CBN Minor League Player of the Week — Matt Lloyd

April 28, 2025

By Kevin Glew

Canadian Baseball Network

First baseman Matt Lloyd collected hits in all five of his games with the triple-A Memphis Redbirds last week.

In total, between April 22 and April 27, the Okotoks, Alta., native went 8-for-17 (.471 batting average) with a double, four runs and six RBIs.

For his efforts, he has been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s minor league Player of the Week.

The 29-year-old started the week with a three-hit game - including a two-run double in the fourth inning - to help the Redbirds to an 8-3 win over the Norfolk Tides on Tuesday. He followed that up with a single in each of the Thursday and Friday contests against the Tide.

He added two hits and an RBI in the Redbirds’ 5-4 win over the Tide on Saturday and a single and two walks on Sunday.***

In Worcester’s 20-7 win over the Red Wings on Friday, Toro, batting cleanup and starting at second base, went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run and four RBIs.

The versatile Canuck added a double on Sunday when he started at third base.

In all, in 18 games in triple-A this season, Toro owns a .344/.429/.594 slash line. He has 22 hits - including six doubles, two triples and two home runs - to go with nine walks and 12 runs.

2025 CBN minor league Player of the Week Winners

Opening Day to April 7 - Eric Hartman (St. Albert, Alta.), Braves

April 7 to April 14 - Noah Myers (Wyoming, Ont.), Rays

April 15 to April 20 - Abraham Toro (Longueuil, Que.), Red Sox

Top Canadian Minor League Performances for April 15 to April 20 (Stats Compiled by Pete Berryman)

Hitters

Player	Position	Current Organization	Team(s)	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Bryce Arnold	SS	Toronto Blue Jays	Dunedin Blue Jays (A)	19	6	6	2	0	3	7	0	0.316	0.333	0.895	1.228
Connor Dykstra	C	Seattle Mariners	Modesto Nuts (A)	7	4	3	2	0	0	2	0	0.429	0.385	0.714	1.099
Micah McDowell	OF	Miami Marlins	Jupiter Hammerheads (A)	11	3	3	0	0	1	1	1	0.273	0.385	0.545	0.930
Myles Naylor	3B	Athletics	Stockton Ports (A)	25	6	8	1	0	4	7	1	0.320	0.370	0.840	1.210
Avery Owusu-Asiedu	OF	Philadelphia Phillies	Clearwater Threshers (A)	16	2	6	4	0	0	5	1	0.375	0.474	0.625	1.099
Tristan Peters	LF	Tampa Bay Rays	Durham Bulls (AAA)	16	2	5	0	0	1	2	2	0.313	0.389	0.500	0.889
Émilien Pitre	2B	Tampa Bay Rays	Bowling Green Hot Rods (A+)	27	4	8	3	1	0	3	1	0.296	0.345	0.481	0.826
T.J. Schofield-Sam	3B	Athletics	Lansing Lugnuts (A+)	12	2	4	1	0	0	2	0	0.333	0.312	0.417	0.729
Abraham Toro	3B	Boston Red Sox	Worcester Red Sox (AAA)	23	7	10	3	1	1	5	0	0.435	0.500	0.783	1.283

Pitchers

Player	Position	Current Organization	Team(s)	APP	IP	W	L	ER	HA	BB	ERA	SV	K
Cohen Achen	P	Baltimore Orioles	Delmarva Shorebirds (A)	1	6	1	0	1	2	3	1.50	0	4
Jordan Balazovic	P	Detroit Tigers	Toledo Mud Hens (AAA)	1	3	0	0	0	1	1	0.00	0	1
Mitch Bratt	P	Texas Rangers	Frisco RoughRiders (AA)	1	5	0	0	1	6	1	1.80	0	5
Miguel Cienfuegos	P	San Diego Padres	San Antonio Missions (AA)	2	4	1	0	1	2	0	2.25	0	4
Garrett Hawkins	P	San Diego Padres	Fort Wayne TinCaps (A+)	2	4	1	0	0	1	3	0.00	0	5
Thomas Ireland	P	Texas Rangers	Hickory Crawdads (A)	1	5	1	0	0	4	0	0.00	0	2
Curtis Taylor	P	St. Louis Cardinals	Memphis Redbirds (AAA)	2	3.2	0	0	1	3	1	2.08	1	2
Adam Tulloch	P	Cleveland Guardians	Lake County Captains (A+)	2	4	0	0	2	4	0	4.50	0	7
Lucas Wepf	P	Los Angeles Dodgers	Tulsa Drillers (AA)	3	4	0	0	0	1	3	0.00	1	2
Matt Wilkinson	P	Cleveland Guardians	Lake County Captains (A+)	1	5	0	0	0	3	1	0.00	0	8