The Braves' 2021 NLDS roster includes former Gwinnett Stripers Orlando Arcia (left) and Dylan Lee. | mlb.com
The Braves' 2021 NLDS roster includes former Gwinnett Stripers Orlando Arcia (left) and Dylan Lee. | mlb.com
The Gwinnett Stripers minor league baseball team has a dozen players on the Atlanta Braves roster as the Braves progress through the MLB playoffs.
"During the regular season, 34 players who saw action with the Gwinnett Stripers also played for Atlanta, helping the Braves capture their fourth consecutive National League East Division title," the team said in a news release.
Twelve Stripers were on the Braves 26-man roster as the team won the division series against the Milwaukee Brewers. The list includes pitchers Ian Anderson, Jesse Chavez, Dylan Lee, A.J. Minter, Jacob Webb, and Huascar Ynoa, catchers William Contreras and Travis d’Arnaud, infielder Orlando Arcia, and outfielders Terrance Gore, Guillermo Heredia and Eddie Rosario.
The Braves are now battling the Los Angeles Dodgers for the National League Championship Series, winning Game 1 on Saturday with a 3-2 score.
"Both members of Atlanta’s postseason catching corps – Contreras and d’Arnaud – spent time in a Gwinnett uniform this year," the Stripers said. "Contreras would have likely opened 2021 with the Stripers, but was summoned from the Alternate Training Site on May 2 when d’Arnaud suffered a left thumb sprain. The 23-year-old Venezuela native hit .204 with seven home runs, 21 RBIs, and a .666 OPS in 44 games during his time as Atlanta’s primary catcher, and was optioned to Gwinnett for more seasoning on July 7."
Arnaud was out nearly three months and then returned for rehab in Gwinnett, the Stripers said.
"He started five games behind the plate from July 30 to Aug. 8, batting .250 (4-for-15)," the team said. "His final hit in a Stripers uniform provided one of the memorable moments of the year as his two-out RBI single scored Drew Waters for a 4-3 walk-off win over Charlotte in game one of a doubleheader on Aug. 8."
Outfielders Heredia and Rosario also did rehab assignments in Gwinnett this year, the team said.
The Stripers, a AAA minor league team, placed third in Southeast Division with 70-wins for the the fourth-straight season.
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