2016 Joplin Blasters
2016 American Association
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Record: 36-64 (3rd place, South)
Postseason: Missed playoffs
Attendance (Rank): 31,001 (12th)
Manager: Gabe Suarez (1st season)
Amidst circumstances described as an “unstable financial situation and a strained relationship with the city,” the Blasters were officially out of the American Association barely a month after the final out of the 2016 season. The franchise was replaced by the Cleburne Railroaders in October, 2016, with baseball operations and personnel being transferred to Cleburne.
Midseason All-Stars:
RHP Victor Capellan
Postseason Awards:
OF Willie Cabrera (split with Winnipeg) — Postseason All-Star (Outfield)
2016 Joplin Blasters Results
Click on date for box score
| DATE | OPPONENT | SCORE | RECORD | WIN | LOSS | SAVE | TIME | ATTEND. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/19/2016 | Winnipeg Goldeyes | 1-8 (6) | L | 0-1 | Mikey OBrien | Josh Evans | 2:33 | 840 | |
| 5/20/2016 | Winnipeg Goldeyes | 3-4 (11) | L | 0-2 | Jailen Peguero | Tyler Herr | Eric Sim | 3:51 | 737 |
| 5/21/2016 | Winnipeg Goldeyes | 6-5 | W | 1-2 | Keith Picht | Jailen Peguero | 3:25 | 1,083 | |
| 5/22/2016 | Winnipeg Goldeyes | 10-5 | W | 2-2 | Josue Montanez | Edwin Carl | 2:58 | 539 | |
| 5/24/2016 | Wichita Wingnuts | 19-10 | W | 3-2 | Jason Zgardowski | Jon Link | 4:01 | 548 | |
| 5/25/2016 | Wichita Wingnuts | 6-4 | W | 4-2 | Josh Hodges | Alex Boshers | Winston Abreu | 2:52 | 487 |
| 5/26/2016 | Wichita Wingnuts | 5-8 | L | 4-3 | Tim Brown | Tyler Herr | Frankie Reed | 2:55 | 429 |
| 5/27/2016 | @ Gary SouthShore RailCats | 5-11 | L | 4-4 | Santiago Rodriguez | Matt Parish | 3:28 | 4,278 | |
| 5/28/2016 | @ Gary SouthShore RailCats | 2-4 (7) | L | 4-5 | Richard Castillo | Josh Evans | Taylor Black | 1:58 | 2,398 |
| 5/29/2016 | @ Gary SouthShore RailCats | 6-7 | L | 4-6 | Karl Triana | Josue Montanez | Alex Gunn | 3:17 | 2,710 |
| 5/31/2016 | St. Paul Saints | 0-4 (7) | L | 4-7 | Jeff Shields | Josh Hodges | – | 334 | |
| 6/1/2016 | St. Paul Saints | 1-4 (11) | L | 4-8 | Chris Peacock | Josh Evans | Ryan Rodebaugh | – | 448 |
| 6/2/2016 | St. Paul Saints | 4-3 (7) | W | 5-8 | Matt Parish | Cody Wheeler | 2:44 | – | |
| 6/2/2016 | St. Paul Saints | 3-5 (7) | L | 5-9 | Alec Crawford | Jake Negrete | Ryan Rodebaugh | 3:17 | 599 |
| 6/3/2016 | Texas AirHogs | 5-1 | W | 6-9 | Matt Parish | Matt Shepherd | 3:22 | 1,501 | |
| 6/4/2016 | Texas AirHogs | 5-4 | W | 7-9 | Josh Hodges | Cody Hebner | Winston Abreu | 2:40 | 1,032 |
| 6/5/2016 | Texas AirHogs | 1-8 | L | 7-10 | Griffin Russell | Jose Ortega | 3:16 | 442 | |
| 6/6/2016 | @ Laredo Lemurs | 2-9 | L | 7-11 | Matt Sergey | Josue Montanez | 3:38 | 315 | |
| 6/7/2016 | @ Laredo Lemurs | 1-2 | L | 7-12 | Kyle Winkler | Jose Ortega | Jeff Inman | 3:02 | 513 |
