Diamondbacks Recall Kevin Cron, Tim Locastro
PHOENIX - The Arizona Diamondbacks recalled OF Tim Locastro and INF Kevin Cron (@kevin_cron24) from Triple-A Reno and placed OF David Peralta (right AC joint inflammation) on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to May 22. Following Wednesday's game, the team optioned RHP Jimmie Sherfy to Triple-A Reno. Locastro, 26, has appeared
PHOENIX - The Arizona Diamondbacks recalled OF Tim Locastro and INF Kevin Cron (@kevin_cron24) from Triple-A Reno and placed OF David Peralta (right AC joint inflammation) on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to May 22. Following Wednesday's game, the team optioned RHP Jimmie Sherfy to Triple-A Reno.u5:p
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Locastro, 26, has appeared in 12 games for the D-backs, batting .235 (4-for-17)/.435 OBP/.235 SLG with 5 runs scored, 2 walks, 4 hit-by-pitches and 2 stolen bases. In 24 games for Reno, he is hitting .330 (32-for-97)/.425 OBP/.701 SLG with 8 doubles, 2 triples, 8 homers, 16 RBI, 9 walks, 7 hit-by-pitches, 8 stolen bases and 29 runs scored.u5:p
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Cron, 26, will make his Major League debut and wear No. 32. Among all Minor Leaguers since 2015 (min. 1,600 PA), he ranks first with 435 RBI, 253 extra-base hits and 1,064 total bases, second with 121 home runs, fourth with 130 doubles, tied for fifth with 567 hits, sixth with a .518 slugging pct. and 14th with an .856 OPS.u5:p
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His dad, Chris, is the Manager at Reno and notified Kevin about his promotion. His brother, C.J., is an infielder for the Twins.u5:p
In 44 games for Reno this season, he hit .339 (56-for-165)/.437 OBP/.800 SLG with 13 doubles, 21 homers, 62 RBI and 27 walks, Defensively, he has appeared in 38 games at first base and 12 games at third base. Among all Triple-A players, he ranks first in home runs (21), RBI (62) and runs (42), tied for first in extra-base hits (34), and second in total bases (132), slugging pct. (.800) and OPS (1.237) .u5:p
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The 6-foot-5, 255-pounder has been a 4-time league All-Star: 2018 Pacific Coast League (postseason), 2017 Southern League (mid- and postseason) and 2016 Southern League (midseason). u5:p
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In 2018 at Reno, he was tabbed by Baseball America as the D-backs' Best Power Hitter, after hitting .309 AVG/.368 OBP/.554 SLG with 28 doubles, 22 homers and 97 RBI in 104 games. u5:p
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In 2017 at Double-A Jackson, where he hit .283 AVG/.357 OBP/.497 SLG with 35 doubles, 25 homers and 91 RBI in 138 games, he was named the D-backs' Minor League Player of the Year, the Southern League MVP and Baseball America's Double-A All-Star and the Southern League's Best Power Prospect. He was the Southern League's home run leader in back-to-back seasons in 2016-17 with 26 homers in 2016 and 25 homers in 2017.u5:p
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He was the D-backs' 14th-round pick in the 2014 draft, out of Texas Christian University. He attended Mountain Pointe High School (Phoenix, Ariz.), where he was named the 2011 Gatorade High School Player of the Year and Arizona Player of the Year and also made the 2011 USA Today All-USA High School Baseball Team. He holds Arizona high school records for home runs in a career (60) and single-season (27 in 2011).u5:p
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Peralta, 31, is hitting .309 (59-for-191)/.357 OBP/.524 SLG with 16 doubles, 2 triples, 7 homers, 30 RBI and 13 walks in 46 games for the D-backs. He ranks among NL players in doubles (T-4th, 16), hits (7th, 59), total bases (T-10th, 100), extra-base hits (T-11th, 25) and average (13th, .309). u5:p
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Sherfy, 27, posted a 1.08 ERA (1 ER in 8.1 IP) with 8 strikeouts and 1 walk in 4 games for the D-backs. u5:p
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