Eastern League Northeast Divisionreading fightin phils Philadelphia Phillies

from 2023 Portland Sea Dogs Game Day Program

by Portland Sea Dogs

SEA DOGS JOIN THE DBH FAMILY

Al Pedrique (1st year)

Firstenergy Stadium

Year Opened: 1951 Capacity: 9,000

Field Dimensions: LF: 330’ CF: 400’ RF: 330’ 2022 Record: 61-77

Last Playoff Appearance: 2019

Titles Won: 5 (1957, 1968, 1973, 1995, 2001)

Years in League: 1933-35, 52-61, 63-65, 67-2023

Mascots: Screwball, Bucky, Blooper, Changeup, Quack

Top Prospects

1. Andrew Painter, RHP

2. Mick Abel, RHP

3. Griff McGarry, RHP

4. Justin Crawford, OF

5. Johan Rojas, OF

6. Hao Yu Lee, 2B/SS

7. Erik Miller, LHP

8. Gabriel Rincones, OF

9. Simon Muzziotti, OF

10. Ethan Wilson, OF

Field Staff

Manager: Al Pedrique

Hitting Coach: Tyler Henson

Pitching Coach: Brad Bergesen

Position Coach: Ray Ricker

Athletic Trainer: Steve Torregrosa

Strength & Conditioning: Bruce Peditto

Notable Alumni

Michael Bourn, Larry Bowa, Pat Burrell, Marlon Byrd, Darren Daulton, Julio Franco, Maikel Franco, Gio Gonzalez, Cole Hamels,

J.A. Happ, Rhys Hoskins, Ryan Howard, Scott Kingery, Mickey Morandini, Aaron

Nola, Scott Rolen, Jimmy Rollins, Ryne

Sandberg, Mike Schmidt

Pedrique most recently served the third-base coach for the Miami Marlins, under now-former Manager Don Mattingly. In his lone year with the Marlins, Miami stole 122 bases and were successful at an 81% rate. That was good for fourth across Major League Baseball. Prior to his lone year in Miami, Pedrique spent one season as the Manager of the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, the Triple-A affiliate of the Marlins. In 2021, Pedrique led Jacksonville to a 75-55 record and postseason appearance. From the 2018-20 seasons, Pedrique was on the Oakland Athletics’ staff. He was Oakland’s first-base coach in 2018 and served as the third-base coach during the 2019 and ’20 seasons. Pedrique spent multiple seasons in the New York Yankees’ system after being hired prior to the 2013 season. He spent one season-each as the manager for the Charleston RiverDogs (Low-A), Tampa Yankees (High-A), Trenton Thunder (Double-A) and then was promoted to lead the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (Triple-A) prior to the 2016 season.

Mascot Crazy Hot Dog Vendor

@CrazyHotDogVndr

The Fightin Phils have 5 mascots who together form their own band. The members include Screwball (Captain and drummer), Quack the Duck (lead singer), Blooper the Hound Dog (lead guitar), Change-Up the Turtle (bongos), and Bucky the Beaver (left-handed, upside-down bass). They play a set in the pavilion before each Reading home game. Fans also love the Crazy Hot Dog Vendor, who comes out every game during the second inning riding his ostrich Rodrigo and flinging hot dogs into the stands.

Former Reading manager Dusty Wathan and his brother Derek both played for the Portland Sea Dogs in 2001. They are the only brothers in Sea Dogs franchise history to have been teammates. | Reading has been the AA affiliate of the Phillies since 1967 and is tied with the Lakeland Flying Tigers for the longest affiliation in all of Minor League Baseball.

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At Portland April 18-23, June 20-25

At Reading July 14-16, September 5-10