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See the final stats for baseball players with Hampton Roads connections in the major and minor leagues

sonny dearth, the virginian-pilot
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The highlights

Justin Verlander had a ridiculously good season considering his age (39). Without question, he’s the 757 MVP for the season.

Numerous players competed in the majors and the minors in the same season.

The numbers

(listed with jersey number, name: position, level, team, organization)

BATTERS

18 Kyle Battle: OF, High-A, Hudson Valley, Yankees; 8 games, .321 batting average (9 for 28), 4 R, 0 HR, 5 RBI, .851 OPS (on-base percentage plus slugging percentage). SEASON, including 43 games for Class-A Tampa - 51 G, .199 (32 for 161), 18 R, 2 HR, 16 RBI, .604 OPS.

18 Justice Bigbie: 1B, High-A West Michigan, Tigers; 9 G, .387 (12 for 31), 6 R, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 1.054 OPS. SEASON, including 91 games for Class-A Lakeland - 100 G, .269 (97 for 361), 43 R, 3 HR, 48 RBI, .727 OPS.

36 Jake Cave: OF, MLB, Minnesota, Twins; 54 G, .213 (35 for 164), 17 R, 5 HR, 20 RBI, .644 OPS. With AAA St. Paul, 85 G, .273 (88 for 322), 63 R, 14 HR, 57 RBI, .879 OPS. Promoted to MLB on Aug. 2.

2 P.J. Higgins: C/1B/3B, MLB, Chicago, Cubs; 74 G, .229 (46 for 201), 23 R, 6 HR, 30 RBI, .693 OPS. With AAA Iowa, 22 G, .417 (30 for 72), 9 R, 1 HR, 17 RBI, 1.069 OPS. Promoted to MLB on May 22.

7 Cullen Large: 3B, AAA, Buffalo, Blue Jays; 119 G, .238 (98 for 411), 43 R, 7 HR, 52 RBI, .692 OPS.

22 Andre Lipcius: 2B, AAA, Toledo, Tigers; 46 G, .302 (48 for 159), 18 R, 3 HR, 24 RBI, .841 OPS. SEASON, including 88 games for AA Erie - 134 G, .277 (128 for 462), 70 R, 12 HR, 63 RBI, .826 OPS.

8 Brandon Lowe: 2B/DH/OF, MLB, Tampa Bay, Rays; 65 G, .221 (52 for 235), 31 R, 8 HR, 25 RBI, .691 OPS. With AAA Durham, 5 G, .313 (5 for 16), 3 R, 0 HR, 1 RBI, .791 OPS.

9 Vinnie Pasquantino: 1B, MLB, Kansas City, Royals; 72 G, .295 (76 for 258), 25 R, 10 HR, 26 RBI, .832 OPS. With AAA Omaha, 73 G, .277 (73 for 264), 52 R, 18 HR, 70 RBI, .932 OPS.

10 Chad Pinder: OF/2B/3B, MLB, Oakland, Athletics; 111 G, .235 (85 for 361), 38 R, 12 HR, 42 RBI, .648 OPS.

26 Chase Pinder: CF, AAA, Memphis, Cardinals; 11 G, .138 (4 for 29), 2 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI, .567 OPS. SEASON, including 62 games for AA Springfield - 73 G, .261 (62 for 238), 41 R, 11 HR, 56 RBI, .869 OPS.

3 Chris Taylor: OF/SS/2B, MLB, Los Angeles, Dodgers; 118 G, .221 (89 for 402), 45 R, 10 HR, 43 RBI, .677 OPS.

8 Justin Upton: OF, MLB, Seattle, Mariners; 17 G, .125 (6 for 48), 2 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, .471 OPS. With AAA Tacoma, 12 G, .200 (9 for 45), 8 R, 2 HR, 6 RBI, .666 OPS.

2 Bryce Windham: C, AA, Tennessee, Cubs; 79 G, .202 (51 for 253), 40 R, 4 HR, 31 RBI, .611 OPS.

74 Jared Young: 1B, MLB, Chicago, Cubs; 6 G, .263 (5 for 19), 2 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, .732 OPS. With AAA Iowa, 109 G, .230 (92 for 400), 61 R, 17 HR, 59 RBI, .738 OPS.

PITCHERS

28 Eddie Butler: Independent, Southern Maryland Blue Crabs, 26 G (26 starts), 12-6, 4.94 ERA, 155 IP, 194 H, 45 BB, 94 K.

45 Jharel Cotton: MLB, San Francisco, Giants, 30 G (25 with Minnesota, 5 with San Fran.; 0 starts), 43 IP, 34 H, 20 BB, 39 K. With AAA St. Paul Twins, 22 G (0 starts), 4-1, 2.88 ERA, 25 IP, 17 H, 10 BB, 39 K.

41 Hunter Gregory: High-A, Vancouver, Blue Jays; 10 G (6 starts), 1-4, 7.24 ERA, 32 1/3 IP, 37 H, 11 BB, 40 K.

12 Aaron Holiday: A, Lake Elsinore, Padres; 35 G (0 starts), 5-4, 4.42 ERA, 57 IP, 52 H, 24 BB, 74 K.

41 Daniel Hudson: MLB, Los Angeles, Dodgers; 25 G (0 starts), 2-3, 2.22 ERA, 24 1/3 IP, 17 H, 5 BB, 30 K. Never pitched after June 24 because of an ACL injury.

