Australian Custom Baseball Cards: June 2018

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

David Sutherland - 2017-18 Brisbane Bandits

One of Brisbane's local veterans, Sutherland returned for his eighth ABL season with the Brisbane Bandits during the 2017-18 ABL season.

Monday, June 25, 2018

Bas Nooij - 2017-18 Adelaide Bite

Dutch import Nooij returned for his second season with the Adelaide Bite during the 2017-18 ABL season.

Friday, June 22, 2018

Max Brennen - 2017-18 Sydeny Blue Sox

Following his debut in the 2015-16 ABL season, Brennan failed to play in 2016-17 before returning for his second season with the Sydney Blue Sox in 2017-18.

Wednesday, June 20, 2018

Michael Brosseau - 2017-18 Perth Heat

Brosseau is an American import from the Tampa Bay Rays organisation who played with the Perth Heat during the 2017-18 ABL season. Brosseau spent 2017 playing with the single A level Bowling Green Hot Rods and the advanced A level Charlotte Star Crabs. In 2018 he has advanced to the Montgomery Biscuits in the AA level Southern League.

Monday, June 18, 2018

Christian Meister - 2017-18 Melbourne Aces

Meister is an American import who played with the Melbourne Aces during the 2017-18 ABL season. He had previously spent two seasons (2015 and 2016) in the Cleveland Indians farm system before being released in 2017.

Friday, June 15, 2018

Cam Warner - 2017-18 Canberra Cavalry

Cameron is a local Canberran boy who was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 2017 MLB Draft and played for the Canberra Cavalry in the 2017-18 ABL season. He spent the 2017 northern summer playing across 4 different Tigers' affiliates between Rookie and Advanced A level. He is the younger brother of Ben who played 58 games with the Cavalry between the 2011-12 and 2013-14. seasons.

Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Wade Dutton - 2017-18 Brisbane Bandits

Wade returned for his fourth season with both the Bandits and in the ABL during the 2017-18 ABL season.

Monday, June 11, 2018

Rodrigo Ayarza - 2017-18 Adelaide Bite

Ayarza is a Panamanian import from the Houston Astros organisation who played with the Adelaide Bite during the 2017-18 ABL season. Despite only being 22 years old at the start of the season, he had 7 years experience in the minors, 2 years in Dominican Summer League when he had been signed with the Texas Rangers, and the following 5 years with the Astros, both in Dominica and the US. He played with the Astros' Single and Advanced A affiliates in 2017, the Quad Cities River Bandits and the Bules Creek Astros respectively.

Wednesday, June 6, 2018

Kyle Glogoski - 2017-18 Sydney Blue Sox

Glogoski is a New Zealand born import who played with the Sydney Blue Sox during the 2017-18 ABL season. His ABL season was interrupted by his signing by the Philadelphia Phillies organisation which resulted in him leaving the Blue Sox to undertake a throwing program with the Phillies.

Given the recent announcement of the expansion of the ABL to include a New Zealand based team in 2018-19, I would presume that the New Zealand team will make signing a home grown talent like Glogoski a priority.

Monday, June 4, 2018

Tim Kennelly - 2017-18 Perth Heat

The eldest of Perth's four Kennelly brothers returned in 2017-18 for his eighth ABL season. Only one of his younger brothers - Matt - joined him on the Heat roster this season with younger brother Sam recovering from Tommy John surgery and Josh not making an appearance for the Heat.

Friday, June 1, 2018

Delmon Young - 2017-18 Melbourne Aces

There was a bit of controversy around the Melbourne Aces signing former MLB player and number one MLB draft pick Delmon Young to their roster for the 2017-18 ABL season due to his historical disciplinary issues, however Young saw his time Down Under as a chance to try and resurrect his MLB career. He had previously played over 1100 games across six different MLB teams between 2006 and 2015. Whilst Serviceable in his time at Melbourne he was nowhere near the leaderboards in any of the ABL's batting statistics He followed up his ABL season with a short stint with the Acereros de Monclova in the Mexican Baseball League (Liga Mexicana de Béisbol) in 2018.