Former Keys Continue to Excel in Arizona Fall League

FREDERICK, MD – Four former Frederick Keys players are currently preparing for the 2026 MLB Arizona Fall League postseason with the Peoria Javelinas after concluding regular season play on Wednesday following a 28-game regular season.

Throughout this fall, 2026 Keys outfielders Ike Irish and Vance Honeycutt led the Javelinas offense to a 17-11 record and a second-place finish in the standings. On the mound, right-handed pitchers Kiefer Lord and Teddy Sharkey have appeared in eight games of relief each, keeping Peoria out in front most of the way with a roster full of Orioles prospects.

Irish finished second in all the Arizona Fall League and led his team in batting average with a .328 mark in 18 games. He also hit two home runs and drove in 13 RBIs, and recorded an on-base percentage of .439, ranking fourth in the entire league.

He capped off his stellar fall with an RBI triple on Tuesday during the regular season finale against the Salt River Rafters and finished 2-3 with two runs scored in addition to the RBI base hit. The 2025 Orioles first-round draft pick posted at least one base hit in 11 of the 18 games during the regular season, giving him a .438 batting average in November.

As for Honeycutt, he capped of his regular season by leading Peoria in on-base percentage at a .507 clip, ranking second in the Arizona Fall League. While driving in 13 RBIs and smashing three homers, his 23 walks rank second in the league, bringing his OPS to a 1.029 mark.
Meanwhile for Lord, the right-handed hurler concluded the regular season with 9.1 innings pitched, with six of his eight appearances being scoreless on the hill. He began this season with five scoreless outings in October and had a four-strikeout performance in two innings during his Fall League debut on October 3.

Sharkey’s time in the Grand Canyon State featured him throwing scoreless outings in six out of his eight appearances with his ERA in October topping out at a 3.18 ERA mark across 5.2 innings. He held opponents to a .286 average on the mound in 7.2 total innings and now looks to bolster their back half of the Peoria bullpen heading into postseason play.

The Javelinas will face either the Salt River Rafters or the Mesa Solar Sox in the semifinals of the 2026 Arizona Fall League playoffs on Friday at 8:30 p.m. ET. The winner of that game will compete in a one-game championship on Saturday at 8 p.m. Fans can tune into the games on the Arizona Fall League website.

The Frederick Keys begin their 2026 season on Friday, April 2 when they host the Brooklyn Cyclones (Mets) at 7 p.m. from Nymeo Field at Harry Grove Stadium. Ticket packages and group events are now on sale and can be purchased by visiting Frederickkeys.com.