Cougars in MLB Presented By Waterboy Graphics: Mid-September

HOUSTON – 2026 MLB Draft Third-Round Pick Tre Broussard made his professional debut with Single-A Hill City while Robert Gasser and the Milwaukee Brewers clinched the National League Central Division title to secure a Houston Baseball legend appearance in the postseason.

MID-SEPTEMBER UPDATES
JOSH EKNESS | MIAMI ORG. | MIAMI MARLINS | MLB

Made relief appearances in seven games so far in September
Posted four scoreless outings, including a hitless appearance against Kansas City to start the month
Earned the win in his most recent outing, tossing two innings against Arizona (Sept. 15)
Miami is third in the NL East and is currently 7.5 games out of a wild card spot
2026 MLB stat line: 2-3 | 1 Sv | 3.86 ERA | 25 app. | 25.2 IP | 22 H | 15 R | 11 ER | 18 BB | 18 SO | 1.56 WHIP

ROBERT GASSER | MILWAUKEE ORG. | MILWAUKEE BREWERS | MLB

Gasser has made three starts so far in September for the NL Central champions
Holds a 2.57 ERA in 14.0 innings, limiting opposing hitters to a .173 average
Ranks 29^th in the league and 11^th in the NL in opposing average exit velocity (86.5)
Milwaukee has clinched a spot in the playoffs, winning the NL Central
2026 MLB stat line: 4-5 | 4.30 ERA | 19 apps. | 18 starts | 96.1 IP | 91 H | 48 R | 46 ER | 31 BB | 92 SO | 1.27 WHIP

JARED TRIOLO | PITTSBURGH ORG. | PITTSBURGH PIRATES | MLB

Played in 13 games so far this month for Pittsburgh
Posted a pair of RBIs and a stolen base against San Francisco on Sept. 3
Pittsburgh is 75-76 on the year, sitting seven games out of a playoff spot
2026 MLB stat line: 114 G | 310 AB | 32 R | 75 H | 12 2B | 3 HR | 29 RBI | 13 SB | .242 AVG | .314 OBP | .310 SLG | .624 OPS

CONNOR WONG | BOSTON ORG. | BOSTON RED SOX | MLB

Made appearances in four games so far in September as Boston's reserve catcher
Posted a hit and RBI against Baltimore on Sept. 5
Boston holds a 82-69 record, sitting in the second AL Wild Card spot and needing five wins to guarantee a playoff spot
2026 MLB stat line: 68 G | 187 AB | 21 R | 46 H | 11 2B | 4 HR | 23 RBI | 3 SB | .246 AVG | .324 OBP | .369 SLG | .693 OPS

NICK HERNANDEZ | ATHLETICS ORG. | LAS VEGAS AVIATORS | TRIPLE-A | DEVELOPMENT LIST

Activated from the Development List, which operates similar to the injured list without an injury and allows a player to practice with the team, on Sept. 5, but returned to the List on Sept. 15
Made two appearances during his active stint in September, including a scoreless outing against El Paso on Sept. 6
Las Vegas was the First Half Champs of the Pacific Coast League with a 44-29 record
The Aviators will play the PCL Second Half winner in a three-game series starting Sept. 22
2026 minors stat line: 4-1 | 7.85 ERA | 34 apps. | 55.0 IP | 70 H | 51 R | 48 ER | 33 BB | 54 SO | 1.87 WHIP

COREY JULKS | DETROIT ORG. | TOLEDO MUD HENS | TRIPLE-A

Returned to his starting lineup role on Sept. 1 with Toledo after a stint with the Tigers
Played in 12 games for the Mud Hens in September
Hit three homers so far this month, against Indianapolis (Sept. 5), Iowa (Sept. 11) and Louisville (Sept. 15)
Toledo is just 4.5 games out of the Second Half crown in the International League
2026 MLB stat line: 4 G | 7 AB | 1 R | 2 H | 1 2B | .286 AVG | .286 OBP | .429 SLG | .715 OPS
2026 minors stat line: 99 G | 370 AB | 55 R | 98 H | 15 2B | 1 3B | 18 HR | 61 RBI | .265 AVG | .340 OBP | .457 SLG | .797 OPS