| 6/8/2016 | @ Laredo Lemurs | 8-1 | W | 8-12 | Jake Negrete | Ryan Beckman | 3:47 | 460 | |
| 6/10/2016 | @ Kansas City T-Bones | 2-4 | L | 8-13 | David Holman | Josh Hodges | Mark Haynes | 2:47 | 5,019 |
| 6/11/2016 | @ Kansas City T-Bones | 15-3 | W | 9-13 | Noel Arguelles | Johnny Shuttlesworth | 3:05 | 6,511 | |
| 6/12/2016 | @ Kansas City T-Bones | 3-5 | L | 9-14 | Sean Furney | Carlos Fuentes | Mark Haynes | 3:08 | 3,648 |
| 6/13/2016 | @ Kansas City T-Bones | 4-7 | L | 9-15 | Jordan Cooper | Frank Del Valle | 2:31 | 2,594 | |
| 6/14/2016 | Laredo Lemurs | 6-5 | W | 10-15 | Patrick Mincey | Ryan Beckman | Winston Abreu | 3:10 | 658 |
| 6/15/2016 | Laredo Lemurs | 4-6 (12) | L | 10-16 | Kamakani Usui | Keith Picht | Harold Guerrero | 3:53 | 366 |
| 6/16/2016 | Laredo Lemurs | 4-15 | L | 10-17 | Jose Nivar | Josue Montanez | 3:35 | 492 | |
| 6/17/2016 | Sioux Falls Canaries | 7-9 | L | 10-18 | Shawn Blackwell | Carlos Fuentes | Madison Boer | 3:56 | 746 |
| 6/18/2016 | Sioux Falls Canaries | 7-2 | W | 11-18 | Jose Ortega | Joe Bircher | 3:38 | 592 | |
| 6/19/2016 | Sioux Falls Canaries | 9-7 | W | 12-18 | Victor Capellan | Billy Waltrip | Winston Abreu | 3:20 | 569 |
| 6/21/2016 | @ Kansas City T-Bones | 11-16 | L | 12-19 | Josh Tols | Josh Hodges | 3:25 | 4,108 | |
| 6/22/2016 | @ Kansas City T-Bones | 5-4 | W | 13-19 | Victor Capellan | Aaron Baker | 3:07 | 3,161 | |
| 6/23/2016 | @ Kansas City T-Bones | 5-7 | L | 13-20 | Jared Messer | Frank Del Valle | Aaron Baker | 2:53 | 9,012 |
| 6/24/2016 | @ Texas AirHogs | 6-5 | W | 14-20 | Jose Ortega | Tyler Ihrig | Victor Capellan | 3:15 | 881 |
| 6/25/2016 | @ Texas AirHogs | 3-4 (13) | L | 14-21 | Tyler Ihrig | Nate Carter | 4:08 | – | |
| 6/25/2016 | @ Texas AirHogs | 2-9 (7) | L | 14-22 | Tyler Harris | Josue Montanez | – | 661 | |
| 6/28/2016 | Laredo Lemurs | 4-9 | L | 14-23 | Barret Loux | Josh Hodges | 3:41 | 508 | |
| 6/29/2016 | Laredo Lemurs | 4-8 | L | 14-24 | Joe Testa | Noel Arguelles | 3:09 | 525 | |
| 6/30/2016 | Laredo Lemurs | 3-9 | L | 14-25 | Ryan Beckman | Alex De La Cruz | 3:17 | 511 | |
| 7/1/2016 | Wichita Wingnuts | 2-7 | L | 14-26 | Jesse Pratt | Ethan Rosebeck | 3:04 | 1,072 | |
| 7/2/2016 | Wichita Wingnuts | 2-12 | L | 14-27 | Eddie Medina | Raul Rivera | 3:24 | 1,061 | |
| 7/4/2016 | @ St. Paul Saints | 2-9 | L | 14-28 | Mark Hamburger | Noel Arguelles | 2:47 | 9,973 | |
| 7/5/2016 | @ St. Paul Saints | 3-4 | L | 14-29 | Robert Coe | Alex De La Cruz | Ryan Rodebaugh | 2:30 | 7,528 |
| 7/6/2016 | @ St. Paul Saints | 2-3 | L | 14-30 | John Straka | Frank Del Valle | Ryan Rodebaugh | 2:39 | 8,078 |
| 7/7/2016 | Lincoln Saltdogs | 1-4 | L | 14-31 | Casey Barnes | Raul Rivera | Evan Reed | 2:58 | 502 |
| 7/8/2016 | Lincoln Saltdogs | 5-12 | L | 14-32 | Ryan OSullivan | Roby Romero | 3:12 | 759 | |
| 7/9/2016 | Lincoln Saltdogs | 3-7 | L | 14-33 | Matt Larkins | Alberto Castillo | Brad Orosey | 2:56 | 757 |
