Five Bees Named Pacific Coast League Post-Season All-Stars

SOUTH JORDAN, Utah (September 26, 2026) — Minor League Baseball announced on Saturday that five Salt Lake Bees have been named to the 2026 Pacific Coast League Post-Season All-Star Team, the most of any team in the league. Second baseman Christian Moore, shortstop Denzer Guzman, designated hitter Niko Kavadas, utilityman Kyren Paris and starting pitcher George Klassen were each recognized with honors at their respective positions.

The five All-Stars are the most in a single-season in Salt Lake Bees franchise history. The previous franchise high was three in 2023 (Trey Cabbage, 1B; Michael Stefanic, 2B; Jo Adell, OF). Additionally, it is the second occurrence in club annuals where a Bees pitcher has been named an All-Star in consecutive seasons, following Victor Mederos’ nod in 2025; Troy Scribner, 2017 and Jeremy Rhoades, 2018 were each selected in back-to-back seasons for the Triple-A All Star Game. Salt Lake is also just one of five Minor League teams to collect five All-Star selections in 2026, joining Single-A Fresno (COL), High-A Everett (SEA), Double-A Arkansas (SEA) and Double-A Tulsa (LAD).

Albuquerque (3), Oklahoma City (3), and Sacramento (2) were the other teams with multiple selections to the 2026 PCL All-Star team. Those three teams also had award winners with the Comets’ Scott Hennessey named the PCL Manager of the Year; the Isotopes’ Zac Veen and Charlie Condon earning the league’s Most Valuable Player and Top MLB Prospect, respectively; and the River Cats’ Carson Seymour chosen as the PCL Pitcher of the Year.

Christian Moore was selected to his first All-Star team after playing 86 games with the Bees. The second baseman batted .302 (101-for-334) with 25 doubles, six triples, and 11 homers with 60 RBI and 73 walks. The Brooklyn, N.Y., native and University of Tennessee alum held an .431 on-base percentage this season. In his Salt Lake tenure, Moore has a .415 career OBP, good for seventh all-time in franchise history (min. 500 PA). The 73 walks this season ranked eighth in the PCL and was good for the team lead, while his 26 free passes in April set a new franchise record for most walks in a single month.

Denzer Guzman checked in with his second career All-Star nod, having garnered honors in 2025 with Double-A Rocket City (also at shortstop). The Dominican appeared in 58 games for the Bees, before his promotion to the Angels on June 8, batting .336 (80-for-238) with 16 doubles, two triples and 12 homers. Only Jo Adell in 2022 (40 games) hit 15+ doubles and 10+ homers quicker than Guzman did this season among Bees franchise history. The 22-year-old turned in one of the most dominant months at the Triple-A level in May and was aptly named the PCL Player of the Month. He led the league in batting average (.382), hits (42), doubles (12), total bases (72), RBI (31) and slugging percentage (.655). The historic month placed him among the best offensive performers in Salt Lake franchise history, with his 31 RBI finishing five shy of Sean Rodríguez's franchise record of 35 RBI in a single month, established in May 2009.

Niko Kavadas earns his second All-Star selection, previously being selected in 2022 with the Single-A Salem Red Sox. Kavadas batted .316 in 71 games with Salt Lake, collecting 15 home runs, 59 RBI and a 1.059 OPS. He missed the majority of May, all of June and most of July while on the injured list. Since returning to the lineup on July 18, Kavadas ranked third in the Pacific Coast League in home runs (10), third in OPS (1.009), fifth in on-base percentage (.428), fourth in slugging percentage (.481) and eighth in batting average (.310). His 15 home runs tied Jeimer Candelario for the team lead, marking the second consecutive season Kavadas has led the Bees in home runs. Kavadas was named the PCL Player of the Week for Sept. 7-13 after batting .417 with three home runs, three doubles, seven RBI, six runs scored and a 1.379 OPS. Six of his 10 hits during the week went for extra bases, and he closed out the series with doubles in three consecutive games.

Kyren Paris saw All-Star recognition for the second time in his career as the PCL’s best utility player. His other All-Star nod came in 2023 with the Trash Pandas, where he was the Southern League’s best shortstop. This season with the Bees, Paris saw action at second base (nine games), shortstop (40 games), left field (four games), center field (10 games), and one game as the designated hitter. The Oakley, Calif, native did not begin his season until May due to a stint on the injured list. Following a month of action with Double-A Rocket City, Paris was promoted to the Bees, where he played in 62 games and batted .307 (71-for-231) with 18 doubles, 13 home runs, 50 RBI and 50 walks. On September 1, Paris earned a call up to the Angels, spending the final month of the campaign in Anaheim.

George Klassen earned his first career Minor League All-Star selection after being named one of six PCL pitchers to be awarded as a postseason all-star. Klassen turned in a 6-6 season with a 3.96 ERA across 19 starts and 91.0 innings pitched. His six wins led all Salt Lake Bees starters. Klassen earned PCL Pitcher of the Week honors for June 30-July 5 after striking out a Triple-A career-high nine batters over seven innings against Las Vegas. The right-hander retired 15 consecutive hitters during one stretch, including five straight strikeouts, while allowing just three hits and one walk. Klassen followed that performance with one of the most dominant months by a Bees pitcher in recent history, earning PCL Pitcher of the Month honors for July. He went 3-0 with a 2.48 ERA in six starts, allowing 10 earned runs on 25 hits and 11 walks while striking out 38 over 36.1 innings. During July, Klassen led the Pacific Coast League in innings pitched (36.1), strikeouts (38), WHIP (0.99), opponent batting average (.197) and hits allowed per nine innings (6.19). His 38 strikeouts were 12 more than any other pitcher in the league. The 24-year-old also recorded five quality starts during the month. Additionally, Klassen recorded 11 strikeouts in his six-inning start on July 19 vs. Reno, the 47th double-digit strikeout game in club history and 29th done at home.