JOHN KING | TEXAS ORG. | ROUND ROCK EXPRESS | TRIPLE-A

Made two appearances since joining the Texas organization and Round Rock at the beginning of the month
In 3.2 innings with the Express, allowed just one earned run while striking out two
Round Rock sits with a 39-31 record in the second half, five games out of earning a playoff berth
2026 MLB stat line: 6-2 | 1 Sv. | 3.99 ERA | 50 apps. | 1 start | 49.2 IP | 33 H | 24 R | 22 ER | 17 BB | 33 SO | 1.01 WHIP
2026 minors stat line: 0-0 | 2.45 ERA | 2 apps. | 3.2 IP | 7 H | 2 R | 1 ER | 1 BB | 2 SO | 2.18 WHIP

BEN SEARS | KANSAS CITY ORG. | OMAHA STORM CHASERS | TRIPLE-A

Earned five appearances in the first half of September for Omaha
Threw four scoreless outings, dropping his AAA ERA from 4.15 at the start of the month to 3.91 after his last outing
Posted a pair of hitless outings against St. Paul (Sept. 6) and Indianapolis (Sept. 9)
Omaha holds a 31-36 Second-Half record and is nine games out of the second half playoff berth
2026 minors stat line: 6-2 | 3.98 ERA | 43 apps. | 10 starts | 72.1 IP | 70 H | 32 R | 32 ER | 28 BB | 58 SO | 1.35 WHIP

PATRICK WEIGEL | COLORADO ORG. | ALBUQUERQUE ISOTOPES | TRIPLE-A

Earned three appearances for Albuquerque, including a start on Sept. 11
Struck out three in 2.1 innings against Tacoma (Sept. 4)
Albuquerque is 32-38 in the Pacific Coast League second half
2026 minors stat line: 1-2 | 7.28 ERA | 28 apps. | 9 starts | 47.0 IP | 51 H | 40 R | 38 ER | 37 BB | 49 SO | 1.87 WHIP

END OF SEASON UPDATES
JAYCOB DEESE | PITTSBURGH ORG. | ALTOONA CURVE | DOUBLE-A

Made three appearances on the mound in September to close out the Double-A season
Struck out one in all three relief outings while posting two scoreless frames against Akron (Sept. 9)
Finished his second Double-A season with three wins and 51 strikeouts
2026 minors stat line: 3-4 | 7.15 ERA | 39 apps. | 61.2 IP | 73 H | 54 R | 49 ER | 29 BB | 53 SO | 1.65 WHIP

RYAN DOLLAR | NEW YORK (NL) ORG. | BINGHAMTON RUMBLE PONIES | DOUBLE-A

Earned a late-season call-up to Binghamton after spending the rest of the season in Single- and High-A
Threw two shutout innings while only allowing one hit and striking out four to earn the win in his lone Double-A appearance
2026 minors stat line: 3-2 | 4 Sv. | 2.94 ERA | 40 apps. | 49.0 IP | 32 H | 19 R | 16 ER | 29 BB | 64 SO | 1.24 WHIP

CONNOR MCGINNIS | NEW YORK (AL) ORG. | SOMERSET PATRIOTS | DOUBLE-A

Played in seven games for Somerset in September
Drove home four with four hits, including a double, against Hartford (Sept. 12)
Finished the month with a .389/.450/.500 slash
Narrowly missed winning the Eastern League Northeast Second Half crown
2026 minors stat line: 102 G | 336 AB | 52 R | 85 H | 16 2B | 1 3B | 11 HR | 46 RBI | .253 AVG | .349 OBP | .405 SLG | .754 OPS

