Below is a partial list of Minor League Baseball players in the New York Yankees system.
Players
Omar Alfonzo
Omar Eliezer Alonfzo (born August 3, 2003) is a Venezuelan-American professional baseball catcher in the New York Yankees organization.
Alfonzo grew up in both Minneapolis and in Venezuela. He signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates as a free agent in 2019. He made his professional debut in 2021 with the Dominican Summer League Pirates and hit .232 with two home runs over 39 games. Alfonzo spent the 2022 season with the Florida Complex League Pirates and batted .144 over 33 games.
Alfonzo played the 2023 season in the Complex League and also played with the Bradenton Marauders, batting .275 with five home runs and 42 runs batted in (RBI) over sixty games. In 2024, he started the season with Bradenton and was promoted to the Greensboro Grasshoppers in August. Over 110 games, he hit .252 with 13 home runs and 46 RBI. He opened the 2025 season with Greensboro and was promoted to the Altoona Curve during the season. Alfonzo played in a total of 116 games and batted .243 with 14 home runs and 56 RBI. He was a non-roster invitee to 2026 spring training. He was assigned back to Altoona to open the season and also completed rehab assignments with the FCL Pirates and Bradenton.
On August 1, 2026, the Pirates traded Alfonzo and Luis Cruz to the New York Yankees in exchange for Camilo Doval. The Yankees assigned him to the Somerset Patriots. Across 88 games played in 2026, Alfonzo hit .200 with ten home runs and 45 RBI.
Alfonzo's father, Eliézer Alfonzo, played in MLB for six seasons.
Roderick Arias
Roderick Manuel Arias (born September 9, 2004) is a Dominican professional baseball shortstop in the New York Yankees organization.
Arias was ranked as the top international free agent in the 2022 class. He signed with the New York Yankees in January 2022 for $4 million.
Arias made his professional debut in 2022 with the Dominican Summer League Yankees, and played 2023 with the Florida Complex League Yankees.
Jace Avina
Jace Aiden Avina (born June 6, 2003) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the New York Yankees organization.
Avina attended Spanish Springs High School in Sparks, Nevada. He was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 14th round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the Brewers, forgoing his commitment to play college baseball at the University of Nevada.
Avina made his professional debut in 2022 with the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League Brewers and was promoted to the Single-A Carolina Mudcats during the season. Over 64 games between both teams, he hit .271 with 15 home runs and 54 RBI. Avina played the 2023 season with Carolina and batted .233 with 14 home runs and 50 RBI across 99 games.
On November 17, 2023, Avina (alongside Brian Sánchez) was traded to the New York Yankees in exchange for Jake Bauers. For the 2024 season, he was assigned to the High-A Hudson Valley Renegades and hit .245 with 10 home runs and 49 RBI over 92 games. Avina was assigned to Hudson Valley to open the 2025 season and was later promoted to the Double-A Somerset Patriots. Over 98 games between both teams, he batted .260 with 11 home runs and 45 RBI. Avina was assigned back to Somerset for the 2026 season. He was named Eastern League Player of the Month for May. Over 119 games with Somerset, Avina hit .254 with 21 home runs and 68 RBI.
Brendan Brock
Brendan Joseph Brock (born August 3, 2004) is an American professional baseball catcher in the New York Yankees organization.
Brock attended Mascoutah High School in Mascoutah, Illinois, where he played for the school's baseball team through 2022.
He enrolled at Southwestern Illinois College in Belleville to play college baseball. Brock redshirted his freshman year due to an injury. In 2024, he hit .398/.517/.825 with 15 home runs. In his 2025 campaign, he improved to hit .462/.565/.870 and 20 home runs, becoming the program's all-time home run leader. In the summer of 2025, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Thrillville Thrillbillies of the Prospect League.
Brock was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 14th round of the 2025 Major League Baseball draft, but chose not to sign and instead choosing to transfer to Oklahoma.
In 2026, Brock hit .302/.399/.522 with 13 home runs and 28 stolen bases in 66 games (65 starts) for the Sooners as a catcher and outfielder. He helped Oklahoma win the 2026 College World Series, hitting 6th in the batting order. He was considered one of the top prospects for the 2026 Major League Baseball draft.
The Yankees selected Brock in the third round of the 2026 draft and signed him for an under-slot signing bonus of $789.8 thousand.
Oklahoma Sooners bio
Kyle Carr
Kyle Isiah Carr (born May 6, 2002) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees organization.
Carr attended San Marcos High School in San Marcos, California, where he played for the school's baseball team as a two-way player. He had Tommy John surgery in October 2020. Carr pitched to a 12–1 win–loss record with a 2.31 earned run average (ERA) and 111 strikeouts in 78 innings pitched.
Carr enrolled at the University of San Diego to play college baseball for the San Diego Toreros. He took a redshirt in 2021. In 2022, he had a 6.19 ERA in 16 innings pitched and batted 2-for-14 (.143) as a designated hitter. He broke a hand in February 2022. In 2022, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He transferred to Palomar College for the 2023 college season. For Palomar, he had a 12–1 record and a 2.31 ERA. Carr committed to transfer to Texas Christian University for the 2024 season.