| 7/10/2016 | Lincoln Saltdogs | 7-10 | L | 14-34 | Lindsey Caughel | Alex De La Cruz | 2:46 | 496 | |
| 7/12/2016 | @ Wichita Wingnuts | 7-4 (7) | W | 15-34 | Frank Del Valle | Jon Link | Victor Capellan | 2:16 | – |
| 7/12/2016 | @ Wichita Wingnuts | 2-6 (7) | L | 15-35 | Jesse Pratt | Raul Rivera | 2:18 | 3,573 | |
| 7/13/2016 | @ Wichita Wingnuts | 2-3 | L | 15-36 | Chase Johnson | Roby Romero | Frankie Reed | 2:44 | 2,493 |
| 7/14/2016 | @ Wichita Wingnuts | 3-2 | W | 16-36 | Jose Ortega | Chad Nading | Victor Capellan | 3:22 | 2,942 |
| 7/15/2016 | Kansas City T-Bones | 7-2 | W | 17-36 | Alex De La Cruz | David Holman | 2:48 | 954 | |
| 7/16/2016 | Kansas City T-Bones | 1-11 | L | 17-37 | Josh Hodges | Isaac Hess | 2:58 | 569 | |
| 7/17/2016 | Kansas City T-Bones | 9-8 (12) | W | 18-37 | Victor Ramirez | Aaron Baker | 4:06 | 670 | |
| 7/19/2016 | @ Sioux City Explorers | 2-10 | L | 18-38 | Cody Forsythe | Carlos Fuentes | 2:37 | 1,272 | |
| 7/20/2016 | @ Sioux City Explorers | 3-4 (11) | L | 18-39 | Connor Overton | Keith Picht | 3:44 | 827 | |
| 7/21/2016 | @ Sioux City Explorers | 1-6 | L | 18-40 | James Walsh | Alex De La Cruz | 2:37 | 1,074 | |
| 7/22/2016 | @ Wichita Wingnuts | 10-6 | W | 19-40 | Raul Rivera | Jon Link | 3:22 | 3,384 | |
| 7/23/2016 | @ Wichita Wingnuts | 13-12 | W | 20-40 | Alberto Castillo | Todd Kibby | Victor Capellan | 3:42 | 3,002 |
| 7/24/2016 | @ Wichita Wingnuts | 2-10 | L | 20-41 | Eddie Medina | Luis Gonzalez | 2:39 | 1,786 | |
| 7/25/2016 | Texas AirHogs | 7-1 | W | 21-41 | Wander Perez | Matt Shepherd | 2:34 | 423 | |
| 7/26/2016 | Texas AirHogs | 4-6 | L | 21-42 | Cody Hebner | Alex De La Cruz | Alan Oaks | 3:01 | 582 |
| 7/27/2016 | Texas AirHogs | 8-0 | W | 22-42 | Chris Treibt | Carlos Misell | Carlos Fuentes | 2:27 | 449 |
| 7/28/2016 | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | 4-7 (10) | L | 22-43 | Colton Reavis | Victor Capellan | 3:38 | 427 | |
| 7/29/2016 | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | 8-5 | W | 23-43 | Luis Gonzalez | Matt Snyder | Victor Capellan | 3:06 | 672 |
| 7/30/2016 | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | 9-6 | W | 24-43 | Carlos Fuentes | Colton Reavis | Victor Capellan | 3:03 | 727 |
| 7/31/2016 | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | 7-11 | L | 24-44 | Tyler Alexander | Wander Perez | 2:57 | 393 | |
| 8/4/2016 | @ Laredo Lemurs | 3-4 | L | 24-45 | Kamakani Usui | Luis Gonzalez | Jeff Inman | 2:50 | 676 |
| 8/5/2016 | @ Laredo Lemurs | 2-3 | L | 24-46 | Kamakani Usui | Santos Arias | Jeff Inman | 3:19 | 939 |
| 8/6/2016 | @ Laredo Lemurs | 6-5 | W | 25-46 | Wander Perez | Manny Martinez | Victor Capellan | 3:26 | 520 |
| 8/7/2016 | @ Laredo Lemurs | 1-2 | L | 25-47 | Ryan Beckman | Mario Morales | Jeff Inman | 2:35 | 447 |
| 8/8/2016 | Sioux City Explorers | 2-1 | W | 26-47 | Carlos Fuentes | PJ Francescon | 3:02 | 382 | |