CADE CITELLI | TAMPA BAY ORG. | BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS | HIGH-A

Made one appearance in September, tossing three innings with just one walk while striking out four
Helped Bowling Green win the South Atlantic League First Half Championship with a 47-18 record
Bowling Green lost in the first round of the South Atlantic League playoffs to Winston-Salem
2026 minors stat line: 6-1 | 1 Sv | 4.06 ERA | 31 apps. | 44.1 IP | 37 H | 23 R | 20 ER | 24 BB | 45 SO | 1.38 WHIP

HAROLD COLL | LOS ANGELES (AL) ORG. | TRI-CITY DUST DEVILS | HIGH-A

Played in five games in September for Tri-City
Posted a three-hit performance and scored a pair of runs against Vancouver (Sept. 3)
2026 minors stat line: 118 G | 410 AB | 62 R | 85 H | 15 2B | 2 3B | 14 HR | 60 RBI | .207 AVG | .324 OBP | .356 SLG | .680 OPS

ANTOINE JEAN | COLORADO ORG. | SPOKANE INDIANS | HIGH-A

Missed the 2026 season due to an injury in his first appearance

TRE BROUSSARD | CLEVELAND ORG. | HILL CITY HOWLERS | SINGLE-A

Made pro debut on Sept. 3 with Hill City
Posted a .500 average (6-for-12) in three games before the season ended
Collected two doubles, a homer and six stolen bases
2026 minors stat line: 3 G | 12 AB | 4 R | 6 H | 2 2B | 1 HR | 2 RBI | 6 SB | .500 AVG | .571 OBP | .917 SLG | 1.488 OPS

TYLER BRYAN | MINNESOTA ORG. | FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS | SINGLE-A

Bryan made his professional debut on Sept. 3 after being called up from the FCL Twins earlier that day
In his lone appearance before the season ended, Bryan threw 1.2 innings where he allowed one hit while striking out former teammate Cade Climie
2026 minors stat line: 0-0 | 0.00 ERA | 1 app. | 1.2 IP | 1 H | 0 R | 0 ER | 2 BB | 1 SO | 1.80 WHIP

CADE CLIMIE | PHILADELPHIA ORG. | CLEARWATER THRESHERS | SINGLE-A

Shined in his debut Single-A campaign, playing in 23 regular-season games, including five in September
Finished the regular season on a four-game hitting streak, including a two-hit performance against Fort Myers
Helped Clearwater during its playoff run but fell in the first round to Tampa
2026 minors stat line: 18 G | 53 AB | 6 R | 15 H | 2 2B | 1 HR | 15 RBI | .283 AVG | .333 OBP | .377 SLG | .710 OPS

CARSTEN SABATHIA III | MILWAUKEE ORG. | WILSON WARBIRDS | SINGLE-A

Finished his debut campaign with Wilson by playing five games in September
Exceled in his first pro season, finishing the year with a .288/.381/.466 slash
2026 minors stat line: 21 G | 73 AB | 9 R | 21 H | 4 2B | 3 HR | 12 RBI | 1 SB | .288 AVG | .381 OBP | .466 SLG | .847 OPS

OWEN WOODWARD | NEW YORK (NL) ORG. | ST. LUCIE METS | SINGLE-A

Made one appearance in September before being transferred to the Development List
Allowed two hits in 2.2 shutout innings while striking out three in his lone relief appearance in September
2026 minors stat line: 0-0 | 1 Sv | 5.11 ERA | 7 apps. | 4 starts | 12.1 IP | 14 H | 8 R | 7 ER | 4 BB | 14 SO | 1.46 WHIP

2026 DRAFTEES
Three of Houston's 2026 MLB Draft Class – Ryne Rodriguez, Richie Roman and Alex Solis – were assigned to their respective organization's Complex League team after signing their first professional contract. The Complex Leagues completed competition prior to the draft.

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