The Seattle Mariners High-A affiliate, the Everett Aqua Sox, is facing the Eugene Emeralds, the affiliate of the San Francisco Giants. Last night in the first game of a doubleheader, the Mariners seventh ranked prospect and the 96th overall prospect, Felnin Celesten, hit for the cycle.
In his first at-bat in the top of the first, he singled home a run to make it 1-0. Celesten, in the third inning, hit a solo home run that made it 3-1. In the fourth, he would strike out. In the top of the fifth, he doubled home a run to make it 8-4. His last at-bat came in the seventh, needing a triple, he got it on a ground ball to right field, driving in a run to make it 9-5. That would be the final as Celesten went 4-5 with four RBI, two runs scored, and a stolen base in the win.
Celesten is hitting .320 with a .834 OPS in 65 games at High-A. He has 15 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs, 46 RBI, 49 runs scored, and 17 stolen bases.
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Other Mariners Prospects
Other Mariners top prospects, such as Jonny Farmelo, who is ranked sixth, went 1-4 with a run scored. Eighth-ranked prospect catcher Luke Stevenson went 1-3 with an RBI, two walks, and two runs scored. Their 21st-ranked prospect outfielder Carlos Jimenez went 2-2 with an RBI, a walk, and a run scored.
Game Two
The second game of the doubleheader was suspended in the top of the third. Eugene led 6-5. Celesten was 2-2 with a double and a single; he had an RBI and a run scored. Farmelo was 1-2 with an RBI and a run scored. Celesten will look for a triple and a home run to complete another cycle in the second game.