| 8/9/2016 | Sioux City Explorers | 2-8 | L | 26-48 | Cody Forsythe | Luis Gonzalez | 2:50 | 654 | |
| 8/10/2016 | Sioux City Explorers | 4-6 | L | 26-49 | PJ Francescon | Alberto Castillo | Rob Wort | 2:53 | 467 |
| 8/11/2016 | @ Texas AirHogs | 2-9 | L | 26-50 | Cody Hebner | Wander Perez | 2:43 | 237 | |
| 8/12/2016 | @ Texas AirHogs | 7-1 | W | 27-50 | Mario Morales | David Russo | 3:11 | 517 | |
| 8/13/2016 | @ Texas AirHogs | 4-2 | W | 28-50 | Alex De La Cruz | Diego Ibarra | Keith Picht | 2:43 | 869 |
| 8/14/2016 | @ Texas AirHogs | 7-2 | W | 29-50 | Luis Gonzalez | Carlos Misell | 2:34 | 269 | |
| 8/15/2016 | Lincoln Saltdogs | 4-5 | L | 29-51 | J.R. Bunda | Keith Picht | Evan Reed | 3:08 | 658 |
| 8/16/2016 | Lincoln Saltdogs | 5-8 | L | 29-52 | J.R. Bunda | Wander Perez | 2:56 | 451 | |
| 8/17/2016 | Lincoln Saltdogs | 5-8 | L | 29-53 | Shairon Martis | Mario Morales | Matt Larkins | 3:18 | 476 |
| 8/18/2016 | Lincoln Saltdogs | 4-3 | W | 30-53 | Roby Romero | Stephen Shackleford | 2:45 | 375 | |
| 8/19/2016 | @ Laredo Lemurs | 5-8 | L | 30-54 | Luis Pollorena | Luis Gonzalez | Luis De La Cruz | 3:17 | 1,180 |
| 8/20/2016 | @ Laredo Lemurs | 2-0 (7) | W | 31-54 | Santos Arias | Zach Dodson | 3:57 | 1,030 | |
| 8/23/2016 | @ Texas AirHogs | 4-6 (7) | L | 31-55 | David Russo | Wander Perez | Alan Oaks | 2:13 | |
| 8/23/2016 | @ Texas AirHogs | 5-1 (7) | W | 32-55 | Mario Morales | Derek Callahan | Roby Romero | 1:46 | 204 |
| 8/24/2016 | @ Texas AirHogs | 6-9 (11) | L | 32-56 | Jack Karraker | Carlos Fuentes | 3:21 | – | |
| 8/26/2016 | Laredo Lemurs | 3-4 (7) | L | 32-57 | Manny Martinez | Bobby Orozco | Jeff Inman | 2:17 | – |
| 8/26/2016 | Laredo Lemurs | 6-5 (7) | W | 33-57 | Roby Romero | Luis Pollorena | 2:21 | 1,132 | |
| 8/27/2016 | Laredo Lemurs | 3-1 | W | 34-57 | Santos Arias | Gabe Perez | Roby Romero | 2:56 | 604 |
| 8/28/2016 | Laredo Lemurs | 3-0 | W | 35-57 | Wander Perez | Ryan Beckman | Roby Romero | 2:48 | 704 |
| 8/29/2016 | @ Wichita Wingnuts | 4-5 | L | 35-58 | Frankie Reed | Keith Picht | 2:39 | 1,553 | |
| 8/30/2016 | @ Wichita Wingnuts | 3-6 | L | 35-59 | Eddie Medina | Alex De La Cruz | Frankie Reed | 3:00 | 1,810 |
| 8/31/2016 | @ Wichita Wingnuts | 3-8 | L | 35-60 | Tyler Kane | Harrison Lee | 2:32 | 1,564 | |
| 9/1/2016 | @ Wichita Wingnuts | 1-3 | L | 35-61 | Tim Brown | Santos Arias | Frankie Reed | 2:27 | 2,627 |
| 9/2/2016 | @ Gary SouthShore RailCats | 0-3 | L | 35-62 | Aryton Costa | Carlos Fuentes | Jorge De Leon | 2:42 | 3,387 |
| 9/3/2016 | @ Gary SouthShore RailCats | 0-10 | L | 35-63 | Taylor Black | Mario Morales | 2:38 | 3,949 | |
| 9/4/2016 | @ Gary SouthShore RailCats | 2-5 | L | 35-64 | Charle Rosario | Alex De La Cruz | Jorge De Leon | 2:32 | 3,825 |
| 9/5/2016 | @ Gary SouthShore RailCats | 6-2 | W | 36-64 | Victor Ramirez | Richard Castillo | 2:50 | 3,551 |