Marietta, Georgia (Cobb County)
6-4-3 DP Baseball is excited and proud to share updates on select 6-4-3 alumni currently playing professionally along with notes from their respective 2023 seasons! This article is part 1 of a roundup of 2023 news on #643pros.
Drew Waters just finished his second year at the major league level with the Kansas City Royals. He played in 98 games. The Royals outfielder collected 69 hits including 11 doubles, five triples, eight homeruns and 32 RBI. Waters also scored 40 runs and tallied 16 stolen bases on the year.
Top photo credit: Major League Baseball/Kansas City Royals
Kent Emanuel completed his 10th year of professional baseball this past season finishing with the Pittsburgh Pirates AAA affiliate in Indianapolis. The left-handed pitcher, who made his MLB debut in 2021 with the Houston Astros, went 7-5 on the year and pitched a total of 85.1 innings. Emanuel made starts in 13 of his 21 games pitched on the year and had 78 strikeouts.
Photo credit: MiLB/Indianapolis Indians
Another left-handed pitcher who finished his year in AAA with the Detroit Tigers organization is Sean Guenther. Guenther had a strong year, mostly in relief, for the Toledo Mud Hens. He pitched in 39 games, starting six of them, logging a total of 50.2 innings pitched. Guenther, who made his MLB debut in 2021 with the Miami Marlins, posted an ERA of 3.55 and a 1.11 WHIP in 2023. He also had 62 strikeouts on the year while only surrendering 12 walks with an opponents’ batting average of .299.
Photo credit: MiLB/Toledo Mud Hens
Carson Taylor spent his third year of professional baseball with the Tulsa Drillers, the AA affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The catcher played in 77 games for the Drillers. Taylor collected 55 hits on the year including 10 homeruns, five doubles and one triple. Taylor also contributed 26 RBI and scored 35 runs on the year.
Photo credit: MiLB/Tulsa Drillers
As a staff and organization, we are incredibly proud of Drew, Kent, Sean, and Carson and their continued success on the diamond! We wish them every success in 2024!
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