CBN POW, Week XIII - Abraham Toro
ABC alum Abraham Toro (Longueuil, Que.) went 8-for-16 (.500 batting average) in five games for the triple-A Nashville Sounds last week to earn himself Canadian Baseball Network minor league Player of the Week honours. Photo: MILB.com
July 5, 2023
By George Farelli
Canadian Baseball Network
There is a unique relationship between the cities of Nashville and Milwaukee.
The NHL’s Nashville Predators promote -- or demote -- players from -- or to -- the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League.
And the Milwaukee Brewers promote -- or demote -- players from -- or to -- the Nashville Sounds of the International League.
It’s the only such agreement in pro sports where in one city is a major-league city while another city is its top affiliate. Or actually it is two such agreements.
Abraham Toro had taken the shuttle -- Nashville-Milwaukee-Nashville -- and he would like to take the trip again to American Family Field.
With more weeks like this past one, Toro (Longueuil, Que.) may soon get there. He was voted the Canadian Baseball Network minor league Player of the Week for Week XIII as the best of the 134 Canucks in the minors. How the week that was went for Toro:
_ Playing first and batting seventh, he was 2-for-5 with five RBIs in a 12-4 Nashville win over the Memphis Redbirds before 5,444 fans at AutoZone Park in Memphis. Toro doubled to right in the second inning and hit a grand slam facing right-hander Tommy Parsons.
_ Playing third and batting sixth, he was 2-for-3 with a 5-1 win against Memphis in front of 3,443 fans. Toro walked in the first driving in a run, singled leading off the sixth and singled to right in the eight
_ Pinch hitting in the eighth, Toro hit a solo homer in a 6-2 win against Memphis before 2,868. Toro hit his third homer on a drive to right field.
_ Playing third and batting fifth, he was 2-for-5 with two RBIs in a Nashville 7-5 win against Memphis before 6,738 fans on Canada Day. Toro had a run-scoring single to left in the fourth for a 2-1 lead and knocked in a run with a triple to centre in the sixth for a 3-2 lead.
_ Playing first and batting fifth he was 1-for-5 in a 9-8 loss to Memphis with 2,880 fans. Toro doubled in a run in the ninth to even the score at 8-8.
Toro is hitting .256 with 15 doubles, three homers, 31 RBIs and a .730 OPS.
Added info: A minor piece of information regarding the Frederick Baseball Club, a 2023 expansion entry into the IND Atlantic League operating in Frederick, Md. After an extensive naming contest which involved fans and local businesses, owners have revealed the new team nickname and from July 1, 2023 on, the team will be known as Spire City Ghost Hounds. We’re unsure of the relevance of these terms is to the City of Frederick. The MLB Draft League team took its Frederick Keys nickname with it when it left.
Name Class Team AB RUNS HITS HR RBI AVG
Abraham Toro AAA Nashville 16 3 8 2 10 .500
Dylan O’Rae Rookie ACL Brewers 10 3 4 - 1 .400
Zac Fascia A Lynchburg 18 1 7 - 3 .389
Tyler Black AA Biloxi 17 5 6 1 5 .353
Ryan Leitch A Clearwater 12 5 4 - 2 .333
Otto Lopez AAA Buffalo 12 1 4 - - .333
Ty Penner Rookie FCL Phillies 16 3 5 - 4 .313
Justin Gideon IND Quebec 25 8 11 2 5 .440
Noah Myers IND Evansville 19 6 7 1 5 .368
Connor Panas IND Lincoln 29 7 10 4 9 .345
LP Pelletier IND Trois Rivieres 21 5 7 1 4 .333
Brendon Dadson IND Trois Rivieres 15 4 5 1 2 .333
(Minimum 10 ABs)
Best Pitching Performances
Name Class Team Games Win Save ERA INN K WHIP
Travis Seabrooke IND Winnipeg 2 2 - 1.20 15.0 15 0.800
Just back from his stint as a member of Team Canada at the recent Pan Am Game Qualifier held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, it did not take Seabrooke very long to get back into the swing of things with the Goldeyes. In the space of five days, he made two excellent starts for the Goldeyes. The first of which was June 26 in a 7-0 win over Lincoln Saltdogs when he pitched a nine-inning complete game, giving up six base hits while striking out nine, to earn his third win of the season. He followed that up on Canada Day July 1 in an 8-3 win over Kansas City Monarchs, tossing six innings surrendering four base hits and two earned runs while striking out six, earning his second win of the week and fourth of the season. His overall record with Winnipeg in eight IND American Association games seven of which were starts, now stands at 4-1 with a 3.66 ERA.
Previous Players of the Week
Week I _ Edouard Julien (Ancienne-Lorette, Que.) triple-A St. Paul Saints (Twins)
Week II _ Cade Smith (Abbotsford, BC) double-A Akron RuberDucks (Guardians).
Week III _ Abraham Toro (Longuiel, Que.) triple-A Nashville Sounds (Brewers)
Week V _ Wesley Moore (Surrey, BC) class-A Clearwater Threshers (Phillies).
Week VI _ Matt Coutney (Wetaskiwin, Alta.) class-A Inland Empire (Angels).
Week VII _ Damiano Palmegiani (Surrey, BC) double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Jays)
Week IX _ Erik Sabrowski (Edmonton, Alta.) double-A Akron Rubber Ducks (Guardians)
Week X _ Mitch Bratt (Newmarket, Ont.) class-A Hickory Crawdads (Mets)
Week XI _ Jared Young (Prince George, BC) triple-A Iowa (Cubs).
Week XII _ Mike Soroka (Calgary, Alta.) triple-A Gwinnett Stripers (Braves)
Week XIII _ Abraham Toro (Longeuil, Que.) triiple-A Nashville Sounds (Brewers)