Bryan Woo Notches Historic Accomplishment
8/18/2025 5:30:00 PM | Baseball
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Bryan Woo has entered some rarified air, tying a Major League record that has stood for 120 years, while Brooks Lee hit his first MLB grand slam and finished a four-game weekend series against the Detroit Tigers just a single shy of a cycle.
In the minor leagues, Taylor Dollard, Nick Torres, Andrew Alvarez and Bryce Warrecker continue to produce strong numbers while Zach Daudet and Jack Collins made their professional debuts two weeks ago.
Let’s catch up on this summer’s three major leaguers, 15 minor leaguers and an additional pair in independent leagues, all of whom once donned Cal Poly baseball uniforms.
Bryan Woo's Groundbreaking Season
Woo made his 24th start of the season for the Seattle Mariners last Saturday at Citi Field against the New York Mets. Although he did not get the win as Seattle hitters managed just one run in a 3-1 loss, Woo continued his remarkable streaks of at least six innings pitched and two or fewer walks in each and every one of his trips to the mound.
Woo is the only pitcher in the Major Leagues to make 24 starts to open this season with at least six innings of work and issuing fewer than three walks. He is the first pitcher in almost six decades to start a season that way. Juan Marichal had a 23-game streak in 1968.
The 25-year-old right-hander is the first MLB pitcher since Clayton Kershaw in 2019 to throw at least six innings in the first 24 starts of a season. Hall of Fame pitcher Randy Johnson and Mark Langston share Seattle’s overall record for consecutive six-inning starts at 31. Félix Hernández had a 30-game stretch from May 2010 to April 2011, and Johnson recorded another 29-game span from May 1995 to April 1996.
No pitcher in the last 10 years has surpassed 25 straight starts of six-plus innings within a season -- Zack Greinke went 32-for-32 in 2015.
In his start against the Mets on Saturday, Woo allowed one run and eight hits with eight strikeouts, one shy of the career high he set in his two previous starts.
Woo is second behind Cy Young starting a season with 24 consecutive outings of six or more innings and allowing two or fewer walks. Young made 30 such starts in 1905, part of a streak of a record 46 consecutive starts going at least six innings and allowing two walks or fewer. Woo currently owns the longest active streak in the Majors.
Woo, who in July became Cal Poly’s sixth Major League All-Star — Mitch Haniger, Thornton Lee, Ozzie Smith, Kevin Correia and Mike Krukow are the others — was with the Mariners for Sunday night’s MLB Little League Classic at Williamsport, which the Mets won 7-3. Woo did not pitch in the game.
The Alameda High School graduate is 10-7 with a 3.02 ERA and 153 strikeouts over 152 innings this season, allowing just 24 walks.
Brooks Lee Continues Mashing in Minnesota
Lee produced doubles in the Thursday and Friday games against the AL Central-leading Tigers, then drove in two runs with a triple on Saturday and smashed his 12th home run of the season with Sunday’s grand slam off his former teammate, Chris Paddack.
“I went to breakfast with him yesterday,” Lee said of Paddack, with whom he bonded over their shared love of fishing. “Maybe I’ll get out there in the offseason, to Texas. He really wants me to go. But maybe not so much right now.”
Twins manager Rocco Baldelli wasn't surprised to see a power surge from Lee.
“He's a big, strong young man, and when he catches the ball out front, he can hit it out of the ballpark,” Baldelli said. “He’s a guy that will hit the ball on the barrel with authority by having good at-bats and getting good pitches to hit, getting in good hitter’s counts by laying off pitches.”
Lee’s slam was the Twins’ first in 124 games this year and came in the third inning. He is hitting .245 with 12 doubles and 51 RBIs in 104 games. Lee’s Saturday triple was his first of the year.
Other Mustangs in the Pros
Torres hit .347 for Laguna in the Mexican League with 32 doubles, six triples, 27 home runs and 79 RBIs in 86 games. He finished the regular season tied for first in the league in doubles, third in home runs, eighth in RBIs and 31st with his average at the plate.
Laguna defeated Tijuana in the opening round of the Mexican League playoffs and faces Jalisco in the quarterfinal round starting Wednesday.
