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#BowsInThePros: June 23

Major League Baseball's 2021 regular season is in full swing and approaches the All-Star Game break in a month. The full 162-game Major League season is back after 2020's abbreviated 2020 season and the Minor League Baseball season is back after no games were played in 2020. With nine former Rainbow Warriors in Major League organizations (major league or minor leagues), this #BowsInThePros will keep you up to date on all their progress and success.

There are currently two former University of Hawai'i student-athletes on Major League rosters, Kolten Wong (2010) and Josh Rojas (2013). Also, there are two former Rainbow Warriors at the Triple-A level (Quintin Torres-Costa, 2015, and Jackson Rees, 2018).

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Former Bows (sorted by level)

Major League Bows

Player

Team

Notes
Kolten Wong 2021
Kolten Wong
 Milwaukee Brewers Milwaukee Brewers
Major League (MLB)		 Wong changed teams in the offseason, moving from St. Louis to Milwaukee and has had a career-best season at the plate hitting .281 in 50 games thus far in 2021. Wong has seven three-hit games this season and has four multi-RBI games. 
2021: .281 AVG, 19 RBI, 13 2B, 3B, 6 HR, .799 OPS 
Josh Rojas 2021
Josh Rojas
 DBacks Arizona Diamondbacks
Major League (MLB)		 Rojas is having a career-year, ranking second on the DBacks in home runs (9) and average (.254). Rojas also ranks in the the top five on the team in multiple other batting categories. Rojas won MLB Play of the Week in May by robbing and hit two home runs in one game against the Angels on June 12.    
2021: .254 AVG, 21 RBI, 15 2B, 9 HR, .763 OPS
Jackson Rees Buffalo Bison headshot
Jackson Rees
 Toronto Blue Jays Buffalo Bison
Triple-A (MiLB) - Toronto (MLB)		 Currently on the 60-day Injured List. Has made three appearances out of the bullpen for Buffalo. Has not played since May 9.   
2021: 0-0, 3.38 ERA, 2.2 IP, 2 K 
Quintin Torres Costa Nashville Sounds headshot
Quintin Torres-Costa
 Milwaukee Brewers Nashville Sounds
Triple-A (MiLB) - Milwaukee (MLB)		 Has allowed just three earned runs in the month of June in the seven appearances in the month. Has made 16 total appearances on the season, all out of the bullpen.   
2021: 3-0, 5.19 ERA, 17.1 IP, 26 K, .180 OPP AVG
Rios MiLB
Kekai Rios
 Milwaukee Brewers Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
High-A (MiLB) - Milwaukee (MLB)		 Rios is playing at the A+ level for the first time in his career and is creeping up on a career-high in RBI in the minor leagues.   
2021: .184, 9-for-49, 9 RBI, 3 2B, 4 R
Cade Smith San Diego Padres head shot
Carter Loewen
 San Diego Fort Wayne TinCaps
High-A (MiLB) - San Diego (MLB)		 Leads the TinCaps with six saves in seven opportunities. Has struck out 18 in 15.0 innings pitched.    
2021: 1-1, 7.20 ERA, 15 APP, 15.0 IP, 6 SV, 18 SO
Cade Smtih Head Shot 2019
Cade Smith
 Cleveland Indians Lynchburg Hillcats
Low-A (MiLB) - Cleveland (MLB)		 Smith struck out seven in 2.2 IP in his professional debut out of the bullpen for Lynchburg. Smith has also struck out three in 2.2 a week and a half later without allowing a run.    
2021: 0-1, 8 APP, 9.1 IP, 7.71 ERA, 16 K
Jeremy Wu Yelland Salem Red Sox headshot
Jeremy Wu-Yelland
 Red Sox Salem Red Sox
Low-A (MiLB) - Boston (MLB)		 Named Single-A Pitcher of the Week for June 14-20 after striking out 10 over 7.0 innings over two starts during the week. Wu-Yelland allowed just one hit and one run in his two starts.   
2021: 3.58 ERA, 9 APP, 9 GS, 27.2 IP, 37 K  
Thomas MiLB
Dylan Thomas
 Minnesota Twins logo Fort Myers Mighty Mussels
Low-A (MiLB) - Minnesota (MLB)		 Placed on the 60-day Injured List on May 1.   
2021: Has not played
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