Eastern Iowans and Hawkeyes in MLB and minor league baseball

Here is a list of baseball players from Eastern Iowa and the University of Iowa who are playing in the major and affiliated minor leagues in the 2025 season. All of the statistics are through Thursday.

Former Hawkeyes pitchers and 2025 MLB draft picks Cade Obermueller (Phillies), Daniel Wright (White Sox), Aaron Savary (Guardinas) and Anthony Watts (Cardinals) have been assigned to their respective organization’s Rookie-level complex teams, whose seasons have concluded.

That very likely means they will not make their professional debuts until the 2026 season.

Keaton Anthony (Iowa/Philadelphia Phillies) — First baseman is back on the seven-day injured list for Triple-A Lehigh Valley (International League). That’s the only bad news ina season in which he is hitting .323 combined in Double-A and Triple-A and become one of Philly’s top-20 prospects. Has 31 doubles, six homers and 39 RBIs.

Jake Bockenstedt (Cedar Rapids Washington/Chicago White Sox) — Has taken a regular turn through the starting pitching rotation for high-A Winston-Salem (South Atlantic League). Has made 18 starts in 23 overall appearances and has a 6-7 record and 5.08 earned run average. Only 90 hits allowed in 95 2/3 innings.

Brody Brecht (Iowa/Colorado Rockies) — Righty pitcher threw five shutout innings Thursday night for low-A Fresno (California League) against San Jose to pick up his first professional victory. Is 1-5 overall this season with 2.70 ERA in 18 starts. Has given up 45 hits and 27 walks in 53 1/3 innings, with 82 strikeouts.

Duncan Davitt (Indianola/Iowa/Chicago White Sox) — Pitcher threw six two-hit, one-run innings earlier this week for Triple-A Charlotte (International League), striking out nine. Between Triple-A and Double-A, he has a 6-6 record and 4.00 ERA in 23 starts. Was involved in a deadline trade that moved him from Tampa Bay to the White Sox.

Jack Dreyer (Cedar Falls/Iowa/Los Angeles Dodgers) — Lots of 2s for the lefty reliever. Has a 2-2 record and two saves for the Dodgers and an ERA of 3.03 in 52 appearances. Has given up just 48 hits in 62 1/3 innings and struck out 55.

Calvin Harris (Western Dubuque/Chicago White Sox) — Catcher has pretty much split the season between high-A Kannapolis (South Atlantic League) and Double-A Birmingham. Hitting .246 in 41 games for Birmingham, with two homers and 13 RBIs.

Grant Judkins (Pella/Iowa/Oakland Athletics) — Pitcher continues to lead the high-A Midwest League in innings (122 1/3 innings). Has 8-8 record and 4.19 ERA in 23 starts for Lansing. Has allowed 117 innings in 122 1/3 innings.

Mitch Keller (Cedar Rapids Xavier/Pittsburgh Pirates) — It has been a rough August for the Pirates pitcher, as he has allowed 18 earned run in 18 innings (four starts) this month. Has a 5-12 record and 4.34 ERA this season in 26 starts.

Tate Kuehner (Marshalltown/Milwaukee Brewers) — The lefty starting pitcher earned a promotion to Triple-A Nashville (International League) after excelling at Double-A Biloxi. Is 0-1 with a 5.59 ERA in two Triple-A starts (six earned runs in 9 2/3 innings).

Austin Krob (Lisbon/San Diego Padres) — Southpaw pitcher was released this week by the San Diego Padres. Spent this season primarily with Triple-A El Paso (Pacific Coast League) but had recently been sent to Double-A San Antonio. In his four-year career, had a 9-16 record and 4.16 ERA in 77 games, 54 starts.

Ty Langenberg (Urbandale/Iowa/Minnesota Twins) — Righty pitcher has turned around his season the past two months for high-A Cedar Rapids (Midwest League), with a June ERA of 2.84 and July ERA of 3.58. Has 3-4 record and 5.09 ERA in 17 games overall, including 16 starts.

Adam Mazur (Iowa/Miami Marlins) — Righty pitcher has thrown in 22 games, 19 starts, for Triple-A Jacksonville (International League). Also had one start for Miami. With Jacksonville, has 6-7 record and 4.36 ERA. Has 100 strikeouts in 107 1/3 innings.