Warrecker is 2-1 with a 2.03 ERA for the Hudson Valley Renegades in the South Atlantic League. He also has recorded four saves. Warrecker did not allow any runs in 22 of his first 24 relief appearances this season.
Alvarez, who started his season at Rochester 0-7, earned his second win last week against Syracuse. In six innings, he gave up two runs and three hits with a season-high eight strikeouts. Alvarez is 2-7 with a 4.12 ERA and 101 strikeouts in 101 innings over 23 starts.
Dollard, who was sidelined 25 months after undergoing labrum surgery in May 2023, continued his comeback with the Everett AquaSox in the Northwest League.
He is 2-2 with a .379 ERA and 30 strikeouts over 40 1/3 innings (nine starts, one relief appearance). In his last start August 14 against Hillsboro, Dollard went six innings with five hits, two runs, two walks and a pair of strikeouts in the no-decision.
Among other former Mustangs in the professional ranks …
Steven Brooks is on the seven-day injured list for Salem in the Carolina League. He is 3-6 with a 5.29 ERA this season and in 16 starts has struck out 62 batters in 63 innings.
Justin Bruihl has made 32 relief appearances for Buffalo with a 3-3 record, 3.06 ERA and three saves. He is the third Mustang to play in the Major Leagues this season, having made 11 trips to the mound for the Toronto Blue Jays (0-0, 6.48 ERA, 11 strikeouts in 8 1/3 innings).
Myles Emmerson is hitting .229 for the Rocket City Trash Pandas with 12 doubles, a triples, six home runs and 20 RBIs in 70 games. He has 13 multiple-hit games this season (all two hits), was 8-for-20 in his first six games of the season and had a five-game hitting streak in mid-July, going 6-for-15 with a double.
Spencer Howard has not pitched for the Fakuten Golden Eagles since July 1, due to “poor condition of the fingertips on his right hand,” according to a Japanese web site. Prior to the injury, Howard was 4-0 with a 1.53 ERA in six starts.
Ryan Stafford owns a .165 average for the Aberdeen IronBirds in the South Atlantic League with 21 doubles, two triples and 23 RBIS. He is 20-for-24 in stolen bases in 84 games. In his last seven games, Stafford is 1-for-24 and his lone hit was a double.
James Steels is in a late-season hitting slump as well, going 2-for-32 in his last 11 games with one double and one RBI after going 6-for-14 in his first four games with Rome. Steels currently is hitting .186 with two doubles and four RBIs in 20 games.
Derek True is 2-6 with a 6.42 ERA for the Asheville Tourists with 48 strikeouts over 47 2/3 innings. He missed most of May and the first half of June due to injury and has made five starts since returning to the club June 26, going 0-3 with two no-decisions.
Zach Daudet was drafted in the 10th round by the Houston Astros and made his pro debut August 5 for the Fayetteville Woodpeckers at Delaware with a pair of RBI singles. Ten days later against Carolina, Daudet singled twice again and knocked in four runs with a sacrifice fly, groundout and two-run single. He is hitting .237 (9-for-38) in 12 games with a double, eight RBIs and three stolen bases.
Jack Collins has played in three games for the Hickory Crawdads in the Carolina League, going 0-for-9 so far. He signed as an undrafted free agent with the Texas Rangers.
Luke Kovach was drafted in the 19th round by the Toronto Blue Jays and was assigned to the Florida Complex League Blue Jays, but has yet to play in a game this summer.
Erich Uelmen is 4-3 with a 3.17 ERA for the High Point Rockets in the independent Atlantic League. In his last two starts, both against Charleston, Uelmen has allowed one run and seven hits over 11 innings for a pair of victories. He struck out 13 in six innings of the August 12 contest.
Jason Franks is 1-2 with a 5.93 ERA and one save for the Kalispell-based Glacier Range Riders of the independent Pioneer League. He appeared in 27 games on the mound, all in relief, with 35 strikeouts over 27 1/3 innings.
On the season-ending injury list are pitchers Drew Thorpe and Jakob Wright.