30 Connor Jones: AA, Arkansas, Mariners; 17 G (17 starts), 4-8, 7.02 ERA, 74 1/3 IP, 78 H, 49 BB, 64 K.

52 Daniel Lynch: MLB, Kansas City, Royals; 27 G (27 starts), 4-13, 5.13 ERA, 131 2/3 IP, 155 H, 52 BB, 122 K. With AAA Omaha, 2 G (2 starts), 0-0, 3.86 ERA, 7 IP, 7 H, 3 BB, 8 K.

— Ryne Moore: High-A, Wisconsin, Brewers; 7 G (6 starts), 2-4, 6.82 ERA, 30 1/3 IP, 34 H, 9 BB, 26 K. SEASON, including 6 games for Class-A Carolina - 2-5, 4.41 ERA, 13 G (12 starts), 65 1/3 IP, 60 H, 20 BB, 64 K.

16 Connor Overton: MLB, Cincinnati, Reds; 6 G (4 starts), 1-0, 2.73 ERA, 33 IP, 21 H, 11 BB, 14 K. With AAA Louisville, 6 G (4 starts), 2-3, 2.70 ERA, 26 2/3 IP, 22 H, 5 BB, 31 K.

22 Hunter Perdue: High A, Beloit, Marlins; 5 G (4 starts), 1-2, 6.20 ERA, 20 1/3 IP, 17 H, 12 BB, 16 K.

64 Sean Poppen: AAA, Reno, Diamondbacks; 21 G (0 starts), 0-3, 4.62 ERA, 25 1/3 IP, 26 H, 7 BB, 19 K. With MLB Arizona, 29 G (0 starts), 2-2, 4.40 ERA, 28 2/3 IP, 27 H, 12 BB, 229 K.

36 Colin Selby: AAA, Indianapolis, Pirates; 3 G (0 starts), 0-1, 3.00 ERA, 3 IP, 2 H, 0 BB, 2 K. SEASON, including 26 games for AA Altoona - 29 G (1 start), 2-3, 2.27 ERA, 35 2/3 IP, 29 H, 14 BB, 43 K.

41 Garrett Stallings: AA, Bowie, Orioles; 26 G (22 starts), 6-10, 6.28 ERA, 119 IP, 140 H, 29 BB, 124 K.

35 Justin Verlander: MLB, Houston, Astros; 28 G (28 starts), 18-4, 1.75 ERA, 175 IP, 116 H, 29 BB, 185 K.

30 Tyler Webb: Independent, Long Island, Ducks; 53 G (0 starts), 2-5, 2.89 ERA, 56 IP, 58 H, 13 BB, 68 K.

48 Ryan Yarbrough: MLB, Tampa Bay, Rays; 20 G (9 starts), 3-8, 2.73 ERA, 80 IP, 88 H, 22 BB, 61 K. With AAA Durham, 7 G (7 starts), 2-2, 4.55 ERA, 27 2/3 IP, 32 H, 12 BB, 26 K.

Where they’re from

BATTERS

Kyle Battle: Glen Allen High, Old Dominion;

Justice Bigbie: Chesapeake (Grassfield High), Western Carolina;

Jake Cave: Hampton (Kecoughtan High and Hampton Christian Academy), Peninsula Pilots;

PJ Higgins: Old Dominion;

Cullen Large: James River High, William & Mary;

Andre Lipcius: Lafayette High, Tennessee;

Brandon Lowe: Suffolk (Nansemond River High), Maryland (Newport News native);

Vinnie Pasquantino: James River High, Old Dominion;

Chad Pinder: Poquoson High, Va. Tech, Pilots;

Chase Pinder: Poquoson High, Clemson;

Chris Taylor: Virginia Beach (Cox), U.Va.;

Justin Upton: Chesapeake (Great Bridge);

Bryce Windham: Old Dominion (Norfolk native).

Jared Young: Old Dominion.

PITCHERS

Eddie Butler: Chesapeake (Greenbrier Christian), Radford;

Jharel Cotton: Newport News (Menchville), East Carolina, Pilots;

Hunter Gregory: Chesapeake (Hickory), ODU;

Aaron Holiday: Old Dominion;

Daniel Hudson: Va. Beach (Princess Anne), ODU;

Connor Jones: Chesapeake (Great Bridge), U.Va.;

Daniel Lynch: Hampton native, Douglas Freeman High, U.Va.;

Ryne Moore: Old Dominion;

Connor Overton: Atlee High, ODU;

Hunter Perdue: Chesapeake (Grassfield), Florida State.

Sean Poppen: Chesapeake (Cape Henry), Harvard;

Colin Selby: Chesapeake (Western Branch), Randolph-Macon;

Garrett Stallings: Chesapeake (Grassfield).

Justin Verlander: Goochland High, ODU.

Tyler Webb: Northampton High; University of South Carolina.

Ryan Yarbrough: ODU.