October 1, 2024 – Carolina League (CarL)
Fayetteville Woodpeckers News Release
The Houston Astros are back in the postseason for an eighth consecutive season and begin their run towards a World Series title on Tuesday night in a best-of-three American League Wild Card Series against the Detroit Tigers. Six former Fayetteville Woodpeckers are on the Astros postseason roster with details below:
C Yainer Diaz
Diaz spent a brief 12-game stint with the Woodpeckers after being traded over from the Cleveland Guardians in 2021 in exchange for outfielder Myles Straw. He was quickly promoted to High-A Asheville where he closed out the season batting an incredible .396 with 11 homers over 25 games. Diaz played his first full major league season in 2023 at 25 years old and became just the seventh Astros rookie ever to hit at least 20 home runs in their first season (23 total). During the 2024 season Diaz ranked second on the Astros with 84 RBI and tallied the most hits of any catcher in the majors with 175.
SS Jeremy Pena
Pena had a headline-grabbing rookie year in 2022 where he earned ALCS MVP and World Series MVP during the Astros title run. The 27-year-old shortstop played in 43 games for the Woodpeckers in 2019 and batted .317 with 13 doubles, two home runs and 13 RBI. He was also a member of the Woodpeckers postseason roster in 2019 and a big offensive contributor hitting two home runs and two doubles across ten games. This season in the majors Pena played in 157 games for Houston and slugged 15 homers while setting a new career-high with 70 RBI.
OF Jake Meyers
Meyers was drafted in the 13th round out of the University of Nebraska in 2017 and played in 87 games for Fayetteville during the 2019 inaugural season. In High-A he hit .258 with 8 home runs, 41 RBI and compiled a .336 OBP before earning promotion to Double-A Corpus Christi. Myers debuted with Houston in 2021 and has now played in 361 total big league games across four seasons. During the 2024 regular season, Meyers batted .219 and set career-high marks with 20 doubles and 13 home runs across 148 total games.
RHP Bryan Abreu
Bryan Abreu made a quick trip through Fayetteville in 2019. The Santo Domingo Centro, Dominican Republic native started three games and struck out 25 hitters over just 14.2 innings in High-A. He went on to debut with Houston later that season with seven games out of the bullpen and has remained in the Houston bullpen over the last six seasons. Abreu appeared in a career-high 78 games this…
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