Mason McCoy (Iowa/San Diego Padres) — Infielder has played in 84 games for Triple-A El Paso (Pacific Coast League) and is hitting .269. Has 20 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs, 51 RBIs and 17 stolen bases. Has an .801 OPS.

Ian Moller (Dubuque Wahlert/Texas Rangers) — Catcher is hitting .222 in 66 games for Double-A Frisco (Texas League), with nine doubles, four homers and 23 RBIs.

Marcus Morgan (Iowa City West/Iowa/Philadelphia Phillies) — Continues to be on the 60-day disabled list for low-A Clearwater. Was 1-1 with a 10.13 ERA in eight appearances, four starts. Had walked 24 in 13 1/3 innings.

A.J. Puk (Cedar Rapids Washington/Arizona Diamondbacks) — Had four saves and a 3.38 ERA in eight relief appearances for Arizona before going on the injured list for the remainder of the season. Had surgery to insert a brace in his left elbow.

Owen Puk (Marion/Washington Nationals) — The 2025 draft pick from Florida International University made his professional debut Thursday, allowing two hits, two walks and two runs in 1 1/3 innings for low-Class A Fredericksburg (Carolina League). He also struck out two.

Sam Petersen (Iowa/Washington Nationals) — Injury has limited the outfielder to 57 games at three minor league levels this season. Hitting .297 in 44 games for high-A Fredericksburg (South Atlantic League), with six homers, 21 RBIs and 18 stolen bases.

Colin Rea (Cascade/Northern Iowa/Chicago Cubs) — Picked up his 10th pitching win this season earlier this week for the Cubs, ironically against his former team the Milwaukee Brewers. Has 10-5 record and 3.96 ERA in 26 games, 22 starts. Has given up 126 hits in 127 1/3 innings.

Daniel Rogers (Iowa/San Francisco Giants) — The catcher has played in eight games for low-Class A San Jose (California League). He is 8 for 28 (.286 batting average) with five RBIs, four walks and 10 strikeouts.

Connor Schultz (Cedar Falls/Iowa/Chicago Cubs) — Had a head-to-head pitching matchup against former Iowa teammate Ty Langenberg this week. Has 2-4 record, one save and 4.06 ERA for high-A South Bend (Midwest League) in 24 games, 10 starts. Has struck out 71 in 71 innings.

Jared Simpson (Clinton/Iowa/Washington Nationals) — Reliever has made 37 appearances this season for high-A Wilmington (South Atlantic League). Has 1-5 record and 5.81 ERA. Has allowed 34 hits and struck out 58 in 48 innings, but has walked 46, which has been his bugaboo.

Raider Tello (Iowa/Philadelphia Phillies) — A solid first pro season for the infielder, as he’s hitting .280 with seven homers and 44 RBIs for low-A Clearwater (Florida State League). His OPS is .737. Has a .333 batting average in August.

Connor Van Scoyoc (Cedar Rapids Jefferson/Colorado Rockies) — Reliever has picked up eight victories in 32 appearances this season for Triple-A Albuquerque (Pacific Coast League). Specifically an 8-5 record and 5.29 ERA.

Trenton Wallace (Davenport Assumption/Iowa/Toronto Blue Jays) — Pitcher has gotten into 26 games, 10 starts, for Triple-A Buffalo (International League). Has 0-2 record, a save and 4.08 ERA in 26 games, 10 starts. Has 63 strikeouts in 53 innings.

Peyton Williams (Johnston/Iowa/Toronto Blue Jays) — First baseman remains on the development list for Double-A New Hampshire (Eastern League). Hitting .213 in 80 games with nine homers and 35 RBIs.

Keaton Winn (Pekin/Iowa Western Community College/San Francisco Giants) — Injury has cut into his season. He had two shutout relief appearances in the big leagues for San Fran, and is 2-1 with an 8.14 ERA for Triple-A Sacramento (Pacific Coast League). That’s 16 pitching appearances, four starts.

Jack Young (Iowa/Chicago White Sox) — Pitcher has a 2-1 record and 4.18 ERA in 13 games, one start, since being promoted to high-A Winston-Salem (South Atlantic League). A good WHIP of 1.01. Obliberated low-A with Kannapolis, prompting his moved up a level.

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