Published On: February 19th, 2023

Tatsuya Uemoto and Ty McInnes will each join the team for half of the upcoming Northwoods League campaign

Ashwaubenon, Wis.- The Green Bay Rockers are excited to announce the signing of two pitchers from Long Island University-Brooklyn for the upcoming season, Tatsuya Uemoto and Ty McInnes. Each of these pitchers will join the team for half the summer, 36 games, on split-season contracts.

Uemoto will be the first pitcher to join the Rockers this summer. A native of Kanagawa, Japan, he transferred from Edmonds Community College after a successful freshman campaign. In 2022, Uemoto went 11-0 with a 1.44 ERA and a 0.99 WHIP across 100 innings in 14 starts. For his performance he also received an NWAC Gold Glove and was named to the All-NWAC and North Region first team. Early on this season, Uemoto has been experiencing similar success. In his first appearance of the season, he pitched three innings against Winthrop without recording an earned run and striking out two batters.

McInnes will be the second of two LIU pitchers to join the Rockers roster after completing his redshirt sophomore campaign this spring. He missed the majority of last season due to an arm injury. In 2021 he also pitched for Edmonds Community College, posting a 2-0 record with a 1.59 ERA and 16 strikeouts across 17 innings.

Uemoto and McInnes join former Rockers Keniel De Leon and Jake Mastillo as LIU Brooklyn players to play in Green Bay. Both pitchers will look to continue their season when they travel to Charleston, S.C. to play The Citadel this weekend for a three-game series. These games can be watched on ESPN+.

Season ticket packages, group tickets and the ever-popular Fleet Farm Flex Packs are available now. The Fleet Farm Flex Pack includes six tickets that can also be used for any games during the summer along with a $50 Capital Credit Union Park gift card, $10 Fleet Farm gift card and much more. Visit www.greenbayrockers.com or call the ticket office at 920-497-7225 to reserve your seats today. The Rockers front office and Team Apparel Fan Shop at Capital Credit Union Park are located at 2231 Holmgren Way in Ashwaubenon. Office hours are Monday-Friday 8:30am-5pm.

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The Green Bay Rockers are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. Having completed its’ 29th season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 24 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires, and front office staff, over 300 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time All-Star and 2016 Roberto Clemente Award winner Curtis Granderson, three-time Cy Young Award winner and World Series Champion Max Scherzer (NYM), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist and Brandon Crawford (SFG) and World Series Champion Chris Sale (BOS). As well as 2019 Rookie of the Year and 2019/2021 Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (NYM) and 2021 All-Star, MLB Gold Glove winner and 2019 Second Team All-MLB shortstop Marcus Semien (TEX). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website. League games are viewable live at watchnwl.com and on ESPN+. For more information, visit www.greenbayrockers.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Rockers as your favorite team.

 

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