INF Payton Robertson
Yee-haw! Gotta be what Texas native Payton Robertson said en route to a whopping 62 stolen bases and .331 batting average in 2023. For 2024 the LSU-Shreveport alum is ready for a Legendary season in Lexington and to improve on his outstanding season.
INF Drew Jemison
Out of New York, Drew Jemison is an alumni of St. Thomas Aquinas. Boasting a .321 batting average, Drew comes to the Legends after spending one season with Staten Island (yuck) and is prepared for a Legendary 2024 season.
OF David Maberry
David Maberry, Florida native and Valdosta State alum, comes to the Legends for 2024. A stout defensive presence, David is no slouch with the bat either with a career .343 batting average. David has spent time in the Pioneer, Frontier, and American Association leagues before signing for a Legendary 2024 season.
RHP Alex MacKinnon
By way of Canada (eh), Alex MacKinnon is a Niagara University Purple Eagles alum. With time spent in the Pecos, American Association, and Frontier leagues, Alex is a reliable arm ready to shore up a Legendary bullpen for 2024.
RHP Dustin Beggs
Dustin Beggs is a University of Kentucky alum and returning Lexington Legends. After two seasons with the Kentucky Wildcats, Beggs was drafted by the Miami Marlins. He spent four years in the Marlins farm system, rising as high as the AAA affiliate New Orleans Jumbo Shrimp. Beggs spent two years in Australia with the Adelaide Giants before returning to the States with the New York Mets affiliate the Binghampton Rumble Ponies, and signed with the Lexington Legends in 2021. Beggs returns to Legendary fashion in 2024.
OF JC Encarnacion
A native of the Dominican Republic, JC Encarnacion is a menace on the basepath. With 5 seasons in the Atlanta Braves farm system and another 3 with the Baltimore Orioles, Encarnacion rose to the AAA Norfolk Tides with the Orioles. After two season with the York Revolution, Encarnacion signed with Lexington in 2023 where we was a reliable lead-off man for the team. JC comes back to Lexington with a Legendary season on his mind.
INF Matt Bottcher
Matt played his college ball at Illinois-Chicago. After a 2022 breakout campaign with the Schaumburg Boomers, Bottcher hit .323 for the Chicago Dogs. Bottcher provides a strong bat to the Legends lineup.