Four Former Frogs Named 2026 Texas League All-Stars

September 21, 2026 — EVERETT, Wash.: Minor League Baseball announced its 2026 season award winners for the Double-A level Monday and four former Everett AquaSox players received Texas League All-Star recognition for their performances with the Arkansas Travelers.

Players receiving honors included right-handed relief pitcher Charlie Beilenson, first baseman Hunter Fitz-Gerald, second baseman Charlie Pagliarini, and right-handed starting pitcher Ryan Sloan.

Beilenson, a 26-year-old from Los Angeles, California, was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the fifth round (No. 154 overall) during the 2024 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of Duke. After spending time with the AquaSox in 2025, Beilenson was promoted to Arkansas on June 24, 2025, and stayed with the team until he was promoted to Triple-A Tacoma on July 21, 2026. This season with the Travelers, Beilenson posted a 2.03 earned run average across 29 appearances, tallying eight saves and holding opposing hitters to a .193 batting average against while earning himself Texas League All-Star Reliever accolades. He also struck out 51 and walked only 11 in 40.0 innings pitched.

Fitz-Gerald, a 25-year-old from Boca Raton, Florida, was signed by the Mariners as a non-drafted free agent July 18, 2023. He spent the 2024 season in Everett, earning a promotion to the Travelers to begin the 2025 season. Fitz-Gerald returned to Arkansas for 2026 and earned Texas League All-Star recognition at first base courtesy of an incredible season in which he hit a career-high .279 to go along with 37 doubles, 29 home runs, and 100 RBIs. Additionally, the Old Dominion alum played more games than any other player in the Texas League by appearing in 133 games.

Pagliarini, a 25-year-old from Trumbull, Connecticut, was selected in the 19th round (No. 577 overall) of the 2023 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of Fairfield University by the Mariners. Following a 2025 season that was spent entirely with the AquaSox, Pagliarini rose to Double-A and joined the Travelers for all of 2026. He was named Texas League All-Star Second Baseman following a strong campaign where he hit a career-best .264 while tallying 29 doubles, 27 home runs, 91 RBIs, and 81 walks in 130 games played.

Sloan, a 20-year-old from Aurora, Illinois, was drafted by the Mariners during the second round (No. 55 overall) of the 2024 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of York High School. Making his professional debut during the 2025 campaign, Sloan split time between the Single-A Modesto Nuts and the AquaSox, ultimately joining the Travelers’ 2026 Opening Day Roster. Making 22 starts, Sloan tallied a 3.73 earned run average across 101.1 innings pitched, striking out 128 while walking only 16. He also posted a 4-4 record.

On the season, the Travelers finished with a 71-67 record, finishing third in the Texas League North standings.

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