The Tribune

By RENALDO DORSETT

Sports Reporter

rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

IT WAS a pair of breakout games in minor league play for Bahamian prospects Anfernee Seymour and Byron Murray.

Seymour had his best game of the season for the Batavia Muckdogs of the Short-Season Class-A League, despite his team’s 15-11 loss to the Mahoning Valley Scrappers.

Batting lead-off, Seymour finished 3-5 with one RBI, scored four runs and added two stolen bases.

Two nights later he finished 2-4 and added a stolen base in the Muckdogs first win of the season as they improved to 1-5.

Seymour is hitting .385 with four stolen bases, four runs scored an RBI an on base percentage of .429. and a slugging percentage of .423.

The Muckdogs are an affiliate of the Miami Marlins based in Batavia, New York, and a member of the New York-Penn League.

Ranked as one of the top prospects in the Miami Marlins organisation, this summer could present a major opportunity for Anfernee Seymour to progress within the franchise.

Seymour saw his stock rise after a successful season for the Marlins in rookie play and he rose as high as No.26 on the Marlins 2015 Prospect Watch list by MLBpipeline.com.

He was taken by the Marlins with the 197th pick in round seven of the 2014 MLB Draft.

Murray continues to be a driving force behind the AZL Giants recent success in the AZL Rookie League, based in Scottsdale, Arizona.

They play against most of the western and central MLB rookie affiliates.

Murray recorded his best offensive output of the young season, in a 10-6 loss to the AZL Athletics.

Batting third, he finished 2-5, including two doubles, and drove in three RBI.

In the season debut, Murray was 1-4, but exploded in game two with a 2-3 night which included three runs and the base swipe.

Through four games he is hitting .333 with four RBI an on base percentage of .412 and slugging percentage of .467.

He was selected by the Giants in the 25th round with the 748th pick.

Also playing in the AZL League is Todd Isaacs of the Cleveland Indians.

Isaacs went 0-4 in his debut in the AZL Indians’ 7-2 loss to the AZL Rangers.