The Yankees selected him in the third round of the 2023 MLB draft. In 2024, he played for the Hudson Valley Renegades of the Class A-Advanced South Atlantic League.
Carson Coleman
Carson Cavanagh Coleman (born April 7, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the New York Yankees organization.
Coleman attended Lexington Catholic High School in Lexington, Kentucky and played college baseball at the University of Kentucky. In 2018 and 2019, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 33rd round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign and returned to Kentucky for another season. He signed with the New York Yankees as an undrafted free agent after he was not selected in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft, which was shortened because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Coleman spent his professional debut season of 2021 with the Tampa Tarpons, going 2–3 with a 6.11 ERA and 49 strikeouts over innings. He split the 2022 season between the Hudson Valley Renegades and the Somerset Patriots, going a combined 2–3 with a 2.13 ERA and 95 strikeouts over innings. Coleman underwent Tommy John surgery in April 2023, and missed the entire season.
On December 6, 2023, Coleman was selected by the Texas Rangers in the Rule 5 draft. He did not appear for the organization as he continued to recover from surgery. On November 19, 2024, Coleman was returned to the New York Yankees organization.
On June 5, 2026, Coleman threw the final two innings of a combined no-hitter, which was started by Brendan Beck.
Kentucky Wildcats bio
Bryce Cunningham
Bryce Allen Cunningham (born December 20, 2002) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the New York Yankees organization.
Cunningham attended Headland High School in Headland, Alabama. As a senior in 2021, he had a 0.76 earned run average (ERA) with 77 strikeouts over 46 innings. Cunningham played college baseball at Vanderbilt University from 2022 to 2024. During his college career he started 26 of 46 games, going 11–8 with a 4.95 ERA and 168 strikeouts over 160 innings. In 2022 and 2023, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star in both seasons.
Cunningham was selected by the New York Yankees in the second round of the 2024 Major League Baseball draft. He made his professional debut in 2025 with the Hudson Valley Renegades.
Allen Facundo
Allen Haybertson Alberto Facundo (born September 3, 2002) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher in the New York Yankees organization.
Facundo signed with the New York Yankees as an international free agent in May 2021. He made his professional debut that year with the Dominican Summer League Yankees. After missing the 2022 season due to injury, he returned in 2023 to pitch for the Florida Complex League Yankees.
Facundo started the 2024 season with the Tampa Tarpons before undergoing season-ending Tommy John Surgery. He returned in 2025 to play for the FCL Yankees and Tampa. Facundo started 2026 with Tampa before being promoted to the Hudson Valley Renegades.
Rory Fox
Rory Owen Fox (born February 3, 2004) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the New York Yankees organization.
Fox attended Catholic Memorial High School in Waukesha, Wisconsin, where he played baseball, football and basketball. He played college baseball for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
Fox was selected by the New York Yankees in the sixth round of the 2025 Major League Baseball draft. He made his professional debut in 2026 with the Hudson Valley Renegades before being promoted to the Somerset Patriots.
Thatcher Hurd
Thatcher Hurd (born December 9, 2002) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the New York Yankees organization.
Hurd attended Acalanes High School in Lafayette, California, where he was a catcher, before transferring to Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach, California, where he pitched. He played college baseball for the UCLA Bruins his freshman year before transferring to play for the LSU Tigers for his sophomore and junior years. He started game 3 of the Tigers' 2023 College World Series final championship. In 2024, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.
Hurd was selected by the New York Yankees in the third round of the 2024 Major League Baseball draft. He had Tommy John Surgery in February 2025 and missed the season. He returned from the injury in 2026 and started the year with Florida Complex League Yankees before being promoted to the Tampa Tarpons after three starts.
Core Jackson
James William Core Jackson (born October 11, 2003) is a Canadian professional baseball shortstop in the New York Yankees organization.
Jackson attended Lambton Central Collegiate & Vocational Institute in Petrolia, Ontario, Canada. He played college baseball at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln for one year before transferring to the University of Utah, where he played two years.
Jackson was selected by the New York Yankees in the fifth round of the 2025 Major League Baseball draft. He made his professional debut that season with the Hudson Valley Renegades and started 2026 with them.
Dax Kilby
Dax Akin Kilby (born November 17, 2006) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the New York Yankees organization.
Kilby attended Newnan High School in Newnan, Georgia. As a senior, he batted .495 with five home runs and 42 runs batted in (RBI). He committed to play college baseball at Clemson University.
Kilby was selected by the New York Yankees 39th overall in the 2025 Major League Baseball draft. On July 19, 2025, Kilby signed with the Yankees for a $2.8 million signing bonus.
Kilby made his professional debut with the Single-A Tampa Tarpons and batted .353 with six RBI and 16 stolen bases across 18 games. Kilby opened the 2026 season on the injured list with a hamstring strain suffered during spring training.
Carlos Lagrange
Carlos Jefferson Lagrange (born May 25, 2003) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher in the New York Yankees organization.