 30 Kade Bragg (MIN)
* 52 McCade Brown (COL)
* 29 Harrison Cohen (NYY)
* 40 Matt Cronin (WSH)
* 19 Michael Cuevas (WSH)
* 34 Jackson Fristoe (NYY)
* 41 Ryan Harvey (NYY)
* 45 Gabriel Hughes (COL)
* 46 Evan Justice (COL)
* 55 Jacob King (MIN)
* 26 Devin Kirby (MIN)
* 24 Carlos Lagrange (NYY)
* 33 Alfred Morillo (ARI)
* 60 Jack Noble (MIN)
* 75 Luis Pacheco (NYY)
* 23 Michael Prosecky (COL)
* 37 Dylan Ray (ARI)
* 44 Liam Rocha (MIN)
* 43 Dustin Saenz (WSH)
* 25 Chase Solesky (WSH)
* 25 Carlos Torres (COL)
* 51 Luke Young (WSH)

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Catchers

* 11 Jose Cordova (COL)
* 48 Antonio Gomez (NYY)
* 15 Maxwell Romero Jr. (WSH)

Infielders

* 13 Caleb Durbin (NYY)
*  7 Phillip Glasser (WSH)
*  1 Gino Groover (ARI)
*  5 Skylar Messinger (COL)
* 47 Ryan Ritter (COL)
*  2 Ben Ross (MIN)
*  4 Tommy Troy (ARI)

Outfielders

*  3 Juan Guerrero (COL)
*  6 Robert Hassell III (WSH)
* 50 Garrett Martin (NYY)
* 10 Kristian Robinson (ARI)
* 20 Kala'i Rosario (MIN)

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Manager

* \-- Tyler Smarslok

Coaches

* \-- Franklin Bravo (pitching)
* \-- Gabriel Hernandez (pitching)
* \-- Derek Woodley (defensive)
* \-- Nic Wilson (hitting)

7-day injured list

~ Development list
# Rehab assignment
∞ Reserve list
‡ Restricted list
§ Suspended list
† Temporarily inactive list
Roster updated November 12, 2024

→ More rosters: MiLB • Arizona Fall League

## See also

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* Arizona Fall League § Results by season

## References

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1. ^ Corbett, Peter (July 27, 2006). "Fall League, Scorpions are returning to Scottsdale Stadium". The Arizona Republic. p. S1. Retrieved November 25, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Fall League Rosters". The Arizona Republic. September 1, 1997. p. D2. Retrieved November 25, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Arizona Fall League is just around corner". The Arizona Republic. September 22, 1993. p. D8. Retrieved November 25, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Fall League Lineup: Grand Canyon Rafters". Arizona Daily Sun. September 22, 1992. p. 28. Retrieved November 25, 2021 – via newspapers.com.

* Surprise "Rafters Arizona Fall League." About.com. Retrieved on August 31, 2010.
* Salt River Rafters Active Roster MLB.com. Retrieved on November 13, 2011.

## External links

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* Official website

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* Salt River Rafters
* Scottsdale Scorpions

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